Subject Guides

Welding and Metal Fabricating

Databases
Dictionaries and Glossaries
Government Information
Occupational Health and Safety
Organizations
Tools
Tutorials
Web Sites

Databases

Vocational Studies Premier ++ Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available Resource contains images

Vocational Studies Premier is designed specifically for junior and community colleges.  Subjects include accounting, agricultural sciences, child care services, cosmetology, culinary arts, forestry, food service management, graphic arts, hair dressing, hospitality management, interior design, journalism, plumbing, heating & air conditioning, veterinary technology and welding to name a few.

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Government Information

Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program Unrestricted Resource

This Web site will enable you to learn more about the Red Seal Program, apprenticeship, national standards and trade certification. You will also be able to access a comparative chart of provincial and territorial training programs (Ellis Chart), a list of Red Seal trades and their national occupational analyses (standards) that Red Seal endorsements are based on, and Interprovincial Program Guides (curriculum standards) for these trades.

Tools

Metal Suppliers Online Unrestricted Resource

Up to the minute reference, includes hardness converters, trade name search and material data sheets.

Web Sites

Sweet's Network: Building Materials, Products, Manufacturers Unrestricted Resource

Sweet's provides easier and smarter ways to find, compare, select, specify, and make purchase decisions in the product marketplace. In depth product information is available in print and online.

TheFabricator.com Unrestricted Resource

Complete online metal fabricating source created by the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association

Welding & Joining Technologies & Training Unrestricted Resource

This page consists of links to welding and joining technologies, types of welding, welding safety, underwater welding, welding history, blueprint reading, technical organizations, general welding education resources as well as resources for locating welding schools or programs.

Welding Symbols Unrestricted Resource

These symbols are based on the old British Standard, BS499. They are very similar, if not identical, to the American Welding Society standard.

Welding.com Unrestricted Resource

Includes product information and resources such as welding symbols, tips, and discussion forums.

Dictionaries and Glossaries

Metal Glossary Unrestricted Resource

Browse through an alphabetic index or search by the specific term or phrase for definitions of metals and metal related terms.

Occupational Health and Safety

CCOHS : Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Unrestricted Resource

Canada's national occupational health & safety resource. CCOHS promotes health & safety in the workplace through product information, health reports, training opportunities and much more.
 

Organizations

American Society for Nondestructive Testing Unrestricted Resource

American Welding Society (AWS) Unrestricted Resource

Canadian Welding Association Unrestricted Resource

Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) Unrestricted Resource

Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada Unrestricted Resource

The Welding Institute (TWI) Unrestricted Resource

Tutorials

Plagiarism Tutorial Unrestricted Resource

You quote it, you note it. Excellent plagiarism tutorial produced by the Vaughan Memorial Library at Acadia University in Nova Scotia.