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Provides citations, abstracts and some full text articles, to aeronautics, astronautics, computer & information technology, communications and space sciences journal articles, conference proceedings, NASA documents, and technical reports.
Vendor: ProQuest Coverage: 1962 - present Full Text: Partial
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Use an asterisk (*) at the end of the root of a word to find all variants: automat* will find automate, automated, automatic, and automation.
Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "crew resource management."
To locate a complete issue of a journal, click on Publications at the top of the screen.
Use connectors AND, OR, NOT to separate terms and phrases: "flight crew" AND fatigue.
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Select Citation, abstract, indexing from the drop-down menu next to Content.
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Provides access to journals, standards, ebooks and papers published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
Check the library catalog for standards owned by the Hunt Library.
Vendor: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Coverage:Journals: Varies by publication |Papers: 1963 - present Full Text: Partial
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Enter search terms in the Search box located at the top right.
When two or more words are entered, the database will automatically place AND between the words.
The operators OR and NOT can be used but must be uppercase.
Enclose terms in quotation marks to search them as an exact phrase, such as a book title: "From Rainbow to Gusto."
Use the asterisk (*) to find variant endings of a root word: plan* will find plan, plans, planning, etc. The asterisk cannot be used within quotation marks for phrase searching.
To find a specific AIAA paper, change the drop-down menu to the search box from Anywhere to Find by Paper Number
To browse journals, books, or standards, click on the respective tab located along the top.
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Limited to one user at a time. Please click Logout when finished. Provides independent market intelligence, analysis, news, country profiles, route maps, financials, and data services for the worldwide aviation industry.
The CAPA Centre for Aviation database allows for one user at a time. If you are unable to access CAPA, please try again later.
Please log out of CAPA when finished. The logout command can be found under the Welcome, Hunt Library! menu option at the top of the page.
A link to a Glossary can be found in the footer menu bar at the bottom of any page in the database.
How to cite static information (such as a report) downloaded from CAPA (APA format):
CAPA - Centre for Aviation Fleet Database. (year). Title of document. Retrieved from URL
Example: CAPA – Centre for Aviation. (2015). CAPA country report: Iran. Retrieved from http://centreforaviation.com/reports/
How to cite data generated from CAPA (APA format):
CAPA - Centre for Aviation Fleet Database. (year). [Description of data requested]. Retrieved from URL
Example: CAPA - Centre for Aviation Fleet Database. (2015). [Fleet search for Aircraft Model Airbus A300]. Retrieved from http://centreforaviation.com/data/fleet/#search/asat=9-Oct-2015&model=43/p1
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To search for news articles and other information, enter search terms in the Search the CAPA site box in the upper right corner, then hit the enter key.
Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "aviation biofuel"
Click News to see current articles from all CAPA publications.
Hover over Analysis to access reports, videos, research publications, and more on various aviation industry topics.
Hover over Data to access fleet data and profiles of aviation-related entities and organizations.
To access older issues of CAPA publications, hover over Welcome, Hunt Library! and select Download Publications.
Provides full-text access to all IEEE journals, magazines, conference proceedings, transactions and standards in areas such as electrical engineering, computer science, electronics, and more.
Vendor: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Coverage: 1872 - present Full Text: Partial
Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: “aircraft instrumentation”
Use an asterisk (*) at the end of the root of a word to find all variants: optic* will find optics, optical, etc.
Click Advanced Search to access additional options such as specific field searching, Boolean (AND/OR/NOT) searching, and Publication Date ranges.
Once results are obtained, click on PDF below the citation to view the complete document.
For help using and searching this database, click Help or Get Help in the menu bar across the top of the screen on any database page.
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Click Create Account in the upper right corner of the database page to access additional features such as Alerts, Search History, etc.
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Limited to five users at a time. Please click Log out when finished. Provides full-text access to a number of Jane's resources, such as Jane's All the World's Aircraft, Aero Engines, Airport Review, International Defense Review, and more.
Vendor: IHS Coverage: Varies Full Text: Complete
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Limited to 5 users at a time. Please click Log out in the upper right of the screen when finished.
Jane's All the World's Aircraft is divided into three sections: Development & Production, In Service, and Unmanned.
All the World's Aircraft: Development & Production contains information on civil and military aircraft. All the World's Aircraft: In Service contains information on aircraft upgrades.
Jane's World Airlines is no longer available within this database.
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Use the Search box on the home page to search all of the database's content.
For help using and searching in the database, hover your mouse over the question mark symbol in the top center and click View Help.
Provides access to scholarly journals and ebooks in the areas of physical sciences, engineering, life sciences, health sciences, and social sciences and humanities.
Vendor: Elsevier Coverage: Varies Full Text: Partial
New users must register for a user account (using your ERAU email address) for access. Provides aerospace industry datasets, news, and market reports. Coverage includes defense, security, unmanned and autonomous systems, and more.
Vendor: Shephard Media Full Text: Partial
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New users will need to create a free account using their ERAU email address to access information. If the Register for an account page does not open automatically, click the Login/Register button at the top right.
Users must log in using their Shephard Defence Insight login name and password and not their ERAU Account ID and Password.
Handbooks are not included in this subscription.
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To browse information, click on the View Dashboard button or any of the News buttons.
Browse specific magazines by clicking on News along the top and then selecting the specific title.
To search and filter information, click on the View Dashboard button.
Use the different filters on the left to select the information you are looking for, i.e. manufacturers by country, products of interest, etc. and click on Apply & Save. Multiple filters may be selected.
Click on the Browse Selection button to view individual entries and get full details.
You can Quick Export or Print information on the Full Details page.
Additional filters can be added on the results page by selecting the desired information and clicking on Filter Data.
Click on Filter by attributes on the left to filter by specific attributes, i.e. length, width, height, engine, etc., if desired.
Click on Select Entry to select just the items you are interested in and then click on Actions and choose your desired action, i.e. export, compare, etc.
Click one of the Export options and then Download to export selected or all data to an Excel file. Users are limited to exporting 500 lines of data per day.
Vehicles can be compared in chart format by choosing Compare selection.
Click on any dashboard link at any time to return to your Dashboard.
Market and Analysis Reports are available on the Dashboard page toward the bottom.
Click on My Account at the top right to logout of the database.
Provides access to NASA-created and NASA-funded materials including conference papers, NACA documents, images, journal articles, photos, meeting papers, patents, research reports, and technical videos.
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Depending on length, documents may take a while to open in pdf format.
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Enter your search terms and click on Search.
Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: “crew resource management”.
Commas and dashes are removed from the search by the search engine.
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If full text is not available, copy the records you want, paste them into an email, and send them to library@erau.edu. Please include:
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Provides full-text access to over 700,000 federally-funded technical reports and bibliographic records of more than 2.2 million additional reports from the National Technical Reports Library.
Full Text: Partial
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Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "crew resource management".
Connect search terms with AND: automation AND cockpit
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When you have finished marking all the items you want, enter your email address in the box at the top right of the page, next to: "send mail"
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Use an asterisk (*) at the end of the root of a word to find all variants: brak* will find brake, brakes, and braking.
To look for a term in a specific field such as Abstract, Title, etc., use the in: drop-down menu located next to the search box.
Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "brake fluid".
Use AND between search terms and phrases to search for mutliple terms: "braking system" AND aircraft. Or, click on the View Advance Search Fields link below the Search term box to type separate words and phrases in individual boxes.
To access the full-text of an item, click on the title and then the Download button.
For help using and searching this database, click on the Help? button located at the top right. This gives you access to the User Guide, How to videos, and other help tools.
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When you have finished marking all the items you want, click the Share link at the bottom of the page.
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You must create a free account to use features such as printing, the Bookshelf, highlighting, and downloading.
To create a free Ebook Central account, click on the Sign In link at the top right and then click on the Join Ebook Central button.
For most books the print/download limit is 40% of the book's pages. Printing or downloading a chapter or page range do the same thing and deduct in the same way based on the pages allowed. Both options create a PDF that does not expire.
Check the "Availability" section, on the Detail Page, or in the Book Details side panel to see how many copies are available and if it is for Online reading or Download, or both.
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Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "crew resource management."
Use connectors AND, OR, NOT to separate terms and phrases: "flight crew" AND fatigue. Connectors must be capitalized.
Use an asterisk (*) at the end of a word root to find all variants: automat* will find automate, automated, automatic, and automation.
Click the Read Online button to view the full text of a book. Or, click on Full Download to download, if available.
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