Property, Housing and Surveying databases
BCIS (Building Cost Information Service)
- Contains elemental cost analyses for over 17,500 projects across the UK.
- NOT included in the main library search.
BCIS Online Rates Database
- Online price book data from Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) for estimating the costs of construction projects.
- NOT included in the main library search.
Box of Broadcasts (BoB)
- Off-air recording and media archive service.
- NOT included in the main library search.
British Humanities Index
- An international abstracting and indexing tool for research in the humanities and arts.
- This indexing database provides article citations and abstracts, not full text.
BSOL (British Standards Online)
- The British Standards Institute's flagship database of standards.
- Included in the main library search.
Building Design Online
- The latest news, analysis, buildings and hard industry data as well as unique video covering the architectural spectrum.
- NOT included in the main library search.
Building Types Online
- This architectural design resource allows you to find photos and technical plans of a large collection of international buildings.
- Find information on buildings including housing, office buildings, museums, schools, libraries, industrial complexes.
- NOT included in the main library search.
Building.co.uk
- Established in 1843, Building is a weekly magazine covering the breadth of the built environment, including news, analysis, case studies, careers and regulations.
- NOT included in the main library search.
Business Source Ultimate
- UK and international business, management and economics issues across a range of sectors including construction, IT, education, and health.
- Included in the main library search.
CIB (International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction)
- The International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB), is an international network conducting research in the areas of building and construction.
- NOT included in the main library search.
Constructing Excellence
- Access to the Members Portal providing online access to Constructing Excellence publications, case studies, guidance, task and networking groups and KPIs and benchmarking information.
- NOT included in the main library search.
Construction Information Service
- Access to an index of standards, regulatory and advisory documents for the UK construction industry.
- NOT included in the main library search.
CoStar Suite
- CoStar Suite endeavours to provide a full market inventory of freehold and leasehold properties and spaces, covering the UK, US, and Canada.
- NOT included in the main library search.
CumInCAD
- The Cumulative Index of Computer Aided Design (CumInCAD) is a cumulative index of publications about computer aided architectural design.
- NOT included in the main library search.
DCP Online (Development Control Practice)
- Best practice, legislation, policy statements, planning authority guidance, and appeal decisions with expert analysis of how this is applied in practice.
- NOT included in the main library search.
DETAIL Inspiration
- Provides architects with images and reference details for more than 3,000 projects from the last 30 years of DETAIL.
- NOT included in the main library search.
Digimap
- Digimap is a collection of services that deliver maps and map data of Great Britain.
- NOT included in the main library search.
EGi News/Radius Data Exchange
- Full text of the Estates Gazette archive from January 1986, as well as property news from March 1996.
- NOT included in the main library search.
Emerald
- Over 300 peer-reviewed journals covering subjects such as engineering, business and health & social care.
- Included in the main library search.
Encyclopedia of Housing Law and Practice, via Westlaw UK
- Aimed at practitioners and includes commentary on all relevant legislation.
FAME
- Company accounts, ratios, activities, ownership, and management for the largest 2.6 million UK and Irish companies plus summary information for a further 1 million smaller businesses.
- NOT included in the main library search.
GreenFILE
- Well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment.
- Includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
i-Law
- A commercial law database offering specialist commentary and analysis as well as access to some case reports in maritime and commercial law.
- Includes cases.
- NOT included in the main library search.
IPD Market Information
- Our subscription to IPD Market Information has been upgraded to MSCI Real Estate Analytics Portal.
- NOT included in the main library search.
isurv
- Meets the information needs of the surveying industry, isurv is a comprehensive online service for the surveying profession.
- One-stop-shop for best practice, legal and RICS guidance, it covers the topics of building surveying, commercial property, construction, estate agency, legislation, planning, rural, sustainability, and valuation.
- NOT included in the main library search.
Landmap
- Provides UK academia with a high quality spatial data download service which is enhanced and supported by a range of learning material.
- NOT included in the main library search.
Lexis+ UK
- Covers UK legal materials including cases, legislation, journal articles, and practitioner texts.
- NOT included in the main library search.
Lexis+ UK International
- International legal materials from a range of sources (cases, legislation, forms & precedents, and secondary materials).
- Includes cases.
- NOT included in the main library search.
LinkedIn Learning (previously Lynda.com)
- Video training for a vast number of software products, IT topics, and design and business skills.
- NOT included in the main library search.
Marketline Advantage
- An international database giving full-text, in-depth reports.
- Covers 50,000 companies worldwide, 2,000 industries and 215 countries.
- NOT included in the main library search.
MSCI Real Estate Analytics Portal
- MSCI’s private real estate market information dataset, Global Intel incorporates more than 3,000 direct property indexes.
- NOT included in the main library search.
Nexis
- Full text database including UK national and regional newspapers, and worldwide newspapers and magazines.
- Includes access to the Financial Times.
- Also includes full-text information covering companies, industries, market surveys, countries, and people.
- NOT included in the main library search.
Nexis Company Dossier
- Global company data, executive information and news information.
- Sourced from multiple providers to create easy-to-use company reports.
- NOT included in the main library search.
Orbis
- Comparable global data resource on private and public companies.
- Contains 10 years of historical data.
- NOT included in the main Library Search.
Practical Law
- Legal know-how covering practice notes, standard documents and drafting notes, and the practical implications of key developments.
- NOT included in the main library search.
Property Week Magazine
- The leading news magazine in the commercial property market with all the latest information from the industry.
- NOT included in the main library search.
RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Online
- An index to articles in over 300 of the world's most respected architectural journals, and details of books and audio visual materials held in the RIBA Library
- NOT included in the main library search.
RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) Online
- An index to the Library of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, including books, journal articles, law reports and transcript, websites and audio tapes.
- NOT included in the main library search.
SAGE Research Methods
- A web-based research methods tool created to help researchers, staff and students with their research projects.
- SRM focuses on methodology rather than disciplines, so can be used by researchers from the social sciences, health sciences and more.
- Included in the main library search.
ScienceDirect
- Explore scientific, technical, and medical research from over 1,000 electronic journals.
- Includes business, economics and social sciences.
- Included in the main library search.
Scopus
- The largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings.
- Fields of research include science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
- Included in the main library search.
Taylor & Francis
- Provides access to over 2,500 full-text journals published by Taylor & Francis, Routledge, Psychology Press and Informa Healthcare.
- Included in the main library search.
Taylor & Francis eBook Collection
- Provides access to over 400 eBooks published by the Taylor & Francis publishing group.
- Included in the main library search.
Westlaw Edge UK
- Used extensively in legal practice, providing full-text access to current and historic UK, European Union and worldwide case reports and legislation.
- Includes access to the Legal Journals Index, some full text law journals, and many law electronic books.
- NOT included in the main library search.
Woodfall: Landlord and Tenant, via Westlaw
- Woodfall's Landlord and Tenant is the definitive guide to all aspects of landlord and tenant law
- NOT included in the main library search.
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