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Civil Engineering (Construction)

What is this guide about?

Your Library provides a range of resources to ensure that you have access to quality information to assist you in your studies. Use this guide to find sources related to construction engineering. It provides a general overview to the range of resources available to you through the Library. To learn how to search for information, see the How To... Guides.

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Starting an Assessment

Before searching for information, make sure you understand the task.

Task
1. Analyse the task to identify keywords and topics, then develop a search strategy

Look up
2. Find the meaning of words in a textbook or dictionary

Books
3. Find academic books to broaden your knowledge of key concepts and terminology

Articles
4. Find academic journal articles and current research

Cite
5. Save the citation of any source you plan to use
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