Building and Construction

Eileen Tisler

Broadmeadows Campus Librarian
Phone:	(03) 9279 2598
Email:	etisler@kangan.edu.au

Highly Recommended Resources

Building Code of Australia - R 343.9407869 AUS
Building Legislation Service - R 343.945085569 BUI
Basic building and construction skills : carpentry and other general construction trades - 690 BAS
Rawlinsons Australian Construction Handbook - R 692. 509 RAW
Rawlinsons Construction Cost Guide - R 692.50994 RAW
Dictionary of Architecture - R 720.3 CUR

Search Library Catalogue - enter specific topics (e.g. nursing home care) in the keyword search box or look directly on the shelves at these numbers:

Topic	Shelf number
Timber processing, wood products, cork	674
Furnishings and home workshops	684
Buildings	690-698
Architecture	720-729

Search Australasian magazines, newspapers and books

Useful search terms include: architecture, architecture and design, building and construction.

Titles include: Building Design, Environmental Design & Construction, Houses.

Search articles from a large range of journals.

Useful search terms include: Building construction and engineering, Construction materials, Building trades.

Titles include: BPN (Building Products News), Building Design, Construction & Building Materials.

(For off-campus access to online resources, please login here with your Kangan Institute student/staff login.)

Contact your subject specialist to book an online database training session or click on EBSCOhost or click on Infotrac (Power Search).

Oxford Reference Online offers links to a variety of subject-specific resources

(For off-campus access to online resources, please login here with your Kangan Institute student/staff login.)

Titles include: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture

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Check the catalogue for availability