This subject guide introduces you to some of the information sources on building services engineering housed in the Pao Yue-kong Library of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. All materials can be found in the Library Catalogue. Internet links to relevant sites can also be accessed via the Library Homepage.

• Dictionaries, Handbooks & Encyclopaedias
• Books
• Print & Electronic Journals
• Audio-Visual Materials
• Publications of Associations and Organizations
• Standards
• Electronic Databases
  • Building & Construction
  • Engineering, Civil & Structural
  • Fire Safety & Protection
  • Standards & Technical Specifications
  • Business & Management
  • Occupational Safety
  • Other Useful Databases
• Internet Web Sites
• PolyU Examination Paper Database
• PolyU Course Scheme Database
• PolyU Electronic Theses

These materials provide background information on the subject. It is suggested you start your search here as key concepts/terms are explained and bibliographies are often included. Some titles are:

* Also available in electronic format

Call numbers with the prefix REF indicate that the publication are located on the Podium Floor (2/F) - the Reference Collection. For other locations such as SER, CIR, & [QRT], etc., please refer to the Library Catalogue User Guide.

Books of the following subjects can be found with a Subject Search via the Library Catalogue. Some subjects are:

These provide current information of research and development in a particular subject field. To find a journal title from the Library Homepage, click on Journals, then key in the journal title. Some titles are:

* Also available in electronic format

Audio-visual materials can be viewed/used within the Library or checked out (except those restricted by copyright or for technical reasons). To find AV materials from the Library Homepage, click on e-Learning/AV.

Conference proceedings provide a means for timely reporting of ideas, techniques, and results. To find them from the Library Homepage, click on Advanced Search and limit by "Conference Publication: CONFERENCE PRO".

To find publications by professional associations/organizations from the Library Homepage, use the name of a particular association/organization to conduct an Author Search. Some of them are:

Standards and technical specifications in printed format are kept in closed stacks of the Special Collections on 4/F. Some of them are: