Featured Resource for Faculty of Construction and Environment
More Than Complete: Introducing Art & Architecture Source
Key Features
- Full-Text Journals & Magazines: Provides access to 448 active full-text art journals and magazines
- Art Dissertations & Theses: Features extensive indexing of more than 14,000 indexed art dissertations
- Indexed Art Reproductions: Includes over 552,000 indexed art reproductions
- Coverage back to 1941: Offers deep historical archives for exploring nearly a century of art and architectural scholarship
Key Features
- Includes Chinese National Standards (GB) published by the China Quality Inspection Press, as well as Chinese Industry Standards (HB)
- Contains bibliographic summaries of both Chinese and foreign standards
- Covers diverse fields with a strong focus on engineering construction, building materials, environmental protection, railways, highways, waterway transportation, alongside machinery, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical engineering, textiles, aviation and aerospace
Media Resources
The Next Phase of Our Human Journey
“As we enter a century of unprecedented global human movement, how can we respond wisely? This final lecture explores the case for managing migration—not merely controlling it. With careful planning, we can build entirely new cities and foster sustainable, well-functioning communities—even as some regions are abandoned and others adapted to meet the realities of a changing climate.” - Kanopy
JoVE Core. Civil Engineering (AI-Powered)
A video textbook that brings foundational concepts to life!
Using animations and real-life experiments, this resource covers essential construction materials (bricks, steel, concrete, wood, and stone), key fluid mechanics topics (open channel flow, immersed bodies, and dimensional modelling), and modern surveying techniques (levelling, traverse adjustments, curve design, topographic mapping, and GPS & GIS).
It is perfect for undergraduate courses that demand visual and practical understanding.
New Additions and Trial Databases
New Additions:
e-Resources on Trial (Full list):
Aeronautics and Space Flight: Global Origins of Modern Aviation and Rocketry, 1957-1995
[Expiry: 08 May 2026]
It is a fully searchable, digitised collection of primary source documents on aerospace engineering, rocketry, and aviation from 1957 to 1995. The collection supports a wide range of STEM and humanities disciplines. Thus, researchers can easily explore topics such as satellite communications, astrophysics, and wartime technology.
The collection also includes the Global Origins of Modern Science and Technology series, which includes related collections on bioethics, computing, climate science, and nuclear energy. Moreover, the collection offers unique international sources, including tens of thousands of journal articles, government publications, newspapers, magazines, and translated television and radio broadcasts collected by the CIA.
This archive captures the remarkable pace of aeronautics during the Cold War era—from the military impact of B52 bombers to the Apollo 11 moon landing and the rise of commercial aviation.
[Expiry: 30 Jun 2026]
IET.tv is the online video platform of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), offering a wide range of multidisciplinary engineering and technology content. It serves as a crucial resource for academics, professionals, and students.
The platform features 8,500+ subtitled videos and 8,500+ videos with full transcripts. It covers key sectors, including Communications, IT, Manufacturing, Control and Automation, Power, Transport, Electronics, Management, and Healthcare Technology.
Content includes university seminars, unique teaching materials, expert interviews, and keynote presentations on advanced topics. It also provides professional development resources for continuing education, recordings from major IET and external events, as well as bite-sized news and demonstrations.
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