Spahr Engineering Library  http://www.lib.ku.edu/EngLib/

Library Catalog

§         Advanced Search ("Handbook" example)

§         My Account: Renew books online

§         Recalls & Requests: "Retrieve From Shelf Service."  Request delivery of books and print articles that are owned by KU (see “Request Materials,” below)

Information KU Libraries: Information Gateway: Databases by SubjectGateway: Databases: Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering

      General databases:

§         Compendex

5000 engineering journals, 1884 to present.

§         Web of Science

5900 science and engineering journals, 1983 to present.

Specialized databases

§         CE Civil Engineering Database

Index of all ASCE journals, conference proceedings, books, standards, manuals, magazines, and newspapers published since 1970.

§         Earthquake Engineering Abstracts.

Covers major journals that publish earthquake engineering research, conference proceedings, and abstracts of research monographs and technical reports including Earthquake Engineering Research Center Reports and Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center Reports, since 1971.

§         NTIS Database  

The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) agency site includes a searchable catalog of reports submitted to NTIS since 1990.  Many records now include free links to the full-text publication on an agency's web site.

E-journals

Title search  (example: Journal of Structural Engineering)

Browse e-journal titles by subject

§         Technology and Applied Sciences: Building and Construction

§         Technology and Applied Sciences: Engineering: Civil Engineering

§         Technology and Applied Sciences: Engineering: Engineering Mechanics and Materials

Browse by publishers and packages

§         Example: ASCE Civil Engineering Database (1995 to present)

§         Can also access ASCE online journals via CE Civil Engineering Database

Dissertations

§         Dissertations and Theses @ University of Kansas

Full text of KU dissertations published after1996 and theses after 2005. 

Example: SU(Engineering, Civil)

§         Dissertation Abstracts Online.   See ProQuest Dissertations and Theses.

§         ProQuest Dissertations and Theses.

Full text of dissertations completed at KU and 1,000 other schools published after1996. 

§         Spahr has printed KU engineering theses and dissertations from 1997 through 2005.  Earlier ones in Anschutz.

Request Materials

Retrieve From Shelf Service

Request books located in one KU Library location for pickup at Spahr or other KU Library location, usually within 3 weekdays.  Place these requests online via the Library Catalog from the record for the item wanted.

Copies of Articles from Print Journals in KU collections:
Use WebRetrieve to request PDF copies of articles from print journals held by the KU Libraries.  Usually delivered within three weekdays.

Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery

Use WebRetrieve to:

§         Request books, articles, and other library materials not available locally,

§         See the status of your requests,

§         View and download requested articles.

Loans received from other libraries through interlibrary loan may be picked up at the Service Desk in Spahr or other KU libraries, depending on your profile settings.

Users also may submit requests through the KULink feature in most databases.

Current Awareness

§         ASCE  E-mail Alerts

§         Compendex My Alerts

§         IngentaConnect Search Alerts

Select up to 50 journals and received tables of contents of each new issue by email.  Select up to 25 keywords and/or author names and receive matching article citations each week.  Covers 28,000 journals.

Web Portals & Directories

§         iCivilEngineer

“The Internet for Civil Engineers.”  Structural Engineering page.

§         GlobalSpec: The Engineering Web

§         Google Structural Engineering

Last updated January 31, 2007