School of Engineering and Built Environments:

Resources for Built Environments

Library and Learning Resources

Library and Learning Resources provides access to a range of resources to aid you with your studies. This leaflet provides a brief introduction to those resources. If you need any assistance in using the library please contact the Enquiry Desk by:  visiting the Help Desk on the ground floor of the library,  visiting our Help Pages at http://libanswers.bcu.ac.uk/ where you can chat with us online or use an enquiry form to contact us,  phoning 0121 331 5282 If you would like an in-depth library tutorial please contact : James Dean ([email protected], 0121 331 7480). You will find lots of useful information on resources and how to use them on the Built Environments Libguide: http://libguides.bcu.ac.uk/builtenvironments or the Information Literacy for Built Environments pages available on Moodle at http://moodle.bcu.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=2734

Summon Summon is a search engine that provides fast, simple access to relevant, scholarly material, the type of information academics are expecting to see in your coursework/assignments.  It searches across our Library Catalogue, E-journals and E-books and so is an excellent way to start your search for information.  Currently Summon contains over 50 million items, with more being added daily.  The Summon search box is available on the Library tile on the main iCity page (https://icity.bcu.ac.uk/) or via the Library & Learning Resources iCity page.

Books The library purchases textbooks in both printed and electronic formats based on the recommendations of teaching staff. E-Books  A growing number of key textbooks are available online on the MyiLibrary database.  The best route into the database is via the Electronic Resources link on the Library Red Tile on iCity (https://icity.bcu.ac.uk/). By accessing via iCity you should not need to log in again. 1

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There are links on the library catalogue (http://capitadiscovery.co.uk/bcu/) to the individual e-books that are available. If you follow a link to an e-book via the catalogue you may see a screen asking you to enter an Athens Username and Password. Please do not use these log in boxes but instead click on the Alternative Login option. You should then see a screen with a Birmingham City University* link. Click on that and then on the next page click on the Go to the Birmingham City University login page. MyiLibrary will then open. *If the link to Birmingham City University is not shown, you can find it by using the Organisation search box.

You can also use the Summon search engine (see page 1) to search for e-books. Printed Books The list below will help you identify where books and other material on specific subjects are located in the Library. Use the library catalogue to help you find specific titles. Books on the catalogue but on loan or at another campus can be reserved free of charge Subject Shelfmark Administration, Public 350 Alternative Dispute Resolution 347.7309 Architectural Technology 721 Bills of Quantities 692.5 Birmingham: Housing 307.336092424 : Local History 942.496 : Planning 711.40942496 Building 690 Building Design 721 Building Law 343.4207869 Building Maintenance 690.24 Building Materials 691 Building Science 690 Building Services 696, 697

Subject Building Surveying CDM Civil engineering Claims, Construction

Shelfmark 692 658.1552 624 343.4207689, 692.5 Company Law 346.4207 Compulsory purchase 343.420252 Conservation: Building 720.288 : Coastal 711.42 : Land 333.72 : Law 344.42094, 346.42045 Construction Law 343.4207869 Construction Project Management 632.6324 2

Subject Shelfmark Construction Technology 692 Contracts 692.8 Contract Law 346.4202 Conveyancing 346.420438 Costing 692.5 Ecology, Human 304.2 Employment Law 344.4201 Environmental Assessment 333.714, 304.28 Environmental Conservation 333.72 Environmental Law 344.42046 Estimating 692.5 Facilities management 658.2 Fees 692.5 Financial accounting 657 Financial management 658.15 Foundations 690.11 Garden cities 711.58 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 711.0285 Health And Safety 363.11 Heating and Ventilating 697

Subject Housing: Administration : Architecture : Management JCT Land law Land surveying Land use Management National parks Negligence New Town Noise: legal aspects Out of town shopping Partnering Partnership law Planning: theory : law Pollution Pollution: legal aspects Prices Project Management Property taxation

Shelfmark 353.55 728 363.5 692.8 346.42043 526.9 333.7 658 719.32 346.42032 711.4 344.4204638 711.552 338.73 346.420682 307.12, 711 346.42045 363.7, 628.5 344.4204632 692.5 658.404 336.22

Reading Lists Online Reading Lists Online allows students to find module reading lists easily with a single search that gives results for matching lecturer, Faculties and Schools. Once located they can be re-sorted and filtered to make the information as easy as possible to work with. Access Reading lists online via the link from the catalogue http:// capitadiscovery.co.uk/bcu/ If you can’t find the reading list for your module email your tutor. 3

Journals The majority of the journals (also known as serials or magazines) the Library provides are available online but some are available as print. 

Online  Use the Summon search engine (see page 1) to search all the journals databases the library subscribes to in one search.  Alternatively, search the individual full-text journal databases, as listed in the Electronic Services section below. These can be accessed via the Electronic Services link on the Library and Learning Resources iCity page (https://icity.bcu.ac.uk/Library-and-Learning-Resources) or via the Electronic Services link on the Library widget on the main iCity page.  Use the A-Z of Full Text Journals page (available from https:// icity.bcu.ac.uk/Library-and-Learning-Resources/Electronic-Resources) to see if the library has online access to a specific journal.  See the section Usernames and Passwords at the end of this guide for information about how to access journals off-campus.

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Printed  Printed journals are shelved in Curzon Library look under ‘Built Environment’ or ‘Urban planning’.

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If the library does not have a particular book you require, it may be possible to borrow it from another library. You can apply using an electronic InterLibrary Loan book request form. If you want an article from a journal the library does not have access to, you can apply to obtain a copy using an electronic Inter Library Loan journal article request form For more information or to access request forms please ask at the Help Desk or visit the Inter-Library Loans section of the Library User Services page on the Library and Learning Resources iCity page (https://icity.bcu.ac.uk/Libraryand-Learning-Resources/Find-Resources/InterLibraryLoans/index).

Electronic Resources The library subscribes to a number of online databases providing a wide range of different types of information. Below are the databases which are most relevant to the Built Environment. These can be accessed via the Electronic Services link on the Library widget on iCity (https://icity.bcu.ac.uk/). 4

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ABI/Inform Global - Full text articles mainly relating to business but also including property, construction and planning journals. British Standards Online - includes the full-text of British, European and international Standards. Construction Information Service - provides information, regulations, legislation, standards, and guidance material (including BRE publications). DCP (Development Control Practice) Online— A comprehensive reference on planning: best practice, legislation, with expert analysis of how this is applied. Digimap - mapping service delivering maps and data from the Ordnance Survey. Also includes Historic Digimap. Estates Gazette Interactive (EGi) - UK news, research and information service for the commercial property market. ICONDA - contains summaries (and some full text) of journal articles on building, construction etc. Lexis Library—Law reports and full text articles, includes Butterworths Property Law Service Bulletin InfoTrac - full text access to 400 journals, covering a wide range of subjects. MyiLibrary—(see E-Books page 1). Nexis UK - full text of regional, national and international newspapers RICS Red Book online - RICS Red Book, Surveyors' Construction Handbook, Guidance Notes, Information Papers and Practice Statements plus case law database. RUDI (The Resource for Urban Design Information)- Multimedia resource for teaching, research, and professional activity in urban design and its related disciplines Science Direct—Full text articles on scientific, technical and environmental issues Social Sciences Citation Index (part of Web of Science) - contains bibliographic citations of articles in the social sciences SwetsWise - full text articles, including many on property, construction and planning. Westlaw includes legal journals, statutes, a case locator service and law report—includes The Encyclopedia of Planning Law and Practice and Woodfall’s Landlord and Tenant

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Usernames and Passwords If you are on-campus you should not need to log in to access any of the electronic resources listed above. If you are off-campus we recommend you access them via the Electronic Services link on the Library widget on iCity (https://icity.bcu.ac.uk/). There should then be no need to log in again. More information about usernames and passwords is available at the Library Help Desk and also on the Library and Learning Resources iCity pages (https:// icity.bcu.ac.uk/Library-and-Learning-Resources). If you have any difficulty logging on please email us at [email protected].

Digital Library (UCEEL) The University’s digital library, UCEEL, holds a range of materials, including past exam papers and student projects. There are also book chapters and journal articles that lecturers have requested to be included. UCEEL is accessible via the Library & Learning Resources iCity pages and you will need to log on using your Library borrower number (i.e. the barcode number on your student card) and your 4 digit library PIN.

MAP (My Assignment Planner) Being faced with your first assignment at university can be a daunting task. This guide will take the worries out of assignment planning. Follow the 11 straightforward steps to plan your time effectively. Visit http://library.bcu.ac.uk/ MAP2/freecalc-mail/ for more details.

The Centre for Academic Success The Centre for Academic Success is available to give you advice on study skills and help you improve your English language skills. For more information, go to the Library and Learning Resources iCity page (https://icity.bcu.ac.uk/Libraryand-Learning-Resources), Phone 0121 331 6885 or E-Mail [email protected]

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