Construction and Civil Engineering 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.

Box of Broadcasts (BoB)

Off-air recording and media archive service.
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

ECONLIT

Over 600 journals, collected volumes, books, dissertations, and working papers.
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.

Environmental Management

UK legislation and guidance documents from over 100 issuing bodies.
NOT included in the main library search.

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.

ICE (Institution of Civil Engineers) Virtual Library

Access to one of the largest repositories of full-text civil engineering papers in the world.
NOT included in the main library search.

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.

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.

Knovel

Knovel contains over 3,000 electronic books covering a wide range of engineering, transportation, and sustainability topics.
Includes Material Property Search and Knovel Data Analytics
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.

Managing successful projects with PRINCE 2 2009

Handbook for project managers, team managers and project support.
Includes real-life examples of applying PRINCE2 method, principles, and processes.
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.

MaterialDistrict

MaterialDistrict is the global network in the area of innovative materials.
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.

O'Reilly Online Learning

Training guides for those in the field of IT, including developers, web designers and creative professionals.
Includes books, videos, case studies, interactive tutorials, audio books and video.
Included in the main library search.

Passport

A business information resource providing intelligence on industries, countries and consumers.
Economic data and analysis for the economies of 68 countries, covering 177 industries.
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.

Specify-it

An online collection of up to date product catalogues for designers, specifiers and purchasers in construction, civil engineering and process engineering.
NOT 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.

TRADA (Timber Research and Development Association)

Includes information on design, specification and use of wood.
NOT included in the main library search.

Westlaw Edge UK

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.
NOT included in the main library search.

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