Engineering & Design Archives

Bouwkostenkompas

Building cost indicators for residential construction, utility construction, civil engineering and additional costs.

Statista

Statista is one of the largest statistics and marketing data platforms in the world.

Matweb

Database of material properties. Includes data sheets of polymers, metals and semiconductors.

Eurostat

European statistics by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

CBS Statline

Data on the Dutch economy and society from Statistics Netherlands (CBS).

PubMed

Millions of citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE and more.

HU Weblectures

Dutch site with recordings of HU lectures, presentations and conferences.

Britannica ImageQuest

Millions of royalty free images from the world’s most respected image libraries.

USPTO patents

Database of The United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Benelux Patent Platform

National patents and patent applications, additional protection certificates (ABC) and European patents.

PatentScope

Patent database provided by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

FreePatentsOnline

Patent searching database.

Espacenet

Access to millions of patents from more than 90 countries.

Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP)

Trademarks and designs registration in the Benelux.

ITU-T

ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector. International standards for information and communication technologies.

ISO

International Organization for Standardization. (Note: access to ISO standards via database NEN Connect)

IHS Markit Standards Store

Engineering specifications, standards, manuals and technical publications. Find standards such as: ANSI, IPC, ISO and many more.

IEC

International Electrotechnical Commission (International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies).

Euronorm.net

Dutch information center on (technical) legislation, regulations and standards.

ETSI

European Telecommunications Standards Institute.

DIN

Standards from the Deutsches Institut für Normung.

CENELEC

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization.

Ebsco eBook Collection

E-book collection from publishers such as McGraw-Hill, Pearson, Wiley, Routledge. Subjects are relevant to the HU programmes.

Ebook Central

E-books for Economy & Management; Education; Healthcare; History; Linguistics; Journalism; Sociology; Science & Technology.

BSL/Springer e-book collectie

Full text Dutch e-books in the field of health care.

Boom Digitale Bibliotheek

E-book collection (Dutch and English) customized for the HU, on public administration, communication, law and more.

Wiley Online Library: journals

Full text articles and abstracts in the fields of natural sciences, social sciences, the humanities and more.

Web of Science

Abstracts and citations from high impact journals in the fields of sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.

Stichting RIONED

Dutch publications on urban water management. (additional login required, use your HU e-mail address)

Springer

Full text international peer-reviewed journals in all scientific fields.

Sdu HSE

Dutch site with safety regulations and methods with regard to safety at work.

Science Direct

Scientific journals in the field of physical sciences and engineering, life sciences, health sciences, and social sciences.

SAGE Journals (SAGE Premier)

Peer-reviewed journals in the field of business, social science, science & technology, medicine and more.

Sage Business Cases

Access to an extensive collection of interdisciplinary business cases.

Rechtsorde

Dutch database with access to HU licensed legal sources.

Nexis Uni

Dutch and international news sources & company information (Company Dossier).

NEN Connect

Dutch database with access to the full text of all Dutch standards and accepted standards in the Netherlands.

Navigator

Dutch database with Dutch legislation and regulations, including case law, commentaries and professional literature.

HBO Kennisbank

Publications by professors, researchers and students of Hogeschool Utrecht and other Dutch universities of applied science.

NARCIS

Access to (open access) publications from all Dutch universities, KNAW, NWO and a number of research institutes.

Marketline Advantage

Access to thousands of international company profiles, industry profiles and country statistics.

Legal Intelligence

Dutch database with Dutch and European legal sources. (To log in: select Hogeschool Utrecht, confirm and log in)

GWW Kosten

Dutch database with cost data for calculation of work in civil engineering, road and hydraulic engineering.

GreenFile

Scholarly, government and general-interest titles covering all aspects of human impact to the environment.

Gartner

Research into and analysis of trends and developments in the IT industry.

Energie+

Dutch platform with information on local renewable energy.

Emerald Insight

International journals in various fields, including management, education, technology, information management and logistics.

CROW online kennismodules

Dutch publications on infrastructure, public space, traffic and transport.

Company.info

Extensive Dutch company information, including market reports.

Company Dashboard

Dutch company information and news.

Business Source Premier

Full text business publications and journals on economics, management and marketing.

BrisWarenhuis

Dutch database on the rules and regulations in the construction industry. (Free KennisID profile required, register with HU email)

Bouwkosten online (Bouwformatie Archidat)

Dutch database on costs and details in the building and construction industry.

BoomPortaal

Full text e-book and e-journal collection (Dutch and English).

ARTstor

Image resource in a wide array of subjects such as art, architecture, design and photography.

ISSO Open

Dutch database on building and installation technology. (Free KennisID profile required - register with HU email address).

Academic Search Complete

Full text journals and abstracts in nearly every area of academic study.

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