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Civil Engineering: Library Training

These pages bring together key resources for students of Civil Engineering. It helps students and staff find books, ebooks, articles, journals and more

NOTE:

SANS & ASTM Standards

If you struggle to access standards.

Contact: Lathola.mchunu@up.ac.za

Library training

1. How to search
The above is a narrated PowerPoint slide on How to search (What is a literature review, identifying keywords and Boolean operators)
2. Where to search
The above is a narrated PowerPoint slide on How to search (Google Scholar, UpSpace & Knovel)
3. Where to search
The above is a narrated PowerPoint slide on How to search (NRF -ETD Portal, Knovel, Sciencedirect, Scopus)

PRACTICAL VIDEOS

Books and Ebooks

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Google Scholar

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UPspace

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Scopus (Advanced Search)

Analyse the topic
Identify keywords
Expand on Keywords
Search for articles using Scopus