Engineering: Introduction to Library Resources: Organizations

ACM is the world's oldest and largest educational and scientific computing society.

The AMS was founded in 1888 to foster comradeship and communication among mathematicians.

Founded in 1893, the ASEE is a nonprofit organization of individuals and institutions committed to furthering education in engineering and engineering technology.

Founded in 1852, the ASCE represents members of the civil engineering profession worldwide, and is America's oldest national engineering society.

ASHRAE was formed by the merger of two societies, American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (ASHVE), known after 1954 as American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHAE) and the American Society of Refrigerating Engineers (ASRE). The two merged in 1959.

Founded in 1880, today's ASME is a professional organization focused on technical, educational and research issues of the engineering and technology community.

In 1993, two small Washington-based biotechnology trade organizations merged to create BIO.

The IEEE is a non-profit, technical professional of more than 360,000 individual members in approximately 175 countries. Through its members, the IEEE is a leading authority in technical areas ranging from computer engineering, biomedical technology and telecommunications, to electric power, aerospace and consumer electronics, among others.

Founded in 1946, it is the largest of the 37 societies of the IEEE. Its vision is to be the leading provider of technical information and services to the world's computing professionals.

The IET is an international organization for electronics, electrical, manufacturing and IT professionals with products, services and qualifications to meet the needs of today's technology industry.

IHPVA is an association of national associations and organizations, dedicated to promoting improvement, innovation and creativity in the use of human power, especially in the design and development of human-powered vehicles.

SPIE is a non-profit organization that has become the largest international force for the exchange, collection and dissemination of knowledge in optics, photonics and imaging.

Established in 1988 as a national resource for molecular biology information, NCBI creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information - all for the better understanding of molecular processes affecting human health and disease.

SAE is a non-profit educational and scientific organization dedicated to advancing mobility technology to better serve humanity. SAE members develop technical information on all forms of self-propelled vehicles including automobiles, trucks and buses, off-highway equipment, aircraft, aerospace vehicles, marine, rail, and transit systems.

Since it was formed in 1932, SME has worked to make engineers, companies, educators and others successful in their quest to advance the manufacturing industries.