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Engineering and Computer Science Collection

The collections of the Penn Libraries support the research and teaching of the six departments in the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS): Bioengineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Computer and Information Science, Electrical and Systems Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics. Each department offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Overview

Faculty from all departments are active in multiple research centers on campus including the Center for Engineering Cells and Regeneration (CECR); the Center for Human Modeling and Simulation (HMS); the General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Lab; the Institute for Medicine and Engineering (IME); the Institute for Research in Cognitive Science (IRCS); the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM); the Center for Engineering MechanoBiology (CEMB); the Penn Center for Bioinformatics (PCBi); the Penn Center for Energy Innovation (Pennergy); the Penn Center for Molecular Discovery (PCMD); the Penn Genome Frontiers Institute (PGFI); the Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS); the Penn Research in Embedded Computing and Integrated Systems Engineering (PRECISE); Penn Research in Machine Learning (PRiML); the ViDi Center; and the Warren Center for Network & Data Sciences.

Collection Description

Print engineering and computer science materials are primarily located in the following LC Classification ranges: Q (mathematics and science), R (medicine), and T (technology). Current materials are located on the third floor of Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. Older materials are located in the Library Research Annex (LIBRA). Related print subject materials are located at the Math/Physics/Astronomy, Chemistry, Biomedical, Dental, and Veterinary Libraries.

A full range of electronic resources are available through the Engineering Collection page.

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Doing Research

Please use the Engineering Collection page as a comprehensive starting point for your research.