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Resources for Civil Engineering

A guide to books, eBooks, journal articles, Internet resources and other material on the subject area of civil engineering.

Selected eBooks

A Life Constructed

Significant Changes to the International Building Code 2015

Advanced Research in Civil Engineering, Materials, Machinery and Applied Technologies

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Credo Reference

Credo Reference **
Full-text, online reference sources including dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographies, quotations, and bilingual dictionaries. Content pages also include news, images, and videos.

- Coverage: varies, updates vary
- Access: Received through LOUIS membership
- Vendor: Infobase
- Subjects: General, eBooks, Reference

Titles from the collection include:

Gale Virtual Reference Library

eBooks | Gale **
Full-text encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for most academic disciplines.

- Coverage: most current edition, updated regularly
- Access: Received through LOUIS membership
- Vendor: Gale
- Subjects: General, eBooks, Reference

Titles from the collection include:

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Search the Dupré Library Catalog to find print books, eBooks, periodical titles, and government documents.

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Books, eBooks, Journals, Magazines, Media, Government Documents, Microforms, and more.

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eBook Collection | EBSCO ** [see Note]
This collection may be accessed directly from any computer at UL and may be accessed off-campus. Just be sure to sign in with your CLID so that you may be recognized as a UL Lafayette user.

Each book is listed in the library's catalog. Click on the URL and a new window will take you to that title. All eBooks are in Adobe Digital Editions or PDF format. The entire UL collection may also be searched at the library's main website.

Need help checking out or downloading an eBook? See our Ebooks guide for help!

Credo Reference **
Full text, online reference sources including dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographies, quotations, and bilingual dictionaries. Content pages also include news, images, and videos.

Oxford Reference ** [see Note]
Full-text reference sources for most academic disciplines. Subscription includes access to English and bilingual dictionaries, thesauruses, quotations, maps, and much more.
* Note: Only one (1) user is allowed to use this resource at a time due to the licensing agreement with the database provider. Try again later if you experience access issues.

- Coverage: updated monthly
- Access: Purchased by Dupré Library in conjunction with LOUIS
- Vendor: Oxford University Press
- Subjects: General, Reference

Google Books
Searches the full-text of books and magazines.
- Books in the public domain are available in full-text online and can be downloaded for free.
- Books under copyright still appear in search results with snippets or a preview available.
- Books out of copyright generally have the entire contents available.
After locating book, use the "Find in a library" link to find a local library that owns the title.