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Automotive
Engineering
Provides automotive technology, trade news and product listings.
Automotive
News
Information about the automotive industry.
Car
and Driver
A monthly magazine that covers the latest developments in technology,
politics, and business that affect automobiles and driving.
Hot
Rod
Focuses on high-performance and personalized hot rods, Chevies, and musclecars.
Motor
Trend
In-depth reviews and evaluations of domestic and foreign cars with an emphasis
on performance, comparison tests, interviews, race coverage, new car previews,
shows, and technical features.
Road
& Track
Includes reviews of all the latest car makes and models.
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MATC Library Online Catalog
Automotive books are generally found in the Dewey call number range 629's. For a starting point, try the general search term: automobiles.
The Official Wisconsin automobile valuation guide from the Wisconsin Automobile and Truck Dealers Association can be found in the Reference section of the library 629.222 W811
Many audio-visual items, particularly videotapes, are available in the library. Students may check out Student AV materials and are welcome to view Staff AV materials in the library.
See all the books we have on the subject of automobiles.
You can also limit your results. Add another search term (e.g. repair) into the search box below.
ASE Home Page
http://www.asecert.org
Automotive Service Excellence site.
Auto dictionary
http://www.motorera.com/dictionary/car-dica.htm
Auto Inc.
http://www.autoinc.org
Automotive
Information Center
http://mel.org/viewtopic.jsp?id=715&pathid=1368
Wide variety of automotive links from the Michigan Electronic Library.
Brake and Front-End
http://www.brakeandfrontend.com/
cartalk.com
http://cartalk.com
Website of Tom & Ray Magliozzi, public radio's car talk guys.
Cyberwrench
http://www.cyberwrench.com
Cyberwrench offers free online car information and advice, including car repair,
a dictionary, including car help or advice on specifics such as; car battery,
car tires, wheels, car motor and automotive shops.
Discovery Channel UK: Cars
http://discoverychannel.co.uk/cars/index.shtml
Multimedia website including History of cars timeline, Automobile Pioneers, Trends, Cars on Screen, and more.
Edmund's Automobile Buyer's
Guide
http://www.edmunds.com/
Educypedia: Automotive animations, calculations and simulations
http://www.educypedia.be/education/mechanicsjava.htm
How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com
International Automotive Technicians' Network
http://www.iatn.net
Import Car
http://www.import-car.com/
Inner Auto
http://www.innerauto.com
Kelley Blue Book
http://www.kbb.com/
Kevin Sullivan's Autoshop 101
http://www.autoshop101.com
Matt's Automotive Library
http://www.mattsauto.com/animation.html
Animations of different systems
Motor
http://www.motor.com
Motor Age
http://www.motorage.com
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - Testing Results (IATN)
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/testing/
Crash tests and other safety tests of motor vehicles from the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration.
Old Car Manual Project
http://www.tocmp.com
Pepboys
http://www.pepboys.com
Tomorrow's Technician
http://www.tomorrowstechnician.com/
Undercar Digest
http://www.mdpublications.com/ud/
Underhood Service
http://www.underhoodservice.com/
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Available by clicking on the title of the database below. Access from home
or work is available for these databases, please read the instructions for Off
Campus use.
ALLdata
http://library.alldatapro.com/
A comprehensive resource for automotive diagnostic and repair information. This database is available on-campus only.
Career
and Technical Education
Full-text and index of vocational and technical periodicals, newsletters and
publications. Includes many titles not found elsewhere in electronic format.
Powersearch
Search multiple Gale databases simultaneously. Very large and diverse general and subject specific databases providing full-text and indexing.
Learning Objects for automotive from Wisc-Online http://www.wisc-online.com/
Automotive Electrical Systems: Ohm's Law Practice Problems #1
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=AMT3005
Automotive Electrical Systems: Ohm's Law Practice Problems #2
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=AMT3105
Automotive Electrical Systems VAT-40 Battery Testing
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=AMT1904
Electrical Opens and Shorts
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=AMT2404
Automotive Electrical Systems: Current in a Series Circuit
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=AMT3505
Automotive Electrical Systems: Affects of a Rheostat in a Series
Circuit
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=AMT3405
Automotive Electrical Systems: Ammeter Circuit Connections
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=AMT3605
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