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Architecture

Information sources for all subjects

Information sources for Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design

to which the Library subscribes, providing access for staff and students.
Links to material supporting specific Courses is listed below.

Useful Shortcuts

for codes and regulations see
Australian Standards Online
Building Code of Australia Online

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

Library Catalogue
Other Catalogues (includes Flinders and UniSA)

The following databases are useful sources for articles on aspects of architecture, landscape architecture and urban design -

for all aspects of architecture
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

from related subject areas are
Geobase (geography; environment)
CEDB: Civil Engineering DataBase
AGRICOLA (agriculture)
BIOSIS previews: biological abstracts
Business Source Complete
Historical Abstracts

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

for citation indexing
Web of Science

if you have a query a sk your librarian

To find information for all aspects of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design try -

Handbooks, subject encyclopaedias and dictionaries

Using the Library Catalogue to find print or electronic sources available through the Library

Ways of using databases to find references and/or full text of articles and research papers

When a reference doesn't make sense look at Interpreting citations and references

Other sources of books and journals in Adelaide

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

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)

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Other links which may be useful in producing a report

Writing in "Plain English"
How your list of references should look

Image & Copy Centre

information for External students

If you have any queries please contact me, Kay Leverett, Research Librarian for Architecture.
also, please let me know of any 'errors'!