Automotive

• ALLDATA Automotive
• Worksafe BC Videos

Article Databases

• Academic Search Premier
• Applied Science and Technology Index
• Business Source Premier
• Canadian Periodical Index (CPI.Q)

Websites

• Apprenticeship and the Red Seal Program
• Auto Central
• Auto Channel
• The AutoGuide
• Autobody Online
• The AutoMakers
• Autoshop 101
• Autosite
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
• Cars.com - comprehensive online resource for buying, selling and owning a vehicle
• Car Stuff
• Canadian General Standards Board
• Fluke Test and Measurement Tools
• How Car Stuff Works
• New York Public Library Digital Gallery - photos of General Motors cars and trucks from 1902-1938
• Occupational Health & Safety Regulations
• Pittsburg State University Research Guide Automotive Technology
• Mitchell 1
• Where to Find Material Safety Data Sheets on the Internet
• WorkSafe B.C.

TIP: Don't believe everything you read! Evaluate web sources very carefully for their accuracy, authority, and currency. Here are some evaluation criteria to help you

Associations and Organizations

• Automotive Service and Repair Association
• Automotive Service Association (ASA)
• iATN (International Automotive Technicians' Network
• Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association
• National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)
• Society of Automotive Engineers
• Canadian Labour Congress

Auto Manufacturers

• Chrysler
• Ford Motor Company
• General Motors
• Car Stuff Links to Car Manufacturers

Job Search

• Auto Service Technology Career Guide
• Canadian Careers Page
• Job Shark Canada
• Monster.ca
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - United States
• Also, check out Kwantlen Library's Job Search page

Select Books in the Cloverdale Library

Call numbers: Browse the library shelves for Automotive Books by going to the TL section. Search for more books through our Library Catalogue.

• Auto Brakes Technology
  TL 269 J65 2000 Cloverdale
• Auto Fundamentals
  TL 240 S84 2000 Cloverdale
• Auto Heating and Air Conditioning Technology
  TL 271 J65 2001 Cloverdale
• Automotive Brake Systems
  TL 269 H35 2010 Cloverdale
  
• Automotive Engine Performance
  TL 210 H289 2009 Cloverdale
  
• Auto Suspension and Steering Technology
  TL 257 J64 2000 Cloverdale
• Automatic Transmissions and Transaxles
  TL 263 J65 2002 Cloverdale
• Automotive Brake Systems
  TL 269 E37 2001 Cloverdale
• Math for the Automotive Trade
  TL 152 P3965 2006 Cloverdale
  
• Modern Automotive Technology
  TL 146 D84 1998 Cloverdale

Selected DVDs/Videos

The Cloverdale Library has over 100 videos/dvds on Automotive topics located in the Reserve Video/DVD section of the library.  Some of the recently purchased multi-part dvd series include:

• Chassis and Front End
• Computer System Service
• Engine Service
• Hybrid Auto Series

The library also has the following web-streamed video series:

SafetyCare: a series of over 70 industrial safety videos available from the applications menu on the desktop of all library and computer lab pc's at the Cloverdale Campus
Worksafe BC: a series produced by WorkSafe BC

The Library subscribes to a variety of magazines and journals both in print and online. If you're not sure if a journal is scholarly (often called "academic" or "peer-reviewed"), look at our checklist.

Selected Magazines

• Car & Driver
• Car Craft - Cloverdale
• Hot Rod - Cloverdale
• Motor Age
• Motor Trend
• Popular Mechanics Magazine - Cloverdale
• Popular Science - Cloverdale
• World of Wheels Magazine - Cloverdale

Online Reference Sources

• Autopedia - the Automotive Encyclopedia
• Inner Auto Parts- How Cars Work 101
• AutoWorld - Automotive Terminology 101
• Cambridge Dictionaries Online
• Encyclopedia of British Columbia- a comprehensive online reference source for BC-related information, including articles, sound files, images, maps, charts and graphs.
• Online dictionaries- A list of more than 400 online dictionaries.
• Oxford Reference Online- Provides access to 100 key Oxford dictionaries and reference works across a broad subject spectrum.
• WWWebster Dictionary- includes pronunciation, etymology, and a built-in thesaurus.

• APA- American Psychological Assoc. guidelines
• MLA Modern Language Assoc. standards

• Conestoga College
• Kwantlen Polytechnic University
• Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) 
• Red Deer College
• Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)