Library and Learning Resources: Estate Management and Property: Specialist Databases

Databases & Specialist eResources

BCIS Online and Rates Database This link opens in a new window
The database of the Building Cost Information Service. Elemental analyses allow a user to forecast the cost of a building using actual not synthesised prices, also includes a full range of building tender, cost and output indices and average building prices. Pricing and estimating information.
http://lispac.lsbu.ac.uk/record=e1000243
Construction Website This link opens in a new window
This e-resource requires a username and password. Please email llreres@lsbu.ac.uk for the username and password from your lsbu email address.

The Construction web site includes: hundreds of pages of text on all aspects of domestic building construction over two thousand photos showing new and old construction practice hundreds of 2D and 3D graphics several PowerPoint presentations lots of short video clips and several multiple choice tests a brief and fairly non-technical summary of the most important Building Regulations (housing only).
EG Radius (Estates Gazette Radius) This link opens in a new window
Property market news and information
Please follow instructions in the link below. Once registered you should be able to access content via login button using registered details. For access issues email llreres@lsbu.ac.uk

All users must now verify their EGi Account, please use your LSBU email address. Please click this verification link.
http://lispac.lsbu.ac.uk/record=e1000049
ISurv This link opens in a new window
This e-resource requires a username and password. Please email llreres@lsbu.ac.uk for the username and password from your lsbu email address.
RICS official guidance, expert commentary, legislative guidance, case summaries, standard letters and forms. Includes the RICS Red Book.
http://lispac.lsbu.ac.uk/record=e1000201
ICONDA CIB Library This link opens in a new window
Online repository for CIB and CIB related publications
Technical Indexes: Construction Information Service (IHS) This link opens in a new window
British Standards relating to Construction can now be found on British Standards Online

This resource requires personal registration on first use

Complete documents from over 150 issuing bodies essential to the design and construction of buildings, including legal data, setting out, structural tolerances and product information. Where possible, all documents cited in the Building Regulations have been included.
Alternative Access
https://www.ihssso.com/Shibboleth.sso/Login?entityID=https://shibboleth.lsbu.ac.uk/shibboleth&target=https://www.ihssso.com/ukplc

http://lispac.lsbu.ac.uk/record=e1000136

Legal Databases

Lexis+ (was Lexis Library) This link opens in a new window
Please enter your network username/password in the login box provided.
Lexis+ is a comprehensive legal research tool providing access to primary law and secondary sources from UK, Europe, Commonwealth and US jurisdictions.

Key titles include The Law Report and All England Law Reports and Halsbury’s Laws of England. Legal journals, UK and Irish national newspapers can be accessed under “Content”.
Support materials are available from these pages:
How to run searches in Lexis+
Search tips
Videos

Introduction to Halsbury’s Laws of England
https://lexisnexisuk.custhelp.com/app/lexisplus/a_id/1125535

LexisLibrary certification for students
https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/law-students/overview.html
Alternative Access
https://lsbu.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://plus.lexis.com/uk?identityprofileid=J3NF6G57728

http://lispac.lsbu.ac.uk/record=e1000087
Westlaw This link opens in a new window
When logging in for the first time, users will be prompted to create a user profile. Please follow the instructions given on Westlaw ‘First Time Registration’ page and use ONLY your LSBU email to register.
Full text of cases and legislation for UK materials, some EU and International documentation plus considerable US resources. It incorporates the Legal Journals Index and the Case and Legislation Citators. Also includes the full text of Palmers Company Law, and dedicated areas in Civil procedure, Crime, Landlord and Tenant, and Human Rights. Access to Kemp on Lawtel is via ‘Personal Injury’ under the ‘Browse by Topic’ option on the Westlaw Homepage.
Alternative Access
https://login.westlaw.co.uk/app/authentication/sso/ukfederation?entityID=https://shibboleth.lsbu.ac.uk/shibboleth

http://lispac.lsbu.ac.uk/record=e1000142

How to Guides

Westlaw | How to Guide

Maps Online & Geological Information

Digimap This link opens in a new window
Registration required.
Digimap is a Collection of EDINA services that deliver maps and map data of Great Britain to UK tertiary education. Data is available either to download to use with appropriate application software such as GIS or CAD, or as maps generated by Digimap online.
Digimap training video
http://lispac.lsbu.ac.uk/record=e1000045
Boreholes Index: British Geological Survey This link opens in a new window
Search over a million borehole records. The BGS Borehole record viewer offers direct, online access to the National Geoscience Data Centre collection of onshore scanned boreholes, shafts and well records
http://lispac.lsbu.ac.uk/record=e1000153

Doogal - Route Elevation
Allows users to calculate the route between two locations, then calculate the elevation and gradient of the route and display as a graph
Mapometer
Maps running, cycling and walking routes and calculates route distances and elevation profiles
Ordnance Survey
Maps, publications and detailed technical information
Streetmap
Street and road map search

Digimap

Digimap offers access to a range of datasets for the purposes of education and research. Create or interrogate a map online by selecting an appropriate base map, adding annotations and customising the content, use measurement and query tools to learn more about any study area. Download the raw spatial data in a wide range of formats for use in local GIS, CAD or image processing software.

Help Guides

Please note, contact details for help at the end of these guides may be out of date.

For help, please email askalibrarian@lsbu.ac.uk

BCIS Online and Rates Database - How to Guide
How to Guide - explaining the functions and services of BCIS Online and Rates.

Technical Indexes - Construction Information Service | How to Guide

Estate Management and Property: Specialist Databases