RPCC Library Online Resources
- Business Source Complete: Articles and abstracts on topics of plant maintenance, industrial equipment maintenance, etc..
- eBook Community College Collection (EBSCOhost): Focuses on the academic and trade information needs of community colleges
- Environment Complete: Full-text content from over 1200 journals and monographs.
- Films On Demand:
- Technical Education & Skilled Trades including topics on machine tool technology, blueprint reading, safety, and more
- O'Reilly for Higher Education: includes ebooks, video, interactive media and more on topics like mechanical engineering, maintenance, and more, including access to 35K+ books, 30K+ hours of video, interactive tutorials, and audio books! For more information, please see How to Access RPCC Library Resources and select O'Reilly for Higher Education for more information on creating an account.
- Science and Technology Collection: Articles from over 800 scientific and technical journals, and more.
Where to Look!
Find books shelved in these call numbers:
- T 379 – Working drawings and their use. Blueprint reading.
- TJ – Mechanical engineering and machinery.
- TJ 151 – Mechanical engineering handbooks.
- TJ 836 to TJ 940.5 – Hydraulic machinery.
- TJ 950 to TJ 1030 – Pneumatic machinery.
- TJ 1040 to TJ 1119 – Millwork machinery.
- TJ 1045 – Power and power transmission.
- TJ 1075 to TJ 1081 – Lubrication and friction.
- TJ 1125 to TJ 1345 – Machine shops and machine shop practice.
- TJ 1165 – Machinists’ manuals; mathematics.
- TJ 1180 to TJ 1313 – Machine tools and machining.
- TS 191.3 – Installation and maintenance of factory machinery
Online Resources
- Career Waves 2: Industrial Maintenance Technology.
- Occupational Outlook Handbook - find info on pay, job outlook, and more on these occupations and more.
- Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations includes calibration technologists and technicians, industrial machinery mechanics, and more.
- OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) For health and safety topics and standards in various sectors.
- Southern States Millwrights Regional Council partners with industry and offers infomation on news, careers, standards, and more.
- What Is Industrial Maintenance? A Definitive Guide from Indeed; includes information on various IM jobs.