The University of Adelaide Library

Architecture

Information sources for all subjects

Information sources for Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design

This site aims to provide information about materials to which the Library subscribes, providing access for staff and students. Material supporting specific Courses is listed below.
Please let me know of any 'gaps'! Kay Leverett, Research Librarian for Architecture and Engineering.

Useful Shortcuts

Building Code of Australia Online

Australian Standards Online

Library Catalogue
Other Catalogues (includes Flinders and UniSA)

Find useful journal articles or conference papers through the following databases -

AVE: Avery index
RIBA Library online catalogue
ARCH: Australian architecture database

some other Australian databases
BUILD: Australian building construction & engineering
APA-FT: Australian public affairs
STREAMLINE: Australia's natural resources database
ANR: Agriculture & Natural Resources

databases from related subject areas
Geobase
CEDB: Civil Engineering DataBase
AGRICOLA
BIOSIS previews: biological abstracts
Business Source Complete
Historical Abstracts

for newspaper comment, both international and Australian
Academic Search Premier
Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre
Elibrary: Electric Library Australasia
Factiva

for citation indexing
Web of Science

For sources of information about commercial trade literature see selector.com (RAIA)

when the Barr Smith Library doesn't have what you need - check
Other Catalogues (includes Flinders and UniSA) or
Libraries Australia

to get an item brought from another library in the University of Adelaide system use
Intercampus Requests

to get an item from a library interstate use
Document Delivery (minimum cost is $13.20)

For all aspects of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design see

Handbooks, subject encyclopaedias and dictionaries

Using the Library Catalogue

Dewey Decimal Classification in the Library

Indexes and databases

Journals in architecture - Library subcriptions
electronic journals

Other sources of books and journals in Adelaide

Additional sources for -
Art History & Theories
History of Settlements
Conservation in the Built Environment

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Information sources for all subjects

Information sources for Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design

Useful Shortcuts

For all aspects of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design see

Other links which may be useful in creating a report