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Art & Architecture Source *
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- More than 75% of the currently published journals in this database are included in the main library search
- Anyone with a UWE Bristol login can access this database
Description
Bibliographic and full text database of leading art, design and architecture journals from around the world since 1984.
Coverage
The database covers journal articles published since 1984, with full text of over 900 titles.
Publisher
EBSCO
Arts & Humanities Full Text *
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- Database is included in the main library search
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Description
This database features hundreds of titles covering Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre, and Cultural Studies. It is designed to complement the following indexes:
- Art Bibliographies Modern
- British Humanities Index
- Design and Applied Arts Index
- MLA International Bibliography
- Philosopher's Index
Coverage
From the 1970s to the present day
Publisher
ProQuest
BCIS (Building Cost Information Service)
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- Pop-up blockers can interfere with BCIS
- Database is not included in the main library search
- Anyone with a UWE Bristol login can access this database
Description
The BCIS Online database contains elemental cost analyses for over 17,500 projects across the UK - information you will find indispensable when preparing cost plans, providing early cost advice to clients and benchmarking costs. Location and time-adjustment factors within the cost database allow you to use the data in a flexible way to suit your individual project needs. Includes access to data from the following BCIS online products:
- BCIS Online (including Building Maintenance Indices)
- BCIS Review Online
- BCIS Housing Online
- BCIS Building Running Costs Online
- The Duration Calculator
- The Dayworks Updating Service
Guides
Publisher
BCIS
BCIS Online Rates Database
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- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
Online price book data from BCIS for estimating the costs of construction projects, including: building maintenance, alterations & refurbishment, civil engineering, major & minor works, painting & decorating, SMM7 and basic plant charges.
Coverage
Updated annually, this resource allows you to benchmark against 18,500 separate supply prices of which there are over 9,000 material costs and over 8,000 specialist prices collected from independent suppliers.
Publisher
BCIS
Bloomsbury Architecture Library *
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- Database is included in the main library search
- Anyone with a UWE Bristol login can access this database
Description
Bloomsbury Architecture Library features over 40 eBooks on topics ranging from architecture and architectural history, to theory, design, urbanism, landscape, and interiors.
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Box of Broadcasts (BoB)
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Access restrictions
- Video playback is currently not supported in Internet Explorer. So, if you are using Internet Explorer, please switch to another browser, such as Chrome or Firefox.
- Due to copyright restrictions, you need to be physically located in the United Kingdom to use Box of Broadcasts.
- Database is not included in the main library search
- Students and staff at international partner institutions cannot use their UWE Bristol login to access this database
Description
Box of Broadcasts (BoB) is an off-air recording and media archive service. BoB is available to staff and students of member institutions of the British Universities Film & Video Council that hold an ERA+ license. This TV scheduling service allows you to record TV and radio programmes that are scheduled to be broadcast over the next seven days as well as retrieving programmes from the last seven days from a selected list of recorded channels.
Publisher
BUFVC - British Universties Film Video Council.
British Humanities Index
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Access restrictions
- This indexing database provides article citations and abstracts, not full text. You can find out if the full text is available by using the library search or by clicking the ‘check for full text’ links in the database
- Anyone with a UWE Bristol login can access this database
Description
An international abstracting and indexing tool for research in the humanities and arts. The British Humanities Index indexes over 370 internationally respected humanities journals and weekly magazines, as well as quality newspapers published in the United Kingdom, the United States, and other English-speaking countries.
Coverage
Coverage from 1962 onwards.
Publisher
ProQuest
BSOL (British Standards Online) *
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- Database is included in the main library search
- Students and staff at UK and international partner institutions cannot use their UWE Bristol login to access this database
Description
British Standards Online (BSOL) is the British Standards Institute's flagship database of standards. Used by professionals around the world, it is the most comprehensive and authoritative source of British, and adopted European and international, standards.
Publisher
BSI
Building Design Online
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- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
"Building Design Online complements the weekly print magazine by offering the latest news, analysis, buildings and hard industry data as well as unique video covering the architectural spectrum.
Includes access to BD Reviews, which focuses on projects, people, and products – covering the issues hitting the headlines in sectors such as public buildings, education and interiors."
Coverage
1999 to present
Publisher
United Business Media International
Building Types Online
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- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
This architectural design resource offers detailed search and browse access to the contents of the Birkhäuser collection of building types. All content was written and selected by internationally renowned authors in architectural design. It contains a large international collection of contemporary buildings, eg housing, office buildings, museums, schools, libraries, industrial complexes, including 850 international case studies from the past 30 years, more than 120 thematic articles on specific aspects of building design, approx. 1,800 photos and approx. 3,500 technical plans. Updated annually.
Publisher
Birkhauser
Building.co.uk
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- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
Established in 1843, Building is a weekly magazine covering the
breadth of the built environment, including news, analysis, case
studies, careers and regulations.
Key sectors covered include:
- Housing
- Commercial
- Public
- Regeneration
- Sustainability
- Legal
- Offices
- Industrial
- Education & Healthcare
- Retail
Coverage
1997 to present
Publisher
United Business Media International
Business Source Complete *
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Accessibility statement
Access restrictions
- More than 90% of the currently published journals in this database are included in the main library search
- Anyone with a UWE Bristol login can access this database
Description
Covers UK and international business, management and economics issues across a range of sectors including construction, IT, education, and health. Provides full-text journal articles; market, company & industry sector reports; and country intelligence.
Coverage
Please note that UWE Bristol holds an extended license for Harvard Business Review and the 'Harvard Business Review Notice of Use Restrictions' that appears at the bottom of Harvard Business Review articles in Business Sources Complete does not apply.
Guides
- EBSCOhost research databases tutorial
- EBSCOhost playlist on EBSCO Support Tutorials YouTube channel, including additional videos tutorials on advanced searching, journal alerts, search history, my EBSCOhost folder, and creating a search alert.
Publisher
EBSCO
COMPASS Online
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- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
COMPASS Online is a fully searchable and indexed database of over 181,000 planning appeals decisions. Appeal coverage is comprehensive from 1985 to present. The search function allows you to find appeals using specific keywords, issue codes and geographical selections.
Publisher
Haymarket Business Media
Construction Information Service
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Description
Provides electronic access to an index of standards, regulatory and advisory documents for the UK construction industry.
Publisher
I.H.S.
CoStar Suite
Access restrictions
- Database is not included in the main library search
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Access from outside the UK
Although CoStar is available to students at partner institutions and distance learners, this is restricted to countries that CoStar would normally operate within. If you find you cannot access CoStar from the country you are in, you will need to use Estates Gazette Interactive (EGi) instead.
Description
CoStar Suite replaces its predecessor, Focus, and endeavours to provide a full market inventory of freehold and leasehold properties and spaces. Searchable by market and submarket, with hundreds of details on each property, including photos, aerial maps, floor plans, stack plans and analytical tools.
Publisher
CoStar Group
CumInCAD (Cumulative Index of Computer Aided Design)
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Description
CumInCAD is a cumulative index of publications about computer aided architectural design.
Coverage
Includes bibliographic information about over 8,700 records from journals and conferences such as ACADIA, CAADRIA, eCAADe, SiGraDi, CAAD futures, DDSS and others.
Publisher
CumInCAD
DCP Online (Development Control Practice)
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- This database can be accessed by 5 simultaneous users only. Please log out before closing the web browser.
- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
Best practice, legislation, policy statements, planning authority guidance, and appeal decisions with expert analysis of how this is applied in practice.
Free online student subscription to Planning Resource
UWE students can register online for a free subscription to Planning Resource.
Publisher
DCS Ltd.
Design and Applied Arts Index
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Access restrictions
- This indexing database provides article citations and abstracts, not full text. You can find out if the full text is available by using the library search or by clicking the ‘check for full text’ links in the database.
- Anyone with a UWE Bristol login can access this database
Description
Bibliographic database to journal articles published in over 450 international craft and design journals since 1973 and includes data on over 50,000 designers, craftspeople, studios, workshops, and companies.
Coverage
Coverage of journal articles since 1974.
Publisher
ProQuest
DETAIL Inspiration
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Connect to DETAIL Inspiration (German language database)
Access restrictions
- Database is not included in the main library search
- Anyone with a UWE Bristol login can access this database
Description
DETAIL Inspiration provides architects with images and reference details for more than 3,000 projects from the last 30 years of DETAIL. The integrated search function, with numerous filters, allows you to find precisely the right information. Each project described in the database is accompanied by DETAIL project documents. Publication information (edition/year) helps users to find the right edition in their print collections. The database content is expanded and updated with the release of each new issue of DETAIL.
Please note, this resource does NOT contain the content of DETAIL magazine, apart from the projects.
Coverage
- DETAIL Inspiration (Bilingual English and German database) 1987 onwards.
- DETAIL Inspiration (German language database) 1963 onwards.
Publisher
Institut fur internationale Architektur Dokumentation (IiAD)
Digimap
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Description
Digimap is a collection of services that deliver maps and map data of Great Britain. The map data can be downloaded to use with GIS or CAD software.
There are 9 Digimap services:
- Ordnance Survey Collection: a full range of current topographic Ordnance Survey maps.
- Historic Digimap: historic Ordnance Survey maps dating from 1843 to 1996.
- Geology Digimap: contemporary British Geological Survey map data. 1:50,000, 1:250,000 and 1:625,000 scales available in ESRI and MapInfo formats, plus information from the Lexicon of Named Rock Units.
- Marine Digimap: offers two types of data, raster nautical charts derived from UK Hydrographic Office paper charts and chart panels and Marine Themes vector data covering all UK waters derived from material obtained from the UK Hydrographic Offices.
- Environment Digimap: easy access to Land Cover data from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.
- Aerial Digimap: provides high resolution (25cm) vertical aerial imagery data of Great Britain from Getmapping.
- Lidar Digimap: offers detailed Lidar data from the Environment Agency through a convenient, on-demand web interface. It also offers vertical aerial photography.
- Global Digimap: is a new service in development and provides access to global datasets in cartographic styles and downloadable formats (available as a trial until 31 July).
- Society Digimap: is a new service in development. Explore a range of demographic data using the mapping facility, Society Roam. A full data download application is under development, which will offer the ability to download both the census data and the corresponding boundaries together (available as a trial until 31 July).
Note: users must register with Digimap.
Guides
- The Digimap resource centre provides support for all Digimap services, including guidance on downloading data for GIS, CAD, and on annotating maps. There is also an instant chat-enquiry service.
- Like learning from videos? Visit the Digimap YouTube channel.
Licence and terms of use
Digimap is for educational use only, eg learning, teaching and research purposes.
- The publisher does not allow UWE Bristol students based at UK and international partner institutions (and the staff that support them) to access this database
- End-user licence agreement: licence for the use of Ordnance Survey mapping data.
- End-user licence FAQs: questions and answers about what you can and cannot do with Digimap's maps and data.
Publisher
Edina
EGi News/Radius Data Exchange
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- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
Full text of the Estates Gazette archive from January 1986, as well as property news from March 1996. Also includes data on available commercial properties, property deals, transactions and ratings, market analysis by geographical location, company information and jobs provided by Radius Data Exchange.
Coverage
Estates Gazette from 1986, news from 1996.
Publisher
Radius Data Exchange
Emerald *
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- Database is included in the main library search
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Description
Full text of over 300 peer-reviewed journals published by Emerald covering engineering, built environment, business, management, economics, education, health & social care, library & information science.
Coverage
Full text is available from 1994; abstracts (summaries) of earlier articles are available from 1989. A small number of titles have abstracts only with no full text.
Guides
Publisher
Emerald Group
Encyclopedia of Highway Law and Practice, via Westlaw UK
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- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
A major work on highway law including full text of all relevant legislation, complete with annotations.
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell
Encyclopedia of Housing Law and Practice, via Westlaw UK
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- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
An up-to-date online encyclopaedia of housing law. Aimed at practitioners and includes commentary on all relevant legislation.
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell
Encyclopedia of Local Government Law, via Westlaw UK
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Description
This definitive work sets out the full text of Acts and regulations, accompanying each one with a detailed commentary and full references to relevant judicial authorites.
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell
Encyclopedia of Planning Law and Practice, via Westlaw UK
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- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
A comprehensive source of guidance and policy on planning law. It includes expert commentary on all relevant legislation and provides access to up-to-date circulars, PPGs and PPSs, MPGs and MPSs, RPGs, and RSSs and TANs
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell
Encyclopedia of Road Traffic Law and Practice, via Westlaw UK
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- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
This source provides comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date information on all aspects of road traffic law and practice. Reproduces all relevant legislation and subordinate legislation, with clear detailed explanation and interpretations.
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell
Great Buildings Online
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- Database is not included in the main library search
- Anyone can access this database
Description
This gateway to architecture around the world and across history documents a thousand buildings, and hundreds of leading architects, with photographic images and architectural drawings, integrated maps and timelines, 3D building models, commentaries, bibliographies, web links, and more, for famous designers and structures of all kinds.
Publisher
Architecture Week.
Historic England (formerly English Heritage)
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Description
Historic England carries out ground-breaking research on a wide range of subjects from archaeomagnetic dating to animal remains and building investigation to electrical imaging. The series also includes reports commissioned by Historic England but carried out by external organisations. Some of the reports are interim and the opinions expressed in the reports are the author’s and not necessarily those of Historic England.
Coverage
2006 onwards
Guides
- Find out more about the Historic England, including information about recently published reports and the pre-2006 report series, on the Historic England website
- Note: If browsing, use the keyword drop-down menu to select area of interest
Publisher
Historic England
i-Law
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- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
i-law is a commercial law database offering specialist
commentary and analysis as well as access to some case reports in
maritime and commercial law.
Guides
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
IJ Global
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- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
IJ Global is an online intelligence service that includes news, insight and analysis on all aspects of global infrastructure finance, covering the transport, oil & gas/renewables/power, social & defence sectors. It includes a searchable database of project finance data, league tables and important market reports.
Publisher
IJ Global
Images of England
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- Database is not included in the main library search
- Anyone can access this database
Description
A digital library of photographs of England's listed buildings, together with text descriptions.
Notes: Users must register to use the Advanced search facilities.
Coverage
You can view over 300,000 images of England’s built heritage from lamp posts to lavatories, phone boxes to toll booths, mile stones to gravestones, as well as thousands of bridges, historic houses, and churches.
Publisher
National Monument Record and English Heritage
isurv
Access restrictions
- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
Designed to specifically meet the information needs of the surveying industry, isurv is a comprehensive online service for the surveying profession. Giving practitioners a complete 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.
Publisher
RICS
Landmap
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- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
The Landmap service provides UK academia with a high quality spatial data download service which is enhanced and supported by a range of learning material.
Landmap is no longer being updated. The material presented via this resource should be considered as archival.
Publisher
Mimas
LexisLibrary
Access restrictions
- Database is not included in the main library search
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- International and News sources are not available via the above link. To access this content, please use the Lexis Library International and Lexis Library News database records
Description
Covers UK legal materials including cases, legislation, journal articles, and practitioner texts.
Note: Mac users may have problems using LexisLibrary with the Safari browser. Updating to Safari 3.1 (via 'Software Update') should fix this. Alternatively use another browser such as Mozilla Firefox.
Certification and student associate
The Lexis Online Research Certification Scheme allows users to gain a nationally recognised online certificate.
Eve Jenkins is the current LexisLibrary Student Associate. Eve can help you with any training needs or difficulties that you might experience using LexisLibrary. Email Eve.
See also: LexisNexis student guidance
Coverage
Full text coverage of legislation in force, and case law. LexisLibrary also includes the full text of Halsbury's Laws of England; Atkin's Court Forms; Encyclopedia of Forms and Precedents, plus other practitioner works in full text. Practice areas include: Tax and Accountancy; Employment; Family; Personal Injury; Property. Subject areas: UK and International Cases; UK and International Legislation.
Guides
Publisher
LexisNexis
LexisLibrary International
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- Database is not included in the main library search
- Anyone with a UWE Bristol login can access this database
Description
Covers international legal materials from a browsable range of sources (cases, legislation, forms & precedents, and secondary materials).
Publisher
LexisNexis
LexisLibrary News
Access restrictions
- Database is not included in the main library search
- Anyone with a UWE Bristol login can access this database
Description
Covers a range of UK news sources including local and national newspapers.
Publisher
LexisNexis
MaterialDistrict
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- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
MaterialDistrict is the global network in the area of innovative materials. MaterialDistrict encourages joint innovation on the road to a more beautiful, sustainable and high-quality built environment. Around an independent and continuously growing collection of 2,000 exciting materials, MaterialDistrict connects professionals through exhibitions, trade shows, conferences, MaterialDistrict.com and social media.
Publisher
Materia B.V
Nexis
Access restrictions
- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
Full text database including UK national and regional newspapers and trade press plus many newspapers and magazines published worldwide.
Also includes full-text information covering companies, industries, market surveys, countries, and people.
Coverage
A range of European language titles are covered; other worldwide sources are English language.
Please note the latest month of The Financial Times is not available on Nexis. Please use the Library's print copy instead.
Guides
- Nexis News Quick Start Guide
- Nexis Advanced Search Guide
- Nexis UK Product Tutorials
- Alerts Migration Guide
Publisher
Lexis Nexis Butterworths
PADDI
Access restrictions
- Database is not included in the main library search
- Anyone with a UWE Bristol login can access this database
Description
An index to journal articles on all aspects of the built environment and environmental planning in Ireland, north and south.
Coverage
Indexing of material began in 1980; indexed material includes items published from c1865 to the present, but the majority of items date from the mid 20th century onwards; the time period covered is 12th century to the present.
Publisher
Planning Architecture Design Database Ireland.
Practical Law
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- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
Practical Law delivers online legal know-how . It includes the following materials:
- Practice notes - concise explanations covering core transactions and background law
- Standard documents and drafting notes
- Current awareness which explains the practical implications of key developments. Our subscription includes access to the modules PLC Corporate, PLC Cross Border and PLC Finance.
Note: Please note that UWE Bristol does not subscribe to all Practical Law modules
Publisher
Practical Law Company
Nexis Company Dossier
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- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
Brings together global company data, executive information and news information from multiple providers to create easy-to-use company reports. A good starting point for job interview preparation.
Coverage
A range of European language titles are covered; other worldwide sources are English language.
Publisher
Lexis Nexis Butterworths
Passport
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- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
A business information resource providing intelligence on industries, countries and consumers. It has a global perspective, with researchers working in 200 countries. Information includes full-text market reports, country reports, statistics, news and analysis.
Our subscription to Passport also includes access to Passport: Industrial, a database covering global production and supply chains, which provides an overview of the business-to-business marketplace. Find ‘Industrial’ as an option under the ‘Economies’ tab in the menu at the top of the Passport homepage.
Passport: Industrial provides economic data and analysis for the economies of 68 countries, covering 177 industries. There are detailed statistics, forecasts and industry reports for 18 core countries (including the UK) and key statistics for a further 50 countries, with extensive information about production, imports and exports and market sizes. Historic data goes back 15 years.
Coverage
Information includes full-text market reports, country reports, statistics, news and analysis.
Guides
- Guides, including a video on ‘Getting started with Passport’ can be accessed from the Passport Help page.
- Brochure for Passport: Industrial.
Publisher
Euromonitor International
Property Week Magazine
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- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
Property Week is the leading news magazine in the commercial property market. Packed with news, features and analysis, Property Week keeps readers fully briefed on all the latest information from the industry - from development opportunities to investment prospects, professional and legal coverage to regional surveys, plus all the latest job vacancies.
Coverage
Nov 1998 to present
Publisher
Property Week
RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) On-Line
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Access restrictions
- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
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.
Publisher
RIBA
SAGE Research Methods *
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Access
- Database is included in the main library search
- The publisher does allow UWE students based at UK and international partner institutions (and the staff that support them) to access this database
Description
SRM (Sage Research Methods) is a web-based research methods tool created to help researchers, staff and students with their research projects. SRM links over 100,000 pages of SAGE’s book, journal and reference content with advanced search and discovery tools. Researchers can explore methods concepts to help design research projects, understand a particular method or identify a new method. SRM focuses on methodology rather than disciplines, so can be used by researchers from the social sciences, health sciences and more.
Publisher
Sage
ScienceDirect *
Access restrictions
- Database is included in the main library search
- Anyone with a UWE Bristol login can access this database
Description
Access provided to over 1,000 electronic journals with abstracts from several hundred further titles.
Coverage
As well as the sciences, coverage includes business, economics and social sciences. Full text available from 1996 onwards.
Guides
Publisher
Reed Elsevier
Scopus *
Accessibility statement
Access restrictions
- Database is included in the main library search
- Anyone with a UWE Bristol login can access this database
Description
Scopus is an abstract and citation database of peer-review literature, including books, conference proceedings and journals, covering the following fields of research: science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
Coverage
Over 66 million records
Guides
Publisher
Elsevier
Specify-it
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Anyone with a UWE Bristol login can access this database
Description
Specify-it from Technical Indexes is an online collection of up to date product catalogues for designers, specifiers and purchasers in construction, civil engineering and process engineering.
Publisher
IHS
Taylor and Francis *
Accessibility statement
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Description
Provides access to over 2500 full-text journals published by Taylor & Francis, Routledge, Psychology Press and Informa Healthcare.
Coverage
1997 onwards.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
Taylor and Francis eBook Collection *
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- Database is included in the main library search
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Description
Provides access to over 400 e-books published by the Taylor & Francis publishing group.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
TRILT (Television and Radio Index for Learning and Teaching)
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- Database is not included in the main library search
- Students and staff at UK and international partner institutions cannot use their UWE Bristol login to access this database
Description
TRILT is an online database describing: UK television and radio programmes, including terrestrial, cable, and satellite television (with regional variations); all national and many local radio stations.
Coverage
Listings for more than 300 TV and radio channels with data from 1995 onwards.
Publisher
BUFVC
Westlaw UK
Accessibility statement
Access restrictions
- Database is not included in the main library search
- Anyone with a UWE Bristol login can access this database
Description
Full-text access to current and historic UK, European Union and worldwide case reports and legislation. Also gives access to the Legal Journals Index, some full text law journals, and many law electronic books.
Certification
The Westlaw UK Certification Training allows users to gain a nationally recognised online certificate.
The Westlaw Student representative at UWE Bristol is currently vacant.
The representative can advise on certification and runs drop-in sessions for students and staff on the use of Westlaw products.
Coverage
Subject areas: UK, EU, and International Cases; UK, EU, and International Legislation. Includes full text of various practitioner texts including: Chitty on Contracts; Clerk and Lindsell on Torts; Civil Procedure (White Book).
Guides
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell