It is published quarterly, with an annual cumulative volume. The index is also available online as the RIBA Library Catalogue . It is updated daily and currently contains over 215,000 records of material catalogued and indexed since the early 1980s. However, it is not as complete as the print index, and if you fail to find what you want using this database you would be advised to check the print version too. This service gives online access from anywhere in the world to the full text of all current British Standards.
Access is by username and password, and restricted to one user at a time.
If you find you cannot access the service, just try again a little later. Remember to log off as you leave, as this frees up the service quickly for other users. This is a group of public-access online bibliographic databases, available free of charge to all members of the University. Ei Compendex contains details of the major engineering literature, including conference proceedings and technical reports, dating from 1972 onwards. It is particularly valuable for civil engineering and construction management.