Architecture - Key Databases and Resources

Key Databases

Art & Architecture Source
Art & Architecture Source covers a broad range of related subjects, from fine, decorative and commercial art, to various areas of architecture and architectural design. Providing over 600 full-text journals, more than 220 full-text books, and a collection of over 63,0000 images, it is designed for use by a diverse audience, including art scholars, artists, designers, students and general researchers.

Access: Students and staff with a University of Wolverhampton login can access this database

Restrictions: Partner staff at all sites cannot access this database

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British Standards Online
BSOL is the online standards database giving access to over 55,000 up-to-date British, adopted European and International standards.

There is a security feature embedded within PDF documents from British Standards Online. This means that if you want to download and print a document, you will be required to install the FileOpen plug-in on your device before you can open them. Use the More Information link for full details. The ability to read standards online in BSOL remains unaffected.

Access: Students and staff based at University of Wolverhampton campuses and only UK based distance learners with a University of Wolverhampton login can access this database

Restrictions: Partner students and staff at UK and international partner institutions, and distance learners outside the UK cannot access this database

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Construction Information Service
CIS provides full-text access to current regulations, standards and industry news for architects, designers, engineers, quantity surveyors and health and safety staff. It includes British Standards referenced in building regulations, JCT contracts, CIBSE documents, legislative and compliance regulations, Eurocodes, UK National Annexes and Non-contradictory Complimentary Information (NCCI).

Please note: When using this link, your name and University email address are sent to IHS Markit in order to create your account. You can find their privacy policy here: https://ihsmarkit.com/Legal/privacy-policy.html and https://ihsmarkit.com/Legal/data-governed-gdpr.html

Access: All students and staff with a University of Wolverhampton login can access this database

Restrictions: None

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DETAIL Inspiration
Image and reference database with more than 4000 projects from the architecture magazine, DETAIL. Each project described in the database is accompanied by a DETAIL project document which can be downloaded as a PDF.

Access: All students and staff with a University of Wolverhampton login can access this database

Restrictions: None

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Digimap
Online maps and mapping data of Great Britain, at a series of pre-defined scales; includes collections from Ordnance Survey and Landmark. A registration form will need to be completed when a user accesses Digimap for the first time; this takes two working days to process, before Digimap can be used.

Access: All students and staff with a University of Wolverhampton login can access this database

Restrictions: None

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Historic Digimap
Historic Digimap delivers Landmark historic Ordnance Survey maps of Great Britain.
The historic maps can be viewed on-line, printed and downloaded as images for use in image processing and GIS software.

Access: All students and staff with a University of Wolverhampton login can access this database

Restrictions: None

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ICE Virtual Library
Full text civil engineering journals published by the Institution of Civil Engineers from 1836 to the present.

Access: All students and staff with a University of Wolverhampton login can access this database

Restrictions: None

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isurv
Land, property and construction information from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Includes best practice guidance, case studies, the latest legal and regulatory updates, and RICS standards. Available on campus only.
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NBS TV
Online video resource for architects, civil engineers, planners and surveyors.

Access: All students and staff with a University of Wolverhampton login can access this database

Restrictions: None

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Wiley Online Library
Electronic journals. Full text access is limited to University subscriptions only.

Access: All students and staff with a University of Wolverhampton login can access this database

Restrictions: None

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Journals and Resources

Architects' journal
To access the AJ online, follow this link to the Construction Information Service, login using you University ID, and then click on the tab Technical Resources at the top of the page

Architectural Review

Building Design

RIBA Journal

RIBA British Architectural Library Catalogue

Architecture journals on BrowZine

Building Cost Information Service (BCIS)
Available to students in the School of Architecture and Built Environment – please contact your lecturer for access details