Your search for information on automotive product development can include books, periodicals, online databases, and authoritative Internet resources.

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 product development. Use these terms to Search by Subject. Remember, this list is by no means conclusive.

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.

How Products are Made: An Illustrated Guide to Product Manufacturing (4 vols.)
REFERENCE TS146 .H67

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 magazines that feature articles on the automotive industry and product development:

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. They are available via the Library Home Page by clicking on Magazines, Journals, Newspapers & More. Conduct your search in these databases by using subjects and keywords similar to those you used to locate books.

Online Databases for information about automotive product development:

EBSCOhost

NewsBank
 

Proquest Newspapers

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.

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.

DSpace – MIT Libraries – International Motor Vehicle Program
http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/1782

CAR – Center for Automotive Research
http://www.cargroup.org/

WardsAuto.com
http://wardsauto.com/

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