This guide is intended as a 'starting point' for all students studying any aspect of environmental engineering.
Reference Books
- Environmental Engineering: principles and practice
- Environmental engineering: water, wastewater, soil, and groundwater treatment and remediation 6th ed
- Handbook of environmental engineering (2016)
- Water Resources Engineering; handbook of essential methods and design (2004)
- Advances in water resources engineering (2015)
Web Guides
- efunda - "the ultimate online reference source for engineers"
Databases
- ASCE Research Library
- Ei Engineering Village (includes GEOBASE, GeoRef, Compendex)
- Environment Index
- IEEE Xplore Digital Library
- Scopus
- SpringerLink Journals
- TRID Transportation Research
- Web of Science
Use Summon, a one-search tool, to quickly find journal articles on any topic. It searches across most of the library databases, simultaneoulsy. Remember to refine your search by options dispalyed on the left panel of the search results screen.
- CRCnetBase
- Knovel Library
- MyiLibrary
- National Academies Press eBooks
- Safari Books Online
- Scholars Portal Books
- Springer eBooks
- Taylor & Francis eBooks
General Guide for Accessing ebook collections - explains downloading options & digital rights management (DRM)
Search the Library Catalogue to find books. See the guide Keyword and Advanced Keyword Searching for tips and techniques on searching.
Books & Guides
- Learning to communicate in science and engineering (2010)
- CSE Citation Style guide for Science
- Engineering Communication
- Science Writing Tips
- Style and ethics of communication in science and engineering (2009)
- The essentials of technical communication (2015)
- Writing in Engineering (Purdue online writing lab)
Services
- Citation Management Clinics
- Writing Services (4th floor of the library)
