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Researching Precedents
Key Information
It's always a good idea to search for the building name and the designer, BUT, there may be more books and articles that are findable through searches for other key information about the building or site that can be used as keywords in a search.
Example:
name of designer and firm [BIG, Bjarke Ingels]
location [New Orleans, Mallorca, Brazil]
building type [houses, museums, visitor centers]
Search Tip:
Most libraries and databases assign Subject Headings to books and articles. Not all the contents of the book or article are searchable in a library catalog or article database.
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
BuildingGreenThis link opens in a new windowUse BuildingGreen to read recent and past issues of the Environmental Building News, see hundreds of case studies, browse the CSI classification and LEED credit.
According to the BuildingGreen website, the publisher of this database, BuidlingGreen is an independent company providing information designed to help building-industry professionals and policy makers improve the
environmental performance, and reduce the adverse impacts, of buildings.
Description: Use BuildingGreen to read recent and past issues of the Environmental Building News, see hundreds of case studies, and browse the CSI classification and LEED credit.
According to the BuildingGreen website, the publisher of this database, BuildingGreenis an independent company providing information designed to help building-industry professionals and policy makers improve the
environmental performance, and reduce the adverse impacts, of buildings. Time Period: 1992 to present Sources: Provides access to Environmental Building News and more than 360 case studies. Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, Science, Technology Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Case Studies, Citations, News, Other Information Included: Full Text, Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: BuildingGreen Updates: Monthly Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
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