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Surveying: Getting Started

Welcome to the Surveying Subject Guide

Resources for researching your assignments, referencing, training and advice

Use the blue tabs and menus above to find databases, web resources, referencing pages, and how to get further help and support.

Shortcuts

Journal Articles

  • Discovery search tool
  • Subject databases
  • Individual journals

Books and e-books

  • Discovery search tool
  • E-book platforms

Specialist Databases

  • Surveying databases
  • Legal databases
  • Maps

Websites

  • Professional bodies
  • Organisations

Referencing

  • Harvard Referencing guides and tutorials
  • Online help and tutorials
  • Refworks for generating references automatically

Training and Support

  • Help with literature searching, research, and referencing
  • 1:1 support
  • Workshops
  • BSc (Hons) Building Surveying
  • BSc (Hons) Chartered Surveying Degree Apprenticeship | Building Surveying
  • BSc (Hons) Chartered Surveying Degree Apprenticeship | Quantity Surveying
  • BSc (Hons) Commercial Management (Quantity Surveying)
  • BSc (Hons) Property Management (Building Surveying)
  • BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying
  • PgDip/MSc Quantity Surveying
  • PgDip/MSc/Top-up to MSc Building Surveying

1-2-1 Librarian Support

Book a librarian appointment button 

Please click here if you need instructions on how to make an appointment on MyAccount

Need a little extra help? The Information and Academic Skills Librarian team offer 1-2-1 appointments online via Microsoft Teams and face-to-face in the Southwark, Croydon and Havering campus.

Click the button above to view our calendar and book.

If you don't have an LSBU email, please email us at askalibrarian@lsbu.ac.uk and we can book an appointment for you. You can also contact us with questions or queries. 

Reading Lists Online

 

To find your reading lists for your modules go to one of your module pages on VLE (Moodle) and look for the following box on the right-hand side. 

 

 

reading list box in moodle

 

Alternatively, you can go straight to the Reading Lists Online 

From here you can search for a module name, a module code, a keyword, or an academic.