ENGINEERING LIBRARY BLOG

It is reported that Google has launched a new operating  system called Chrome OS recently, to have a competitive control over Microsoft.  This OS comes with the Chrome Web  Browser as against  Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Google had earlier launched its Android smart phone operating  system against Microsoft Window’s mobile and in turn Microsoft has its search technology called Bing.

Read the news published about this in The Straits Times and other articles from The Straits Times and other major publications by accessing them via the database Lexis Nexis Academic, subscribed by the library.

• Access Lexis Nexis Academic from the Database web page  and log on.
• Under the tab Sources, choose “Filter by country” Singapore.
• From “Select  a category to view sources” select News > Newspapers > The Straits Times (Singapore).
• Click  the tab “OK to continue”. This will bring up the search interface.
• Key in the search terms Google and Microsoft and click Search.
• In the search results window under “Search within Results”, key in Chrome OS.
• Read this and more hot  news from  The Strait  Times.

IEEE Xplore database now has the following 5 highly-cited journals from American Institute of Physics (AIP) and  AVS .

Applied Physics Letters (AIP)
Journal of Applied Physics (AIP)
Review of Scientific Instruments (AIP)
JVST A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films (AVS)
JVST B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures (AVS).

Full text of the articles are not directly available from IEEEXplore. Users will need to link out to Scitation for the fulltext :

1. Click the link ‘Browse AIP/AVS Applied Physics Articles’ on the interface. 

2. Click on the journal name which you want to access.

3. Click View Contents.

4. Select the artcle and click on FullText: PDF link.

5. The following 2 options are available to access the full text.

Option 1: Click on the DOI link – Users will be brought directly to the article in Scitation where they can click on the PDF to get fulltext.

Option 2: Click on the SFX link  button  – Users will be brought to the SFX page. Select the fulltext option and click “GO”.  Users can click the  PDF for full text .

With the EndNote program, the desired style like APA, IEEE or any of the few thousand styles can be used. The style file in the style folder of the EndNote program determines the output style.
The IEEE style which comes along with EndNote XI is not the latest version of the IEEE style. It is advised to use the latest or updated IEEE style file.
Please see the below sample or example showing the difference when the updated IEEE style file is used.

Where to get the updated IEEE style
Updated IEEE style file could be downloaded from http://www.endnote.com/support/enstyles.asp . The file has to be copied into this folder (C:\Program Files\EndNote X1\Styles) in your laptop or desktop.

Introduction
The Eurocodes is a common set of technical rules for the design of building and civil engineering works for European Union (EU) member states. Every member states will adopt and translate the base Eurocodes into their national language, e.g., for UK it would be BS EN 199X-Y-Y. Local differences within each member states will be taken care of through their respective National Annex (NA), i.e. NA to BS EN 199X.

You can try the following websites for more information about Eurocodes:

• Joint Research Centre – E.U. Commission
• BSI
• Eurocodes Expert
• Institution of Structural Engineers
• Concrete Centre
• CLG – UK government
• Steel Concrete Institute and Access steel

The Eurocode suite of codes
The Structural Eurocodes consist of 10 standards in 58 parts. They are:

SEARCHING FOR EUROCODES @ BSOL
Eurocodes are available at NTU Library through searching our subscribed database, British Standards Online (BSOL). The steps are:

	1.	Go to Library Homepage
	2.	Click on “Databases”
	3.	You will see the Alphabetical List. Select “B” and look for “British Standards Online” (BSOL).
	4.	After clicking BSOL you will see the “Terms & Conditions of Use” page. For remote access, user will authenicate either as staff or student\XXXXX followed by your password.

	5.	Enter the Standard Number. To search for a Eurocode, e.g. Eurocode 7, enter with inverted comma, “en 1997″ at the search box. You will receive many results if you just enter the number, 1997.
	6.	Three results were received for “en 1997″ Note: Eurocode 7 has 2 parts and one National Annex (NA).
	7.	Click “Open Document” to either open or download the document (pdf).
	8.	Please log-out after you have finished your search. Note: only 3 concurrent users.

BOOKS ON EUROCODES

	Title:	Structural elements design manual : working with Eurocodes
	Author:	Draycott, Trevor.
	Call number:	TA658.D768 2009
	Availability:	Click here

Synopsis:
This book is the structural engineer’s ‘companion volume’ to the four Eurocodes on the structural use of timber, concrete, masonry and steelwork. For the student at higher technician or first degree level it provides a single source of information on the behaviour and practical design of the main elements of the building structure. With plenty of worked examples and diagrams, it is a useful textbook not only for students of structural and civil engineering but also for those on courses in related subjects such as architecture, building and surveying whose studies include the design of structural elements. [As taken from book cover]

	Title:	PP 1990: 2007 Extracts from the Structural Eurocodes for students of structural design
	Publisher:	British Standards Institute
	Call number:	QC100.B862 PP1990 2007
	Availability:	Click here

Content:
PP 1990 is a user-friendly guide which introduces the principals of Structural Eurocodes to students of civil engineering, structural engineering and structural design.�

This revised edition of PP 1990 includes updated extracts from nine of the ten published Eurocodes†. Each extract is accompanied with commentary and worked examples written by experts from industry and UK universities. This second edition also has the benefit of featuring extracts and explanatory text on the relevant published UK National Annexes which supply information on any nationally determined parameters referred to in the Eurocode text.

It is important for students to be aware of the Structural Eurocode series. The series details common design principals and rules for the design of structures and component products, and describes a common series of methods for calculating the structural strength of elements used in construction. From 2010 this set of unified international codes of practice will replace national codes in the European Community. They are already mandatory for European public works and are set to become the benchmark standard for the private sector, throughout Europe and Worldwide. [As taken from BSi webpage]

	Title:	Decoding Eurocode 7
	Author:	Bond, Andrew
	Call number:	TA705.4.E85B711
	Availability:	Click here

Synopsis:
“Decoding Eurocode 7″ provides a detailed examination of Eurocode 7 Parts 1 and 2 and an overview of the associated European and International standards. Information scattered around the Eurocodes is collected into summary tables and diagrams. Extensive, fully annotated worked examples demonstrate how to apply Eurocode 7 to practical design situations. Flow diagrams explain how reliability is introduced into design and mind maps gather related information in a coherent framework.The coverage includes: the Structural Eurocodes; Basis of structural design and general rules for geotechnical design; Ground investigation, testing, and characterization; Verification of strength, stability, and serviceability; Design of slopes and embankments, footings, gravity walls, embedded walls, piles, and anchorages; Execution of geotechnical works; and, Geotechnical reports. Written by authors who specialize in lecturing on the subject, “Decoding Eurocode 7″ explains the key Principles and Application Rules of Eurocode 7 in a logical and simple manner. Invaluable for practitioners, as well as for high-level students and researchers working in geotechnical fields, it shows how to apply the Eurocode to real designs. [As taken from Amazon.com]

If you are interested to find out the top cited articles in Computer Science field, you can make use of Scopus Topcited. It provides a quick overview of 20 top cited articles across 26 subject area over the past five years and shows where they were published. Simply select “Computer Science” from the Subject area drop-down list. Go to Scopus Topcited.

You can set up an RSS Feed alert to stay up to date with the latest rankings. You can also view the highest cited articles from NTU at http://www.ntu.edu.sg/lib/collections/db/scopus_rss.htm

You need to install the “NTU Libraries Proxy Bookmarklet” (one time set-up) to view the full text articles subscribed by NTU Library. Please read details at: https://venus.wis.ntu.edu.sg/lib_databases/bookmarklet.html

For downloading citations from IEEE Xplore, you must have EndNote software installed and an EndNote library created in your system.
Steps:
1. After doing  basic / advanced search, from the search results page select the relevant documents and click the tab “View Selected Items”.
2. “Download Citations” box will be displayed  on the left side of the screen on the results page. Choose to download citations/ citations and abstract and EndNote from the drop down menu.
 3.  A prompt to select the Endnote Library will be displayed. Choose the libarary name . Citations of the  selected documents will be populated in the EndNote Library.
Citations of documents can also be downloaded individually by viewing the abstract plus of each document and following the above steps.

Downloading your search results to EndNote from ASCE Research Library. Note: You must have EndNote software already at your desktop or notebook.

Step 1: Type in the keyword(s) at the search box in ASCE Research Library.

Step 2: From the list of results, check the box or boxes of the articles which you are interested to download to EndNote.

Step 3: Click the “Article Options” box.

Step 4: Select “EndNote @ (generic)” from the list.

Step 5: It will prompt to select an EndNote file (created earlier) for the search results to be downloaded at.