Library Home: Construction (Built Environment): Books and eBooks

Books & Shelfmarks

The majority of the Library's book collections are now available online as eBooks. You can search for both print and online using UR Library Search.

Here are some FAQs about finding and accessing books and eBooks:

Here are the main locations for print books for the built environment and their shelfmarks (also known as a Call Number).

Subject	Shelfmark(s)	Location
BIM Building information modeling	690.0285	Second Floor
Building construction	690	Second Floor
Building contracts	692.8	Second Floor
Building estimates & surveys	692.5	Second Floor
Building regulations, codes  and specifications	692.2-692.3	Second Floor
Construction law	690.026	Second Floor
Construction management	690.068	Second Floor
Construction materials	691	Second Floor
Project management: construction	690.0684	Second Floor

The following eBook collections are most useful for the built environment. Collections with the icon are included in UR Library Search.

ICE Virtual Library This link opens in a new window
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The Institution of Civil Engineers eBook Collection, plus selected journal titles. Provides a comprehensive source of specialist information for everyone involved in civil engineering and construction including, architects, urban planners, construction lawyers and quantity surveyors.
Taylor and Francis eBooks This link opens in a new window
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Full text access to thousands of eBooks across all Roehampton subject areas. Note: To find the books that we have access to, search for your topic, then click the filter on the left side of the page and check "filter by" and "content we have access to".
Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window
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A multidisciplinary collection of online resources (including over 1500 journals published by Wiley) covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities.
O'Reilly This link opens in a new window
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Thousands of eBooks, videos and case studies in computer science, digital photography, technology, and business, accessible online and via the O'Reilly app. Spotlight on O'Reilly blog post.

Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
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Multidisciplinary collection of reference works for all Roehampton subjects. Includes; The Oxford Companion to Architecture: The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture: A Dictionary of Construction, Surveying and Civil Engineering;