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The links below will help you find individual articles in journals. The UW Libraries may or may not have the journal containing the article you want. After you have found an article you want, note of the title of the journal (NOT the article itself), and reference the UW Libraries Catalog to see if we own that journal, it’s location and call number.

Main Research Databases

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Avery indexes articles in 2,863 journals in the fields of architecture and design, archaeology, city planning, interior design, and historic preservation. Avery indexes not only the international scholarly and popular periodical literature, but also the publications of professional associations, US state and regional periodicals, and the major serial publications on architecture and design of Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia
Coverage: c. 1900—Present
Full Text: No
PDF: No
Provider: OCLC
Access: UW restricted
Note: Use the Advanced Search mode for best results

Art Abstracts / Art Index Retrospective
Art Abstracts and Art Index Retrospective cover the fields of Advertising Art, Antiques, Archaeology, Architecture and Architectural History, Art History, Computers in Art, Crafts, Decorative Arts, Fashion Design, Folk Art, Graphic Arts, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Motion Pictures, Museology, Non-Western Art, Painting, Photography, Pottery, Sculpture, Television, Textiles, Video;
Coverage: late 1920s—Present
Full Text: Yes
PDF: No
Provider: WilsonWeb
Access: UW restricted
Note: You must check both the Art Abstracts and Art Index Retrospective boxes at the top of the WilsonWeb page to search both.

Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA): The Bibliography of the History of Art indexes and abstracts articles, art-related books, conference proceedings, dissertations, and art exhibition and dealer's catalogs. This extensive and comprehensive index covers European and American art from late antiquity to the present. The Bibliography of the History of Art includes and extends the coverage of its two predecessor art indexes: RAA (Repertoire d'Art et d'Archeologie) from 1973 to 1989 and RILA (International Repertory of the Literature of Art) from 1975 to 1989; 4,819 periodicals indexed
Coverage: late 1920s—Present
Full Text: No
PDF: No
Provider: OCLC
Access: UW restricted
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Journal of Planning Literature

RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Library Online Catalogue

Architectural Publications Index (API) compiled by the British Architectural Library of the Royal Institute of British Architects
Coverage: varies
Full Text: No
PDF: No
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Access: Public
Note: The RIBA Library Online Catalogue indexes books and journals in its collection, unlike Avery and Art Abstracts which just index journals

Interdisciplinary Research Databases

Academic Search Complete

Scholarly and general interest resources in humanities, social sciences, and science and technology.
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Note: Provides many databases once provided by Proquest.

Expanded Academic ASAP

Scholarly and general interest sources in humanities, social sciences, and science and technology.
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ProQuest Databases

Search for coverage of a broad range of subjects including arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests.
Coverage: 1971—Present
Full Text: Yes
PDF: Partial
Provider: ProQuest
Access: UW restricted
Note: Proquest databases have been discontinued in favor of comparable resources from Ebsco 6/23/2008.

Web of Science

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Research Databases in Related Subjects

Business and Economics | Geography | History | Political Science | All Subjects

Business / Economics

EconLit

The official publication of the American Economic Association. Indexes economics articles in scholarly journals and in collective works (books consisting of collections of essays or individual papers), dissertations, and books. Includes extensive abstracts.
Coverage: 1969—Present
Full Text: No
PDF: No
Provider: CSA
Access: UW restricted
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ABI Inform

Citations to articles in over 1000 journals in business, management, finance, and economics. Useful source of information for city & regional planning, regional and community development, housing, transportation, etc. Citations include abstracts; full text for 500+ journals, including Economic Development Review, Housing Economics, Journal of Housing & Community Development , and Planning.
Coverage: 1971—Present
Full Text: Yes
PDF: Partial
Provider: Proquest
Access: UW restricted
Note: Discontinued 6/23/2008.

Geography

Geobase

Contains bibliographic citations covering earth science, ecology, geography and marine science.
Coverage: 1990--Present
Full Text: Partial
PDF: No
Provider: WebSPIRS
Access: UW restricted
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History (U.S.)

America History & Life

American & Canadian history
Coverage: 1966--Present
Full Text: Partial
PDF: No
Provider: Ebsco
Access: UW restricted
Note: New database provider 6/23/2008

History (World)

Historical Abstracts

World history from 1450 to present
Coverage: 1955--Present
Full Text: Partial
PDF: Partial
Provider: Ebsco
Access: UW restricted
Note: New database provider 6/23/2008

Political Science

Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS)

Covers social and public policy literature from thousands of periodicals, government documents, books, and other sources
Coverage: 1972--Present
Full Text: Partial
PDF: no
Provider: CSA
Access: UW restricted
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Built Environments Library

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