Key information about the building or site can be used as keywords in a search.
building name [Chartres Cathedral, Machu Picchu]
name of designer [Borromini, Boullée]
location [Greece, Italy, India, Athens, Thebes, Paestum, Petra]
culture or people [Harappans, Minoan]
time period [ancient, Hellenic, 5th century, Byzantine, Roman]
style [Mannerist, High Gothic, Elizabethan]
building type [pyramids, temples, mosques, bath houses]
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Search for books, DVDs, building material samples, and other materials in the University Libraries and articles in select databases.
Avery Index to Architectural PeriodicalsThis link opens in a new windowKey database in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, and historic preservation. Also covers Archaeology, Decorative Arts, Interior Design, and Furniture. Some linked full text is included.
Description: Key database in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, and historic preservation. Also covers Archaeology, Decorative Arts, Interior Design, and Furniture. Some linked full text is included. Time Period: 19th century to present Sources: Indexes more than 2,500 journals. Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, Humanities, Mobile Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Citations, Journal Articles, Magazine Articles Information Included: Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: Yes Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Updates: Weekly Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Art Full TextThis link opens in a new windowArt Index Full Text, a key database for art, provides full text articles from more than 300 titles. Of the 600 titles indexed, 280 are peer reviewed. The database also covers subjects such as interior design, costume design, architecture and landscape architecture. Art Index Full Text indexes titles back to 1984 and contains the full text of articles beginning in 1994.
Description:Art Index Full Text, a key database for art, provides full text articles from more than 300 titles. Of the 600 titles indexed, 280 are peer reviewed. The database also covers subjects such as interior design, costume design, architecture and landscape architecture. Art Index Full Text indexes titles back to 1984 and contains the full text of articles beginning in 1994. Time Period: 1984 to present Sources: Indexes more than 600 titles and contains full text articles from more than 300 periodicals. Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, Humanities, Mobile Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Citations, Dissertation and Theses, Journal Articles, Magazine Articles, Reviews, Trade Publications Information Included: Abstracts, Full Text, Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: Yes Print Equivalent: none Publisher: EBSCO Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Google ScholarThis link opens in a new windowFind peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other institutions.
Note: If you log into one of the Ball State University Libraries databases before you go to Google Scholar, you can use Find It @ BALL STATE to find articles discovered while using Google Scholar. Although the red FindIt@BALL STATE button will not appear, you will see text to the right of many of the results that says FindIt@BALL STATE.
Description:Google Scholar indexes scholarly materials available on the Web. Materials include peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other institutions.
Note: If you log into one of the Ball State University Libraries databases before you go to Google Scholar, you can use MultiLink to find articles discovered while using Google Scholar. Although the red FindIt@BALL STATE button will not appear, you will see text to the right of many of the results that says FindIt@BALL STATE. Time Period: 18th century to present Sources: Indexes tens of millions of sources. Subject Headings: General Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Books/e-books, Citations, Journal Articles, Legal Materials Information Included: Abstracts, Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: Yes Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Google Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Historical Abstracts (EBSCO)This link opens in a new windowHistorical Abstracts indexes articles that cover world history from the 15th century forward, including military history, women's history, and the history of education. The database includes some linked full text and searches can be limited to articles about a specified historical period.
Description:Historical Abstracts indexes articles that cover world history from the 15th century forward, including military history, women's history, and the history of education. The database includes some linked full text and searches can be limited to articles about a specified historical period. Time Period: 1955 to present Sources: Indexes more than 2,600 journals. Subject Headings: History, Mobile, Social Sciences Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Dissertation and Theses, Journal Articles, Reviews Information Included: Abstracts,Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: Yes Print Equivalent: Historical abstracts Publisher: EBSCO Updates: Monthly Number of Simultaneous Users: 6
JSTORThis link opens in a new windowJSTOR allows you to search across approximately 2,000 journal titles from more than 50 disciplines. It contains complete backfiles of scholarly journals starting with the first issues, many of which date back from the 1800s. Although the majority of titles do not have the most recent 3 to 5 years available in full text, there are some which have the current issues available.
Note: Additional content has been permanently added to JSTOR, including archived journal collections and primary resources. Searches performed using the databases page link will include results from the additional sources, as will the link above.
Description:JSTOR allows you to search across approximately 2,000 journal titles from more than 50 disciplines. It contains complete backfiles of scholarly journals starting with the first issues, many of which date back from the 1800s. Although the majority of titles do not have the most recent 3 to 5 years available in full text, there are some which have the current issues available.
Note: Additional content has been permanently added to JSTOR, including archived journal collections and primary resources. Searches performed using the databases page link will include results from the additional sources, as will the link above.
Time Period: 19th century to present Sources: Provides the full text for approximately 2,000 journals. Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, Business, Education, English & Linguistics, General, Health, History, Humanities, Law, Mobile, Music, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Science, Social Sciences, Technology Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Citations, Journal Articles, Reviews Information Included: Full Text, Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: JSTOR Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Project MUSEThis link opens in a new windowFull text database of journals in disciplines such as art, literature, history, political science, and economics. Some full text will come from the JSTOR database, in PDF format.
Description:Project Muse is a full text database of journals in disciplines such as art, literature, history, political science, and economics. Some full text will come from JSTOR, in PDF format. Time Period: 1993 to present Sources: Indexes more than 300 journals. Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, English & Linguistics, History, Humanities, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Books/e-books, Citations, Journal Articles Information Included: Journal Articles FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited