Wood Technology

Databases:  find journal articles, technical reports, standards, etc.

• Academic Search Premier. Provides full text for over 3,200 scholarly publications.
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Civil Engineering Database. 1970 to present.
• Business Source Premier. Provides full text for over 2500 business journals.
• Engineering E-journal Search Engine. Full-text from over 150 trade e-journals. Do not confuse this site with Compendex (Engineering Index).
• Forest Products Laboratory. Maintain database of online reports and journal articles. Full text for many online reports.
• Forest Service Database. Reports and research from the U.S. Forest Service. Coverage back to 1904.
• Google Scholar. Beta version, under construction. Indexes scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports. Google Scholar includes articles from a variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities. They rank results based on their relevance criteria.
• Ingenta (Formerly UnCover). Coverage is 1988 - Present.
• MasterFILE Premier. Provides full text for over 1,830 general reference, business, consumer health, general science. Full text extends back to January, 1990. Indexing and abstracts is available for an additional 1,000 journals.
• MInd: The Meetings Index. Provides a free databases of future national and international conferences, regional meetings, and short courses.  
• National Standards Systems Network (NSSN).
• Paperloop.com Provides search of over 5 years of back issues of Pulp and Paper Magazine, Pulp and Paper International Magazine, Pulp and Paper Europe Magazine, Pulp and Paper Asia Magazine. Full text is included.
• Science Accelerator, Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy. Search collections of DOE research results, project descriptions, and accomplishments. These collections enable you to find out about ongoing research projects, explore significant DOE discoveries, learn about DOE Nobel Prize Winners, access and search scientific e-prints, locate science conference papers and proceedings, patents, and more.
• TechStreet: Technical Information Superstore. Most comprehensive index for engineering standards. Also indexes books, materials physical property data, software and free professional trade magazines.
• U.S. Dept. of Energy. Scientific and Technical Information.
• U.S. Forest Service. Publications database.
• U.S. Patent Database.

Maine Resources

• Advanced Engineering Wood Composites Center. University of Maine.
• Maine Engineering Promotion Council.
• Maine Forest Products Council.
• Maine Forest Service.
• Maine Pulp and Paper Association.
• Maine Wood Products Association (MWPA).
• Pulp and Paper Foundation. University of Maine.
• State of Maine. Agriculture and Industry web site.

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

• Access Science. Online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology and the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. Includes over 8,500 online encyclopedia articles and 15,000 illustrations from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 10th Edition and regularly updated, fully-searchable media-rich content, terms, images and video.Includes over 8,500 online encyclopedia articles and 15,000 illustrations from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 10th Edition and regularly updated, fully-searchable media-rich content, terms, images and video.

Professional Societies

• American Forest & Paper Association (AFPA).
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). Forest Products Division.
• American Institute of Timber Construction (AITC)
• American Society of Civil Engineers. (ASCE)
• American Wood Council.
• APA: The Engineered Wood Association.
• ASTM International (American Society for Testing and Materials).
• Canadian Wood Council.
• Composite Panel Association. Composite Wood Council.
• Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC).
• Forest Products Society.
• Forest Resources Association. (FRA)
• International Code Council. (ICC)
• International Wood Products Association. (IWPA)
• Materials Research Society (MRS).
• National Association of State Foresters. (NASF).
• Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (NeLMA).
• Society of American Foresters.
• Society of Wood Science and Technology (SWST).
• Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA).
• Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI).
• Western Wood Products Association (WWPA).
• Wood Products Manufacturers Assn.

Government Agencies

• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Forestry page.
• Forest Products Laboratory. Wood research, including structural uses, preservation, and restoration. Many online reports including Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material.
• Scitechresources.gov. Catalog of U.S. government science and technology web sites.
• U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Forest Service.

Technical Data and Statistics

• American Wood Council. Wood Structural Design Data. 1986 edition with 1992 revisions.
• Compendium of Canadian Forestry Statistics.
• Composite Materials Handbook. Military Handbook: MIL 17. Or see: http://mil-17.udel.edu/.
• Details of Conventional Wood Frame Construction. American Forest & Paper Association, 2001
• Engineered Wood Construction Guide. published by the APA-Engineered Wood Association, 2003. See their publications list. (Note: you have to register for this publication)
• Engineered Properties and Structures. Collection of resources from the Forest Laboratory. U.S. Forest Service.
• FAOSTAT. Forestry Data.  Worldwide production, import and export data.
• Forest Directory.com.
• Forest Industry Network.
• Hybrid Wood and Steel Details. Builders Guide. HUD. 2003. Provides builders and framers with the necessary tools to construct hybrid wood and steel homes economically.
• Load and Resistance Factor Design. Structural Glued Laminated Timber. APA, 1996
• Lumber Basics. and Lumber Design Suite. Produced by the Western Wood Products Association.
• MatWeb. Your Source for Materials Information. Materials property data. See also the MatWeb for Composites.
• Standard Grading Rules. Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association.
• Wood Frame Construction Manual.  Design of Wood Frame Buildings for High Wind, Snow and Seismic Loadings.American Forest & Paper Association, 2004.
• Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material.
• WoodWire. From Random Lengths Publications, Inc. News resources for the wood products industry. Also contains price, production, and trade data and merger and acquisitions news. 

Electronic Journals

• American Forests.
• Engineered Wood Journal.
• ForestNet.
• ForestPro. Industry Publications List. Links to 24 trade journals.
• Random Lengths.

Engineering Standards

• American Institute of Timber Construction. AITC Design standards and manufacturing standards. .
• APA: The Engineered Wood Association. Code Evaluation Reports. . Also see Standards for Specific Products.
• BOCA National Building Code, 14th ed., 1999. (SciRef TH223.B8 14th 1999 Standards shelves)  
• International Code Council (ICC). They publish Acceptance Criteria.

Internet Directories

• Canada's Forest Network.
• Forest Directory.com.
• ForestWeb.com Industry news, market analysis and prices, company and product directores.
• RISI. Industry News, calendar, company profiles and financial data and Internet directory. Gold access is required to view some information. Can register for 60 days free Gold access.
• Woodweb. Woodworking industry information.

Raymond H. Fogler Library University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207-581-1661

Updated: 01/21/2008
by Martin Wallace