Civil Engineering

If you have a specific article you're searching for, Summon is a good place to start.  Summon lets you simultaneously search the Library's book collection and many full text journal articles.

If you're searching for articles on a topic, you'll probably want to search a database which is more focused on engineering than Summon. Here are some starting points for finding engineering journal articles or conference proceedings. Look for the UBC eLink icons to check for full text articles.

Step 1: Download and install the extension: leanlibrary.com/download

Step 2: Select University of British Columbia

Step 3: Start searching! When off-campus, Library Access will let you know when you are on a website that the library has access to.

Step 4: Login with your UBC CWL (campus wide login)

The content in this guide is for both novice and expert learners building their information literacy skills.

The guide addresses the following information literacy framworks:

1. Authority is Constructed and Contextual

2. Information Creation as Process

3. Information has Value

4. Research as Inquiry

5. Scholarship as Conversation

6. Searching as Strategic Exploration

For more details on the frameworks see Companion Document to the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

Presentation slides for the Vancouver campus Graduate Student Orientation