Useful Library class numbers
| Class Number | Subject |
|---|---|
| 340 | Law Collection |
| 343.078624 | Construction Law |
| 343.07869 | Building Codes |
| 624.0681 | Construction - Financial Management |
| 650 | Management |
| 690 | Construction of Buildings |
| 692 | Building materials |
| 696 | Utilities |
This is a small selection of journals. Use Discover, Westlaw and Lexis databases for more titles.
Referencing Cases:
If you look at page 52 of Quote, Unquote you will see what information you need to reference a Case in Harvard. We do not mention Westlaw, or any other database name, as Westlaw is not the publisher. Instead we just provide the case reference. An example of a case reference is:
Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. [1893] 1 Q.B. 256.
You should see this information at the top of the Case in Westlaw and other databases.
Referencing Government Publications:
Uk government publications (Acts, Statutes, Bills, Legislation) are on page 82 of Quote, Unquote
Again you do not mention the database provider, just the title, and date, and chapter number (c.) if there is one. See the example below, and look at Quote, Unquote for more examples:
Further and Higher Education Act 1991 (c. 13) London: HMSO.
Please note: you might be asked to use the OSCOLA referencing system rather than Harvard. See the box below for more information about OSCOLA. Always check with your tutor to find out which one you need to use. If you are still not certain just email your librarians, Catherine and Ellie.
Slides on finding legal materials can be found by following the links below.
You might also like to work through the online tutorial in the box below.
A selection of legal information databases. Westlaw and Lexis contain different material so remember to check both.
Comprehensive source of technical information standards and legislation for construction industry professionals. Includes Building Regulations Approved Documents, Codes of Practice, Specimen Contract Documents and some British Standards Including Eurocodes & Supporting Documents.
Please note, if the British Standard you want can't be found on Construction Information Service, you should search the British Standards Online database.
Large legal database containing UK, EU and international case law, legislation (up-to-date, amended versions), legal journals, commentary texts, current awareness, and news. Very good range of practitioner texts in the Commentary section including Butterworths Company Law Handbook and Butterworths Family Law Service. Includes All England Law Reports, Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents, and Halsbury's Laws.
Contains a homepage for each practice area (Company Commercial, Property and Dispute Resolution) holding essential resources chosen and compiled by an expert team of solicitors and barristers. LexisPSL provides KnowHow, primary law, precedents, forms and excerpts from authoritative Butterworths commentary. Additionally, links to Lexis Library take you directly to a broader range of relevant legal resources.
Large legal database containing UK and EU case law, legislation (up to date Westlaw UK’s Journals section includes abstracts from the Legal Journals Index, vised versions), legal journals, commentary texts such as Civil Procedure (the White Book) and Law Reports such as ICLR Law Reports and Weekly Law Reports. Also links to Westlaw International for access to all Westlaw content outside of the UK and Europe. The News section is not included in our subscription.
Westlaw International is a vast global legal research library built on some of the world's best legal, news and business information.
Standards are nationally or internationally recognised ways of setting specifications or tests for products or procedures. In the UK the standards body is the British Standards Institution. Many UK standards are harmonised across Europe (EN) or Internationally (ISO).
British Standards can be searched using:
Please note you will need to download File Open to be able to download standards.
This is the database for all publications from the British Standards Institute (BSI). It includes current, historic, and draft British Standards; BSI adopted European and international standards; technical handbooks; codes of practice; guidelines; and specifications for products, dimensions, performance, and glossaries.
America has a variety of different standardising bodies for different industries. The AISC (American Institute of Steel Construction) provides free access to its standards online.
