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AVE:Avery index to architectural periodicals. 1880-
Also available in print form Reference collection 720.5 A95.2 up to 1997
From the Getty Information Institute and the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, AVE indexes more than 2000 journal titles on architecture, urban and landscape design as well as in related areas of archaeology, historic preservation, interior design and American local history, from the late 19th century to date. The earlier papers are useful for contemporary comment on an architect, building, movement or theory.

SEARCHING

The default search is by Keyword, type significant words to describe your topic in the search bar, then click on Search. The system assumes the AND operator between words typed in a search bar; use a question mark ? for truncation.
Click here for notes on ways to improve your search strategy and effectiveness.

DISPLAY

The results are presented in a List of the first 25 titles from your search, in date order, with the most recent articles first. Click on Author or Title at the top and bottom of the list to re-arrange the list alphabetically. This sorting function is not available with large sets.

Click on the right > or left < arrowhead to move to the next or previous page of results.

There are three ways to get details of individual articles -

Display one record by clicking on the title

Display all on this page by clicking on Brief or Full
Display selected records by checking those you want and choosing Brief or Full.
The check box is the small box to the left of a title, click in the box to select the title. To select all of the titles on that page, click on Check All (at the top and bottom of the results list). This is a useful short cut if your set is small.

Additional notes on DISPLAY

From exact searches Author, Title, Subject or Journal Title the search result is a List of Authors names, of Titles, of Subject headings or of Journal titles.
These lists are arranged in alphabetical order with the closest match to your search term appearing highlighted at line 3.

To get details of the individual articles which have these names or headings,
first, click in the check box to the left of relevant names or headings,
then, click on Brief or Full to bring up a list of articles with these Authors names, or article Titles, or Subject headings or Journal titles..

FORMATS
The Full format gives details of the article Title:, Physical Details:   such as plans, illustrations, photographs, drawings, models, charts, diagrams, etc., which journal the article is   In: with the date, volume number, and page numbers; provides Notes:   about the content of the article, and links to articles by   Other Authors:    and   Subjects:
At the Full format you can make selections from the list by clicking on Save (at the right hand side of each record, above the title). Click on Close Window    to return to the results.
To look at the records you have selected during the session, click on Saved   at the top right hand side of the blue heading bar.

The Brief display gives details of the article title and author(s); and notes on physical features such as plans, illustrations, photographs, drawings, models, charts, diagrams, etc. and the title of the journal in which the article appears, with the date, volume number, and page numbers. There may be a link to Abstract/Summary a separate screen giving the same information as in the Notes: section of the Full format.
In the Brief display, select individual titles by clicking on the box next to each title which looks useful. From the top or bottom of the screen Display as: List or Full. Your selections will now appear in the List or Full format.

To Save selected records you need to be in the Full format.

OUTPUT

The Email or Print options are available from the top and bottom of the List of results. The default Preferences are to email, print or download records in the Full format, with the most recent records shown first.

Click on Print to bring up a new window of your results, then Go to the File menu on this page and click Print, Send to e-mail, or Save As to download, using the functions of your Web Browser.

Click on Email to Send e-mail to: your account. Once you have typed in your e-mail address, this will remain as the preference for the search session.

If you need to look at the records you have selected, before using Print, Send to e-mail, or Save As to download, click on Saved in the blue bar across the top of the screen. You can delete records you no longer need at this stage.

Click on the right > or left < arrowheads to go to the following or previous titles, or Jump to record # by typing a record number in the box, then click on Go.

Additional notes on OUTPUT

Setting Preferences
Click on Preferences in the blue bar across the top of the screen to set your preferred defaults for the session. At Eureka Preferences for this Session the template allows you to

set the format in which to Email, print, download records
set an address to    Send e-mail to:
specify the order to   Sort results by:     and to
set the format to    Display multiple records as:

Save your results on Eureka
Click on Save This Set to open a new window and transfer records as a file on the Eureka system.
Select a password for your saved set and provide a name. If you want your saved set to be private and to avoid accidental updates to it, select a password that only you know, and which would not be easily guessed or needed by others.

Click on Show Saved Sets to view a list of saved sets. Select a saved record set name: to view the results. Use the search bar To find sets saved with another password: then click on Search.

To look at sets you have saved on Eureka, click on Saved in the blue bar at the head of the screen, then click on View previously saved records stored with a password. At Search for records saved for this password: type your password in the search bar, click on Search, to display a List of the results of the set.

MODIFY your search results

EXTEND a search by clicking on a link (words in blue and underlined) in a Full record to get a list of the other titles that share the same Title: or Other Authors: or Subjects:

NARROW a search by clicking on Limit, above the results display, to restrict the results of a set by Date, by Language or to a Country of Publication. When you have made your selection(s) click on Apply limit to bring up the list of titles remaining, which reflect the limits you imposed.

Lots of ways of getting better results from AVE

Use a different SEARCH option
The default search engine in the new Eureka has six search options, select the search option that is best suited to your needs.

Keyword - Type words from an author's name, a title, or a subject heading.
The words found will come from one author's name, or one title, or one subject heading.
Example: carson pirie scott
Author - Type a person's name, last name first, or the first words of an organization's name.
Example: eisenman, peter
To search effectively in this search option you need to know the way a name is listed in the Avery index. When in doubt use Author Word
Title Word - Type distinctive words from a title.
Example: alberti building
Subject Word - Type a few distinctive words from a Subject heading.
Example: office architecture metropolitan
Abstract Word - Type significant words that might appear in the Notes field.
Example: house x
Journal - Type the exact title of a journal, beginning with the first word.
Example: architectural review

In each of the Word searches, the system assumes the AND operator between the search terms.

Use a different SEARCH engine
Advanced Search offers a number of different functions that can help improve your search strategy. There are three more search options for -

Author Word - Type distinctive words from a person's or an organisation's name in any order. The system assumes the AND operator between the words.
Example: herzog   meuron
This is a very handy feature when you don't know the exact form of the name used in the Avery index.
Title - Type the exact title of an article or paper beginning with the first word but omitting initial articles (A, An, The, Gli, L').
Example:   thinking the present
Subject - Type distinctive words from a subject heading,
Example:   postmodernism - influence
[note that there must be a space before and after the single hyphen before the subheading]

COMBINE search terms
Advanced Search allows two groups of search terms, from different fields, to be combined with Boolean operators And, Or, And Not.
Select the field for the search in each column, type appropriate search words in each search bar, then select the desired Boolean operator. Click on Search.
Example:

(Title Word) state street
And

(Subject Word) department stores

Advanced Search provides for the searching of alternative words for a concept, using the OR operator
Example:

(Keywords) garden?
Or

(Subject Words) landscape

COMBINE search sets
Click on Previous Searches to display a list of the searches done in your session. Combine result sets by clicking on the box next to the relevant set number, then click on Combine.
Example

4 Keyword harvey 179 Records

3 Subject Postmodernism 310 Records

The AND operator is implied when sets are combined.

Records for FIND Search 4 AND Search 3 sorted by date author title
Display one record by clicking onthe title, all on this page by choosing Brief or Full, or selected records by checking those you want and choosing Brief or Full.

                 1      Transizione = Transition [editorial and ... 1993
                 2      Looking backwards on postmodernism / 1990
                 3      The condition of postmodernity: an enqui... 1981

REFINE the result of a search
When you get a large number of titles from your search, consider adding more search terms to your search strategy.
At the List of titles, click on Refine to get the Advanced Search bars.
Select the field for the search in each column, type appropriate search words in each search bar, then select the desired Boolean operator. Click on Search.
Example:

(Keyword) solar
Or

(Keyword) wind

The Refine option processes the search against the titles resulting from your previous search.
Example

3 Search 1 AND Search 2 3 Records

2 Keyword solar OR Keyword wind 1523 Records

1 Keyword sustainable architecture 142 Records

More complex SEARCH strategies!

Use the features of both Advanced Search and Previous Searches to combine searches involving alternative terms for concepts.
To combine more than two search terms, use Advanced Search for the OR operator then use Previous Searches to combine the sets with the AND operator.
Example

5 Keyword glass 3028 Records

4 Keyword architecture OR Keyword building 75011 Records

Records for FIND Search 5 AND Search 4
Display one record by clicking onthe title, all on this page by choosing Brief or Full, or selected records by checking those you want and choosing Brief or Full.

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