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Architecture: Journals & Databases

Dedicated Databases for Architecture

Summary

This page contains a list of journals and  databases that you can use to search for  Architecture related electronic resources such articles, proceedings and journals. 

Subject Databases

Scopus

Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research.

ScienceDirect

ScienceDirect is a leading full-text scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from nearly 2,500 journals and more than 30,000 books.

JStor

JSTOR offers both multidisciplinary and discipline-specific collections. Arts & Sciences Collections, the General Science Collection, and the Biological Sciences Collection, the entire JSTOR archive

SpringerLink

SpringerLink is the premier electronic data source from Springer for researchers in biomedicine, life science, clinical medicine, physics, engineering, mathematics, computer science, humanities, social sciences and economics.

SA Artefacts: SA Architects

A site which, via the World Wide Web, makes information of interest about the Southern African Built Environment readily accessible.

ASTM Compass®

Over 12,000 ASTM standards operate globally. Defined and set by us, they improve the lives of millions every day. Combined with our innovative business services, ASTM standards enhance performance and help everyone have confidence in the things they buy and use – from the toy in a child’s hand to the aircraft overhead.

Art & Architecture Source™

Art Source covers a broad range of related subjects, from fine, decorative and commercial art, to various areas of architecture and architectural design. Providing over 600 full-text journals, more than 220 full-text books, and a collection of over 63,0000 images, it is designed for use by a diverse audience, including art scholars, artists, designers, students and general researchers.

SANS Standards

The South African Bureau of Standards has made this Complete Collection of Standards and Related Documents available to our institution subject to adherence to their intellectual property rights. The Collection is to be used for reference purposes only. Each file is watermarked, password-secured, and non-printable, but allows content copying.

SAGE Research Methods

SAGE Research Methods is a research methods tool created to help researchers, faculty and students with their research projects. SAGE Research Methods links over 175,000 pages of SAGE’s renowned book, journal and reference content with truly advanced search and discovery tools.

Art & Architecture Thesaurus® Online

The AAT is a thesaurus containing generic terms, dates, relationships, sources, and notes for work types, roles, materials, styles, cultures, techniques, and other concepts related to art, architecture, and other cultural heritage (e.g., amphora, oil paint, olieverf, acetolysis, sintering, orthographic drawings, Olmeca, Rinascimento, Buddhism, watercolors, asa-no-ha-toji, sralais).

Accredited Journals

A journal is an academic publication that features articles written by scholars about their research. Most of them have been checked by other academics (i.e. peer reviewed) and they are more reliable than general web articles and newspaper articles.

The Library subscribes to a large number of electronic & print journals and some are as follows:

Limited content for the following Printed Journals is available electronically:

AA files

Architect Journal of the American Inst of Architecture

Architect and builder

Architectural Record

Architectural Review

Architecture South Africa

The Architects' journal

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