Drafting

• Journal & Article Indexes
• Background Information
• Citation and Style Guides
• CAD Web Resources

• Training & Career Information
• Architecture, Engineering & Construction
• Associations & Organizations

Selected Journals
(in print at the Cloverdale Library)

• CADalyst
  Online
• Technology Review
  Online

Article Indexes & Databases

• Academic Search Premier
• Applied Science and Technology Index
• Business Source Premier
• Canadian Business and Current Affairs (CBCA)
  
• ScienceDirect
• Wiley Online

Citation Styles

• APA- American Psychological Assoc. guidelines
• MLA- Modern Language Assoc. standards

• Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice
  Drafting Reserve Section, Cloverdale Library
• Architectural Drafting and Design
  Drafting Reserve Section, Cloverdale Library
• Architectural Graphic Standards
  Drafting Reserve Section, Cloverdale Library
• British Columbia Building Code
  Reference TH 226 B7 B7 2006
  Online (on campus only)
• Engineering Drawing and Design
  Drafting Reserve Section, Cloverdale Library

Call Numbers

Browse the library shelves for CAD and Drafting books by going to the NA 2700 or T 353-385 sections.

Ebooks

Books 24x7

Sample search: computer-aided design

Online Reference

• British Columbia Building Code
  (on campus only)
• Oxford Reference Online - Provides access to 100 key Oxford dictionaries and reference works across a broad subject spectrum

• Autodesk
  • Autodesk Education Community
  • AREA: Digital Entertainment & Visualization Community
• British Columbia Building Code
  (on campus only)
• CADalyst- read the latest news about the CAD industry, useful columns with AutoCAD tips, feature articles, tutorials, hardware and software reviews
• History of CAD
• The World Wide Web Virtual Library: CAD - an extensive list of links to CAD-related organizations, online journals, and other useful CAD pages.

TIP: Don't believe everything you read! Evaluate web sources very carefully for their accuracy, authority, and currency. Here are some evaluation criteria to help you

Career Overview Sources

• Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance
  Reference HF 5381 E52 2008 V.1-5
• Career Cruising
• Occupational Outlook Handbook (U.S. Department of Labor)
• Work Futures BC
• Working in Canada

Magazine Articles
Try searching these magazines using key words like "drafting" or "computer-aided drafting"

• Career World
• Occupational Outlook Quarterly
• Tech Directions
• Cadalyst

Job Postings and Other Resources

• Kwantlen Library's Job and Career Search page
• Association & organization websites (below)

• Architecture and Building Resources - information on architecture, building and construction, design, housing, planning, preservation, facility management, energy and the environment, and landscape architecture.
• Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction- This is a peer-reviewed online journal
• Piping Design Central - a gateway to technical information for process piping design. It features a newsletter, articles and links to related sites.
• TenLinks.com : Ultimate Directories for Technology Professionals - TenLinks is the home of The Ultimate GIS Directory, The Ultimate CAD Directory, The Ultimate Civil Engineering Directory, among others. Along with its many directories, the site has articles and news.
• Worksafe BC - videos

• American Design Drafting Association - The ADDA is an organization for designers, drafters, architects, illustrators, and technical artists.
• Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of B.C. - Learn about the ASTTBC's mission, publications, and services, including an online newsletter.
• Architectural Institute of British Columbia
  
• Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture - The ACADIA site has information about its publications, competitions, events, and related links.
• Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC - APEGBC provides access to some engineering guidelines (under "Library"), and partial access to their magazine Innovation (under "About APEGBC").
• Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists - The Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists (CCTT) is a federation of provincial associations representing the interests of more than 40,000 certified technicians and technologists across Canada in the engineering and applied science fields.