Jump to: Locating a Journal You Want | Locating Index Databases by Subject 
How to Use the Indexes: Avery Index| Architectural Index | Art Abstracts| Art Fulltext and Art Index Retropective | Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) | Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI)| Index to 19th Century American Art Periodicals

The Architecture Library Journal Collection

The Architecture Library subscribes to over 50 journals, magazines, and newsletters. These are good places to find information on narrow topics that aren’t the subject of entire books and on lesser known buildings and architects. Journal articles also track current trends in architecture and architectural research.

Feel free to browse the journals; they are all located on the 9th floor. If you are looking for articles on a particular architect, building, or other subject, you will be more efficient if your use an index to the periodical literature. There are a number of online indexes that may be appropriate for your topic. In them you will find citations to articles, not the articles themselves. You must print each citation or copy the title of the article, the name of the journal in which it appears, and volume, date, and page information. If you find citations to articles in journals that are not in the Architecture Library or main library collections, you may be able to obtain them through Interlibrary Loan.
 

Locating a Journal You Want

Journals and magazines are assigned call numbers just like books have. To find the call number for a particular journal, go into the online catalog and click on Serials/Journals from the list of available catalogs near the top of the page. Then by typing in the beginning words of your journal title you will retrieve an alphabetical list of journals. Clicking on the title of the one you want will bring up a brief record that indicates the libraries that hold the title and the call number. For the full record, click on the title again. To see the holdings at a given library, click on the call number for that library on either the brief record or full record page. Copy the call number and go to the journal shelving on the Architecture Library’s 9th floor. Current issues are just past the public PCs. Bound volumes begin on the other side of that range of shelving; they continue on the other side of the room following the reference books.

When using the periodical indexes, be sure to notice whether the SFX button appears with the records retrieved.  Clicking that button retrieves a box that indicates whether full text is available in another database, lets you search the library catalog to determine whether the Libraries own the journal, and connects to the Interlibrary Loan form so you can obtain the article from another library.
 

Locating Index Databases by Subject

From the Architecture Library home page, go to the Research Databases page for information about and links to the architecture-related indexes. If you are interested in indexes for other subjects, refer to the list that is linked from the main library’s home page.
 

How to Use the Indexes

This section briefly describes the indexes listed for Architecture and explains how to use them.

• Avery Index
• Architectural Index
• Art Fulltext and Art Index Retropective
• Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA)
• Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI)
• Index to 19th Century American Art Periodicals
   

Avery Index

The primary index to architectural periodicals is the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals. Citations to articles in more than 1000 periodicals are included covering topics such as archaeology, architecture, city planning, interior design, and preservation. Coverage goes back to the 1930s (with some citations from the 1860s), and the database is updated daily.

Searching:  The index defaults to the basic search screen; you will have more flexibility in your searching on the advanced search scree.  You may search for terms anywhere in records or select keyword, author, title, subject,  and notes fields, among others. The advanced search screen also allows you to combine (and, or, not) terms in different record fields and to limit by language, date, and publication type. You  may also specify the kinds of illustrations you are seeking by selecting from the Physical Description limit menu.  To begin the search use the Search button or press the Enter key.

Your search will retrieve a list of citations in which your term appears. Listed will be the title and author of the article, the citation information (where the article appears), a summary / abstract, if available, and subject terms to the right of each record. To bring up the full record, click the title or View Record. The full record will give you information about the illustrations in the article. Those parts of the record that are hot linked can be clicked to do additional searches.

Avery Index is an SFX compatible database.  Clicking on the SFX button brings up a box from which you can access article full text if it is available, search for the publication title in the book catalog to see if we own it, and fill out a Interlibrary Loan request if you wish to obtain the article from another library.

There is online help available, including a list of journals indexed. If the online database is down, you may search the paper set of the Avery Index in the Architecture Library reference area. (NA8.C72 1973)
 

Architectural Index

Architectural Index indexes articles in 18 professional architecture magazines, focusing specifically on building types, architects and architecture firms, and subjects of interest to practicing architects and designers. The online database covers from 1982 to the present. 

Searching:  When you enter the database you must accept the terms of use; click “I ACCEPT” on the first page that comes up. On the search screen are several search boxes on the left side of the page. You can select from menus such as building type, location, and magazine, or type an architect or architecture firm name. At the bottom, you may enter keyword terms. After you’ve entered what you want to search, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on “Start Search.” You results will appear on the right side of the page. The title may not be the exact title of the article, but the name of the publication, the date, and the page numbers are given. There is also an indication of photos, plans, and other illustrations.

The search screen offers advice on how to search the database. If you need to search older years, the paper volumes back to 1950 can be found in the Architecture Library reference area.  (NA8 .A6)
 

 Art Fulltext and  Art Index Retrospective

Both of these databases are available from WilsonWeb and contain citations found in Art Index.  (Paper is available in Architecture Library from 1950-1991; REF NA1 .A7)  The coverage of Art Full-Text is the same as that of Art Abstracts, however, full-text and images are available for some articles.  Art Index Retrospective cumulates citations from Art Index volumes 1-32 published between 1929 and 1984. 

Searching:  On the Advanced Search screen you may do keyword searches in a number of fields (author, title, journal, subject) as well as a general keyword search. You may also limit by year and  specify the type of article and whether plans or other illustration should appear. Click “Start” to perform your search. Click on the title of a record in the list retrieved to pull up the full record. Records may be printed or emailed.

Online help is available. Again the paper Art Index volumes from 1950 to 1991 are available in the Architecture Library.
 

Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA)

BHA covers European and American art and related fields, including architecture, from late antiquity to the present. It indexes and abstracts art-related books, conference proceedings, dissertations, exhibition and dealer’s catalogs, and articles from more than 2500 periodicals. The database covers from 1973 to the present and is updated quarterly.  BHA extends the coverage of two earlier art indexes: RAA (Repertoire d’Art et d’Archeologie) and RILA (International Repertory of the Literature of the Arts).

Searching:  The Basic Search screen allows general keyword searches and word searches in the author, title subject, and journal fields. The Advanced Search screen allows you to combine terms in different fields and to limit by date and language. Click on “Search” to begin your search and on the title of articles in the list of brief records that you wish to view. The full record includes hot-linked subject headings for further searching and notice of the presence of illustrations and plans. You may print or email records.

Online help is available, and there is a list of the journals indexed by the database.
 

Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI)DAAI is an international index to more than 450 design and craft journals with coverage back to 1973 (most articles are from 1987 forward) and also provides data on nearly 50,000 designers, craftspeople, studios, firms, etc. All areas of design and craft are included.

Searching:  You can search for articles by keyword on the Main Search page. Other search options let you search individual record fields, search via the subject and names indexes, and search phrases in a “linked words” search. The only information about the articles retrieved appear in the brief list of records. Authors and subjects are hot linked, and the link for the journal name provides information about the journal. Records may be printed or emailed.

There are search tips available online along with general information about the database.
 

Index to 19th Century American Art Periodicals

This database indexes art periodicals published in the United States during the 19th century. The entire contents of the periodicals are indexed, including the articles, illustrations, and advertisements. Although the Architecture Library does not own the journals indexed, articles may be obtained through Interlibrary Loan.

Searching: Index to 19th Century American Art Periodicals searches in the same way as the Bibliography of the History of Art with both Basic and Advanced searches available. The records retrieved are very brief, however, the subjects listed are hot linked to allow further searching. Records may be printed or emailed.

Online help is available as is a list of the journals indexed.

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