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Automotive Aftermarket

Your search for information on the Automotive Aftermarket can include books, periodicals, online databases, and authoritative Internet resources.

Books

Use the Library Catalog to find books on your topic that are available in the Cerritos College Library. Books can provide a broad overview of a topic or in-depth information. You can search for books by Author, Title, Subject, or Keyword.

Listed below are some Library of Congress Subject Headings used in the catalog for books relating to Automotive Aftermarket. Use these terms to Search by Subject. Remember, this list is by no means conclusive.
  Automobiles – Equipment and supplies
 

Commercial products
 

Composite materials
 

Inventory control
  Jigs and fixtures
  Jigs and fixtures – Design and construction
  Jigs and fixtures – Handbooks, manuals, etc
  Machine tools
  Muscle cars
  Plastics in automobiles
  Quality control
  Reliability (Engineering)
  Tolerance (Engineering)

Related Keywords:

Automotive aftermarket
Automobile accessories
Custom cars
Vehicle modification


Selected Reference Books

Reference books are a good starting point for your research because they help you become better acquainted with your topic. Listed below are some reference books that may be useful in your research.

The Automobile in American History and Culture: A Reference Guide
REF TL23 .B43 2001

The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile
REF TL9 .B43 2000 (2 vols.)


Additional Books on the Topic
Automotive Quality Systems Handbook: ISO/TS 16949
On order		 Beyond the Numbers: Managing the Assets of an Automobile Parts Business
North Stacks HD9710.3 .A2 N358 2000
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing: Applications and Inspection
North Stacks TS172 .G74 2002		 Handbook of Composites
North Stacks TA418.9 .C6 H33 1998
Handbook of Geometrical Tolerancing: Design, Manufacturing, and Inspection
North Stacks TS172 .H46 1995		 Inventory Management and Purchasing: Tales and Techniques from the Automotive Aftermarket
South Stacks HD9710.3 A2 K67 2004
Inventory Management: From Warehouse to Distribution Center
North Stacks TS160 .V53 1996		 Jig and Fixture Handbook
North Stacks TJ1187 .J49 1995
Low Cost Jigs, Fixtures and Gages for Limited Production
On order		 The Memory Jogger TS 16949: A Pocket Guide for Implementing a Compliant ISO Technical Specification 16949 Quality Management System
North Stacks TS156 .C65 2005
Micromechanics of Composites: Composite Properties of Fibre and Matrix Constituents
North Stacks TA418.9.C6 S695 1996
Reserve Desk TA418.9.C6 S695 1996		 Plastics in the Automotive Industry
North Stacks TL154 .M39X 1994
Reliability Engineering: Theory and Practice
North Stacks TA169 .R439613 1999		 Shop-made Jigs and Fixtures
North Stacks TJ1187 .S54 1994


Finding Magazine, Journal and Newspaper Articles

Journals and magazines usually provide the most current information on a topic. Journal articles are more scholarly or professional while magazine articles tend to be shorter and more general. Newspaper articles, while not usually scholarly or professional, can give you the most current news and some additional facts on your topic.

The library subscribes to several journals that focus on or feature cars and the automotive industry:

Car and Driver
Consumer Reports
Industry Week
Motor Trend
Road & Track
Popular Mechanics
 

To find articles on your topic, use one of the online databases listed below. These databases usually provide full-text articles on almost every topic. Conduct your search in these databases by using subjects and keywords similar to those you used to locate books.

Online Databases for Information about the Automotive Aftermarket:

EbscoHost MasterFILE Premier

EbscoHost Automotive Repair Reference Center

ProQuest

NewsBank

For remote access to the library databases, see E-Resource Login & Searching Options.

For historical research, the Library also has print indexes that must be used to find older articles, generally anything published before 1985.


Internet Sites

The Internet can be a valuable source for supplementing the information you have gathered from books and periodicals. It is important that you evaluate the information you get from the Internet to determine if it is reliable and useful to your research. A few Internet sites that may be useful are listed here.

Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA)
 http://www.aftermarket.org/Home.asp

Aftermarket Business Magazine
 http://www.aftermarketbusiness.com/

Enjoy the Drive (SEMA)
 http://www.enjoythedrive.org

 

 

 

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