ICE's Virtual Library for ICES
The Institution of Civil Engineers' Library is now available to ICES members online. This invaluable service has been created over the last 18 months to provide easier access to one of the world's largest and most comprehensive collections on civil engineering. The collection of over 100,000 volumes includes: Major conference series' such as soil mechanics, earthquake engineering and offshore technology conferences; the publications of the American Society of Civil Engineers; major report series' - such as CIRIA, TRL and Building Research reports; British standards, both current and withdrawn; Eurocodes and selected DIN and US standards; legal handbooks and encyclopaedias; over 20,000 pamphlets, technical reports and off-prints; all ICE and TTL publications (including the contract forms from the first edition onwards); ICE Proceedings (including digitised versions); Geotechnique, both in hard copy and on CD-ROM; complete sets of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges; Acts of Parliament and UK government publications, both current and historic.
Visit the library online via the ICE website or tel: 020 7665 2251-54, fax: 020 7976 7610 or email for further information.
An in depth report on the ICE Library, by Chief Librarian Mike Chrimes, featured in the June issue of Civil Engineering Surveyor.
24/05/02