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Starting point for Property

Starting point contains definitions, facts, figures and overviews

• Dictionaries help you to define your keywords
• Encyclopedias help you to get an overview of your topic and provide more information than a dictionary
• Handbooks and manuals provide figures and facts

Key online dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks

Glossary of terms	By the Real Estate Institute of Australia. Gives definitions for property terms, including terms used in valuation and town planning.
Lawyer's real estate dictionary	Online dictionary of legal terms used in property management and real estate.
Real estate encyclopedia	Created and updated by Australian professionals, featuring broad topics such as 'conveyancer', 'stamp duty' and 'agent'.

Key print dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks

Encyclopedia of real estate terms : based on American and English practice, with terms from the Commonwealth as well as the civil law, Scots, and French law
Dictionary of real estate terms
Property investor's handbook

Use the catalogue to search for more dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks

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Catalogue searching

You can search the Library Catalogue to find books, DVDs, journals and other materials

If you know the exact title in the New catalogue

• At the search screen select a Title search
• Type in the exact title. You can use double quotes around phrases, for example, “room with a view”
• Link to online material or take note of the collection, call number and status to find items in the Library

If you are searching for a topic in the New catalogue

• Type in keywords from your topic to find catalogue records that contain all of your keywords
  For example,  +property +management
• Use + before a word to indicate that the word must be included
• Another way of doing this is to combine keywords with AND (the AND must be in upper case)
• If a keyword search gives you too many results, you could add another keyword with +
  For example, +property +management +international

Truncation is generally not needed as entering any version of a word will retrieve many variations.

More information

• For more information select the catalogue Help button

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Databases and journal articles for Property

Use databases to search for journal articles, book chapters, conference papers or research reports

Key databases for Property

Databases	Notes	Help
APAFT Australian public affairs full text	Provides indexing and selected full text access to Australian literature in business, health, social sciences and humanities.	Help and tips are available online from the APAFT search screen.
Academic Search Premier	Covers the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies and education	Help and tips are available online from the Academic Search Premier search screen.
Business Source Complete	Provides information covering all areas of business including accounting and finance; banking; finance and insurance; construction; computer science; economics and more. Includes country economic reports as well as detailed company profiles.	An online video is available from the Library home page - Online Training. Help and tips are available online from the Business Source Complete search screen
Emerald management xtra	A full text database including reviews from the world's leading management journals, case studies, literature reviews, book reviews, conference information, interviews, profiles and 'How to...' guides.	An online video is available from the Library home page - Online Training. Help and tips are available online from the Emerald Management Xtra search screen.

Complete list of Property databases. Also check the multidisciplinary databases as they cover a wide range of academic topics. You can select other subjects from the database subject list

Full text not available?

When the full text is not available, search for the journal title in the Library catalogue to discover if print or online copies are available

Database search tips

• Define your topic and identify the main concepts involved
  For example property AND law
  • Make a list of keywords for each concept
    For example
    property, real estate
    law, legislation, legislative
    
  • Think about how you can combine these keywords in your search using OR, AND or NOT
    Keywords on the same concept combine with an OR
    Combine different concepts with an AND
    For example
    property OR real estate
    and
    law or legislat?
    
  • Appropriate truncation symbols can be used in databases to find variations of a word, for example legislat? finds legislation, legislations, legislative, legislate and so on

For help with searching databases see Connecting and Combining Search Terms or Truncation/Wildcards/Phrase searching: Basic or Online training or Ask the Library

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Key internet sites for Property

It is important to critically evaluate all information you find particularly information found on the web.

This is a starting list of internet sites. You may want to do your own searches using search engines

Useful starters

• Appraisal Institute Features publications, membership information, professional development resources and information on government affairs.
• Institute of Real Estate Management Includes information about publications, online courses, conferences and public policy statements.
• The Counsellors of Real Estate US based international group of real estate professionals providing advisory services on property and land-related matters.
• Enterprise se@rch : Real estate Directory to real estate and property services on the internet.
• PropertyWeb Includes a commercial property monitor and information on Australian real estate, statistics, and research reports.
• The International Association of Assessing Officers Information on membership, training and events; as well as number of online resources and links to publications.

Government information and research Publications

• CBRE CB Richard Ellis includes reports, bulletins and statistics on the retail and office markets in Australia and the world.

• Planning in South Australia Overview of SA's current and planned land use. Also includes government publications from the Department for Transport and Urban Planning.

• Real Estate Research Institute Non-profit organisation, its website features information about the institute and its fellows; as well as including links to the institute's past and current research.

Australian and New Zealand professional associations and organisations

• Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Includes a publications library, research arranged thematically, events, media and information about the institute.

• Pacific Rim Real Estate Society (PPRES) Presents an annual conference for property educators and practioners in the Pacific-Rim Region. The site includes a journal, events and news.

• The Australian Institute of Conveyancers Features information about the institute and its members, news and events.

• The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors Includes information about the institute and membership. Also features information a history of quantity surveying.

• New Zealand Property Institute Provides publications and information, training and events; as well as global representation for the New Zealand property industry.

• The Australian property institute Represents the interests of Australian property professionals, including valuers, academics and lawyers. Includes news, publications, and training.

• Property Council of Australia Advocates the needs of the property industry in the political arena. The site features events, a media centre, online resources and related links.

International professional associations and organisations

• American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association Includes information about the association, conferences, and membership and links to the publications "Real Estate Economics" and "News Bytes".

• American Real Estate Society Professional and academic society, focusing on undertaking and disseminating research. The site includes information about the society and membership details, publications, and links.

• Asian Real Estate Society Includes the publication "The International Real Estate Review", society details and events.

• Building Owners and Manager's Association (BOMA) Represents almost one hundred US property associations. Their site includes information about the association, their advocacy projects, professional development, events and research.

• International Facility Management Association (IFMA) The largest professional facility management association. Includes association details, personal development, career development, publications, and international affiliates.

• International Valuation Standards Committee Includes information about the committee, their meetings and conferences, and their purpose. Also features publications, a list of directors and member states.

• National Property Management Association US site that includes information about the association and membership, educational property management courses, certification, research, publications and a directory of professionals.

• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Global institution based in the UK. Includes links to regional sections of the organisation; fact sheets on various aspects of property and building,; and online training.

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For further information about any of these resources please contact the Ask the Library service or ask at the library desk

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