Technical Index

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The IHS Technical Index is very useful for articles or books on Brickwork and Construction

Login Instructions

This works best from an NCN computer

To access from home, you will need to go through the NCN site

First, go to your NCN homepage

Click on the Virtual Library link in left-hand column

Click Internet Resources

Scroll down to the bottom and click Technical Index


Click on Athens / UK Federation Login


You may be asked for your location,
choose New College Nottingham


When this works properly,
you will get directed to the Single Sign-on

Type in your Username
just the number, without academic\
Type in your password
Click LOGIN


You will then be redirected to the requested site

If you get a weird error message, ask a librarian or give-up and try again latter



Scroll down to find the Search button

Your search will look like this

Click on Found Documents

The search button is now at the top of the screen

Click on the various titles, to open a new window, where you will be able to download a pdf of the article or book



Right-click on the download button and Save document