Masonry

• British Columbia Building Code
• WorkSafeBC Videos (Use Internet Explorer)

Article Indexes & Databases

• Academic Search Premier
• Applied Science and Technology Index
• Business Source Premier
• Canadian Periodical Index (CPI.Q)

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Selected Online Reference Tools

• Cambridge Dictionaries Online
• Encyclopedia of British Columbia - a comprehensive online reference source for BC-related information, including articles, sound files, images, maps, charts and graphs.
• Online dictionaries - A list of more than 400 online dictionaries.
• Oxford Reference Online - Provides access to 100 key Oxford dictionaries and reference works across a broad subject spectrum.
• WWWebster Dictionary - include pronunciation, etymology, and a built-in thesaurus.

Citation Styles

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

Job Search

• Canadian Careers Page
• Job Shark Canada
• Monster.ca
• Also, check out Kwantlen Library's Job Search page

Government Websites

• Apprenticeship and the Red Seal Program
• BC Building Code
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
• Canadian General Standards Board
• Institute for Research in Construction
• Masonry Canada
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - United States
• WHMIS
• Workers' Compensation Board of B.C.

Important Print Resources

• Basic Blueprint Reading and Sketching
  T 379 O4 1999 Cloverdale
• Concrete Masonry Handbook for Architects, Engineers, Builders
  TH 1461 R36 1991 Cloverdale
• Masonry and Concrete Construction
  TH 5311 N64 1998 Cloverdale
• Masonry Design and Detailing for architects and contractors
  TA 670 B43 2004 Cloverdale
• Masonry Techniques
  TH 5311 K724 1998 Cloverdale
• Masonry Wall Construction
  TH 2243 H46 2000 Cloverdale

Selected Videos

• Back Facts [videorecording]
  WE 720 B27 1979 Cloverdale, Langley, Surrey
• Basic Brick Masonry Skills[videorecording]
  TH 5311 M38 2001 #3 Cloverdale
• Brick Masonry Construction Inspection Procedures[videorecording]
  TH 5311 M38 2001 #4 Cloverdale
• Bricklaying Tools: Choosing the Right Ones for You [videorecording]
  TH 5311 M38 2001 #7 Cloverdale
• Building Brick Veneer [videorecording]
  TH 5311 M38 2001 #5 Cloverdale
• Fire Safety: there's no second chance [videorecording]
  TH 9145 F57 1996 Cloverdale
• Job site safety[videorecording]
  TH 5311 M38 2001 #2 Cloverdale
• Ladder safety [videorecording]
  T 55 L344 1995 Cloverdale, Langley, Surrey
• Laying Concrete Block [videorecording]
  TH 1491 L39 1985 Langley
• Level one First Aid [videorecording]
  WA 292 L486 1994 Cloverdale
• Masonry Cement [videorecording]
  TP 883 M37 1992 Langley
• Portable Electric Saws [videorecording]
  TJ 1233 P67 1969 Cloverdale
• Residential Brick Construction [videorecording]
  TH 5311 M38 2001 #6 Cloverdale
• Scaffold safety: It's no joke [videorecording]
  TH 5281 S32 1997 Cloverdale
• Stop It Burning[videorecording]
  T 55 S34 no. 2 Cloverdale
• View and Line Interpretation (Blueprint reading skills explainted)[videorecording]
  T 379 B55 pt. 1 Cloverdale
• WHMIS[videorecording]
  T 55.3 H3 W45 1990 Cloverdale
• Worksafe BC - videos on the web

• Canada Masonry Centre
• Career: Bricklayers and Stonemasons
• Masonry Advisory Council: Technical Documents
• Masonry Details
• Masonry Magazine
• Western States Clay Products Association
• Where to Find Material Safety Data Sheets on the Internet

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Masonry Schools

• Kwantlen Polytechnic University
• Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
• International Masonry Institute

• American Concrete Institute
• American Institute of Architects
• American Society of Civil Engineers
• American Society for Testing and Materials
• Associated Builders and Contractors
• Brick Industry Association
• Building Stone Institute
• Canadian Labour Congress
• Ceramic Glazed Masonry Institute
• Expanded Shale, Clay and Slate Institute
• Mason Contractors Association of America
• Masonry Institute of America
• Masonry Institute of British Columbia
• Masonry Standards Joint Committee
• National Concrete Masonry Association
• Scaffold Industry Association