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Subject Guide - Aviation

• Selected Print Sources
• 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 Carol Satersmoen. Aviation Library Liaison. Updated 2007.

Selected Print Sources

REF TL509 .J25 2005     Jane's all the world's aircraft, 2005-2006

REF TL 710 .A53 2007   AIM/FAR 2007: aeronautical information manual/federal aviation regulations

HD9711.U6 P37 1998     Pushing the envelope: the American aircraft industry

HE9783.C3 N6 2003       No frills: the truth behind the low-cost revolution in the skies

HE9803.C65 B48 1998   From worst to first: behind the scenes of Continental's remarkable comeback

HE9803.J48 P48 2004    Bluestreak: inside JetBlue, the upstart that rocked an industry

HE9803.S68 F74 1998   Nuts! : Southwest Airlines' crazy recipe for business and personal success

TL561 .T37 1997            Flight plan to the flight deck: strategies for a pilot career

TL603.M35 1998            1000 airlines in color

TL670.3 .W55 1998        100 planes, 100 years: the first century of aviation

TL685.7 .S26 1997         Cargo airlines

Full-Text Books Online

NetLibrary
This database includes access to such titles as American Transportation Policy;Encyclopedia of Flight; Flying the Mountains: A Training Manual for Flying Single-engine Aircraft; 4th Party Cyber Logistics for Air Cargo

Aerospace Science & Technology Dictionary

Dictionary of Aerospace Terms for Technical Use

Encyclopedia Astronautica

NASA Thesaurus

Print Magazines in Kiefer Library

AOPA Pilot
Aviation Tradescan: The Aviation Information Management System
Aviation Week & Space Technology

Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Article Databases or Online Periodicals

Academic Search Premier | Off-Campus Access
Proquest Research Library | Off-Campus Access
FAA Aviation News
Flight International
Air & Space Magazine
White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security: The DOT Status
Pilot's Web: The Aviators' Journal

Other Library Materials

Video/DVD
MDSV VIDEOCASSETTE #3-A01 Aims professional pilot program: An overview

MDSV VIDEOCASSETTE #2-A03 Facts and myths about stalling and spinning

MDSV VIDEOCASSETTE #2-A07 Take off and landings

MDSV VIDEOCASSETTE #2-A08 1. How airplanes fly. 2. Safety by numbers

MDSV VIDEOCASSETTE #2-A09 1. Caution: Wake turbulence. 2. Some thoughts on winter flying

MDSV VIDEOCASSETTE #2-A13 Preparing for the 135 checkride

MDSV VIDEOCASSETTE #2-A16 Non-precision instrument approaches (VOR)

MDSV VIDEOCASSETTE #2-A17 1. Disorientation. 2. Basic radio procedures for pilots

MDSV VIDEOCASSETTE #2-G01 Flight operations in the National Airspace System

MDSV VIDEOCASSETTE #6-G03 Career success series: Aviation, flight

MDSV VIDEOCASSETTE #6-G04 Career success series: Aviation, ground

MDSV VIDEOCASSETTE #9-E01 Private pilot (9 vol.)

MDSV VIDEOCASSETTE #9-E10 Instrument written (FAA) exam (7vol.)

MDSV VIDEOCASSETTE #9-E16 Instructor/FOI written exam course (7vol.)

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:

Aerodynamics, Aeronautics, Aircraft Accidents, Airlines, Airplanes, Airplanes-Piloting, Flight, Private Flying

Selected Web Resources

AirDisaster.com
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Airsafe: Aviation Accident Information
Air Traffic Control System Command Center
Aviationemployment.com
Aviation Health
Aviation Home Page
Aviation Reference Desk
Aviation Safety Network
Aviation Safety Reporting System 
Aviation Weather Center (NOAA/NWS)
Aviation Weather Center: Aviation Digital Data Service (NOAA/NWS)
Denver International Airport
Federal Aviation Administration
Flightinfo.com
Flight Safety Foundation
Greeley-Weld County Airport
International Civil Aviation Organization
National Air and Space Museum
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
National Business Aviation Association
National Transportation Library
National Transportation Safety Board: Aviation
Thirty Thousand Feet: Aviation Directory
USDA Forest Service, Fire & Aviation Management
Women in Aviation Resource Center

Selected Statistical Resources

Aviation Safety Network: Statistics
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
FAA Data & Statistics
National Transportation Safety Board: Aviation: Statistics

Selected Online Images and Other Media

Aviation History Online Museum
Aviation-Images.com
National Air and Space Museum Exhibits

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