L I B R A R Y

AVIATION RESOURCES


This guide identifies resources in the field of Aviation. This guide is meant to be a starting point for research and is not comprehensive. Please contact a Librarian if you need assistance in finding information.

You must login to the OSU-Tulsa Website (Click on Off-Campus Access) in order to view the following Databases, Journals and Electronic Books. To view NetLibrary Ebooks remotely you must set up an account in the Library.

REFERENCE

Reference books are good sources to find an overview of your topic, a definition of a term, a fact or a statistic.

Almanacs

Aviation and Aerospace Almanac
Reference HE9803 .A1 A9

Atlases

Unavailable

Bibliographies

Aircrafts and Air Transportation in Commerce and Medicine : Index of New Information for Research and Progress
Circulation RC1062 .K55

Index of International Publications in Aerospace Medicine
Circulation RC1054 .U5 A4

Index to FAA Office of Aviation Medicine Reports, 1961
Circulation RC1054 .U5 A4 no.96-1

Patterns in Safety Thinking : a Literature Guide to Air Transportation Safety
Circulation TL553.5 .M25

Biography

Aviators
Circulation TL539 .R639

Biography & Genealogy Index
Database

Biography Resource Center Database

Heroes Without Legacy : American Airwomen, 1912-1944
Circulation TL139 .J37

Rebels and Reformers of the Airways
Circulation HE9775 .D38

Sisters of the Wind : Voices of Early Women Aviators
Circulation TL539 .B44

Book Reviews

Book Review Index Online Plus Database

Books In Print with Reviews Database

Factiva
Database
New York Times Book Review.

Dictionaries / Encyclopedias

Aircraft Gas Turbine Engines of the World and Dictionary of the Gas Turbine
Circulation TL709 .O78

Dictionary of Aeronautical English
Reference TL509 .D53
Includes Supplement with Aircraft Registration Codes, Phonetic Alphabet, Conversion Factors of Metric to Imperial, etc.

Encyclopedia of Technical Aviation
Reference TL509 .B75

Encyclopedia of Women in Aviation and Space
Circulation TL539 .W395

SAE Dictionary of Aerospace Engineering
Reference TL509 .S24

Seabirds : an Unofficial Illustrated Encyclopedia of Naval Aviation
Circulation VG93 .C329

Directories

AOPA's Airport Directory
Reference TL726.2 .A72

Aviation Internet Directory:
a Guide to 500 Best Aviation Websites NetLibrary Ebook

Brassey's World Aircraft and Systems Directory 1999-2000
Circulation TL512 .W65

International ABC Aerospace Directory
Reference TL512 .I55

International Directory of Civil Aircraft
Circulation TL515 .F73

North American Airlines Handbook
Circulation TL 512 .N67

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Directory of Airplanes, Their Designers and Manufacturers
Reference TL509 .S577

World Aviation Directory
Reference TL514 .W67

Handbooks

Aerodynamics : Engines and Systems for the Professional Pilot
Circulation  TL710 .R76

Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook
Circulation TL574 .S7 A37

Airline Pilot: Career Development System
Circulation TL710 .A553

Airplane Flying Handbook
Circulation TL710 .A49

Airport Planning and Development Handbook: a Global Survey
Circulation TL725.3 .P5 D5

Aviation Instructor's Handbook
Circulation TL712 .U56

Aviation Mechanic Handbook
Circulation TL671.9 .C6648

Aviation Weather Handbook
Circulation TL556 .L355

Avionics and Flight Management Systems for the Professional Pilot
Circulation TL695 .R63

Avionics Handbook
Circulation TL695 .A8163

Composite Construction for Homebuilt Aircraft: the Basic Handbook of Composite Aircraft Aerodynamics, Construction, Maintenance and Repair Plus, How-to and Design Information
Circulation TL671.2 .L27

Flight Instructors Lesson Plan Handbook: Course Syllabus and Flight Training Procedures for Recreational, Private, Commercial, CFI Rotorcraft Helicopter Pilot Certificates
Circulation TL712 .J64 F57

Gas Turbine Engineering Handbook
Circulation TJ778 .B67

Handbook of Aviation Human Factors
Circulation TL553.6 .H35

Handbook of Composites
Circulation TA418.9 .C6 H33

Handbook of Simulator-Based Training
Circulation QA76.9 .C65 H347

Piloting Basics Handbook
Circulation TL710 .B553

Practical Aviation Vibration and Noise Handbook
Circulation TL574 .V5 F67

Rotorcraft Flying Handbook: 2000
Circulation TL716.5 .U55

Small Airport Management Handbook
Circulation TL725.3 .M2 S56

Standard Aircraft Handbook
Circulation TL671.28 .S69

Standard Handbook for Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineers
Circulation TL509 .S664

Statistics

Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data
Circulation HE9784.5 .U6 A644

General Aviation Statistical Databook
Circulation HE9911 .A31 G4

LexisNexis Statistical Database

Statistical Abstract of the United States
Website
and Reference HA202 .S82

Style Manuals

APA's Web Guide to Electronic Reference Formats Website

Chicago Manual of Style
Reference PN147 .C44

MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing
Reference PN147 .G444

Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
Reference PN147 .T8

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association

Reference and Circulation PN147 .P83

Yearbooks

Unavailable

BOOKS

Books, videos, and dvds can be found in the OSU-Tulsa Library Catalog by author, title, keyword, or subject heading. Keyword searching allows you to AND terms together to produce a more focused list of available books.

You may want to check the Library of Congress Subject Headings
Reference Z695 .Z8 L524 for a comprehensive list of terms to search in the Online Catalog.

Once you have identified a book you want, note the location and entire call number to identify where the book is located in the Library.

We also have approximately
40,000 full-text electronic books. These can be found through the Catalog or by going to the Library Website and clicking on Books and Electronic Book Collections. To view NetLibrary Ebooks remotely, you must set up an account in the Library.

Books In Print with Reviews Database - This is a database of books that are currently In-Print. Out-of-print books are noted as well. It is a good source to verify bibliographic information and to see what books have been published on a specific subject.

WorldCat  Database Database - This is a database of books cataloged by libraries worldwide. It is a good source to verify bibliographic information, to see what books have been published on a specific subject and to see what libraries own them.

MEDIA

Videos / DVDS

Agriculture's Air Force (Video)
Media S494.5 .A3 A4 1992

Inside the Jumbo Jet (Video)
Media TL686 .B65 I57 1999
Challenger : the Final Voyage (Video)
Media TL867 .C43 2001
Pioneers of Flight (Video)
Media TL540 .M227 M57 2000
Chasing the Sun : a Century of Flight (Video)
Media TL515 .C53 2001
Rocketships (Video)
Media TL781 .R63 1999
Cleared for Takeoff (Video)
Media TL711 .T3 C6 1969
Runways (Video)
Media TL725.3 .R8 R8 2001
Emily Howell Warner Lecture (Video)
Media TL540 .W3 E4 1995
Sound Approach (Video)
Media TL725.3 .N6 S6 1978
Fly Girls (Video)
Media TL553 .M78 2000
Space Tech (Video)
Media TL790 .S63 1999
Flyers in Search of a Dream (Video)
Media TL539 .F59 1996
 

DATABASES
A full-text database provides full-text access to periodical, journal, and magazine articles. In most case all you need to do is print out the article. From the Library Webpage, click on Journals and then click on General or a Broad Subject. Each database is designed so that you can usually search by keyword, subject, author, title or article, and/or title or the periodical. You also can limit by date as well as other parameters.

An index database provides a citation to the article, i.e. title of article, author, journal title, volume and issue number, page number, and date. You should check other databases for possible full-text coverage. You may need to consult the Catalog or Journals by Title to determine if the journal is owned by OSU-Tulsa Library in paper or microfiche.

SPECIALIZED
GENERAL
ABI/Inform Global Selective Full-Text Academic Search Elite Selective Full-Text
Aviation Tradescan Reference TL545 .A94 Dissertations and Theses Selective Full-Text
Business Source Elite Selective Full-Text Expanded Academic ASAP Selective Full-Text
Compendex Web Index Facts On File Full-Text
Emerald Management Selective Full-Text JSTOR Full-Text
Military Library Full-Text MAS FullTEXT Ultra Selective Full-Text
  Reference Universe Database
Research Library Selective Full-Text
  TVNews Archive Selective Full-Text

JOURNALS

Journals are considered to be more scholarly in focus than magazines and are often peer-reviewed. They may be available electronically full-text, in print, in microfiche or in any combination of these three formats. The following list of journals is only a selective list of available titles. Note that the dates of electronic journals are subject to change due to publisher and database vendor availability. Dates of coverage for print and microfiche journals can be found in the OSU - Tulsa Library Catalog or Journals by Title.

Air & Space Power Journal Business and Commercial Aviation
Air Line Pilot FAA Aviation News
Airline Business Flying
AOPA Pilot
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Flying Safety
Archives of Environmental Health ICAO Journal
Aviation Consumer Journal of Air Transportation World Wide
Aviation International News Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research
Aviation Safety Professional Pilot
Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine Trade-a-Plane
Aviation Week & Space Technology  

WEBSITES

Specialized websites are excellent sources of information. Commercial, governmental, and nonprofit organizations, i.e. universities, associations, societies, libraries, etc. maintain websites. These websites provide an overview of the field, historical information, current trends, statistics, publish a newsletter or journal, identify recommended publications in the field, advertise workshops and conferences, provide information on career opportunities, and supply contact names, etc. Specialized websites are important in library research. The following websites have been evaluated and are recommended for use.

Aerospace Medical Association

Flight Safety Foundation

Aviation Communications

Institute of Aviation

Aviation Employment .com

International Civil Aviation Organization

Aviation Digital Data Service National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Aviation Health Institute

National Air and Space Museum
Aviation History On-line Museum

National Business Aviation Association

Aviation Safety Network National Transportation Library

Aviation Safety Reporting System

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

Aviation Weather Center

Pilot's Web Aviation Journal

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Tulsa Aviation Education Alliance

Civil Aerospace Medical Institute

Virtual Flight Surgeons, Inc.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Women in Aviation Resource Center

OTHER

SPECIALIZED
GENERAL
Aviation Home Page Website LexisNexis Academic Database
Aviation Reference Desk Website Librarian Index to the Internet Website

Conversion - Nautical/Statute Miles Website

RefDesk Website
Thirty Thousand Feet Aviation Directory Website

OSU LINKS

OSU Aviation and Space Program  

Questions or comments about the OSU-Tulsa Library Subject Guide? Contact the OSU-Tulsa Library Liaison:
R.D. Bell at rd.bell@okstate.edu
Last modified 11/12/2004