Useful resources for civil engineeringInterdisciplinary DatabasesBusiness source complete (EBSCOhost) Subject coverage: all aspects of business including marketing, management, human resources, information systems, operations management, accounting, finance and economics.Emerald Insight Over 100 full text business journals. Subject coverage: accounting and finance, economics, human …
Business source complete (EBSCOhost)Subject coverage: all aspects of business including marketing, management, human resources, information systems, operations management, accounting, finance and economics.
Emerald InsightOver 100 full text business journals. Subject coverage: accounting and finance, economics, human resources, organisational behaviour, management and operations, marketing, strategy and entrepreneurship.
Gale databasesMajor database platform of nearly 30 databases. Subject coverage includes: business, arts and humanities, literary criticism, nursing and health, law, communications and mass media, education and science. Includes full text.
InformitSubject coverage includes politics and economics, legal, social and cultural affairs, mass media, aboriginal issues, health, family, business, engineering, agriculture, flora and fauna and environmental science.
ScienceDirect (Elsevier)Subject coverage: life and health sciences, nursing, physical sciences and engineering, computer science, social sciences and humanities, psychology, business and management.Note: Accessible titles need to have a symbol of green key/ green notes.
Springer linkSubject coverage: life sciences, chemistry, physics and astronomy, engineering, environmental and geosciences, computing, mathematics, medicine and economics.
Taylor & Francis ebooksIncludes all titles formerly included in CRCnetBASE. Subject coverage: engineering and technology, mathematics and statistics, chemistry, food science, computer science and information technology, physical, life, earth, environmental and health sciences, nursing and behavioural sciences.
Wiley online libraryProvides full text access to journals, reference works, books, and databases published by Wiley in all the science disciplines.
World scientificWorld Scientific Publishing is a leading independent publisher of academic and professional books.
Key Databases
Access Engineering (McGraw Hill)Engineering encyclopaedia. Subject coverage includes biomedical, chemical, civil, electrical, environmental, mechanical, materials and software engineering. Includes: Marks’ Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers (11th ed.), Perry’s Chemical Engineers Handbook (8th ed.), Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers (16th ed.). Number of concurrent users: 1.
Engineering collection (Informit)Includes journal articles and magazines, plus conference proceedings and reports from Engineers Australia and the Institute of Professional Engineers New Zealand.
GreenFILE (EBSCOhost)Subject coverage: human impact on the environment, global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling and environmental law.
ICE Current Engineering Journals CollectionIt includes the titles of the internationally respected ICE Proceedings collection, each focus on a sub-discipline of civil engineering.
IEEE XploreSubject coverage: electrical engineering and electronics, communications, computer engineering, computer science, information technology and telecommunications.
LearnTechLibSubject coverage: research developments and applications on all aspects of educational technology. Formerly called EdITLib.
Nature OnlineFull text access to Nature Online, Scientific American and journals from Nature Publishing.
NCC suite (Previously known as Building Code of Australia (BCA))Formerly called the Building Code of Australia (BCA). NCC volume one includes requirements for multi-residential, commercial, industrial and public buildings and structures. NCC volume two includes requirements for residential and non-habitable buildings and structures. NCC volume three includes requirements for plumbing and drainage for all classes of buildings. (Free) registration is required for access.
ProQuestcentral A major database platform of over 35 databases. Subject coverage includes: humanities, social sciences, education, health and medicine, science and technology, business and management.
ProQuest TelecommunicationsThe database is a resource for anyone researching the telecommunications industry or its technology.
Science Direct Full text articles from authoritative science and technology journals
Springer linkTo browse the engineering collections you can do a search within all contents or within Engineering.
Research Databases
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses A & ISubject coverage: business and economics, medical sciences, science and technology, agriculture, arts, humanities and social sciences.
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses OpenCollection of full text open access dissertations and theses from around the world. Subject coverage: business and economics, medical sciences, science and technology, agriculture, arts, humanities and social sciences.
ProQuest Research LibraryProQuest Research Library provides one-stop access to more than 4,000 periodicals from one of the broadest, most inclusive general reference databases ProQuest has to offer.
SageresearchmethodsA database of ebooks, journal articles and video that aims to help researchers design and conduct research projects, understand methods, identify new methods and write up results.
Scopus Major database covering all engineering disciplines
SocINDEX withfulltext (EBSCOhost)Subject coverage: social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history and theory, criminology, demography, ethnic and gender studies, marriage and family, political sociology, religion, rural and urban sociology, substance abuse and violence.
E-books
Books 24X7 Subjects covered include information technology, business and finance.
Ebook Central (ProQuest) Ebook database. Ebooks on a wide range of subjects from a wide range of publishers.
ICE Virtual Library Produced by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). Browse ICE Publishing’s internationally renowned to more than 1,000 ebooks to find the information you need.
IG Publishing IG Publishing is a spin-off company from iGroup Asia, the leading library information service provider in Asia.
Morgan & Claypool Serve the global research and development communities in science and technology.
Oxford Scholarship Online Provides full text of several hundred ebooks. Swinburne Sarawak subscribes to business and engineering collections.
VitalSource Bookshelf ebook platform that allows you to access course materials whenever and wherever you choose by using your laptop, desktop or mobile device. You can download texts directly or access them via your browser.
Press ReaderPressReader gives you unlimited access to thousands of magazines and newspapers from around the world so you can stay connected to the stories you love.
Standards and codes
NCC suite Formerly called the Building Code of Australia (BCA). NCC volume one includes requirements for multi-residential, commercial, industrial and public buildings and structures. NCC volume two includes requirements for residential and non-habitable buildings and structures. NCC volume three includes requirements for plumbing and drainage for all classes of buildings. (Free) registration is required for access
