For information on how to find scholarly lierature from various electronic databases, see: Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Senior Seminar

See also: Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Blog

Codes and Regulations:

Important resources in locating codes and regulations necessary for your design project:
Books on codes in the Library:
Building codes illustrated : a guide to understanding the 2006 International building code
Residential & light commercial construction standards : the all-in-one, authoritative reference compiled from : major building codes, recognized trade custom, industry standards.
Specifying interiors : a guide to construction and FF&E for residential and commercial interiors projects / Maryrose McGowan ; drawings by Kelsey Kruse.
The BOCA national building
Architectural building codes : a graphic reference

To find additional books, search in our online catalog at Advanced Keyword searching using appropriate keywords related to your topic of interest.

See also Finding Building Codes using library resources for more information on finding online versions of codes such as BOCA, ICC or NFPA. MAD CAD gives access to comprehensive state and local codes to meet architectural, engineering and educational solutions.

See Philadelphia’s Licenses and Inspections site for city’s codes and regulations documents.

ILI Standards Infobase

The ILI standards database is a bibliographic standards database. It covers over 600,000 worldwide standards. Over 250 major Standards issuing authorities are covered, from the US, Europe, the international bodies ISO and IEC to Japan and Australia. Any ASTM standards can also be requested through ILI Standards Infobase.

See also: U.S. Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: Energy Codes 2007

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A new web page listing current trials for electronic resources can be accessed from:
Databases/Article Indexes for Trial

Among the databases currently on Trial are:

COS Papers Invited (trial)
Trial ends: February 22nd

The database consists of detailed information and deadlines about calls for papers for forthcoming conferences and special issues of scholarly journals. These calls for papers are issued by professional bodies, journal editors and other conference organizers in all disciplines and from all over the world. Thus, the database serves as an alerting service for researchers, scholars and students that are seeking opportunities to present and publish their research. Approximately 10,000 conferences are listed each year along with 1,200-1,500 special issues. Also searchable from within any of Drexel’s CSA databases

IEEE Expert Now (Trial)

Over 70 engaging and highly interactive one-hour online learning courses from IEEE, covering the fields of aerospace, circuits & devices, communications, computing, optics, power and energy, professional development and more.

This trial ends March 8, 2008

KnowItAll AnyWare — Spectral Searching Made Easy (Trial)

This database contains: DrawIt for chemical structure drawing, ReportIt to generate high-quality lab reports, AnalyzeIt IR & Raman to interpret spectra, RefineIt IR & Raman and ProcessIt NMR, Sadtler Spectroscopy Handbooks Internet Edition, SymApps for molecular symmetry analysis, and General laboratory calculations.

This trial ends March 30, 2008.

Please send your feedback to bhattjj@drexel.edu

The Libraries are excited to announce that trial access to the CSA’s newly integrated Community of Scholars products is now live, and will continue until February 22nd.

To access any of the three COS trials (Funding Opportunities, Papers Invited, Scholar Universe), please go to:
Databases/Article Indexes for Funding

COS Funding Opportunities
A compiled database of available opportunities for grants, fellowships, prizes and other type of funding. It is an extensive database with opportunities for recipients anywhere in the world, working in any discipline. Opportunity sponsors come from the public and private sector, including local, state and national governments, foundations and societies, and corporations

COS Papers Invited
The database consists of detailed information and deadlines about calls for papers for forthcoming conferences and special issues of scholarly journals. These calls for papers are issued by professional bodies, journal editors and other conference organizers in all disciplines and from all over the world. Thus, the database serves as an alerting service for researchers, scholars and students that are seeking opportunities to present and publish their research. Approximately 10,000 conferences are listed each year along with 1,200-1,500 special issues.

COS Scholar Universe
Provides authoritative information about more than 1 million scholars and organizations around the world, together with verified affiliation and publication information. The database comprises international faculty at 4-year universities and their departments. Also searchable from within any of Drexel’s CSA databases. A complement to COS Expertise

See also How do I locate funding opportunities for research or travel grants to assist me in planning for participating in conferences?. Please send feedback on these to Jane Bryan at jgb34@drexel.edu and Jay Bhatt at bhattjj@drexel.edu

(Source: Community of Scholars: Trial access now live)

Thomas Telford Journals (TRIAL) provides access to 20 Institution of Civil Engineers Journal titles. Up to 5 years’ back files are also available. This trial runs through December 1, 2007.

Among the several journals Thomas Telford publishes are: Advances in Cement Research, Bridge Engineering, Geotechnique, Geotechnical Engineering and Geosynthetics International.

Until the trial expires, access to these and other titles is available at: Thomas Telford Journals (TRIAL)

or

1. Go to Drexel University Libraries
2. Click on “Find Databases/Journal Articles”
3. Browse databases by title.
4. Thomas Telford Journals (TRIAL)

or

The individual journals are also listed in the e-journal list (search for Thomas Telford as vendor).

Please send your feedback to Jay Bhatt at bhattjj@drexel.edu

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Books24x7 now provides access to a number of Engineering books online. Its Engineering Pro collection is currently on Trial until June 30th.

Access: Books24x7

Under ‘Browse Topics’ section, select view by ‘Engineering Topics’

Titles include:

ASHRAE GreenGuide: The Design, Construction, and Operation of Sustainable Buildings, Second Edition
Biophysical and Structural Aspects of Bioenergetics
Process Control: A First Course with MATLAB
The Global Technology Revolution: Bio/Nano/Materials Trends and Their Synergies With Information Technology By 2015
Physics for Engineers and Scientists

Various engineering disciplines are covered. Please send your your feedback to Jay Bhatt at bhattjj@drexel.edu
Trial ends on June 30th.

Web Citation Index offers bibliographic and cited reference data from preprints, open access journals, technical reports, dissertations, proceedings, and other gray literature. Trial access ends October 7, 2006

To access, please go to: Web Citation index

IBISWorld is a Business Information provider offering many uniquely comprehensive and powerful information on a number of economies around the globe. The IBISWorld US Industry Reports provide access to vital information on hundredss of industries.

To access, go to: IBISWorld.