PACKAGING  Tags: packaging  

Knovel Library  (select Search Knovel) provides  a one-stop source for finding answers to science and engineering questions. The Knovel database contains some of the leading engineering reference handbooks, databases, and conference proceedings.

Packaging Subject Areas are:

• food packaging
• paper and paperboard packaging
• plastics packaging
• medical device packaging.

Other areas covered include:

• adhesives
• chemical engineering
• environmental engineering
• mechanical engineering
• semiconductors
• textiles
• safety
• plastics
• surface engineering.

Some of the standard reference texts included are:

• Encyclopedia of Materials 
• Lange's Handbook of Chemistry
• Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, Machinery's Handbook
• Novel Food Packaging Techniques
• Paper and Paperboard Packaging Technology
• Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook

Use the Stout Library Catalog to identify books and media about your topic. Use a keyword guided search and then click on the Long View. You can then explore any of the listed subject headings by selecting the link. Some examples of subject terms you can use are:

• CONTAINER INDUSTRY
• CONTAINERS
• LABELS PACKAGING
• MATERIALS HANDLING
• PACKAGE GOODS INDUSTRY
• PACKAGING
• PAPER BOX INDUSTRY
• PLASTICS IN PACKAGING

Also use the sub-heading, Packaging, and combine with a term using a keyword guided search, e.g. Food and Packaging.

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E-BOOKS:

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• Books 24/7  + Instructions
• NetLibrary  + Instructions

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