Most handbooks and encyclopedias in this area are electronic and can be accessed from the WorldCat Catalog or the Database list.
WVU Libraries subscribes to some electronic Handbooks and Encyclopedias.
Access Science: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Online
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology
Wiley Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering
Many other electronic handbooks and encyclopedias can be found in EngNetBase and Knovel,