To use this platform you will now need to register with your name and University email address. Please register via this link, and you will then receive an email inviting you to confirm your account. This email will link to a series of questions, please answer them as best you can. Once they are completed you will be directed to the BCIS platform. Please note, by requesting an account, you are granting BCIS permission to collect and store your data. You have the right to opt out of any communications and to request data deletion.
BCIS require that users must re-register every year.
Independent data with over 18,000 cost analyses to help to prepare cost plans. Now includes Running Costs, a central database of building running costs.
This resource combines BCIS Online and the previously separate platform BCIS Running Costs.
Access to all British Standards Institution publications (we do not have access to Standards that are classified as 'under review' these are unadopted Standards and not part of our subscription) - for educational use only (see 'Additional Info' for business use options).
Construction information for architects, civil and structural engineers, building control officers, building services engineers and other professionals in the construction industry.
Please select "The Construction Information Service - CIS" upon reaching the platform. By accessing this resource, your University username will be released to the supplier.
Online news, research and analysis for the UK commercial property market.
You must register to use EG Radius. To do so please contact the E-Team (eresourceshelp@reading.ac.uk) with your University email address and we will contact EG Radius to get you registered. You must register using your University email address ending in @reading.ac.uk / @henley.ac.uk / @reading.edu.my. No other email addresses will be accepted.
ICE Virtual Library has merged into a new platform called Emerald Insight, and all the content has now moved. This includes over 18,000 papers covering civil engineering, construction, environmental studies, history and heritage of the built environment, land use, and transportation.
Archive issues also available via JISC Journal Archives.
isurv provides access to RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) documents including official guidance, forms and case studies.
Construction component and equipment information for construction industry professionals.
Please select "Knowledge Workspace" upon reaching the platform, then select "Specify-It" from the dropdown menu to the left of the search box. Specify-It now includes content previously part of Engineer-It. By accessing this resource, your University username will be released to the supplier.
For further information about online sources of economics, business and management information consult the Economics and Management and Accounting Libguides. Below are a two especially useful databases.
Full-text articles in business magazines, scholarly journals and trade publications.
Global company and industry information.
Limited to 5 simultaneous users.
Search Summon to find online journal articles and book chapters.
When you are off-campus you will need to login via the Online Resources Single Sign On page to identify yourself as a member of the University of Reading to gain access to our protected databases, e-books and e-journals. This login page will only appear when you try to access a resource, it is not a portal you login to prior to selecting a resource.
If you require further information see our guide to accessing e-resources.
Access to articles in journals published by Elsevier from 1995 to the present, plus access to older articles in some subject areas. Also gives access to Elsevier e-books we have purchased.
Gives references to journal articles, books, conference proceedings and patents in all subjects. Also offers extensive tools to analyse results, and measure impact for articles, journals and authors.
Provides references to journal articles and other publications in all subject areas. Includes the Arts and Humanities, Science, and Social Science Citation Indexes.
Check which indexes you wish to search under 'More settings'.
For information about online sources of legal information consult the Law subject guide.
Full-text of UK, US EU and Commonwealth legal sources.