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If you have any difficulty locating what you need, you can contact a reference librarian by telephone at 885-1772,
If you have any difficulty locating what you need, you can contact a reference librarian by telephone at 885-1772, via email, or by coming into the library during reference service hours.
The library subscribes to many Web-based databases for use by OIT students, staff, and faculty. Access to these databases is limited to users connected to the Web from an OIT computer. If you are using a non-OIT Internet Service Provider (such as AOL, CDSNET, CVC, etc.) you will need to use your OIT email username and password to access the databases from off-campus. Check the library's Interlibrary Loan (ILL) webpage for information on getting loans of books or copies of articles from other libraries. Finding Books - catalogs See Tips for using catalog databases Use Hedgehog to locate books and journals in the OIT Library. Hedgehog is a Web database containing records for items in the library's collection. OIT purchases books and journals on Civil Engineering from many publishers.
Use Summit to locate books at other academic libraries in the Northwest. Summit lets you request books online, when they are available, and have them delivered by courier to the OIT Library, usually within two working days.
Use World Cat to locate books, government documents, CDs, videos, and other items at libraries across North America and elsewhere in the world. A  symbol appearing next to a reference retrieved by a search indicates that the OIT Library owns the item. If the book is not at OIT, students, staff, and faculty can make an online ILL (interlibrary loan) request. Books are usually sent to the OIT Library via U.S. mail so may take a week or more to arrive.
Finding articles See also Tips for using index Databases
Journal articles are the primary means of formal communication among engineering professionals. Use an index database to identify articles in journals. Indexes are Web databases containing references to specific journal articles. These databases are produced by several different companies and have different search software, so remember to check the help screens to find out how to do the most effective search. The following indexes contain significant numbers of references on civil engineering- related subjects.
Applied Science and Technology Abstracts Indexes international and English-language periodicals, covering engineering, mathematics, physics, and computer technology. Includes articles, interviews, meetings, conferences, exhibitions, new product reviews/announcements, and more. No full text articles are included. A Library Owns Icon"symbol indicates that the OIT Library owns the source publication (journal or magazine). Updated monthly. Covers 1983 - present. From H.W. Wilson Co.
EI Compendex Web Provides abstracts from all areas of engineering. Abstracts come from 2,600 engineering journals, conferences, and technical reports. Check Hedgehog to see if the OIT Library owns the "Source" publication. Covers 1970 - present. From Engineering Index, Inc. Finding facts See also Tips for Using Reference Sources and Reference Database Information One of the library's reference databases, EI Engineering Village, provides factual information valuable to civil engineering, including industry standards and specifications.
The library reference area has books with addresses, definitions, data tables and other factual information. Some reference books you may find useful include: K3538 .I58 2000.
INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE 2000 / INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL.
K3538 .I58 2000.
QUICKSTART GUIDE TO THE IBC / INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS.
K3538 .I584 2000.
INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE : FOR ONE-AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS.
K3538 .I584 2000.
QUICKSTART GUIDE TO THE IRC / INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS.
KF3775.A29 U55.
ENVIRONMENTAL STATUTES.
KFO2859.A1 O7 1998.
STRUCTURAL SPECIALTY CODES : BASED ON THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE / [AMENDED BY OREGON BUILDING CODES DIVISION]. UNIFORM BUILDING CODE / [BY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS].
KFO2859.D8 O74 1995.
ONE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLING SPECIALTY CODE / [AMENDED BY OREGON BUILDING CODES DIVISION.].
TA9 .W44 1997.
THE WILEY DICTIONARY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION / COMPILED AND EDITED BY L.F. WEBSTER.
TA151 .C57 1995.
THE CIVIL ENGINEERING HANDBOOK / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, W.F. CHEN.
TA151 .C58 1989.
CIVIL ENGINEER'S REFERENCE BOOK / EDITED BY L.S. BLAKE ; WITH SPECIALIST CONTRIBUTORS.
TA151 .S8 1996.
STANDARD HANDBOOK FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS / FREDERICK S. MERRITT, EDITOR, M. KENT LOFTIN, EDITOR, JONATHAN T. RICKETTS, EDITOR.
TA151 .S814 1996.
STANDARD HANDBOOK OF HEAVY CONSTRUCTION / JAMES J. O'BRIEN, EDITOR IN CHIEF, JOHN A. HAVERS, FRANK W. STUBBS, JR.
TA332 .H36 2000.
HANDBOOK OF CIVIL ENGINEERING CALCULATIONS / TYLER G. HICKS, EDITOR.
TA403.4 .C66 1992.
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS REFERENCE BOOK / EDITED BY DAVID K. DORAN WITH SPECIALIST CONTRIBUTORS.
TA403.6 .R66 1996.
ARCHITECTURAL MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION / HAROLD J. ROSEN, TOM HEINEMAN ; ILLUSTRATIONS DRAWN BY PETER M. ROSEN.
TA472 .L63 1994.
LOAD & RESISTANCE FACTOR DESIGN : MANUAL OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION.
TA684 .A47 1991.
STEEL CONSTRUCTION.
MANUAL OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION : ALLOWABLE STRESS DESIGN.
TA684 .S79 1994.
STRUCTURAL STEEL DESIGNER'S HANDBOOK / ROGER L. BROCKENBROUGH, EDITOR, FREDERICK S. MERRITT, EDITOR.
TD9 .L44 1998.
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DICTIONARY / COMPILED AND EDITED BY C.C. LEE.
TD145 .E574 1997.
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS' HANDBOOK / DAVID H.F. LIU, SECOND EDITION EDITOR ; B{226}ELA G. LIPT{226}AK, HANDBOOK EDITOR ; PAUL B. BOUIS, SPECIAL CONSULTANT.
TD794.5 .O66.
OREGON MATERIAL RECOVERY SURVEY.
TD897 .H53 1995.
POLLUTION PREVENTION HANDBOOK / EDITED BY THOMAS E. HIGGINS.
TD1052 .E63 1996.
EPA ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SOURCEBOOK / EDITED BY J. RUSSELL BOULDING.
TH9 .B757 1983.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TERMS / HUGH BROOKS.
TH9 .M4 1991b.
MEANS ILLUSTRATED CONSTRUCTION DICTIONARY / EDITED BY KORNELIS SMIT & HOWARD M. CHANDLER ; ILLUSTRATIONS BY CARL W. LINDE.
TH9 .N3 1973.
CONSTRUCTION DICTIONARY : CONSTRUCTION TERMS & TABLES AND AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CONSTRUCTION.
TH224.O66 E62 1994.
ENVIRONMENTAL HANDBOOK FOR OREGON CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS : REGULATORY GUIDANCE / PREPARED FOR THE OREGON DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BY RIVER CITY RESOURCE GROUP, INC.
TH435 .B84.
MEANS BUILDING CONSTRUCTION COST DATA.
TH435 .B848.
MEANS ASSEMBLIES COST DATA.
TH435 .D644.
DODGE MANUAL FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PRICING AND SCHEDULING.
TH435 .M423.
MEANS CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES.
TH435 .M428 1986.
MEANS GRAPHIC CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS / PUBLISHER, E. NORMAN PETERSON, JR., EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, WILLIAM D. MAHONEY, SENIOR EDITOR, F. WILLIAM HORSLEY, CONTRIBUTING EDITORS, ALLAN CLEVELAND ... [ET AL.] ; ILLUSTRATIONS BY CARL W. LINDE, JOHN BRENNAN, HAROLD L. JORDAN.
TH435 .M429.
MEANS HEAVY CONSTRUCTION COST DATA.
TH435 .M435.
MEANS MECHANICAL COST DATA.
TH435 M437.
MEANS SITE WORK & LANDSCAPE COST DATA.
TH435 .M44.
MEANS SQUARE FOOT COSTS : RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL.
TH435 .W3 1995.
THE BUILDING ESTIMATOR'S REFERENCE BOOK : A REFERENCE BOOK SETTING FORTH DETAILED PROCEDURES AND COST GUIDELINES FOR THOSE ENGAGED IN ESTIMATING BUILDING TRADES / EDITOR, SCOTT SIDDENS ; TECHINICAL EDITORS, JEROLD RATNER, WILLIAM H. SPRADLIN, JR.
TH437 .H67 1984.
MEANS SCHEDULING MANUAL / F. WILLIAM HORSLEY ; [ILLUSTRATIONS BY CARL W. LINDE].
TH455 .S7864.
SWEET'S GENERAL BUILDING & RENOVATION.
TH455 .S787.
SWEET'S CONTRACT INTERIORS CATALOG FILE.
TH1725 .N667 1994.
NOISE CONTROL IN BUILDINGS : A GUIDE FOR ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS / CYRIL M. HARRIS, EDITOR IN CHIEF.
TH2031 .N4 1993.
STANDARD HANDBOOK OF STRUCTURAL DETAILS FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION / MORTON NEWMAN.
TH3411 .R6.
MEANS REPAIR & REMODELING COST DATA.
TH5280 .H36 1996.
HANDBOOK OF TEMPORARY STRUCTURES IN CONSTRUCTION : ENGINEERING STANDARDS, DESIGNS, PRACTICES, AND PROCEDURES / ROBERT T. RATAY, EDITOR IN CHIEF.
TK435 .M42.
MEANS ELECTRICAL COST DATA. Finding Web sites See Tips for using Web search engines
Besides using one of the many Web search engines (some good ones are available as links from the OIT Librarys Web search engine page), there are other ways to identify higher-quality websites on your topic.
Use NETFIRST, a Web catalog containing records for selected websites. You can do a keyword search on your specific topic and retrieve a set of links to related sites.
Use the Internet Scout Report Archives to identify sites screened for quality and cataloged as part of the Internet Scout Project.
These are some sites providing search capability or links with information on civil engineering:
American Society of Civil Engineers
The Civil Engineering Virtual Library
iCivilEngineer
Civil Engineering Resources on the Internet via ICE
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