The major indexes and abstracting services are available in electronic form, giving the flexibility of searching by keyword, the option of downloading or transferring records by email, links to the full text in some cases and access from outside the Library. Large journal publishers such as Wiley, Academic Press, Elsevier and technical societies offer electronic indexes to their own publications.

The Library retains a few specialised indexes and abstracting services in print form in the Reference Collection. These services are arranged usually by broad subject categories, and have indexes to authors and subjects.

Ei CompendexWeb. 1970-
Compendex is available through Engineering Village 2 which gives access to Compendex, Compendex: Last 2 weeks,Website Abstracts.
EV2 has two search modes, Quick Search (the default screen) and Expert Search.
Use Expert Search in most cases, this allows you to control the search, and is more suitable for a literature search.

For earlier material see
Engineering index. 1884-1988.
Microfilm and Reference collection 620.005 E5
Arranged alphabetically by broad subject headings, with author and subject indexes.
It is important to read the cross-references under subject headings to other headings and sub-headings where material may be found. If you can't find what you need please check with the Engineering Librarian before giving up!

CEDB: Civil Engineering DataBase 1973-
The ASCE index to its journal articles, conference papers, manuals and reports. The Library subscribes to all of the ASCE journals, with electronic full text available for articles published from 1999.

Use the Full Text bar for your search terms

Use Boolean operators, and an asterisk * for trucation, to improve your search strategy
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The result list will display only the most recent 100 titles; to view the rest of the results, amend your search strategy by choosing a date range or adding more subject terms.
Click on a title to get the full record, including links to full text where applicable.
Scroll down the record to the Keyword Terms and select a term, to retrieve other titles which share that subject.

For earlier ASCE material see
Index to ASCE publications. 1930/59-
Reference collection 620.6 A51i

Other databases covering science and technology may be useful for civil and environmental engineering

Applied science & technology index 1983-
print version 1958-1996 in Reference collection 605 A65

British technology index. 1962-80.
Reference collection 605 C975
continued by

Current technology index. 1981-1995
Reference collection 605 C976
Covers British technical journals.

Institution of Engineers, Australia. Author and subject index of publications. 1920-1968, 1975-8.
Reference collection 620.6 I59a
continued by

ENGINE: Australian engineering database 1980-
Provides an index to journal articles and conference papers published or sponsored by the Institution of Engineers, Australia.

Government reports announcements and index 1960-1996
Reference collection 505 G715
continued in
NTIS 1960-
Online database, see the Engineering Librarian for access and costs.
Lists reports resulting from US government-sponsored research projects. Topics include Building Industry Technology; Civil Engineering; Environmental Pollution & Control; Hydrology & limnology; Natural resource management; Problem-Solving Information for State & Local Governments; Transportation; Underwater construction & habitats; Urban & Regional Technology & Development.
These reports are not held in the Barr Smith Library but are readily available through Inter-Library Loans.

Specialised indexes for aspects of civil and environmental engineering.

Building & Construction

Concrete abstracts 1977-
Reference collection 624.183405 C744

Construction references 1970-1990
Reference collection 690.05 C758

ICONDA 1976-
Online database, see the Engineering Librarian for access and costs.
International construction database, collecting references from building research centres in many countries.

International building services abstracts 1978-
Reference collection 697.05 I61

RSWB. 1976-
Online database, see the Engineering Librarian for access and costs.
Raumordnung, Staedebau, Wohnungswesen, Bauwesen provides access to European and North American literature on civil engineering, building construction, housing, urban and regional planning.

Also useful may be the Architecture databases -
ARCH: Australian architecture database 1980-

AVE:Avery index to architectural periodicals 1880-

Applications of Computing in civil and environmental engineering

ACM digital library 1985-

CompuMath Citation index 1976-2000
Reference collection
A citation index covering applied mathematics, computer science, operations research and automation.
continued in
Web of Science citation database 1980-

Computing reviews 1960-2000
Reference collection 004.05 C73836
continued in
ACM electronic guide to computing literature 1980-

INSPEC. 1969-
The major international index covering all aspects of physics, electrical engineering, electronics, computing and control, from journal articles, conference papers, research reports, patents, books.

Applications of mathematics in civil and environmental engineering

The major English-language index is
Mathematical reviews 1940-1997
Reference collection 510.5 Z5
From the American Mathematical Society, an international coverage of all aspects of mathematics and its applications. For many years the abstracts presented critical reviews of papers.
Arranged by the AMS(MOS) classification system, the sections of particular relevance are 60, Probability and stochastic processes; 65, Numerical analysis; 68, Artificial intelligence; 73, Mechanics of solids; 76, Fluid mechanics; 90C, Operations research.
continued as
MathSciNet. 1940-

International abstracts in operations research 1961-1999
Reference collection 658.05 I61
In three sections covering processes (modelling of operations common to various enterprises); applications (emphasis on models specific to certain areas); and technique (theory, techniques and solutions).

Statistical theory and method abstracts 1964-
Reference collection 310.5 S79
Covers probability and statistics and their applications. See section 14:010, Geostatistics and physical sciences; section 14:060, Ecology and environmental statistics; section 14:120, Engineering.

Zentralblatt fur Mathematik (Mathematics abstracts) 1931-1996
Main collection 510.5 Z5
Arranged by the AMS(MOS) classification system. Has author and subject indexes.

Environmental Engineering

For Australian material and topics see -

STREAMLINE 1982-
Indexes information on water and the environment from Australian sources or about Australian conditions. STREAMLINE is available on the Engineering & Applied Science database service and the Heritage & Environment database service. Use the same search techniques as for ENGINE.

AESIS: Australian Earth Sciences Information Service 1976-2001
Australian earth sciences information service covers Australian generated, published and unpublished material, and material on Australia from non-Australian sources on groundwater, hydrogeology, rivers and coastal engineering. Use the same search techniques as for ENGINE.

CSIRO index. 1952-1986.
Reference collection 506 A93cs
Covers Australian and overseas documents relating to CSIRO research including the work of the Division of Water Resources. From 1987 CSIRO index is available only as an on-line database. The State Library can provide access to this service which is not available through the Barr Smith Library.

ENGINE Australian engineering database. 1980-
Provides an index to journal articles and conference papers published or sponsored by the Institution of Engineers, Australia, and its State Divisions.

For an international coverage see -

SciFinder Scholar (Chemical abstracts) 1907-
Covers chemical and physical properties of natural waters, water treatment for domestic and industrial purposes; treatment and disposal of municipal and industrial wastes.
Available in the Barr Smith Library on workstation 336 only. For access from outside the Library follow the link from the Catalogue record for the installation of software.
Printed version, 1907-1999 at Reference collection 540.6 A51.

Civil engineering hydraulics abstracts 1968-1990
Reference collection 627.05 C582
continued in
Fluid abstracts: civil engineering 1991-1999
Reference collection 627.05 C582.2
Provides an international coverage of the literature for flow in streams, rivers, coastal and ocean waters. Includes hydraulics, coastal engineering, sewage operations and water supply.

Applied mechanics reviews. 1948-2000
Reference collection 620.105 A6525
Provides critical reviews of the literature. Section V, Mechanics of Fluids, includes hydraulics, flow (pipe, channel); Section VII, Earth Sciences, includes hydrology, oceanology.

GeoBase 1980-
The major geographical database, including streamflow & basin hydrology, channel hydraulics, surface water quality, groundwater processes and water resources. Use the same search techniques as for ENGINE.

GeoRef 1933-
Covers hydrogeology, hydrology, and environmental geology. Use the same search techniques as for ENGINE. In addition, use the Thesaurus to find alternative terms for search concepts.

Water Resources Abstracts 1967-
The major index for all aspects of water, sewerage and wastewater.
At the Alphabetical List of IDS Databases select Earth & Environmental Sciences, then Water Resources Abstracts only or add ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality by clicking on the box to the left of each database name.

Geotechnical engineering

AESIS: Australian Earth Sciences Information Service 1976-
Covers Australian generated, published and unpublished material, and material on Australia from non-Australian sources. Includes engineering geology, foundations, site investigation, soil mechanics, soils, bearing capacity, expansive soils, earth dams, etc. Use the same search techniques as for ENGINE.

Applied mechanics reviews. 1948-1999
Reference collection 620.105 A6525
Provides critical reviews of the literature. Section IV, Mechanics of Solids, includes soil mechanics and rock mechanics; Section VII, Earth Sciences, includes geomechanics, earthquake mechanics, porous media.

GeoRef 1933-
Provides an international coverage of engineering geology. Use the same search techniques as for ENGINE. In addition, Georef has a useful Thesaurus to find alternative terms for search concepts.

Geotechnical abstracts. 1970-1993.
Reference collection 624.1505 G352
An international coverage of the literature of site investigation; soil and rock mechanics; design, construction and behaviour of engineering works; construction methods and equipment.

Structural engineering

Abstract journal in earthquake engineering. 1971-1996
Reference collection 624.176205 A164
A international coverage of the literature about earthquake resistant design and construction. continued in
Earthquake Engineering Abstracts 1971-
An index to some 70,000 references from the Library of the US National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering.
Type individual words or phrases in the Keywords: search box. Click the button marked AND or OR to operate between the words you enter in a search box. Do not type 'and' or 'or' in the box with your search terms. The default search between search boxes is AND. Alter this as necessary.
A maximum of 200 records is retrieved for a search. Add more search terms to reduce the size of your answer set.
For truncation, type [~] before the search term. The system offers a phonetic, sounds-like search for authorís surname, to use this, type @ before the name.

Applied mechanics reviews. 1948-1999
Reference collection 620.105 A6525
Provides critical reviews of the literature. Section II, Dynamics and Vibration includes vibrations of structures and structural elements; Section IV, Mechanics of Solids includes elasticity, beams, plates, shells, membranes, strucures and structural stability.

Concrete abstracts 1977-
Reference collection 624.183405 C744
Covers all aspects of concrete as a material, in design, construction, research

Construction references 1970-1990
Reference collection 690.05 C758
Provides a broad coverage of the literature, including design, materials, construction methods, costing and contracts. Includes CSIRO publications.

CSIRO index. 1952-1986.
Reference collection 506 A93cs
Covers Australian and overseas documents relating to CSIRO research.
continued in
BUILD 1985-
From the CSIRO Division of Building Construction & Engineering, BUILD covers design, materials, life-cycle costs and energy and environmental aspects of buildings. Use the same search techniques as for ENGINE.

ICONDA 1976-
Online database, see the Engineering Librarian for access and costs.
International construction database, collecting references from building research centres in many countries.

Industrial aerodynamics abstracts 1970-1990
Reference collection 533.6205 I42
Includes aerodynamics of surface structures such as buildings, bridges, chimneys, antennas.

NED: Newcastle Earthquake Database 1989
NED on the engineering & applied science database service, provides information on engineering aspects of the Newcastle earthquake of 1989. Use the same search techniques as for ENGINE.

References to scientific literature on fire. 1944-1980.
Reference collection 628.9205 F522
continued in
Fire science abstracts 1981-1985
Reference collection 628.9205 F323
continued in
Fire information bulletin:a monthly current awareness service from the Fire Research Station Library. 1994-
Reference collection 628.9205 F323
Includes design for fire protection, and fire resistance of materials.

Transportation

ROAD: Australian Road Research Board database 1976-
Indexes articles, papers, research reports from Australian sources or from overseas relevant to Australian conditions. Includes design, economics, engineering, environmental and social issues. Use the same search techniques as for ENGINE.

TRIS: Transportation Research Information Service. 1966 -
An international index to all aspects of transportation.

Urban transport; an annotated international bibliography. 1997.
Reference collection 388.4016 M192u
Mainly economic, social, political and legal aspects.

A number of Multidisciplinary indexes include civil and environmental engineering, some of these may be useful for your topic -

ArticleFirst 1990-

Current Contents latest 4 years

DISS: Dissertation abstracts 1861-
Indexes higher degree theses, primarily from universities in the United States and Canada. Copies of the dissertations can be purchased from University Microfilms. Their Dissertation Express service aims to provide a photocopy within a month. See the Engineering Librarian, Kay Leverett if you need a copy of a thesis

Academic search elite

Lexis-Nexis

Expanded academic index 1980-
Indexes over 1500 English-language journals in the humanities, social sciences and science, with full text provided articles from about 500 journals.
The default search is keywords in entire article content, including full text. Use Boolean operators and the * asterisk as the truncation symbol to describe your search, without operators the system will search for words as a phrase. If your search result is large, select search for words in title, citation, abstract to restrict the set.
For display, Retrieval options offers Browser Print, Acrobat Reader or E-Mail Delivery.

Ingenta 1988-

Web of Science citation database 1980-

Databases from other disciplines which may be useful for civil and environmental engineering

Agriculture

AGRICOLA 1985-
From the U.S. National Agricultural Library covering all aspects of agriculture, including agricultural engineering; chemistry; life sciences; natural resources; plant diseases; insect pests and their control; forestry.

CAB Abstracts 1972-

Biology and ecology

Aquatic sciences and fisheries abstracts. 1971-
Reference collection 574.9205 A657
Pt. 3, Aquatic pollution & environmental quality, includes mechanical and natural environmental changes, conservation and management.
continued in part in
ASFA:aquatic pollution and environmental quality 1991-1997
Reference collection 574.9205 A657.3
continued in
ASFA3 1990-
On the Cambridge Scientific Abstracts database service, use the same access and search techniques as for Water resources abstracts.

ASFA: ocean technology, policy and living resources 1978-1998
Reference collection 574.9205 A657.2

Biological abstracts 1926-1994
Reference collection 570.5 B6
continued in
Biological abstracts on Compact Disc. 1980-
The major international indexing service for the life sciences. Use the same search techniques as for ENGINE. There are some additional search options, in particular use the Index or Thesaurus to get other ideas for search terms.
Each full record on Biological abstracts includes concept codes. You may use the concept codes to make your search more specific, for example,

type #2(set number) AND 10511 in cc
to restrict a subject search to engineering principles and methods.

Ecological abstracts 1974-1992
Reference collection 574.505 E181
An international coverage of ecological and environmental literature. Covers global, marine, terrestrial and freshwater ecology, pollution, nature conservation, restoration ecology.
continued in
Geobase 1980-
Use the same access and search techniques as for ENGINE.

Ecology abstracts 1980-1998
Reference collection 574.505 E194
Covers the interactions between microbes, plants, animals and their environments which are affected primarily by climate, water resources, soil and humans. Includes Ecology studies, Environmental degradation, Planning/Development, Pollution control, Riverbasins, and Wetlands.

ELIXIR 1990-

EVA 1987-

Wetlands of South Australia: a selective bibliography of their natural history. 1982.
Main collection 574.5263 W255w

Law

AGIS: Attorney General's Information Service 1975-
Use the same access and search techniques as for ENGINE.

Index to legal periodicals 1981-

Management

ABIX: Australasian Business Intelligence 1992- 1998
Electronic database machine 333

Business Australia ONDISK [date varies with individual publications]

Business source elite 1984-

Emerald fulltext 1989-

GIBLIN 1990-

International abstracts in operations research 1961-1999
Reference collection 658.05 I61

IREL: Australian industrial relations database 1983-

MEDGE: Management EDGE 1985-
Use the same access and search techniques as for ENGINE.

Operations research/Management science 1961-1999
Reference collection 658.05 O615

Quality control and applied statistics 1966-1999
Reference collection 658.505 Q2

If you are not getting the results you expect, please contact the Engineering Librarian, Kay Leverett.