Research databases and tools
Specialised research databases and tools
- Standards Australia Online This link opens in a new window
Access to the complete collection of current Australian Standards - search by document title, keywords, phrases or standard numbers.
Users must log in each time to view or download standards. Vitrium digital rights management (DRM) software applies watermarking to PDFs and prevents sharing of standards or storage on other devices. Files can be opened with Adobe Reader, Acrobat, or Foxit Reader.
This database may not work with all iOS devices.
For more information view the Australian Standards via i2i library guide.
- Nearmap This link opens in a new window
Provides high-resolution aerial imagery of urban and regional metro areas in Australia.
How to get an account
All current Bond staff and students can access Nearmap. However, you need to receive an invitation first.
- Request an invitation: Send an email from your Bond email address to inforesources@bond.edu.au.
- Receive invitation: You will receive an invitation from Nearmap within 2 working days. Remember to check your junk and spam folders.
- Accept invitation: Once you accept the invitation, you will receive a welcome email with your login details
- National Construction Code of Australia This link opens in a new window
Incorporates the BCA Volume One, BCA Volume Two and the Guide to the Building Code of Australia (BCA) plus the Plumbing Code of Australia (PCA, Volume Three).
Optionally users can create a free profile with ABCB to subscribe for newsletters and announcements via email.
- BUILD (via Informit)the Australian Building Construction & Engineering Database (BUILD) contains abstracts from worldwide information in the building, construction and engineering field including fire technology.
- IBISWorld This link opens in a new windowThe IBISWORLD Industry Report Construction in Australia contains detailed analysis of construction in Australia, including segmentation, markets, major players, overviews and statistics, supply and distribution, key sensitivities, outlook and five years of financial data with ratio analysis. To access, click the link and then type in Construction in the search box.
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