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Construction Trades

Here you will find library and internet resources for research on topics and issues in Construction technology

Introduction to Library Materials

Library Materials

Many useful resources are available in the College of the Redwoods Library, including books, reference books, eBooks, and videos. Additional resources may be available at the Del Norte or Humboldt County Libraries and Cal Poly Humboldt Library. Visit those libraries' websites to search their catalogs. Use OneSearch to find books and other resources about your topic in the CR library and selected, college-level resources on the web.

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CR's Library Collections (use the tabs to see different collections)

To use an ebook log into the book with your student id and password. These may not be checked out or downloaded. They will stay open for 15 minutes if nothing is being clicked.

At the Eureka Campus, DVDs are located on the shelves beside the Reference Desk. They can be checked out, or can be viewed on the computers and laptops available in the library. Check out headphones at the circulation desk, or use your own. Streaming videos can be viewed on any device, and can be found searching OneSearch or the video databases listed below. You may be prompted to login with your WebAdvisor I.D. and eight digit birth date.

Reference books include encyclopedias, handbooks, manuals, guides, dictionaries, and compilations of resources such as primary documents. Reference books will provide a good overview of your topic, in a short and well organized way, and are good for getting started with any research assignment. 

Printed reference materials must be used in the library, but usually you will only need to consult these sources briefly. 

These items may be checked out from the College of the Redwoods library. They will be found on the library shelves by their call numbers.

You can also enter the call number in OneSearch and use the virtual browse to locate books with a similar topic. 

DVDs are located on the shelves beside the Reference Desk. They can be checked out, or can be viewed on the computers and laptops available in the library. Check out headphones at the circulation desk.

Browsing the shelves

Call numbers are like an "address" for the book on the shelves.  CR uses the Library of Congress numbering system, which is the same system used at HSU and other academic libraries.  The following numbers are where you will find most of the materials for the construction trades:

  • NA  ........................... Architecture
  • NA 7100 - NA 7884  .. Domestic architecture.  Houses.  Dwellings
  • T 145  ........................Building
  • TA 403  ..................... Building materials
  • TH 2301   .................. House framing
  • TH 4811  ....................House construction
  • TJ 163  ...................... Energy conservation
  • TJ 807 - TJ 830  ........ Renewable energy sources (includes solar)
  • TS 800 - TS 937  ...... Wood  products, Lumber, Furniture
  • TS 920 - TS 937  ...... Chemical processing of wood
  • TT 180 - TT 200  ....... Woodworking. Furniture making. Upholstering
  • TT 201 - TT 203  ....... Lathe work, Turning

Humboldt County Library Call Numbers

At the public library check the catalog, but also be aware that useful resources may be in the Juvenile or children's collection, the YA or Young Adult collection and in the Reference section

  • 690     Building & construction
  • 720     Architecture