Civil Engineering Design

Delaware Technical & Community College Libraries

Civil Engineering Design

Subject Guide

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LIBRARY CATALOG

The Delaware Library Catalog is the library's online catalog, and will help you search for books, periodicals, pamphlets and audiovisual materials. If you want to limit your search to items located at a specific Delaware Tech campus library only, use the drop down menu for "library" and select that campus library.

You can search the Delaware Library Catalog using a title or author's name if you have that information. If not, you can search using a keyword or subject heading. In a keyword search, type a word or phrase in the search box and click on the "search" button. The catalog will look for that word or phrase somewhere in an item's title or subject content. In a subject search, type a word or phrase in the search box and select "subject" from the drop down menu and then click search. The catalog will look for that word or phrase in the list of subject headings related to the item. Some examples of subject headings are listed below.

Architectural drawing and design		Blueprints
Building construction		Building estimates
Building materials		Building sites
Buildings--Specifications		Civil Engineering
Computer-aided design		Construction contracts
Mechanical drawing		Roads--Design and construction
Surveying		Topographical drawing

Additional subject headings may be found on the screen with detailed information about a specific title.

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CALL NUMBERS

Browsing the shelves in your library's Reference and Nonfiction (Circulating) Collections can also lead you to books you may not otherwise find. The main call numbers for materials on or related to civil engineering design are:

NA 2695 - NA 2793		Architectural drawing and design
TH 145 - TH 845		Building
TA 1 - TA 2140		Civil engineering
QA 75.5 - QA 76.765		Computer software
TH 145 - TH 435		Cost estimating
TA 183 & TE 1 - TE 450		Engineering - estimates
GA 125 - GA 155		Highway engineering. Roads and pavements
TA 501 - TA 625		Map drawing
TK		Surveying

PERIODICALS AND DATABASES

You can find additional information on a topic by researching articles in periodicals, e.g. journals, magazines or newspapers. To find an article you will look up a specific topic in an online database. Delaware Tech's online databases can be found on the Online Databases page.

Typically, an online database will allow you to search for your topic by typing a keyword or phrase, e.g. civil engineering. The results from your search will display in a list of articles related to your topic. You will have access to the entire article online if there is a "Full Text" icon. If you find an article using an online database, keep in mind that these are actual periodical articles, not web sites.

If an article you want is not available in hardcopy format in the library or full-text online, consult with the librarian about requesting it via interlibrary loan.

The online databases listed below may be used to locate articles on or related to civil engineering. Use subject headings such as those used in searching the library catalog to locate articles on civil engineering in these databases.

EBSCOhost - Select Academic Search Premier, MasterFILE Premier and/or Business Source Elite.

FirstSearch - Select Business & Economics and/or Engineering & Technology databases.

LexisNexis - Provides full-text documents for news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications.

ProQuest Direct - Provides newspaper abstracts and articles (New York Times, Wall Street Journal and more.)

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WEB RESOURCES

DTCC Recommended Websites for Civil Engineering

American Institute of Architects

American Society of Civil Engineers

Civil Engineering Forum for Innovation (CEFI)

CSI Net: The Construction Specifications Institute

STUDENT RESOURCES

Subject Guides from Other Institutions/Websites -- this link can provide you with additional research assistance.

Best Search Tools Chart -- another option is to click on this link which is accessible from the Student Resources page (under "Miscellaneous"). This will lead you to a listing of search engines and directories. Choose one to begin searching the World Wide Web.

Criteria for Web Page Evaluation -- ask the library staff for a copy of this handout to help you evaluate the websites you find.

APA Citation Style Guide

RELATED SUBJECT GUIDES

There are other subject guides that you may find useful in conjunction with this one. You may request the following from a librarian:

Architectural Engineering Technology

Architectural Studies

For additional assistance in your research, please consult the Librarian.

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