Resources

Current Job Opportunities

09-16-08: Control Solution Inc:

• Senior Mechanical Engineer 
• Mechanical Engineer

Job & Internship information

• NIU Cooperative Education Internship Program
• College of Engineering and Engineering Technology Job Fair
• NIU Career Planning & Placement Job Fair
• Online Job Hunting Websites
• Victor eRecruiting(Online Job Search DataBase)
• Chicago Tribune Job Search
• Thomas Register
• DesignInfo - components database
• Industry Net
• Access Business Online
• BizWeb - commercial sites index

Copyrights and trademarks

• US Copyright Office
• The Copyright Website
• Copyright Clearance Center 

Dictionaries

• WWWebster dictionary
• Princeton's WordNet - lexical database
• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
• Biographical Dictionary
• Acronym server
• Jargon file
• Your Dictionary
• Additional dictionaries at Yahoo Directory
• Computer Keyterms

Encyclopedias

• Encyclopedia Britannica 
• Encarta Online
• Columbia Encyclopedia

Electrical components

• Digi-Key - mail order
• Electronic Engineers Master 
• Gerber Electronics - mail order
• Graybar - communications and networking supplies
• IC Master
• McMaster-Carr - mail order
• Radio Shack

Guides

• Parametric Technologies 
• Utrecht University Information and Computing Services FAQ
• John December's Internet Tools Summary

Literature

• NIU Libraries
• Scholarly societies
• ASME's Mechanical Engineering Magazine Online
• Machine Design Online
• Library of Congress
• Linda Hall Library

Maps

• NIU campus map
• NIU Huskie Bus Line
• MBTA Train and Bus maps
• MSN driving directions, maps, and atlas
• USGS Geographic Names Information System

Materials and supplies

• Charrette  art supplies, graphics and repro services
• McMaster-Carr - mail order
• Online Metals
• PEARL - art and craft supplies
• Staples - office supplies