ir. L. van Ewijk (Luuk)
Information Specialist Faculty ET
Welcome on the Subject Guide Industrial Design. Here you can find the relevant sources of information for Industrial Design. If you have questions, please contact the Information Specialist for Industrial Design, Luuk van Ewijk.
Principal databases
- Scopus: Articles, all disciplines
- Design and Applied Arts Index: Articles and Books, Design
- Espacenet: Patents, world-wide
Other relevant databases
- ScienceDirect: Articles and e-books of publisher Elsevier, full text searchable
- Springer: Articles and e-books of publisher Springer, full text searchable
- National Technical Information Service (NTIS): Technical reports
- MatWeb: Materials Data
- Plastics Technology Online: Data about plastics and plastics technology
- PsycINFO: Articles and books on Psychology, including Ergonomics
- Google Scholar: Google –scientific information
Electronic reference works/handbooks
Engineering in general, design engineering
- The engineering handbook
- CRC handbook of engineering tables
- Mechanical engineer's handbook
- The CRC handbook of mechanical engineering
- Springer handbook of mechanical engineering
- Handbook of molded part shrinkage and warpage
- Complete casting handbook : metal casting processes, techniques and design
- Handbook of plastics joining : a practical guide
Materials
- Encyclopedia of materials: science and technology
- Materials handbook : a concise desktop reference
- Encyclopedia of smart materials
- PEEK biomaterials handbook
- MEMS materials and processes handbook
- Physical properties of polymers handbook
- Springer handbook of materials measurement methods
- Reinforced plastics handbook
- Handbook of specialty elastomers
Adhesives
Engines/motors
Environmental engineering
Tribology (lubrication and wear)
Control engineering
Industrial design, miscellaneous
- The Wiley encyclopedia of packaging technology
- Springer handbook of medical technology
- Handbook of augmented reality
- Safety critical systems handbook: a straightforward guide to functional safety
- Springer Handbook of Engineering Statistics
- MEMS materials and processes handbook
- Innovation management and new product development
Support
- Systematic searching in databases
- Courses Information Literacy
- Requests of books or journal subscriptions
Last edit: 26 November 2025