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[hidetoc]WWW SITES
- American Measuring Tool Manufacturers Association
- American Productivity and Quality Council Focuses on process performance improvement
- American Quality Mall News, articles, discussions, and web site guides
- American Society for Quality
- BPR OnLine Directory and resource guide for business process reengineering
- Baldrige National Quality Program By the National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Best Manufacturing Practices
- Best Practices Case studies and reports
- Deming Electronic Network Resources, discussion and research from Clemson University
- Economic Development Administration University Center UW-Stout's EDA homepage including start-up sites for small businesses with link to ISO forum
- I six sigma
- IHI.org From Institute for Healthcare Improvement
- Industry Standards &Technology Organization
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- ISO 9000 Network
- ISO Quality Forum
- Juran Center for Leadership in Quality Database of literature on quality and performance improvement from University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management
- Kaizen Institute Training, benchmarking and qualification
- Lean Enterprise Institute
- MASET Articles and case studies about Six Sigma continuous improvement
- National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
- Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
- Quality America Inc
- Quality Counsel for Indiana
- Quality Function Deployment (QFD) Institute
- Quality Management International
- Quality Tools and Six Sigma Web Site
- Saferpak Includes quality tools: Parato charts, Affinity diagrams, Control charts, Force field analysis, Process mapping and Histograms
- W. Edwards Deming Institute Fosters the understanding of The Deming System of Profound Knowledge
- What is Six Sigma? (General Electric)
STOUT LIBRARY CATALOG
Use the Stout Library Catalog to identify books and audiovisual materials about your topic. Use a keyword guided search and then click on the Long View. You can then explore any of the listed subject headings by selecting the link.INDEXES AND DATABASES
Use the Indexes and Databases to identify articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many indexes provide full text articles.
- EBSCOHost
- Academic Search
- Business Source Elite
- Corporate ResourceNet
- Masterfile
- Emerald Library
- Engineering Village II: Compendex
- IEEE Explore
- Knovel Engineering Library
- Lexis Nexis: Academic Universe - use medical and business categories
- ProQuest: ABI Inform
- Web of Science: Science Citation Index
- WilsonWeb
- Applied Science Full Text
- Business Full Text
- General Science Full Text
- OmniFile
- Free Library Includes a massive collection of periodicals from hundreds of leading publications.
- Google Scholar Set preferences to Stout to search for full text available through the UW-Stout Library
- ScienceResearch.com Free, publicly available web portal allowing access to numerous scientific journals and public science databases, some full text articles are available
PERIODICALS
- Advanced Manufacturing Magazine Supports Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT)
- Baldrige Plus devoted to the Malcom Baldrige National Quality Award
- Quality Digest
- Quality Magazine
Selected Journals Available in the University Library
- Academy of Management journal.
- IW
- Industrial & labor relations review.
- MIT Sloan Management Review
- Performance
- Quality.
- Quality progress
- Sales & Marketing Management
- Supervision
HANDBOOKS, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, AND DICTIONARIES
- Basic Concepts American Society for Quality, glossary of quality terms
- ISO Standards Glossary
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Juran's Quality Handbook REF TS 156 .Q3618
- Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of international management REF HD30.15 .B456
- Handbook of systems engineering and management REF TA168 .H33
- The ISO 9000 Handbook REF TS 156 .1838
- Accident Prevention Manual for Business and Industry REF T55 .A333
- Occupational Ergonomics Handbook REF TA166 .O258
- Best's Loss Control Engineering Manual REF T55 .B43
- The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Quality Terms & Concepts REF HD62.15 .C668
DIRECTORIES
The following sources provide access to company WWW sites or addresses of manufacturers.- Hormel Quality Assurance Management
- Hoover's Company Profiles
- Lexis
Nexis
- ThomasNet: Register of American Manufacturers
- Waste Link Radioactive waste resources
Print Sources Available in the University Library
State and regional directories of manufacturers are available in the reference stacks in the REF T12 area.STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS
- ANSI Standards (American National Standards Institute)
- Code of Federal Regulations
- OSHA regulations (29 CFR) Search engine
- Standards on the WWW, guide by the University Library
- International Organization for Standardization ISO
- ISO 9000 In Plain English (Praxiom Research Group Limited)
- ISO 27000 Directory
- Underwriters Laboratories
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- American National Standards Applicable to Safety REF HV676.A1 A5x
- Annual Book of ASTM Standards REF TA401 .A653, the American Society of Testing and Materials, provides standards that are accepted and used in research and development, product testing, quality systems, and commercial transactions. The online version, ASTM Standards, is no longer available due to budgetary considerations. Please use the print version in the library
- Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry
REF KF3568.4 .C583 - Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry REF KF3568.4 .C582
WWW Search Engines
The search engines that are available on the WWW vary in depth and coverage. Explore the search options to find relevant WWW sites. For a list of available search engines and WWW directories, e.g. Google or Yahoo, use Searching the Web from the Library Home Page.
Citations
To cite online resources in appropriate bibliographic style see: Citing Resources
To organize citations and create bibliographies and papers in APA, MLA and other styles see: RefWorks and Other Citation Management Tools
Last Updated: 03/12/2008 and Last Revised: 08/29/2006
Contact Denise Madland for more information or help on this topic.