LibGuides: Electrical and Computer Engineering: Data Sources

Data Sources

Handbooks are a great place to look for vetted engineering data.

We have numerous print and electronic handbooks that can be found searching within the library catalog. These are just a few examples:

Data.gov
home of the U.S. Government's open data. Topics include: energy, manufacturing, science and research, and more.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
official Federal Agency website, including recalls, reports, alerts.
IEEE GlobalSpec
"IEEE GlobalSpec is used to research, compare, and price components. Its database has about 95 million technical documents, 200 million data sheets, 200,000 suppliers, 82,000 product announcements, 63,000 catalogs, and 835 specification guides"