Find Resources by Subject

Subject Guide - Art

• Selected Reference Books
• Selected Circulating Books
• Full-Text Books Online
• Print Magazines in Kiefer Library
• Magazine, Journal, & Newspaper Article Databases or Online Periodicals
• Other Library Materials
• Searching the Library Catalog
• Selected Web Resources
• Selected Statistical Resources
• Selected Online Images and Other Media
• Other Library Catalogs

Compiled by Sue Leibold, Auto Technology/Repair LIbrarian Liaison. Updated 2006.

Selected Reference Books

REF TL152.C692                       Automotive Technician’s Handbook

REF TL210 .G52 1996               Automotive Engines

REF TL255 .H33 2000               Automotive Chassis Systems

REF TL262 .C472 1998             Automatic Transmission Diagnosis and Repair

Selected Circulating Books

TL255.S35                                 Auto Body Repair and Refinishing

TL154.M578 1992                     Practical Problems in Mathematics for Automotive Technicians

TL152.E88                                Rapid Auto Tune-up & Troubleshooting

TL260.H69                                Basic Clutches and Transmissions, no. 2

TL152.2 .N68 1981                    Automobile Restoration Guide

TL272.H67 1986                        Automotive Electrical Handbook

Full-Text Books Online

NetLibrary
This database includes access to such titles as Automotive Vehicle Safety, and The Engine That Could : Seventy-five Years of Values-driven Change At Cummins Engine Company.

Print Magazines in Kiefer Library

Hot Rod
Motor Trend
Street Rod

The Library’s subscriptions to magazines that are of interest to our Automotive Technology students are primarily in electronic format. Full-text articles are available in electronic formats through online databases. (see below)

The Family Car Web Magazine

Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Article Databases or Online Periodicals

Academic Search Premier> | Off-Campus Access
Academic Search Premier gives access to many full-text Automotive Technology materials such as Popular Mechanics, Automotive Engineer, Tech Directions, Journal of Automobile Engineering, Vehicle System Dynamics, and Electronic News.

Facts on File  | Off-Campus Access

Proquest Research Library  | Off-Campus Access

Facts on File  | Off-Campus Access

Proquest Research Library  | Off-Campus Access

Proquest Research Library gives access to many full-text Automotive Technology materials such as Automotive News, and Motor.

Other Library Materials

Searching the Library Catalog

The above titles are just a few of the resources available for you. The Kiefer Library Catalog, http://tlc.aims.edu/ provides access to resources available at Aims Community College. Use the following subjects (Library of Congress) and keywords to search in the library catalog:

automobiles, trucks, automobile mechanics, fuel systems, brake systems, power trains, automobile repair, automobile electric equipment, hybrid electric cars, and automotive industry.

Selected Web Resources

ASE Collision Repair Test Information
National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation
Freedom Car & Vehicle  Technologies Program         
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
U.S. Dept. of Energy Fuel Economy                                               
Collision Repair Industry
ABRN- Auto Body Repair News
The Auto Channel
Hybrid Cars
Autoshop 101
AA1 Car Automotive Diagnostic Repair Help
Car Bibles

Selected Statistical Resources

U.S. Dept. of Labor Automotive Service Technicians
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Selected Online Images and Other Media

Inner Auto Parts Car Systems Tutorials
Automotive Systems Tutorials
Start Your Engines Animations of Engine Operations
ALLDATA Online
Autoshop101 Online Instruction
Autoshop101 Online Practice Tests

Other Library Catalogs

Colorado State University
Loveland Public Library
Prospector: Colorado Unified Catalog
University of Northern College Library Catalog
Weld Library District
Windsor-Severance Library Distric