The University of Kansas Libraries

Ask a Librarian
Bookmark and Share

Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering

Subject Librarian

Keith Russell
krussell@ku.edu

Other Subjects

Starting Points

Databases

  • AccessScience features fully searchable content from McGraw-Hill's Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 10th Edition which provides authoritative articles in all major areas of science and technology. Its continuously updated content also includes definitions of scientific and technical terms, illustrations and graphics, bibliographies, biographies, news, and videos. (Restricted to 1 simultaneous user.)
  • Contains citations and abstracts to ASCE journals, conference proceedings, books, standards, manuals, magazines, and newsletter.
  • Compendex is a comprehensive interdisciplinary engineering database referencing engineering journals and conference materials.
  • Earthquake Engineering Abstracts (EEA) provides comprehensive coverage of earthquake engineering and earthquake hazard mitigation. EEA is currently comprised of full citations and abstracts from 1971 forward, plus several hundred earlier classic papers and reports. EEA includes journal articles of all major journals that publish significant earthquake engineering research; proceedings abstracts of conferences and major meetings in earthquake …
  • Provides indexing and abstracts to the journal literature in the area of environmental policy and studies. The database covers applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, environmental law, geography, marine & freshwater resources, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. Formerly called: Environmental issues & policy index.
  • Ergonomics Abstracts, an international abstracting service spanning the world of ergonomics and human factors, covers the literature of mainstream ergonomics as well as related material from psychology, physiology, biomechanics, job design, human-computer interaction, safety science, human engineering, medicine, occupational health, sport and transport. Includes over 119,500 records dating from 1997-present.
  • Indexes and abstracts the world's literature in geology and the geosciences. GeoRef covers the geology of North America since 1785 and the geology of the rest of the world since 1933. Indexes journals, books, maps, reports, most U.S. Geological Survey publications, and U.S. and Canadian master's theses and doctoral dissertations. A database of the American Geological Institute.
  • Full text of association and society journals in geology and related geosciences beginning with the year 2000. The journals may be searched individually or in sets of particular interest, and the GeoRef database may also be included in a search if desired.
  • Electronic full-text of journals and books on the Earth sciences that have been published by the Geological Society of London. Specifically, the Journal of the Geological Society, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis Online, Geological Society Special Publication series, Engineering Geology Special Publication series, and Geological Society Memoirs.
  • Provides indexing and abstracts to technical reports from both U.S. and non-U.S. sponsored research. Compiled by the U.S. National Technical Information Service, the database covers topics in the sciences, engineering, business, and social sciences. Reports received since 1997 are available as downloadable PDF files. Publications under 20 pages are free.
  • OnePetro (expands SPE eLibrary significantly): This database provides access to technical literature on oil and gas exploration and production produced by nine or more organizations, including the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and the American Petroleum Institute (API). Some content from some of the organizations covers other topics, including energy, corrosion, and road and subway tunnels. SPE manages the database. Content from at …
  • Indexes and abstracts citations in research journals across the disciplinary spectrum. Online version of: Arts and humanities citation index (1975-present); Science citation index (1900-present); and Social sciences citation index (1956-present).