ABE Library support

Books & e-Books

Library Search University of Westminster library catalogue search for books, e-book and lots more- Find our guide here 

Ethos PhD thesis available from the British Library for instant download with sign up

New Books A selection of new books in the library at Marylebone

SCONUL A scheme which allows you to use books and journals at other libraries belonging to the scheme. Apply online by clicking on the link. Note: once your application has been approved you can use any of the libraries on the list. 

Journal Articles

Library Search Use University of Westminster's Articles & more tab in Library Search to find online journal article. Use the Books, journals & more tab to find print journal availability. Find our guide here 

Westminster Research Use University of Westminster's Westminster Research tab in Library Search to find work published by University of Westminster staff. Find out more here.

Business Source Complete Range of e-journals and company information covering all areas of business. Find a video guide here 

Zetoc An index of approximately 20,000 current journals and 16,000 conference proceedings, covering all subjects. As this is an index it will not offer you full text, however, if you discover a title you're interested in you can click on the purple LINX button displayed with the result and it will show you if we have access elsewhere. 

Legal Resources

Construction Information Service CIS covers all aspects of legislation, standards and guidance material for building, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering. It also includes Specify-it Building (product catalogues for the construction industry) and full-text of documents from organisations such as British Standards Institute, BRE, CIBSE, RIBA Publishing and government departments. You can find the guide here

Finding legal sources online there are a number of places to find legal information online You can Find our guide on where to look here.

Planex   Bibliographic abstracts on all aspects of best practice and governance in the UK public sector, including urban and rural regeneration, planning and environment. Find our guide here

Isurv provides online access to information on a wide range of built environment issues. It provides insight from industry practitioners and legal experts to help you effectively apply theory into practice and to provide you with the knowledge to resolve your workplace issues. ON CAMPUS ACCESS ONLY 

Westlaw & Lexis Authoritative legal databases containing case reports, legislation, news and a range of legal texts. These resources can be navigated to by searching for them by name in Library Search. 

UK Legislation National website of the government publishing all UK legislation.

Hein Online Key resource for international law, including the Law Journal Library, Foreign and International Law Resources Database and English reports. 

Westminster Construction Society YouTube Channel  Seminar series. Organised and presented by Angelica Silva - follow the society on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UoWConstruction

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Market Data & Cost information

Passport Market research, company information and statistical data on more than 200 countries, in depth analysis for 80 countries. Includes over 15,000 industry, company, country and consumer reports. Find the guide here.

CoStar Information on property and estate management including market intelligence on ownership, sales, leasing, planning and development of commercial property. Set up a personal account by emailing CoStar. Your request must be sent from your Westminster email address. Find the guide here.

Mintel Market research and company information for the UK

Estates Gazette Interactive News and information on estates and property, covering the current property market, people and companies, and property-related legal materials. First time users must register for a personal username and password. Please see our user guide for more information 

The Building Cost Information Service BCIS provides Information for budget estimating and cost planning in the construction area, including news, cost analyses, index, average building prices. Please see our user guide for more information.  Unfortunately due to publisher restrictions, you cannot login to BCIS Online if you are off-campus. ON CAMPUS ACCESS ONLY 

Business Source Complete As well well as providing e-journal access BSC offers company information covering all areas of business. Find a video guide here 

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Audio-visual

Box of Broadcasts BoB A television and radio recording and archive service offering access to over 45,000 programmes. Search and record programmes coming up in the next 7 days, watch programmes from the archive and create clips. 

Digimap Ordnance Survey maps to view, print or save at pre-defined scales. our will need your University username and password to login. You will need to register the first time you use Digimap. Find our guidance here

Lynda.com A huge range of video tutorials supporting learning in software, technology, creative and business skills all free to University of Westminster staff and currently enrolled students.