Construction & Management
Whether you’re a new student starting your first assignment or delving into a research project, this subject guide is designed to assist Construction & Management students in finding the best information. On this page you'll find key resources, as well as guides to help you develop your academic, study, and digital skills. If you can’t find what you need, you contact the Academic Support Team: library-SEE@salford.ac.uk.
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Three key actions for getting started
Finding information for your assessments
Developing strong information searching skills saves time and yields relevant results. The Finding Information Skills page covers everything you need for academic searching. Take the Finding Information Skills assessment for a personalised action plan.
- Reading Lists
These are set up by your tutors to guide you to good quality, relevant and useful materials to help you with your studies. They are a great starting point before doing your own research - find out more about your Reading Lists.
- Library Search
Library Search can make your academic life easier by helping you find a range of reliable and trustworthy sources for your work. It contains a wealth of information to help you make the most of your studies, including books/eBooks, journals/eJournals, articles, databases, and more.
Using Library Search may feel daunting at first, but don't worry, we have a range of guides on how to find relevant resources.
Key resources for Construction & Management students
Books and reading lists
The first place you should look for resources is your Reading List. You will find a link to this in your Blackboard modules. It lists all the core texts for your subject as recommended by your lecturers.
Other textbooks can be found in Library Search.
Can't find a textbook you want? Ask your Library Champion to request it for the Library.
Journals, magazines and newspapers
Journals and magazines
- Building and Environment
- Building Engineer
- Building Magazine
- Building Law Reports
- Built Environment
- Built Environment Project and Asset Management
- Construction News
- Detail
- International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment
- Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
- Smart and Sustainable Built Environment
Can’t find a journal article you want? Request a new library item.
You can find other journals and articles in Library Search.
Newspapers
The Library has access to a large collection of newspapers. See the full range and find out how to access them in Newspapers web page.
Databases and specialist sources
Introducing Construction Information Service
How to find construction contracts and other related sources
- BCIS Online
- BCIS Online Rates Database
- Box of Broadcasts
- British Standards Online
- Building Law Reports
- Business Source Premier
- Construction Information Service
- Construction Law
- Digimap: Environment
- Digimap: Historic
- Digimap: Ordnance Survey
- Emerald Insight
- Gale OneFile News
- Great Buildings Collection
- i-Law
- ISURV
- JSTOR
- LexisLibrary
- NBS Create
- NEC4 Contracts
- Newsstream Newspapers
- Practical Law: Construction
- ProQuest Central
- UK National Statistics
- ScienceDirect
- Westlaw
Useful websites and industry-related sources
LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning offers more than 9,000 professionally produced online courses covering a wide range of technical, creative and professional skills.
Use our institutional link to log in – you will need your University email address and password. The first time that you log in, you will be taken through a setup process to discover courses tailored to your interests.
Some Construction & Management-type content that you may find useful includes:
- AutoCAD 2020: Essential training
- AutoCAD for MAC 2020: Essential training
- Learning AutoCAD
- Learning Revit 2020
Some specialist software can be downloaded for free by registered students from the Student Software Portal.
Study better
- University Assessments
Whilst studying at Salford you will need to complete a range of assessments. We provide a range of guidance on how to approach the different assessment types you may come across.
- Referencing
We provide eLearning, written guides, and an extensive list of referencing examples.
- Skills A-Z
We have developed eLearning over a wide range of subjects for you to develop your academic skills at home and in your own time.
Workshops
We offer online and face-to-face workshops to help you develop your academic skills. These engaging, interactive sessions cover a wide range of topics which take place throughout the year, so check up on the list regularly.
Click on a workshop title to book onto the session via Advantage. If a session has no remaining spaces, sign up to the waiting list in case a space becomes free!
One to one appointments
You can book a one to one appointment with your Academic Support Team to discuss finding information, academic and writing skills, or digital support.
Follow the link below, choose your school and what you'd like support with, then select your chosen time slot and book on through Advantage.