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Design-Related Databases

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (1930-) (EBSCO)
The primary index to journal articles relating to architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning and design. (Note: Periodicals in Loeb Design Library are shelved in alphabetical order.)

Architectural Publications Index (interfiled with RIBA Catalogue)

Art Full Text (1984- )
Index and abstracts to articles from art and architecture periodicals, with full-text coverage for selected periodicals starting in 1997.

Art Index Retrospective (1929-1984)
Index to journal articles relating to art and art history, architecture and architectural history, landscape architecture, decorative arts, interior design, industrial design and related fields.

Arts and Humanities Citation Index (1975-)
A multidisciplinary index to articles in the world's leading arts and humanities journals.

ARTbibliographies Modern (1974-)
Abstracts of journal articles, books, essays, dissertations, and exhibition catalogs and reviews. Covers modern and contemporary art.

Bibliography of the History of Art (1973-)
Indexes and abstracts of books, dissertations, conference proceedings, and journal articles. Covers European and American art from late antiquity to the present.

BuildingGreen Suite
Database includes access to Environmental building news articles, lists for GreenSpec products and specification guidelines, and detailed project case studies of high-performance buildings.

GreenFILE
Indexes scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. This resource offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment. Covers related disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology.

Grove Dictionary of Art Online
Reference work with global coverage of all forms of the visual arts, with links to images and museum web sites.

Pidgeon Digital
Audiovisual collection of illustrated talks by architects and related designers.