Welcome to your Construction & Engineering Subject Research Guide
Browse the sections below to find useful and relevant resources for your course.
If you are not able to find what you are looking for please contact the library helpdesk, who will be happy to help you with all library and subject research needs.
Construction Information Service
The Construction Information Service (CIS) supports industry, staff and students across Construction, Built Environment, and Engineering at every stage in the construction process – from concept, preparation and design, through to construction, operation and use.
- Developed by IHS and the National Building Specification (NBS), The Construction Information Service (CIS) is an expert knowledge tool that delivers key technical information critical to all construction projects in one easy-to-use, web-based resource.
- Providing instant full-text access to a huge range of key construction related information – current building regulations, construction standards, technical advice and a vast array of related news and briefings.
Who uses CIS?
CIS has content for all areas of the construction industry that can be searched by subject, publisher, series, or interest. In addition to having access to current regulations, construction standards, technical advice and news
- Architecture
- Building Control
- Civil & Structural Engineering
- Mechanical & Electrical Engineering
- Surveying
Statistics above provided by info4education, 2018
Library Search
eCore is an essential tool for finding, via one single search box, information from the physical and online library resources available to you, including:
- Research Starters
- Library catalogue
- Ebooks
- Magazines articles
- News and newspaper articles
- Encyclopedia articles
- Additional Online Resources
Campus Libraries
As an Edinburgh College student you can access all four College libraries across our campuses.
Granton Library, Milton Road Library, Sighthill Library and a small library at Midlothian campus.
Our libraries have:
- A variety of both open access and bookable study spaces
- Designated spaces for individual study and group study
- Computer access (Macs and PCs)
- Photocopying and printing facilities
ClickView
ClickView is Edinburgh College’s media player. It contains TV & Radio programmes recorded from free-to-air channels and Audio & Video produced by staff.
For sign in guidance, please visit our Clickview page.
Linkedin Learning
LinkedIn Learning is an online digital learning website that provides access to a library of video tutorials in the creative, technology, software and business industries.
For sign in guidance, please visit our Linkedin Learning page.
Referencing
Referencing at Edinburgh College: Online Course
Our online course (approx. 30min) provides a simple introduction to referencing and plagiarism using the Harvard system of referencing. If you are new to referencing this is the ideal place to start. We provide introductory guidance on what referencing is, why you need to reference, and how to correctly reference some of the most common sources in your assignments.
The course is divided into 7 sections. Sections have short activities that you can undertake to test your own understanding of the topics you have read about.
Cite Them Right: Referencing Support
This is a comprehensive guide to referencing and plagiarism. Cite Them Right provides full guidance on how to correctly reference all sources in your assignments, with guidance available on Harvard and numerous other styles of referencing.
You can use Cite The Right to help format references, look up answers to your referencing questions, support with paraphrasing and summarising from sources, and follow an in depth tutorial to test your knowledge and learn even more.
Downloadable Guide
This is a double-sided A4 sheet that you can print and take away with you. It details how to reference some of the more common sources you may need to reference and uses the Harvard system of referencing. Please be aware that this is most easily understood after completing our Referencing at Edinburgh College course (approx. 30mins).