L I B R A R Y

CIVIL ENGINEERING RESOURCES

REFERENCE
BOOKS
MEDIA
DATABASES
JOURNALS
WEBSITES
OTHER
OSU LINKS

This guide identifies resources in the field of Civil Engineering. This guide is meant to be a starting point for research and is not comprehensive. Please contact a Librarian if you need assistance in finding information.

You must login to the OSU-Tulsa Website (Click on Off-Campus Access) in order to view the following Databases, Journals and Electronic Books. To view NetLibrary Ebooks remotely you must set up an account in the Library.

REFERENCE

Reference books are good sources to find an overview of your topic, a definition of a term, a fact or a statistic.

Almanacs

Unavailable

Atlases

Unavailable

Bibliographies

Unavailable

Biography

Between East and West: Life on the Burma Road, the Tibetan Highway , the Ho Chi Minh Trail, and in the United States NetLibrary EBook

Biography & Genealogy Index Database

Biography Resource Center Database

Century in the Works: Freese and Nichols Consulting Engineers, 1894-1994 NetLibrary EBook

Karl Terzaghi: the Engineer as Artist
Circulation TA140 .T36 G66

Book Reviews

Book Review Index Online Plus Database

Books In Print with Reviews Database

Factiva Database
New York Times Book Review.

Dictionaries / Encyclopedias

Contractors' Dictionary of Equipment, Tools, and Techniques: for Civil Engineering, Construction, Forestry, Open-pit Mining, and Public Works
Reference TA9 .W43

Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms
Circulation TA505 .D33

Dictionary of Environmental & Civil Engineering
Reference TD9 .W43

Dictionary of Materials and Manufacturing
Reference TA402 .D53

 Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia Website
Online article about Civil Engineering

Directories

Unavailable

Handbooks

Civil Engineering Handbook
Reference TA151 .C57

Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam
Circulation TA159 .L53

Civil Engineer's Illustrated Sourcebook
Circulation TA151 .P33

Earthquake Engineering Handbook
Circulation TA654.6 .E374

Field Engineer's Manual
Circulation TA151 .P35

Geotechnical Engineering Handbook
Circulation TA775 .G6913

Handbook of Hydraulic Engineering
Circulation TC145 .L3813

Land Development for Civil Engineers
Circulation TA151 .D56

Management of Water Treatment Plant Residuals: Technology Transfer Handbook
Circulation TD899 .W3 M36

Quality in the Constructed Project: a Guide for Owners, Designers, and Constructors
Circulation TA190 .A54

Site Calculations Pocket Reference
Circulation TH375 .H365

Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers
Reference TA151 .S8

Transportation Systems Planning: Methods and Applications
Circulation HE193 .T733

Statistics

Degrees of Belief: Subjective Probability and Engineering Judgment
Circulation TA340 .V53

Handbook of Statistical Methods for Engineers and Scientists
Circulation TA340 .H34

 Probability and Statistics in Civil Engineering: an Introduction
Circulation TA640.2 .S55

 Reliability and Statistics in Geotechnical Engineering
Circulation TA705 .B25

Statistical Abstract of the United States Website
and Reference HA202 .S82

Statistical Distributions in Engineering
Circulation TA340 .B87

Statistical Universe Database

Style Manuals

APA's Web Guide to Electronic Reference Formats Website

Chicago Manual of Style
Reference PN147 .C44

MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing
Reference PN147 .G444

Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
Reference PN147 .T8

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
 Reference and Circulation PN147 .P83

Yearbooks

Unavailable

BOOKS

Books, videos, and dvds can be found in the OSU-Tulsa Library Catalog by author, title, keyword, or subject heading. Keyword searching allows you to AND terms together to produce a more focused list of available books.

You may want to check the Library of Congress Subject Headings Reference Z695 .Z8 L524 for a comprehensive list of terms to search in the Online Catalog.

Once you have identified a book you want, note the location and entire call number to identify where the book is located in the Library.

We also have approximately 40,000 full-text electronic books. These can be found through the Catalog or by going to the Library Website and clicking on Books and Electronic Book Collections. To view NetLibrary Ebooks remotely, you must set up an account in the Library.

Books In Print with Reviews Database - This is a database of books that are currently In-Print. Out-of-print books are noted as well. It is a good source to verify bibliographic information and to see what books have been published on a specific subject.

WorldCat  Database Database - This is a database of books cataloged by libraries worldwide. It is a good source to verify bibliographic information, to see what books have been published on a specific subject and to see what libraries own them.

MEDIA

Videos / DVDS
Building Hong Kong's Airport (Video)
Media TL726.7.C62 E98 2003
Why the Towers Fell (Video)
Media NA6233.N5 W49 2002
Engineering "Making it Work" (Video)
Media TA159 .E52 1992
World Trade Center (Video)
Media NA6233.N5 W67 2002

DATABASES
A full-text database provides full-text access to periodical, journal, and magazine articles. In most case all you need to do is print out the article. From the Library Webpage, click on Journals and then click on General or a Broad Subject. Each database is designed so that you can usually search by keyword, subject, author, title or article, and/or title or the periodical. You also can limit by date as well as other parameters.

An index database provides a citation to the article, i.e. title of article, author, journal title, volume and issue number, page number, and date. You should check other databases for possible full-text coverage. You may need to consult the Catalog or Journals by Title to determine if the journal is owned by OSU-Tulsa Library in paper or microfiche.

SPECIALIZED
GENERAL
Engineering Village 2 Index
Access point to Compendex, a comprehensive interdisciplinary engineering citation index, and Scirus, a science-specific search engine to the Internet. 		Academic Search Elite Selective Full-Text
Environment Universe Index and Full-Text
Access point to Environmental Abstracts citation index and separate Full-Text access to Codes & Regulations, Case Law & Agency Actions, Waste & Materials, and News, Journals & Commentary. 		Dissertations and Theses Selective Full-Text
Kluwer Online Selective Full-Text

Expanded Academic ASAP Selective Full-Text
Knovel Full-Text
Access to science and engineering books and databases. 		Facts On File Full-Text
Military Library FullText MAS FullTEXT Ultra Selective Full-Text
Science Direct Full-Text Reference Universe Database
Web of Knowledge Index Research Library Selective Full-Text
Wiley InterScience Full-Text TVNews Archive Selective Full-Text

JOURNALS

Journals are considered to be more scholarly in focus than magazines and are often peer-reviewed. They may be available electronically full-text, in print, in microfiche or in any combination of these three formats. The following list of journals is only a selective list of available titles. Note that the dates of electronic journals are subject to change due to publisher and database vendor availability. Dates of coverage for print and microfiche journals can be found in the OSU - Tulsa Library Catalog or Journals by Title.

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering Construction Weekly (Microfiche)
Civil engineering (New York, N.Y. 1983) Structural Engineering / Earthquake Engineering

WEBSITES

Specialized websites are excellent sources of information. Commercial, governmental, and nonprofit organizations, i.e. universities, associations, societies, libraries, etc. maintain websites. These websites provide an overview of the field, historical information, current trends, statistics, publish a newsletter or journal, identify recommended publications in the field, advertise workshops and conferences, provide information on career opportunities, and supply contact names, etc. Specialized websites are important in library research. The following websites have been evaluated and are recommended for use.

Air Force Civil Engineering Support Agency Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)
American Concrete Institute (ACI) Institute of Transportation Engineers
American Consulting Engineers Council Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) National Society of Black Engineers
ASCE Environmental & Water Resource Institute (EWRI) National Society of Professional Engineers
Applied Technology Council Sloan Career Cornerstone Center on Civil Engineering
Associated Soil and Foundation Engineers (ASFE) Society of Women Engineers
Chi Epsilon Honor Society
Civil Engineering Research Foundation (CERF)  

OTHER

SPECIALIZED
GENERAL
BUBL LINK Catalogue of Internet Resources Academic Universe Database
Civil & Structural Engineering Resource Web Librarian Index to the Internet Website
Civil Engineering Citation Guide
From the Colorado State University site. 		RefDesk Website
CivilEngineeringJobs.com
Jobs for Civil Engineers.		  
Civil Engineering Resources on the Internet
A GuideMe.com guide. 		 
Engineering Central
Jobs for Civil Engineers. 		 
Free Civil Engineering Software Demos  
iCivilEngineer.com
The Civil Engineering portal engineering professionals and students. 		 
hpcalc.org
Software for and information about programmable graphic calculators. 		 
Ultimate Civil Engineering Directory  

OSU LINKS

Chi Epsilon – OSU Chapter: Useful Links OSU Office of CEAT Student Services
Civil and Environmental Engineering – OSU Graduate Course Descriptions

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Oklahoma State University

Civil and Environmental Engineering – OSU Undergraduate Course Descriptions  

Questions or comments about the OSU-Tulsa Library Subject Guide? Contact the OSU-Tulsa Library Liaison:
R. D. Bell at rd.bell@okstate.edu
Last modified 2/28/2005