LibGuides: Engineering: Web resources

Websites

Top 50 Construction Companies in Australia
Grad Connection list of top construction companies
Austroads Publications
Online publication of technical and research reports, register for free access to the documents.

Professional organisations

Engineers Australia
Australia's professional body of engineers
ASCE
American Society of Civil Engineers
ICE
Institute of Civil Engineering - United Kingdom
Engineering New Zealand
Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand
IPWEA
Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia
Sustainable Engineering Society
Society of Engineering Australia with a focus on the environment and sustainability
Engineering Council - UK
United Kingdom's regulatory body for the engineering profession
World Federation of Engineering Organizations
Worldwide non-governmental organisation representing the engineering profession

Patents and standards

Australian Standards - SAI Global

Full suite of Australian standards via the SAI Global database. This database requires a login for details click here.

Free patents online

Google Patents

Indexes USPTO issued patents from the 1790s onwards; not included are US patent applications, international patents, or recently issued U.S. patents.

IP Australia

Online Services for searching Patents, Designs and Trade Marks. IP Australia is the federal government agency responsible for granting rights in patents, trade marks and designs.

IPO New Zealand

Search for patents, designs and trademarks.

Other web resources

AuthorMapper
AuthorMapper searches the Springer Journals and Springer Books collections and offers access to nearly one hundred fifty years’ of content available on SpringerLink.

National Library of Australia - eResources
The National Library of Australia has made available free access to a range of databases and electronic resources. Also as a resident of Australia you can join the National Library of Australia and access even more databases.

CSIRO
CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, is Australia's national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world.
Contains information, research and publication links.
Writing and Speaking Guidelines for Engineering and Science
Writing and Speaking Guidelines for Engineering and Science contain advice and models for writing and speaking situations in engineering and science. These guidelines also contain teaching and learning resources to help engineering and science students communicate their work.