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I. Books via LIBCAT
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II. Encyclopedias, etc...

  • Architectural Design Data
  • Dictionary of Today's Landscape Designers. 2003 ER*: 363.503:N644d
  • Encyclopedia of Housing. 1998 ER: 363.503:E56v
  • Encyclopedia of Urban Planning. 1974 ER: 309.26203:E56e
  • Landscape Construction Details
  • Time-Saver Standards for Architectural Design. 2005 ER: 721:T583w
  • Time-Saver Standards for Landscape Architecture. 2nd ed. 1998 ER: 712.021:T583t2
  • Time-Saver for Urban Design. 2003 ER: 307.12:T583w


  III. Journals (Print and Electronic)

To locate journals in specific subjects, go to Journal Finder.

Journal title Print coverage Electronic coverage (Unstable)
Environmental design (s-a) 1984-  
Journal of the American planning association (q) 32, 1966- 1992-
Journal of urban design (3/yr) 1996- 1996-
Journal of urban planning and development (3/yr) 82,1956 - 1993-
Places (q) 9, 1995-  
Planning practice and research (q) 1999- 1995-
Quaderns d'arquitectura i urbanisme (q) 236, 2003-  
Revue Urbanisme (b-m) n320, 2001-  

IV.Databases (See also General databases)

Title Subject Coverage Availability
American Society of Civil Engineers civil engineering, design 1995- citations, full-text
Art Full Text art, architecture 1984- abstracts, full-text
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals architecture, design varies citations, abstracts
Compendex civil engineering, design 1970- citations, abstracts

V. Websites
Resource for Urban Design Information
Urban Design

 

*ER=Engineering Reference Book

 

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