This book begins with a useful description of how engineers use information and how they differ from scientists. This chapter is recommended reading for librarians who deal with engineers on a regular basis. The rest of the book is divided into chapters covering the major categories engineering information resources. Only English language resources are covered. Four of the 12 chapters are subdivided by discipline. Internet resources are covered in a separate chapter. The individual entries are relatively short but informative. Most of the print resources covered were published between 1996 and 1999. According to the author, the Internet sites were evaluated for their long-term value and signs of recent updating. For the Internet resources, the author has included the date he last accessed the site. The book's index is a combination subject and title index.
Any guide to the literature of broad subject area like engineering is going to be selective based on the author's experience. Users will no doubt browse the index looking for their favorite handbook and wonder why it is not listed. Others will wonder why a particular book is included and some web sites will no longer be accessible but overall the author has done a good job. While this book is intended for engineers, librarians and other information specialists, librarians and others who help engineers locate information will use it most often. This book is strongly recommended.