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Engineering Librarian
Selected Database for Research Articles in Civil Engineering
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Engineering Village This link opens in a new window
Use Engineering Village to search Compendex, Inspec, and Geobase. By default, only Compendex is selected.
The databases on the platform cover peer-reviewed engineering journals (many also supplying articles in press), conference proceedings, dissertations*, trade publications, patents and government reports across hundreds of engineering disciplines. *Note that certain content types, such as dissertations, are not accessible in every database. [Elsevier recommends using Firefox or Internet Explorer on Windows for the best search experience.] -
Civil Engineering Database CEDB This link opens in a new windowCEDB is a free bibliographic database offering over 200,000 records of all publications by American Society of Civil Engineers. It is updated at the end of each month. The update includes the journal content for the following month and all other content published in the previous month.
SCE will be sunsetting the Civil Engineering Database (CEDB) on December 1, 2025 and is recommending that researchers start using ASCE Library to perform content searches. -
Scopus This link opens in a new windowScopus offers access to more that 14,000 scholarly titles including approximately 750 conference proceedings, all journals in Medline, 400 trade publications and also approximately 500 Open Access Journals. In development for more than two years with the collaborative efforts of 300 librarians and researchers, Scopus covers the content of over 4,000 international scientific, technical, medical and social science publishers.
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Web of Science This link opens in a new windowWeb of Science is the online version of the Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index and the Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Users can search 8,500 international research journals in the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. The Web of Science also provides cited reference searching
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TRID This link opens in a new windowTRID is an integrated database that combines the records from TRB’s Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) Database and the OECD’s Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation (ITRD) Database. TRID provides access to more than one million records of transportation research worldwide.
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SPIE Digital Library This link opens in a new windowThe SPIE Digital Library is the most extensive resource available on optics, photonics, optoelectronics and imaging, providing unprecedented access to more than 200,000 technical papers from SPIE Journals and Conference Proceedings from 1990 to the present. More than 17,000 new technical papers are added annually.
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SciTech Premium Collection This link opens in a new windowThe SciTech Premium Collection includes the Natural Science Collection and Technology Collection databases and provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, government publications and more. For researchers who need to conduct comprehensive literature reviews, this database includes specialized, editorial-controlled A&I resources for discovery of relevant scholarly research and technical literature critical to the discipline.
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ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts This link opens in a new windowASFA 3 is the only abstracts journal devoted exclusively to research and policy on the contamination of oceans, seas, lakes, rivers and estuaries. ASFA 3 contains information that will prove essential to specialists who deal in any capacity with aquatic environments and marine pollution problems, including biologists, oceanographers, limnologists, environmental engineers and scientists, industrial engineers, waste managers, corporate regulatory affairs managers and government officials.
Omni Search
Reference Material
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Knovel This link opens in a new windowUse Knovel to leading titles of engineering handbooks and reference books. It's also a great way to look up data or properties. Make sure to check out the interactive graphs and equations as well.
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Safety Data Sheets (SDS) This link opens in a new windowThe SDS database is a collection of over 80,000 Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) for chemical products. It contains the complete text of SDSs exactly as contributed by more than 600 manufacturers and suppliers.
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Transportation Research Board This link opens in a new windowTransportation practitioners, researchers, public officials, and other professionals need credible, high-quality information and research results to address the transportation challenges of the 21st century.
The Transportation Research Board engages professionals worldwide in a broad range of interdisciplinary, multimodal activities to lay the foundation for innovative transportation solutions.
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Ontario Building CodeCodes include: Ontario Fire Code 1997, Ontario Building Code 2006, Ontario Building Code 2012, Ontario Electrical Safety Code Bulletins 2012 and the Ontario Electrical Safety Code 25th Edition.
Maximum 2 Simultaneous Users
Building Codes & Standards (Online)
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Ontario Building Code 2012 (Online)
Call Number: KEO923.A367135
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National Building Code of Canada
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The 2010 edition of the National Building Code of Canada (NBC) incorporates significant technical changes from the 2005 edition. The NBC sets out technical provisions for the design and construction of new buildings. It also applies to the alteration, change of use and demolition of existing buildings.
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National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2011
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The National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2011 (NECB) provides minimum requirements for the design and construction of energy-efficient buildings and covers the building envelope, systems and equipment for heating, ventilating and air-conditioning, service water heating, lighting, and the provision of electrical power systems and motors. It applies to new buildings and additions. It does not apply to farm buildings nor to housing and smaller buildings covered in Part 9 of the National Building Code of Canada (NBC).
Call Number: TJ163.5.B84 M63 2011ISBN: 0660200613Publication Date: 2011
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ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials (COMPASS) Standards This link opens in a new windowThe ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) Digital Library provides you instant access to the digital edition of nearly every ASTM International book and paper spanning 140+ industries and 100+ years.
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i2i Intertek Inform This link opens in a new windowAccess to select ASHRAE and CSA Standards. Use the platform to search for standards outside of our collection and make request for purchase with your subject librarian.
Useful Web Links
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Canadian Construction Materials Centre (CCMC)Find also the Registry of product evaluations. The Canadian Construction Materials Centre (CCMC), which operates within the National Research Council of Canada, offers a national evaluation service for all types of innovative building construction materials, products, systems and services. CCMC evaluations are supported by the latest technical research and expertise and are based on the requirements of the National Building Code of Canada or Provincial/Territorial Building Codes.
Literature Searches and Literature Reviews for Transportation Research Projects
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Literature Searches and Literature Reviews for Transportation Research ProjectsWebinar and Publication from Transportation Research Board highlighting best practices in Literature Searches for Literature reviews.
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TRB Electronic Circular E-C194: Literature Searches and Literature Reviews for Transportation Research Projects addresses the necessary steps for producing a high-quality literature review for a transportation research project. The circular explores how to conduct literature searches; where to search for transportation information; how to put it all together as a quality literature review; and what the definitions are for related terms.