Indexes and Databases

Index Shelves 

The Architectural index. Boulder, etc.: Architectural index, [19-?].

Library has: 1958-1995.

An annual index covering a handful of architectural periodicals. Articles about specific buildings are listed under the building type, under the architect, and under its location.


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Art & architecture thesaurus. Edited by Toni Petersen. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990.

Thesaurus of terms used in the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals.


Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals. Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, Available: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=bvh 

A comprehensive database of journal articles published worldwide on architecture and design, archaeology, interior design, city planning, and historic preservation. Includes links to the text of some of the articles in other EBSCOhost databases. 


Getty Information Institute. Available: http://www.getty.edu/research/. Date of Visit: May 30, 2008.

Allows you to search databases covering art and architecture. Access to some resources, including the library catalog and the Photo Study Collection, is free to all; access to periodical databases, including Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, is by subscription. (Johnson Library subscribes to Avery Index.)


GreenFILE. EBSCO, 1964- Available: GALILEO.  express_link_line

GreenFILE indexes scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. The database contains nearly 300,000 records, full text for a few selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles. Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.


ICONDA. Information Center for Regional Planning and Building Construction of the Fraunhofer-Society. Available: http://web5s.silverplatter.com/webspirs/start.ws?customer=c122493&databases=I2

Abstracts of articles on the international construction industry, including building construction, construction engineering, architecture and city planning. Available only from on campus or through Hornet Connect.