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Looking for books on civil and construction engineering? Here's where to look:
TA 1-2040 Engineering (general) & Civil engineering (general) TC 1-978 Hydraulic engineering TE 1-450 Highway engineering TG 1-470 Bridge engineering TH 1-9745 Building construction Books - You may use the online catalog [http://library.ua.edu] to obtain the location and call number of print books in the UA Libraries. The catalog will also tell you if UA Libraries has a license for an electronic book. You may search by book title, book author or editor (last name first), Keyword, subject heading, and other options.
Journal title - You may also search the online catalog by the title of the journal to determine whether the library has a subscription to the journal title, electronically or in print; and which years of a journal title are available electronically and which years are available in print.
Need journal articles, technical reports or conference papers? Search these databases and print indexes for citations and/or full text.
Some of the databases will contain full text articles and reports. Some will have links to full text articles and reports. For many databases, the Libraries have configured a button labeled Article Linker to help you determine if the Libraries has access to a given article or journal title. You may also search the online catalog by journal title to determine whether the Libraries have the journal volume in which a needed article is located.
ACCESS KEY:
UA- - - - - - - - Available to UA campus computers
Remote- - - - -Available via remote access to current UA faculty, staff, and students
Open access - Available to the public
TOP CHOICE DATABASES
Database: Compendex in Engineering Village 2
Comprehensive index, with abstracts, to engineering literature. 1884-current. Access: UA, Remote
Print: Engineering Index SEL REF Z 5851.E62, 1892-1995Database: ASCE Research Library
The Research Library includes full-text of ASCE Conference Proceedings beginning in 1998, and all 30 ASCE Journal and Periodical volumes published since 1995. Access: UA, Remote
MORE DATABASES
Database: Applied Science & Technology Index
Indexes over 700 English language journals in engineering and the applied sciences. Selected journals available full text. 1983-current. Access: UA, Remote
Print: Applied Science & Technology Index REF Z 7913 .I7, 1959-1994Database: Web of Science (Science Citation Index Expanded)
Interdisciplinary database covers major journals in all areas of science and engineering. This database may be searched by subject, author, or cited author. Abstracts are available for most indexed journal articles. 1985-current. Access: UA, Remote
Print: Science Citation Index SEL REF Z 7401 .S365, 1961, 1965-2001ScienceDirect (Elsevier)
Full text of most journals from 1995-present, from Elsevier and related publishers. UA's subscription includes full text of selected journals for older years. Database includes abstracts only for most additional years of journals. Some titles and abstracts are available as far back as 1822. Access: UA, RemoteDatabase: NTIS (National Technical Information Service)
Abstracts of U.S. government-sponsored research reports. 1983-current. Access: UA, Remote
Print: Government Reports Announcements & Index
SEL REF Call number varies with years, 1971-1996.Database: U.S. Department of Energy Databases
Multiple databases to U.S. Department of Energy resources. Results of DOE research and development, back as far as 1943. Access: OpenEEVL's Ejournal Search Engines - Engineering
Search the content of over 60 freely available full text engineering e-journals selected by EEVL, The Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics, and Computing. Open access.Database: Digital Dissertations
Includes citations (and some abstracts) for dissertations from the first U.S. dissertation in 1861 to the present. A preview of the first 24 pages is provided for titles published since 1997 in PDF digital format. The full text of many University of Alabama dissertations and theses published after 1996 is provided. Access: UA, Remote
Print: Dissertation Abstracts International. B. Sciences and Engineering. SEL REF Z5053 .D57 ser. B, 1966-1997
STILL MORE DATABASES
Additional databases:
SME Technical Papers (Technical Info & Publications)
Earthquake Engineering Abstracts
TRIS (Transportation Research Information Service)
National Transportation Library, U.S. Dept. of Transportation
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Environmental Impact Statements
Additional relevant databases may also be found through the UA Libraries database menus for
• Engineering
• All DatabasesSEL.....Science and Engineering Library (Rodgers Library)
REF.....Reference Section, on the First floor
red......Link to electronic bookDICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS
American Civil Engineering Practice
REF TA 145 .A42McGraw Hill Encyclopedia OF Science and Technology
REF Q 121 .M3 2002Dictionary of Civil Engineering, 4the ed.
REF TA 9 .S35 1993x .Dictionary of Civil Engineering
Abbreviations, Signs, and Symbols
REF TA 11 .D5
An Illustrated Dictionary of Building: An Illustrated Reference Guide for Practitioners and Students
REF TH 9 .B72 1997The Wiley Dictionary of Civil Engineering and Construction
REF TA 9 .W44 1997
HANDBOOKS AND ELECTRONIC REFERENCE BOOKS
Below is listed a selection of civil engineering handbooks. Also included are handbooks for environmental and construction engineering. Rodgers Library has many more handbooks, both in print and electronic. Use the online catalog, EngNetBase, or Knovel, to locate more titles.
Database: ENGnetBASE (CRC engineering handbooks online)
This electronic database of over 200 CRC books and handbooks allows simultaneous searching of titles which contain engineering information, including data, facts, figures, graphs, equations, illustrations, and charts. Access: UA, Remote.
Database: Knovel
This database allows simultaneous searching of books and handbooks which contain engineering information, including data, facts, figures, graphs, equations, illustrations, and charts. Access: UA, RemoteNetLibrary
UA purchases selected electronic titles from netLibrary. The netLibrary titles to which we have access are listed in the library online catalog, with links. For off campus access to UA e-book titles from netLibrary, create a personal netLibrary account while on campus.Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers
REF TA 151 .S8 1996
Civil Engineering Reference Guide
REF TA 151 .M44 1986The Civil Engineering Handbook
REF TA 151 .C57 1995Field Engineer's manual
REF TA 151 .F5 2002Materials Handbook: An Encyclopedia for Purchasing Agents, Engineers, Executives and Foreman
REF TA 403 .B75 1997Handbook of Engineering Design
REF TA 174 .H24 1988Structural Engineering Handbook
REF TA 635 .S77 1997Standard Handbook of Engineering Calculations
SEL REF TA 332 .S73 2005
The Surveying Handbook
REF TA 555 .S87 1987 .ACI Manual of Concrete Practice
REF TA 439 .A25xSteel Design Handbook
REF TA 684 .T345 1997Structural Steel Design Data manual
TA 684 .B783 1980
Handbook of Hydraulics
TC 160 .B9123 1996Davis's Handbook of Applied Hydraulics
REF TC 145 .D3 1993Handbook of Hydrology
REF GB 662.5 .M35 1992
Handbook of Highway Engineering
REF TE 151 .B24Highway Design Reference Guide
TE 145 .H64Traffic Engineering Handbook
REF HE 333 .T68 1999Transportation Planning Handbook
REF HE 152.5 .T73 1992National Research Council: Transportation Research Board
TE 7 .N25Handbook of Road Technology
REF TE 145 .L38 1998xRoad and Bridge Construction Handbook
TE 153 .L32Planning and Design of Airports
TL 725.3 .P5 H6 1994Standard Specifications for Highway Construction
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
Construction Methods and Management
TH 145 .N86 1993ASHRAE Handbook
REF TH 7201 .A8Fire Protection Handbook
REF TH 9150 .F47Standard Handbook of Structural Details for Building Construction
REF TH 2031 .N4 1993MEANS Mechanical Cost Data
REF TH 435 .M435MEANS Plumbing Estimating
REF TH 6235 .G35MEANS Building Construction Cost Data
REF TH 435 .B84
MEANS Electrical Cost Data
REF TK435 .M42
SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering
REF TH 9210 .S47 1998xPlumber's and Pipe Fitter's Calculations Manual
REF TH 6125 .W5624 2005Cost Planning & Estimating for Facilities Maintenance
REF TH 3361 .C67 1996Handbook of OSHA Construction Safety and Health
TH 443 .R434 1999
MEANS Illustrated Construction Dictionary
REF TH 9 .M42Building Design and Construction Handbook
REF TA 151 .B825 1994Timber Construction Manual
REF TA 666 .T47 2005Wood Engineering and Construction Handbook
REF TA 666 .W63 1997.
Practical Foundation Engineering Handbook
TA 775 .B674 1996 .Manual of Steel Construction
REF TA 684 .A5 1989xLoad & Resistance Factor Design: Manual of Steel Construction
REF TA 684 .L63 1994xLITERATURE GUIDES
Guide to Information sources in engineering.
SEL REF T 10.7 .L67 2000Information Sources in Science and Technology
SEL REF Z 7401 .H85 1998 • Also available as an electronic book in netLibrary.
STYLE MANUALS, PUBLISHING, MEETINGS
MIT Guide to Science and Engineering Communication
SEL REF Q 223 .P33 2002 • Also available as an electronic book in netLibrary.Chicago Manual of Style
SEL REF Z 253 .U69 2003 • Chicago Manual of Style "Examples of Chicago-Style Documentation"JCR: Journal Citation Reports
SEF REF Z 7401 .S366x (Reference Desk)
Lists impact factors and half-lives for journals in subject categories, such as "engineering, electrical & electronic", "telecommunications", "automation & control systems", hardware & architecture", etc. JCR Science Edition is online, 2006-
ILI Standards Infobase
Covers 250 Standards issuing authorities, including ASTM, NFPA, API, IEC, ASME, DIN, ISO, BSI, etc . Includes 400,000 worldwide standards. Full text standards, not already available in the Science and Engineering Library or its electronic databases, can be ordered for UA Science, Engineering, and Nursing faculty, staff, and students. Access in Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering. Contact Rodgers Library staff for more information.National Electrical Code
SEL REF TK 260 .N28x 1990-1991, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005National Electrical Safety Code
SEL REF TK260.A4 N32 1990xAudel Guide to the 2002 National Electrical Code
Available as an electronic book in netLibrary.NSSN: A National Resource for Global Standards [http://www.nssn.org/]
Current standards. Covers 902 Standards issuing authorities, including ASTM, NFPA, API, IEC, ASME, DIN, ISO, etc. Abstracts (called scopes) may be available online. Open access.Database: ASTM International Standards Worldwide (American Society for Testing and Materials)
Covers active & with-drawn standards. Abstracts may be available online.
Open access.
Print: Annual book of ASTM Standards
SEL REF TA 401 .A653 1964, 1966, 1969 1970-1974;1997; parts of 1990, 1993, 1996,1998, 2007ANSI Electronic Standards Store (American National Standards Institute)
[http://webstore.ansi.org/ansidocstore/]
Indexes current standards. Abstracts may be available online. Open access.WSSN World Standards Services Network
[Http://www.wssn.net]
A network of publicly accessible World Wide Web servers of standards organizations around the world.ORGANIZATIONS
* American Society of Civil Engineers
* Air and Waste Management Association
* American Society of Highway Engineers
* American Water Works Association
* Auburn University College of Engineering
* Civil Engineering Research Foundation
* Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association, Birmingham, AL
* Institute of Transportation Engineers
* National Highway Institute, U.S. Dept. of Transportation
* Structural Engineering Institute
* The University of Alabama at Huntsville, College of Engineering
* U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Environmental Management
* U.S. Department of Transportation
* U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
* U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wastewater Management
* Water Environment Federation
* National Academy of Engineering
* Alabama Department of Transportation
* Alabama Department of Environmental Management
gateways
* Civil and Structural Engineering Resource Web
* INFOMINE Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
* The Internet for Civil Engineers
* Information Center for the Environment, University of California, Davis
* Internet Resources for the Environmental Scientist
* National Science Digital Library
* Scirus for Scientific Information
* Waste Water Engineering Virtual Library
* WWW Virtual Library of Civil Engineering
* WWW Virtual Library of Geotechnical Engineering
* Intute: Science, Engineering & Technology
* DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
* OAIster Union Catalog of Digital Resources
ALERT SERVICES AND CURRENT AWARENESS
New Books in Rodgers Library with RSS
Monitor new books received in Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering from your office or from home with a RSS feed set up on your computer.Compendex on Engineering Village 2
To register or log in, Click on Alerts at the top right of main page. Click on Create Alert from the Search Results page.ScienceDirect
Register or log in at the top right of the main page. Search for a journal and choose Alert Me when new Journal Issues are available. You can also create a Favorite Journals list. Or perform a search and click on Save as Search Alert.Web of Science
• Register first time and log in at the top right of ISI Web of Knowledge Home page.
• Click on Open Saved Searches or Citation Alerts from the top right of the ISI Web of Knowledge Home page, from the beginning Web of Science page, or from the Web of Science Advanced Search page.
• Citation Alerts: Receive an email when an article of interest is cited in WoS. In the full record of the article of interest, click on Create Citation Alert.EEVL Current Awareness Services
(from EEVL: The Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics, and Computing)BIBLIOGRAPHIES, REPORTS, AND E-PRINTS
Virtual Technical Reports Center
E-print Network: Research Communications for Scientists and Engineers
Resources for Understanding the Blackout of 2003
Engineering Publications (National Academies)
To read these titles, click on "View this report as a searchable OpenBook". Also more than 3,000 additional free online titles from the National Academies available at National Academies Press. Open access.FUNDING SOURCES FOR RESEARCH
Community of Science (COS) Available to UA faculty and research staff to search for funding opportunities. Access: log into COS Workbench with individual user names and passwords received from the UA Office of Sponsored Programs (348-8881).
Research Funding (University of Virginia Department of Computer Science)
REFERENCE
*Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Quality Glossary
* Engineering E-journal Search Engine
* Engineering Resources Online
* Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
* ThomasNet (product and company information)
* McGraw-Hill Construction Sweets Network
DATA
* Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Hazdat Database
* Florida Center for Environmental Studies
* The Right-to-Know-Network (environmental data)
* Trent University Environmental Modeling Centre
* U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Data
PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
Codes of Ethics Online: Engineers (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions)
news
COURSES AND TUTORIALS
EngineeringINFO Tutorial (Web searching, refining searches, databases, library resources, and tips for practicing engineers)
Bama Undergraduate Information Literacy Tutorial (BUILT) for Sciences (Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering)
University of Alabama faculty, staff, and students may use UA Libraries Interlibrary Loan [http://www.lib.ua.edu/interlibloan/] to borrow materials not owned or licensed by the University of Alabama Libraries. See Interlibrary Loan's "Frequently Asked Questions about Interlibrary Loan" [http://www.lib.ua.edu/interlibloan/illfaq.htm] for more information. Requests are made electronically at [http://illserver.lib.ua.edu/illiad/logon.html].
Requested journal articles are sent to your email address. Books are picked up at the Service Desk at Gorgas Library, Floor 2.
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