Property & Surveying
On this page you'll find key resources, as well as guides to help you develop your academic, study, and digital skills.
This subject guide is designed to assist Property & Surveying students in finding the best information, whether you’re a new student starting your first assignment or delving into a research project.
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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. Finding Information Skills 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 Property & Surveying students
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.
All other resources can be found in Library Search.
Journals, magazines and newspapers
Journals and magazines
- Building Magazine
- Construction News
- Journal of Building Survey, Appraisal & Valuation
- Journal of Property Investment & Finance
- Journal of Property Research
- Journal of Real Property Law
- Property Management
- Property Week
- Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Journal
Newspapers
The Library has access to a large collection of newspapers. Find out more on the Newspapers web page.
Databases and specialist sources
Introducing Construction Information Service
- BCIS Online
- BCIS Online Rates Database
- Box of Broadcasts
- British Standards Online
- Business Source Premier
- CIBSE
- Construction Information Service
- CoStar
- Digimap: Environment
- Digimap: Historic
- Digimap: Ordnance Survey
- Emerald Insight
- Radius Data Exchange (was Estates Gazette Interactive)
- Gale OneFile News
- ISURV
- JSTOR
- LexisLibrary
- Newsstream Newspapers
- UK National Statistics
- ScienceDirect
- University of Salford Archives & Special Collections
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 property and surveying-type content that you may find useful is Designing an effective survey
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.
Can't find what you need?
Contact the Academic Support Team using this form. You can also see who's who in the Team.