Property Valuation - Research GuideJournal articlesAll of the Library's subscription databases for journal articles can be found on the Electronic Resources page. Here are some of the key databases you might start your search with: Ebsco Megafile Complete - large multidisciplinary database. Select "Academic Search Complete" and "Business Source Complete" from the list of Ebsco databases. Proquest Central - multidisciplinary database with over 9,000 titles in full-text. Academic OneFile - multidisciplinary database with over 5,000 titles in full-text.
Emerald Journals - multidisciplinary database with coverage including property, surveying and valuation.
Summon - searches over 50 databases at once and is probably the easiest way to search across the greatest number of journal articles. Once you've done your search, click 'Journal Article' on the left to limit your results to the available journal articles.
If you're looking for a specific article, or want to know if you can access a specific journal, enter the name of the journal into the e-Journal Portal.
Specialised Electronic Resourcesisurv - RICS Red Book Online and Valuation channel - contains RICS official guidance, expert practical commentary, legislative guidance, case summaries and ready to use standard letters and forms. Building Code of Australia - contact the Library for the username and password CostWeb - up to date Australian construction cost information for all popular building types. You must contact CostWeb to register. (More detailed cost information can be found in the Rawlinsons Australian Construction Handbook and Rawlinsons Construction Cost Guide available in print in the Library.) RP Data - Queensland and Northern New South Wales property information including property ownership, property sales history, electronic mapping, property attributes and photographs, properties for sale, properties for rent or lease. Please ask your Sustainable Development lecturer or contact the Library for a username and password.
Industry and Company Data
Australian Bureau of Statistics - construction, demography, housing. Company360 - ownership and financial data for Australia’s top 50,000 private & public companies DatAnalysis - profiles and financial data for all ASX companies Other related sources of information - building and construction and housing (via Australian Bureau of Statistics)
NewspapersFactiva
Press Display
Google News
Books
You can search for books related to property valuation using the Library Catalogue. Here are some example searches; click these links to see the available books for each of these subjects:
You can also search for books using Summon (the search box on the Library homepage); there is a video here which will quickly show you how. Whether you use the Library Catalogue or Summon to find books is up to you.
eBooksYou'll find eBooks when you search for books using either the Library Catalogue or Summon. If you want to you can search the individual eBook platforms to see what they have: you'll find a number of property valuation eBooks in EBL.
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