Printable version of the Library Guide to Engineering (Word document)
Decide precisely what your topic should be. If you are not sure, consult an encyclopedia or a relevant textbook to get some idea of the topic and the terminology used.
Decide on a time limit, for example, are you only interested in material published in the last 5 years ?
Is there a geographical limit? Is material from the United States or other European countries relevant?
Sources to be consultedPrepare a list of relevant sources to be consulted. These should include abstracts, indexes, the Internet and CD-ROM databases.
KeywordsChoose your keywords carefully. You may want to include broader terms, narrower terms and synonyms. Your topic may have several relevant keywords.
Be aware of British and American spelling.
Consider word endings when carrying out a keyword search on electronic resources. Many allow truncation of keywords, however truncation symbols can vary from database to database. Those most commonly used are, *, ?, or $. For example, searching construct* would retrieve terms for construction, constructed, constructor etc.
Record references foundA note should be made of each reference found, or a printout taken if you are carrying out your literature search using an online or CD-ROM database. Remember to include full bibliographic details of the citation, these will be required when preparing your list of references.
Allow enough timeGive your self enough time when searching abstracts, indexes, CD-ROMs, the Internet etc Some extra time may also be needed to obtain material on inter-library loan or from other libraries.
Each book in the library is given a Dewey Decimal classification number (class number) which represents the subject of the book. Books are arranged on the shelves according to these numbers so that books on the same subject are shelved together.
To find the appropriate class number for a subject or book use the library's computerised catalogue or OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue). This can be used to search for keywords, authors, titles, and so on. Full details of how to search the catalogue are given on-line. Help with using the catalogue is available from the Enquiry desk, located on the second floor of the library.
The OPAC uses the web-based TALIS system and can be accessed from dedicated terminals around the library, or via the Library website (http://library.paisley.ac.uk). The OPAC can also be accessed direct on the Internet at http://libserv.paisley.ac.uk/www-bin/www_talis32
At the Paisley campus library the books are separated into subject groupings by floor. The main subject areas are grouped as follows:
2nd floor: management, economics, computing, mathematics, languages, literature
3rd floor south: social sciences, health, government publications, statistics
3rd floor north: engineering, sciences
It is also possible to check the catalogues of other local university libraries. Paisley students may use the facilities of most local academic libraries. To access local library catalogues follow the link to Academic Libraries in the Glasgow area, or choose the UK HE Opacs - by region option for access to Scottish or UK academic library catalogues at http://www.hero.ac.uk/niss/niss_library4008.cfm
The library stock is classified according to the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme, books are then shelved in the library using these numbers. Some relevant Dewey classification numbers are:
| Subject | Shelfmark |
| Geology, hydrology, meteorology | 551 |
| Hydrology | 551.48 |
| Technical drawing | 604.2 |
| Design, testing, measurement, quality, maintenance, repair | 620.004 |
| engineering design | 620.0042 |
| computer applications, computer-aided design (CAD) | 620.00420285 |
| engineering testing and measurement | 620.0044 |
| engineering reliability | 620.00452 |
| Engineering mechanics and materials | 620.1 |
| applied fluid mechanics | 620.106 |
| Engineering materials | 620.11 |
| properties and testing of materials | 620.112 |
| mechanics of materials | 620.1123 |
| fracture mechanics | 620.1126 |
| nondestructive testing | 620.1127 |
| composite materials | 620.118 |
| cement | 620.135 |
| concrete | 620.135 |
| Sound and related vibrations – acoustical engineering | 620.2 |
| Mechanical vibration | 620.3 |
| Human factors engineering | 620.82 |
| Applied physics – mechanical engineering | 621 |
| Electrical engineering | 621.3 |
| generation, modification, storage | 621.312 |
| control devices | 621.317 |
| transmission –electrification | 621.319 |
| networks (circuitry and lines) | 621.3192 |
| Applied optics and paraphotic technology | 621.36 |
| Electronics – microelectronics | 621.381 |
| microwave electronics | 621.3813 |
| components and circuits | 621.3815 |
| semiconductors | 621.38152 |
| Communications engineering | 621.382 |
| signal processing | 621.3822 |
| radio and radar | 621.384 |
| television | 621.388 |
| Computer engineering | 621.39 |
| computer circuitry (VLSI) | 621.395 |
| Nuclear engineering | 621.48 |
| Vacuum technology | 621.55 |
| Machine engineering | 621.8 |
| Civil engineering - construction | 624 |
| Structural engineering | 624.1 |
| engineering geology | 624.151 |
| rock and soil mechanics | 624.1513 |
| structural analysis and design | 624.17 |
| materials – design and construction | 624.18 |
| Engineering of railways and roads | 625 |
| Hydraulic engineering | 627 |
| Sanitary engineering – environmental engineering | 628 |
| Water supply | 628.1 |
| Sewage treatment and disposal | 628.3 |
| Waste technology | 628.4 |
| Pollution control technology | 628.5 |
| Transport engineering | 629.04 |
| Aerospace engineering | 629.1 |
| aeronautics | 629.13 |
| Motor vehicles | 629.2 |
| Automatic control engineering | 629.8 |
| control theory | 629.8312 |
| computer control | 629.89 |
| robots | 629.892 |
| computerized process control | 629.895 |
| Manufacturing | 670 |
| computer applications | 670.285 |
| computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacture (CAD/CAM) | 670.285 |
| computer integrated manufacturing systems (CIM) | 670.285 |
| mechanization and automation | 670.427 |
| computer-aided manufacture (CAM) | 670.427 |
| Metalworking | 671 |
| Manufacture of products | 680 |
| Testing, measurement, sensing instruments | 681.2 |
| Technological equipment | 681.76 |
| pressure vessels | 681.76041 |
| Buildings – planning, construction, engineering design | 690 |
| Building materials | 691 |
| Estimates – time, labour, materials – quantity surveying | 692.5 |
| Masonry | 693.1 |
| Utilities | 696 |
| Heating, ventilating, air-conditioning engineering | 697 |
| Architecture | 720 |
| Area planning – plans | 728 |
Current issues of each printed journal are displayed in the current periodicals display area, located on the third floor south. Back issues are classified and shelved by subject in the same way as books. If in any doubt about where to find a particular issue of a journal please ask at the Enquiry desk. All issues of printed periodicals can be borrowed except the current issue which is available for reference only.
Electronic journals can be accessed on CD-ROM, issued from the Enquiry desk for use in the Electronic resources area on the 2nd floor of the library, or online via the Internet through the Library website. Many of these journals are also available for remote, off campus, access via any Internet connection using individual usernames and passwords. Ask at the Enquiry desk for details of these services.
Most electronic journals also allow subject searching. To search the electronic journals access the journals' publisher sites via the eJournals services link on the Library website.
A list of relevant subject databases, and how to access them, can be found in the abstracting and indexing, electronic journals and Internet sections of this guide.
Journal articles, or other material, not held by the Library may be available through inter-library loans. Ask at the Enquiry desk (2nd floor) or Inter-Library Loans counter (3rd floor south) about this service.
Listed below is a selection of journals relevant to engineering. Beside each journal is a note of where the journal can be accessed, either a shelfmark in the library or the electronic journal service site or CD-ROM. Remember a comprehensive list of journals is available at the main Enquiry desk in the library.
| Title | Journal service | Shelfmark |
| International Journal of Engineering Science | ScienceDirect | |
| CAD User | 620.004205 | |
| Computer-Aided Design | ScienceDirect | |
| Research in Engineering Design | SpringerLink | 620.004205 |
| Journal of Engineering Mechanics | 620.1005 | |
| Acta Materialia | ScienceDirect | |
| Advanced Materials and Processes | Exp. Academic | 620.1105 |
| Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology | 620.1105 | |
| Corrosion Science | ||
| International Journal of Fatigue | ScienceDirect | 620.112305 |
| International Journal of Fracture | NESLI | 620.112605 |
| Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics | ScienceDirect | |
| Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation | NESLI | |
| Applied Composite Materials | NESLI | |
| Composite Structures | ScienceDirect | 620.11805 |
| Composites Part B: Engineering | ScienceDirect | |
| Cement and Concrete Research | ScienceDirect | 620.13505 |
| Ceramics International | ScienceDirect | |
| Applied Acoustics | ScienceDirect | 620.205 |
| Noise Control Engineering Journal | 620.2305 | |
| Applied Ergonomics | ScienceDirect | 620.8205 |
| Journal of Energy Engineering | 621.04205 | |
| Journal of Applied Mechanics | 621.05 | |
| IEEE Spectrum | 621.305 | |
| International Journal of Electrical Engineering | 621.3071105 | |
| Power Engineering Journal | 621.3105 | |
| Applied Optics and Optical Engineering | 621.3605 | |
| IEEE Transactions on Image Processing | 621.36705 | |
| Electronic Design | Exp. Academic | |
| IEE Proceedings: Optoelectronics | 621.38104505 | |
| IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics | 621.38105 | |
| Microelectronic Engineering | ScienceDirect | |
| Microelectronics Journal | ScienceDirect | 621.38105 |
| Microelectronics Reliability | ScienceDirect | |
| IEE Proceedings: Circuits, Devices and Systems | 621.381505 | |
| Semiconductor Science and Technology | 621.3815205 | |
| IEE Proceedings: Communications | 621.38205 | |
| Computers and Electrical Engineering | ScienceDirect | |
| IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing | 621.382205 | |
| Signal Processing | ScienceDirect | |
| Signal Processing: Image Communication | ScienceDirect | |
| Optics and Lasers in Engineering | ScienceDirect | |
| Optical Fiber Technology | ScienceDirect | |
| Integration, the VLSI Journal | ScienceDirect | |
| Computer Speech and Language | ScienceDirect | 621.39905 |
| Nuclear Engineering and Design | ScienceDirect | |
| Cryogenics | ScienceDirect | |
| Mechanical Engineering - CIME | Exp. Academic | 624.05 |
| New Civil Engineer | 624.05 | |
| Structural Survey | Emerald | 624.105 |
| Ground Engineering | 624.15105 | |
| Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology | 624.15105 | |
| Journal of Cold Regions Engineering | 624.1513605 | |
| Computers and Structures | ScienceDirect | 624.1028505 |
| Structural Safety | ScienceDirect | |
| Concrete International | 624.183405 | |
| Journal of Bridge Engineering | 624.205 | |
| Highways and Transportation | 625.705 | |
| Journal of Hydraulic Engineering | 627.05 | |
| Journal of Environmental Engineering | 628.05 | |
| Water Research | ScienceDirect | 628.16805 |
| Waste Management | ScienceDirect | |
| Waste Management & Research | ScienceDirect | |
| Journal of Aerospace Engineering | 629.105 | |
| IEE Proceedings: Control Theory and Applications | 629.805 | |
| IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology | 629.805 | |
| International Journal of Control | 629.805 | |
| Computing and Control Engineering Journal | 629.8905 | |
| International Journal of Robotics Research | 629.89205 | |
| Robotica | Cambridge | 629.89205 |
| Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems | ScienceDirect | 670.28505 |
| Int. Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology | SpringerLink | 670.28505 |
| Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing | NESLI | |
| Building | 690.05 | |
| Building and Environment | ScienceDirect | 690.05 |
| Building Design and Construction | Exp. Academic | |
| Construction and Building Materials | ScienceDirect | |
| BCIS Quarterly Review of Building Prices | 692.5 | |
| Planning | Exp. Academic | 711.05 |
| Progress in Planning | ScienceDirect | 711.05 |
| Architectural Technology | 720.5 | |
| Architects Journal | 720.5 | |
| Building Engineer | 720.5 | |
| Journal of Architectural Engineering | 720.5 |
Electronic Journals services usually combine an abstract/indexing service with access to full-text journals. The services are usually provided by academic journal publishers and tend to specialise in particular subject areas. They can be searched like abstracting and indexing databases but also allow journal contents browsing like a print journal. The main electronic journals services for engineering are:
Emerald (Electronic Management Research Library)
Data Type: Full text, bibliographic, with
abstracts
Format: Internet
Holdings: Full text 1994 - current,
1989 - 1993 bibliographic, with abstracts
Location: URL: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/ft
Access: Off-campus use requires an Athens
account.
Please ask at the Enquiry desk for details
Description: Emerald is a database of management journals, full-text from 1994 onwards. Although primarily a business and management resource, Emerald does contain articles on engineering. The database can be searched for specific topics or browsed by subject area.
Expanded Academic File (Infotrac)
Data Type: Full text, bibliographic, with
abstracts
Format: Internet
Location: URL:
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/unipais?db=EIM
Access: An Athens personal account is
required for off-campus use
Description: The Expanded Academic File database is one of the three Infotrac databases. Infotrac contains nearly 1600 full text journals from a range of disciplines including engineering.
Data Type: Full text, bibliographic, with abstractsDescription: Ingenta Journals is the full-text electronic journals service offered by BIDS (the Bath Information and Data Services). Ingenta provides access to more than 450 academic journals over a range of subject disciplines. The database allows searching through journal articles by journal title or by using the alphabetical journal listing. Ingenta allows browsing through journal issues and lists journals by subject and subject sub-category. There are also links to journals available through Emerald (MCB University Press) and ScienceDirect.
Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
Data type: Full text, bibliographic with abstracts
Format: Internet
Holdings: Full text 1998 - current, archive under construction
Location: URL: http://www.thomastelford.com/jol/
Access: Username and password required. Contact University Library enquiry desk
for details.
Use Internet Explorer only
Description: The ICE database is a specialist civil engineering resource. The database provides access to the publications of the Institution of Civil Engineers. The database provides full text access to all ICE journals from 1998 onwards. Parts of the ICE site are under construction but promise a full text publications archive covering the years 1836-2002. The journals can be searched for a particular topic, or browsed by issue using a pull down menu. Access requires the user to login using the username and password provided. The database can also be accessed off campus.
Data type: Full-text, bibliographic, with abstracts
Format: Internet
Location: URL: http://www.swetswise.com
Access: Access off-campus requires an Athens username and password.
Description: Swets provides full-text online access to journals published by Blackwell Science and Kluwer Academic publishers. This includes a number of engineering titles. The journals are listed alphabetically and in broad subject groupings. Engineering titles are listed under the ‘Technology’ subject heading. You can search the Swets journal service for articles within the journals or browse the table of contents of issues of a journal.
Data Type: Full text, bibliographic, with
abstracts
Format: Internet
Location: URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com
Access: An Athens personal account is
required for off-campus use
Description: The ScienceDirect database gives access to abstracts from nearly 3,000 journals and full-text access to over 1,000 titles, giving bibliographic access to nearly 2 million journal articles. The main subject areas covered are in science, engineering and medicine. The database lists computer science among the main subject headings. The database allows searching through journal articles, by journal title or by using the alphabetical journal listing, allows browsing through journal issues and lists journals by subject and subject sub-category.
Data Type: Full text, bibliographic, with
abstracts
Format: Internet
Location: URL: http://www.springerlink.com
Access: UserID and password available, ask at
Enquiry desk for details
Description: Link is the internet service of the science publisher Springer. The database can be searched or journal articles may be browsed by issue. Subjects are also grouped into Online Libraries, one of which is computer science. Most journals are full-text. Other services within the Link include browsing the content pages of Springer book titles and sample pages from books.
Data type: Full text, bibliographic with abstracts
Format: Internet
Holdings: Full text 1996 - for subscribed titles, abstracts
Location: URL: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journalfinder.html
Access: Available on campus only
Description: InterScience is the online resource of John Wiley & Sons. InterScience specialises in scientific, technical, medical and professional journals. The database lists engineering as one of the main subject areas. The database allows journals to be searched or browsed like a print journal. Subscribed titles are full text from 1996 onwards, with abstracts available for other years and titles.
Many of the electronic journal services, abstracting and indexing services and other databases require the use of an Athens personal account. An Athens personal account provides a username and password, which allow the personal account holder to access the Library’s subscribed services both on and off campus. Every enrolled student and all members of staff are entitled to an Athens account. An Athens account should automatically be created for students upon enrolment. Members of staff should apply to the relevant Subject Librarian to have an account set up for them.
Once an Athens account has been obtained the relevant services may be accessed through the Library Web site, by logging in to the personal account through the Athens Web site (http://www.athens.ac.uk ) or by accessing the databases directly. Some Athens authenticated services ask for a username and password only for external (off campus) access, others require a login for on campus use as well. Please consult the online list of electronic journals and databases if in doubt as to whether an Athens account or other authentication is required, or ask at the library Enquiry desk.
ASCE Annual Combined Index
Data Type: Bibliographic
Format: Printed volumes
Coverage: 1981 -
Updated: Annually
Location: 3rd Floor North Reference section
Shelfmark: REF 624.05
Description: Produced by ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers), the Index provides bibliographic references to all ASCE publications. References are grouped alphabetically by subject area.
Data Type: Price indexes
Format: Internet
Coverage: Current
Location: URL: http://service.bcis.co.uk
Access: Contact Library for details
Description: The Building Cost Information Service is one of the information services of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. The service aims to provide current, accurate information on UK building costs and tender prices.
BSI (British Standards Institution) Electronic Catalogue
Data Type: Bibliographic
Format: Internet
URL: http://bsonline.techindex.co.uk
Description: The BSI Electronic Catalogue and British Standards Online provide information on all British Standards publications.
Concrete Quarterly
Data Type: Full-text
Format: CD-ROM
Holdings: 1947 - 1999
Location: Electronic Resources area
Description: Produced by the British Cement Association. The 4 CD-ROM set comprises issue 1 - 1947 to issue 190 -1999 of the Concrete Quarterly.
Construction Information Service (CIS)
Data Type: Full-text, bibliographic
Format: Internet
Updated: Weekly
Location: URL: http://www.info4education.co.uk/
Access: Athens personal account
Description: Published by Technical Indexes (ti) the CIS database contains the full-text of technical publications by the BSI (British Standards Institute), Building Research Establishment and other bodies. The database covers construction and the construction industry, building and engineering design. The subscription covers the core service – construction, as well as the building, civil & structural engineering and mechanical & electrical engineering supplements. The database can be searched by document number, issuing body or keywords. For copyright reasons when copying British Standards please inform the Library enquiry desk of the number and part of the standard copied and number of pages copied from the standard.
International Building Services Abstracts
Data Type: Bibliographic, with abstracts
Format: Printed volumes
Coverage: 1978 - 1998
Location: 3rd Floor North Reference section
Shelfmark: REF 696.05
Description: Produced by the Building Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA). International Building Services Abstracts provides abstracts of journal articles, conference proceedings, books and other literature on the mechanical and electrical services of buildings. Abstracts are grouped by subject area.
Inspec
Data Type: Bibliographic, with abstracts
Format: CD-ROM
Holdings: 1991 - 1997
Location: Electronic Resources area
Description: Inspec contains abstracts and indexing from over 4,000 journals, over 1,000 conference proceedings, books, reports and dissertations covering physics, electrical engineering, electronics, computers and information technology.
McGraw-Hill Multimedia Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
Data Type: Full-text
Format: CD-ROM
Holdings: Current, 8th edition
Location: Electronic Resources area
Description: The Encyclopedia of Science and Technology contains definitions of scientific and technical terms and articles with animation and graphics. Subject areas covered include civil engineering, computers, design engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and telecommunications.
All reference material is for consultation in the library only. Reference material can be found on the appropriate subject floor of the main library. Engineering reference material is located on the 3rd floor north of the main library. All reference material has REF prefixing the classification number on the catalogue. Some useful reference books in engineering are:
| Title | Shelfmark |
| Gerrish’s technical dictionary | REF 600 |
| The Blackwell encyclopedia of industrial archaeology | REF 609 |
| McGraw-Hill dictionary of engineering | REF 620 |
| Esbach’s handbook of engineering fundamentals | REF 620 |
| Dictionary of engineering acronyms and abbreviations | REF 620.00148 |
| Encyclopedia of materials science and engineering | REF 620.11 |
| Mark’s standard handbook for mechanical engineers | REF 621 |
| The electrical engineering handbook | REF 621.3 |
| Electrical engineering materials reference guide | REF 621.3 |
| Electrical engineer’s reference book | REF 621.3 |
| Encyclopedia of lasers and optical technology | REF 621.366 |
| McGraw-Hill electronics dictionary | REF 621.38 |
| Electronics engineer’s reference | REF 621.38 |
| Penguin dictionary of electronics | REF 621.381 |
| Encyclopedia of electronic circuits | REF 621.3815 |
| Newnes radio and electronics engineer’s pocket book | REF 621.384 |
| Spon’s quarry guide | REF 622 |
| The Penguin dictionary of civil engineering | REF 624 |
| The civil engineering handbook | REF 624 |
| Structural engineering handbook | REF 624 |
| Civil engineering calculations reference guide | REF 624 |
| Spon’s civil engineering and highway works price guide | REF 624.0299 |
| Conceptual cost estimating manual | REF 624.068 |
| Dictionary of geotechnics | REF 624.151 |
| Structural steel designer’s handbook | REF 624.1821 |
| McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of environmental science and engineering | REF 628 |
| Concise international encyclopedia of robotics | REF 629.892 |
| Tool and manufacturing engineers handbook | REF 670 |
| Encyclopedic dictionary of industrial technology | REF 670 |
| The Penguin dictionary of building | REF 690 |
| Spon’s architects and builders price guide | REF 690.0299 |
| Construction health and safety manual | REF 690.22 |
| HVAC engineer’s handbook | REF 697 |
| Encyclopedia of architectural terms | REF 721.01 |
Theses and Dissertations
Completed theses in the UK and Ireland are listed, with abstracts, in the Aslib Index to Theses accepted for Higher Degrees. The printed index is held in the 2nd floor reference section, REF 011.7505. The index covers theses published from 1950 onwards and is arranged by subject with author and keyword indexes. Index to Theses is also on the Internet (http://www.theses.com). The online version covers 1970 onwards. Theses can be obtained as Inter Library Loans (ILLs).
The ILL desk is located on the 3rd floor south in the library. Theses and dissertations completed in the University of Paisley are listed on the library catalogue (OPAC) and in print catalogues held at the main counter on the ground floor of the library.
Conferences
New research is often presented as papers read at a conference. These are often published as Conference Proceedings. Conference proceedings are usually published collectively, as a book of the proceedings of a particular conference, or individually as papers in journals. References to conference proceedings can be found in the Index of Conference Proceedings, 2nd floor reference section, REF 060.5. The index is arranged alphabetically by subject area, most entries have a reference and abstract. The Index is produced by the British Library. All the items listed can be borrowed from the British Library through Inter Library Loans. References and abstracts to conference papers are also available on the Internet via the ISI Proceedings. This contains details of over 4000 conferences indexed annually. It is accessed through the ISI Web of Knowledge database (http://wok.mimas.ac.uk/) using an Athens account.
Reports
Reports are usually published by the organisation sponsoring or carrying out the work. Reports can be traced in British Reports, Translations and Theses, 2nd floor reference section, class number REF 011.7505.
Many of the databases and journals already mentioned are available via the Internet. If you wish to do a general Internet search for a topic a list of useful search engines is available via the library website. Useful subject specific Internet resources can also be accessed from the General and Engineering options on the Recommended Internet Sites page on the Library website. Listed below are some relevant sites.
Description: BUBL Link 5:15 is a catalogue of Internet resources covering all academic subject areas. Topics are grouped alphabetically and by subject area. Subject area headings include Engineering and Technology. Within these broad subject headings are more specific subject areas within the discipline eg electronics. Choose one of these subject areas to access the lists of academically evaluated Internet resources.
CIRIA (Construction Industry Research and Information Association)
Description: CIRIA is a UK based research association whose stated aim is to improve performance of all involved in construction and the environment. CIRIA lists five main areas of interest: environment, process, building and construction technology, ground engineering and water. The main function of CIRIA involves organizing collaborative research programmes in these areas.
EEVL (Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library)
Description: The EEVL service is a database of sources of engineering, mathematics and computing information on the Internet. Search by topic or browse the subject resources. EEVL is an online academic engineering resource covering all aspects of engineering along with complementary subjects such as computing. EEVL provides its own extensive list of links to engineering Internet sites and has an e-journal search engine covering over 150 full-text electronic journals.
Emerald Abstracts: Civil Engineering Coolsites
Description: This service reviews, indexes and evaluates web sites of interest to civil engineering practitioners and academics. The sites are grouped under what they term as key areas of interest: construction management, environmental, geotechnical, hydraulic, structural and transport engineering and professional/educational matters.
Description: Produced by Strathclyde University’s CAD centre, the guide is an information resource guide focusing on the influence of design across engineering disciplines. The guide is divided into two sections. The first section is organised by discipline, the second section covers multi-disciplinary specialities.
Description: The Groundwater.com site is a directory of groundwater online resources. The site has information about news, jobs, publications, software, discussion groups etc all devoted to groundwater.
Description: iCivilEngineer.com is a specialist Internet resource aimed at civil engineering professionals and students. The site aims to catalogue and collect Internet sites relevant to civil engineering. The site consists of four main areas: the news center, career center, tools center and resource center. These are largely self- explanatory, the resource center search engine indexes more than 15,000 web documents in the area of civil engineering.
Description: The UK governmental office dealing with patents, designs, trade marks and copyright.
If you have any questions regarding this subject resource guide please contact:Please note that the Enquiry desk, located in the Electronic Resources area, is staffed at all times. Please do not hesitate to ask for assistance.