Scholar Zone

KNOW HOW
(5Ws+H)


I. Academic Databases

Scirus
is the most comprehensive scientific research tool on the web. With over 575 million scientific items indexed at last count, it allows researchers to search for not only journal content but also scientists' homepages, courseware, pre-print server material, patents and institutional repository and website information. Recently added: Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press
http://www.scirus.com/


Science Direct (Journals)

imageScienceDirect's extensive and unique full-text collection covers authoritative titles from the core scientific literature, including high-impact factor titles such as THE LANCET, Cell and Tetrahedron. More than 2,400 journals and around eight million full-text articles are currently available online.In addition, the Backfiles program offers the ability to search a historical archive of over 6.75 million articles directly from your desktop, back to Volume 1, Issue 1. The collections contain four million articles prior to 1995, and 2.75 million articles from after 1994.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/


Springer (Journals)

imageThe SpringerLink Online Journal collection includes more than 1,250 peer-reviewed journals. Through the Online Archives Collection almost every journal is available online from Volume I, Issue I. Springer organizes the Online Journals into fully indexed, fully searchable Subject Collections covering 11 subject and 2 international collections

 

SCOPUS

imageScopus is the largest abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources. Quick, easy and comprehensive, Scopus provides superior support of the literature research process. Users can spend less time mastering databases and more time on research. It's the easiest way to find relevant results fast. Scopus Updated daily, covers 29 million abstracts of over 15,000 peer-reviewed titles from more than 4,000 publishers, 265 million references and 265 million quality web pages.

 

SAGE Premier

imageSAGE Premier offers access to all SAGE journals. SAGE Premier content includes high-impact, must-have research journals published on behalf of more than 245 scholarly and professional societies. SAGE journals cover a wide range of subject Areas, including business, humanities, social science, and science, technology, and Medicine, allowing libraries to support the varied teaching and research needs of their students and faculty.

 

IEEE

imageIEEE Proceedings Order Plan (POP). Unlimited full-text online access to the core online collection of IEEE-published conference proceedings 125 current annual conferences with a backfile to 2005 in topics such as: Nuclear Science, Optics, Power Systems, Radiology, Remote Sensing, Software Design, Storage Systems, Transportation, Web Applications, Wireless, Acoustics, Aerospace, Biotechnology, Biometrics, Communications, Computer Hardware, Energy, Geoscience, Information Technology, Information Systems, Materials.


Compendex
Hosted on Engineering Village, Compendex is a comprehensive interdisciplinary engineering database referencing 5,000 engineering journals and conference materials from 1800's to present.


ASCE Civil Engineering Database
Journals published by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). ASCE Journals are the premier source of technical information for the civil engineering profession and form the core collection in the field. The online journal archive contains over 28,000 articles, more than 300,000 pages, published since 1990.



Web of Science
Web of Science is the online version of the Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index and the Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Users can search 8,500 international research journals in the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. The Web of Science also provides cited reference searching.


ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
The collection contains environmental science related full-text articles, granular access to figures and tables within articles, environmental impact statements, and the entire range of bibliographic records from Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management (ESPM). ESPM provides unparalleled and comprehensive coverage of the environmental sciences drawn from over 10,000 serials including scientific journals, conference proceedings, reports, monographs, books and government publications.



ICONDA
ICONDA is the International Council for Building Research's International Construction Database, which provides bibliographic references with abstracts to articles published worldwide in journals and series, books, conference proceedings, reports and theses covering building construction, civil engineering, architecture, and town planning.



ASTM Standards Source Online
Access to the ASTM International collection of current or active technical standards for materials, products, systems, and services through 'MyStandards'. Access to some full text papers, journals, manuals through 'MyDigital Library'.



ASFA 3:Aquatic Pollution and Environmental Quality
ASFA 3 covers research and policy on the contamination of oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, and estuaries. ASFA 3 contains information for specialists who deal in any capacity with aquatic environments and marine pollution problems, including biologists, oceanographers, limnologists, environmental engineers and scientists, industrial engineers, waste managers, corporate regulatory affairs managers, and government officials.


Design Codes and Standards

CSA Standards
This website is your portal to the entire collection of CSA's standards and standard-related documents. Every document is available in Adobe Acrobat format so it can be viewed right in your Internet browser window. Documents can be printed for reference – everything you need! The service also includes available French language versions of standards and access to CSA's Standards archives, for the current version of standards in your library collection.


Ontario Building Code 2006
http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/regs/english/elaws_regs_060350_e.htm
Ontario Building Code 2012
http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/source/regs/english/2012/elaws_src_regs_r12332_e.htm


American Concrete Institute  (ACI)
http://www.concrete.org/PUBS/newpubs/mcp2013contents.htm
The complete PDF files for MCP04 is available through this website
http://civilwares.free.fr/ACI/MCP04/



TRID is a newly integrated database that combines the records from TRB's Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) Database and the OECD's Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation (ITRD) Database. TRID provides access to over 900,000 records of transportation research worldwide. http://trid.trb.org/
American Concrete Institute
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Water Works Association (Dedicated to Safe Drinking Water)
Bridge Engineering Home Page
Canadian Building Digests
Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
The Civil Engineer (A center for Integrating Information on Civil Engineering)
Civil Engineering Database
Construction Information Sources
Construction Technology Updates (Institute for Research in Construction)
Digital Bridges (Lehigh University - bridges of the 19th century)
Institute for Research in Construction
ICARIS (Integrated CAD Research Information System)
Material Safety Data Sheets
Registry of Product Evaluations (Canadian Construction Materials Centre)
Ultimate Civil Engineering Directory
US Transportation Research Board
Volcano World
Water Resources of the United States
WINDandSEA: the Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
World Housing Encyclopedia (The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute)

Interactive Calculators for Transportation from Wolfram|Alpha





II. Academic Research Share Points

Research Gate

Academia
Academia.edu helps academics follow the latest research.
http://academia.edu/

ResearchGate
ResearchGate is a network dedicated to science and research. Connect, collaborate and discover scientific publications, jobs and conferences. All for free.
www.researchgate.net

Figshare
Get credit for your research. Free gate to share research
figshare.com

Google Scholar
Provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles.
scholar.google.ca  

Microsoft Academic Research
Find information about academic papers, authors, conferences, journals, and organizations from multiple sources. 
academic.research.microsoft.com 


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Open Digital Libraries

Digital Common Ryerson
http://digitalcommons.ryerson.ca/

VirginiaTech Digital Library
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/browse/


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Civil Engineering Resources:

Ryerson University
http://library.ryerson.ca/
Concrete Research Letters
http://www.issres.net/journal/index.php/crl/index
Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering
http://www.ejse.org/
Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/journal/cjce
American Society of Civil Engineers
http://www.asce.org/
Scirus
http://www.scirus.com/
Virginia Tech
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/browse/
Dissertation & Thesis
http://www.dissertationsandthesis.com/
Engineering Village
http://www.engineeringvillage2.org/
Scopus
http://www.scopus.com/home.url
Science Direct
http://sciencedirect.com/
Scholar Search Engine
http://www.scholarsearchengines.com/
Toronto Public Library
http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/
University of Toronto Libraries
http://www.library.utoronto.ca/
Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.ca/
Springer
http://www.springer.com/
ASTM
http://www.astm.org/
CSA
http://www.csa.ca/cm/ca/en/home
ACI
https://www.concrete.org/general/home.asp
AISC
http://www.aisc.org/
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
http://www.pci.org/intro.cfm
Post Tensioning Institute
http://www.post-tensioning.org/
Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI)
http://www.crsi.org/
The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction
http://www.cisc-icca.ca/
Cement Association of Canada
http://www.cement.ca/
Transportation Research Board
http://www.trb.org/
FHWA
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/
Transportation Association of Canada
http://www.tac-atc.ca/
Journals
http://www.tenlinks.com/engineering/civil/reference/publications/journals.htm
Journal of Civil and Structural Engineering
http://www.ipublishing.co.in/jcsindex.html
Academic Journals
http://www.academicjournals.org/
Directory of Open Access Journals
http://www.doaj.org/





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Civil Engineering Online Courses:

MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering Open Course Materials in PDF and Video for all undergraduate courses. Teach yourself at anytime.
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/civil-and-environmental-engineering/index.htm



III. Academic Courses

MIT Courses by Department

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