{"id":4943,"date":"2020-12-02T10:27:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T10:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/?p=4943"},"modified":"2021-09-02T16:33:29","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T15:33:29","slug":"ihs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/ihs\/","title":{"rendered":"Resource in Focus: IHS Markit Databases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I bet you didn&#8217;t know that we have a whole range of databases that we subscribe to from IHS. These databases give a range of information that would be useful for students studying a range of subjects, particularly Architecture, Geography and Engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2020\/12\/image-1024x543.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of IHS databases.\" class=\"wp-image-4944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2020\/12\/image-1024x543.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2020\/12\/image-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2020\/12\/image-768x407.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2020\/12\/image.png 1527w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You have access to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/libsearch.ncl.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1jraif3\/NCL_ALMA61138537390002411\" target=\"_blank\">The Construction Information Service (CIS)<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; source of technical standards legislation and technical guidance for construction industry professionals. For further information on CIS, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/spotlight-on-construction-information-services-cis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this blog post<\/a>.<\/li><li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/libsearch.ncl.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1jraif3\/NCL_ALMA61113688900002411\" target=\"_blank\">Specify-it<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Product and supplier information for the construction industry<\/li><li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/libsearch.ncl.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1jraif3\/NCL_ALMA61138537380002411\" target=\"_blank\">OHSIS Document Alert <\/a><\/strong>&#8211; Online briefings with the latest health and safety developments<\/li><li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/libsearch.ncl.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1jraif3\/NCL_ALMA61138537370002411\" target=\"_blank\">Engineer-it Enhanced<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Product and supplier information for design and manufacturing &#8211; process engineering and electronics.<\/li><li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/libsearch.ncl.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1jraif3\/NCL_ALMA61138537360002411\" target=\"_blank\">SCI Blue Book<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Eurocode design tables for steel sections<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/libsearch.ncl.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1jraif3\/NCL_ALMA61138537350002411\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Occupational Health and Safety Information Service<\/strong> <strong>(OHSIS)<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Up-to-date reference source of key health &amp; safety documentation relevant to the workplace<\/li><li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/libsearch.ncl.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1jraif3\/NCL_ALMA61113688910002411\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Management<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Legislation and guidance documents from over 100 issuing bodies<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Access<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The easiest way is via <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/libsearch.ncl.ac.uk\/primo-explore\/search?vid=NEWUI\" target=\"_blank\">Library Search<\/a> &#8211; either search for one of these databases by name or search for &#8216;IHS&#8217; and refine by <strong>databases<\/strong>. Once you click on one of the databases, you can then access all of the others from the IHS Markit dashboard:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"884\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2020\/12\/image-1.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Library Help, showing how search for IHS databases.\" class=\"wp-image-4945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2020\/12\/image-1.png 884w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2020\/12\/image-1-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2020\/12\/image-1-768x712.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Help<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For help on how to use some of these databases, when in IHS Markit, look at the Help tab at the top of the dashboard:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2020\/12\/image-2-1024x459.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of IHS Markit dashboard, highlighting the Help tab.\" class=\"wp-image-4947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2020\/12\/image-2-1024x459.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2020\/12\/image-2-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2020\/12\/image-2-768x344.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2020\/12\/image-2.png 1465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any other questions about IHS Markit, please contact the Library Liaison team via <a href=\"https:\/\/libhelp.ncl.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Library Help<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I bet you didn&#8217;t know that we have a whole range of databases that we subscribe to from IHS. These databases give a range of information that would be useful for students studying a range of subjects, particularly Architecture, Geography and Engineering. You have access to: The Construction Information Service (CIS) &#8211; source of technical &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/ihs\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Resource in Focus: IHS Markit Databases&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2859,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[26,47,50,54,56,30,135,66],"class_list":["post-4943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-resources","tag-architecture","tag-chemeng","tag-civil","tag-eee","tag-environeng","tag-geography","tag-geospatial","tag-mecheng"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2859"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4943"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5899,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4943\/revisions\/5899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}