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EGR 440/840 - Engineering Resources

Getting Started

How Do I

This section contains links to instructions to aid you in doing common tasks related to the services provided by Michigan State University Libraries.

Recommended Texts

The MSU Libraries has access to two of your recommended texts:

The Art of the Start 2.0: the Time-tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything by Gus Kawasaki 

  • Available in print at the Main Library and in the Gast Business Library

Scalable Innovation: A Guide for Inventors, Entrepreneurs, and IP Professionals by Eugene Shteyn and Max Shtein

  • Available as a e-book with unlimited users

 

News & Events

The MSU Libraries' OER Award Program applications are now open for the 2025-2026 cycle.

  • To encourage the use, adaptation, and creation of openly licensed learning materials, Michigan State University Libraries is pleased to announce that applications are open for the 2025-26 OER Awards. This program provides incentives and support for instructors interested in adopting, adapting, or creating OER as an alternative to traditional textbooks and a pathway to increasing student success. Descriptions of our award categories and links to our application forms for the 2025-26 cycle are available on this OER Award webpage.

  • The deadline for submission is October 10, 2025.

  • Award applicants are strongly encouraged to meet with Linda Miles, OER Librarian, milesli3@msu.edufor a one-on-one project consultation before preparing their application.

Upcoming events in the Digital Scholarship Lab

New open textbook: Introduction to Welding