Architecture, Design and Planning Databases
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| Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals via EBSCO (1934-present)
International coverage of architecture, design and planning research. |
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| ARCH : Australian Architecture Database via Informit Online (1980-present)
Australian material in the areas of architecture, design and planning. Useful for searching for material on specific Australian regions. 
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| APA-FT : Australian Public Affairs Full Text via Informit Online (1978-present)
Australian material in the areas of architecture, design and urban planning, as well as the related disciplines of sociology and social policy.
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Art Index via OvidSP (1929-present) International coverage of architecture, design and art. |
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| ScienceDirect
Searchable full-text journals from Elsevier publishers. A good generic database covering all subjects. |
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| Web of Science via ISI Web of Knowledge (1900-present)
A large multi-disciplinary database with a good coverage of architecture, design and planning. It provides citation analysis of authors, journals and subject areas. |
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| ABS : Australian Bureau of Statistics
Statistical, Census and reference information. Useful for urban design researchers and urban and regional planners.
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| AHB : Australian Heritage Bibliography via Informit Online (1987 - present)
Produced by the Australian Heritage Commission, AHB references published and unpublished material on Australia's natural and cultural environment. Emphasis is placed on reports written or commissioned by government and non-government heritage agencies throughout the country. Includes publications on national parks; endangered species; coasts; forests; wetlands; rivers; geological features; wilderness areas; world heritage sites; aboriginal rock art sites, ceremonial grounds and sacred sites; important historical and archaeological sites, and historic buildings and structures; and historic towns and precincts.
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| API : Architectural Publications Index (1977-present)
Architecture, design and planning references indexed by the British Architectural Library. Available from Additional Databases icon on all Library computers. Click on the Architecture folder to access. |
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| ARTstor
International collection of digital art images. ARTstor has specific technical requirements. |
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| ATRI : Australian Transport Index (1976 - present)
Covers road safety, transport economics, transport administration, intelligent transport systems, transport and the environment, public transport, road and airfield pavements, road design and engineering, traffic engineering and control, vehicle design and safety, and soil and rock mechanics. Useful for Planning students |
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| Audio Engineering Society On-line Electronic Library (1953-present)
Useful for audio and acoustics researchers. A full text collection of all journal articles, convention preprints and conference papers published by the Audio Engineering Society. |
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| Australian Standards
Full text access to current Australian Standards, Draft Standards, and handbooks. Useful for architectural and design science researchers.
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| BCA : Building Code of Australia (Requires a password to access)
Please remember to LOGOUT 1 Oct:Printer friendly version is currently unavailable. To print, first highlight the text, image, paragraph, section, or part, (etc). Once highlighted, select Print. Useful for architectural and design science researchers. The BCA is produced and maintained by the Australian Building Board on behalf of the Commonwealth Government and each State and Territory Government.
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| BCA Illustrated (Requires a password to access)
Illustrations of the provisions contained within Volumes 1 and 2 of the Building Code of Australia.
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| BEDP Environment Design Guide Online (Requires a password to access) 25 May 2009: There is a new password for BEDP. Aims to provide building design professionals with accurate, accessible, professional literature on how to reduce the environmental impact of the built environment.
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| Business Source Premier via EBSCO (1922-present)
Covers business and management material, and is particularly useful for facilities management and urban and regional planning researchers. |
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CData Online 2006
Allows you to create your own tables of Census data on a range of topics such as, age, education, housing, income, transport, religion, ethinicity, occupation and more. |
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| CumInCAD : Cumulative Index of Computer Aided Architectural Design (1962-present) (Requires a password to access)
Covers computer aided architectural design, and is useful for design computing students. |
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| DAAI : Design and Applied Arts Index via CSA (1973-present)
Useful for design and studio art related journals. Includes architecture, computer aided design, industrial design and object design. |
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| Dissertations & Theses: Full Text via ProQuest (1861-present)
Useful for locating doctoral dissertations and master's theses in the areas of architecture, design and planning. Full text access is available from 1997 onwards. |
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| Expanded Academic ASAP via InfoTrac (1980-present)
Useful multidisciplinary database for architecture and design, urban planning, media, humanities and social sciences research. |
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| Factiva (1986-present)
Full-text news, commentary, pictures and media transcripts from Australian and overseas media sources. |
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| Geobase via Engineering Village (1980-present)
Geobase covers physical and human geography, ecology, and development studies. Useful for urban designers and urban and regional planners. |
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| Geoscience Australia GEODATA Datapacks
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| Google Scholar
Searches the Internet for academic internet sites. Useful when searching for architecture, design and planning websites. |
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GreenFILE via EBSCO (1955-present) Covers all aspects of human impact on the environment. Useful for urban and regional planners, urban designers, environment and behaviour researchers, and sustainable design researchers. |
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| Inspec via OvidSP (1969-present)
Useful for researching the following areas: computing and information technology, electronics, engineering, and communications. |
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| JSTOR
Full-text of major academic journals and scholarly literature from around the world. The last five years are not available in this database. Includes 22 Architecture and Architectural History titles and 77 titles covering Art and Art History. |
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| Pidgeon Digital (1979-present)
Recordings of illustrated talks by architects and designers. |
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| Proquest 5000 (1900-present)
Useful multidisciplinary database for architecture and design, urban planning, media, humanities and social sciences research. |
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| Scirus
Searches the Internet for academic internet sites. Useful when searching for architecture, design and planning websites. |
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| Sociological Abstracts via CSA (1952-present)
Covers sociology and other related social science disciplines. Useful for researching areas where architecture, design and planning overlap with social issues. |
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Spatial Information eXchange (SIX) Enables users to integrate and view a wide selection of NSW spatial datasets, including property, cadastral and topographic information, satellite data and aerial photography. Requires a plugin to be installed. Mac users go to SIX Lite |
