Search the library catalog (including e-books)
These terms may prove helpful in searching for books and other literature in our library catalog:
Biochips, Biocompatibility, Bioengineering, Bioethics, Bioinformatics, Biological transport, Biomechanics, Biomedical engineering, Biomedical materials, Biosensors, Biotechnology, Colloids in medicine, DNA microarrays, Human mechanics, Image analysis, Image processing, Imaging systems in medicine, Medical informatics, Medical instruments and apparatus, Nanotechnology, Polymeric drugs, Polymers in medicine, Prosthesis, Recombinant molecules, Tissue engineering.
The UNM Libraries organize books using Library of Congress call numbers. The major sections for mechanical engineering are located on the LL2 of the Centennial Science and Engineering Library:
Q300-342 | Cybernetics |
QA76.87 | Neural computers: neural networks (in computing) |
QH505 | Biophysics |
QH507 | Information theory in biology |
QH508 | Biological control systems |
QH509 | Bioelectronics |
QH509.5 | Biomechanics |
QH513 | Fluid dynamics (in biology) |
QH513.5 | Bioethics |
QH332 | Bioinformatics |
QH324.2 | Bioinformatics (genomics) |
QP303 | Mechanics; Kinesiology |
QP363.3 | Neural circuitry; Neural networks (in physiology) |
R724-726.2 | Medical ethics |
R856-857 | Biomedical engineering; Electronics; Instrumentation (includes biosensors, biomaterials, imaging systems, nanotechnology) |
R858-859 | Computer applications to medicine; Medical informatics; Medical information technology \ |
RD130 | Prosthesis; Artificial organs |
RD132 | Artificial implants and implant materials |
RS199.5-RS201 | Pharmaceutical technology; Drug delivery systems |
RS210 | Drug delivery devices |
TA164 | Bioengineering |
TP248.13-TP248.65 | Biotechnology (including biochemical engineering) |
Books are useful for getting an overview of your topic and learning about the terminology used to describe your topic. While journal articles will have the latest research and developments, they are often focused on a very narrow aspect of a topic. Once you have the "big picture" you can then use the engineering databases (Articles tab) to find journal articles looking at a specific engineering problem.