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Subject Specific Databases
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ArchInform (http://www.archinform.net/)
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This architecture database includes over 11,000 built and unrealized projects from various architects and planners. The architecture of the 20th century is the main theme of this database. One can search by architect, subject or location. Includes many images of buildings and plans.
- Access: http://www.archinform.net/ (http://www.archinform.net/)
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Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.cdlib.org/inside/resources/choosecampus/avery_csa.html) VPN
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Citations to journal articles in the areas of art and architecture.
- Coverage: 1930s-present; selective coverage dating back to the 1860s
- Access: http://www.cdlib.org/inside/resources/choosecampus/avery_csa.html (http://www.cdlib.org/inside/resources/choosecampus/avery_csa.html) VPN
- More Information:
- NEWS!: Avery looks different as access is now provided by a different vendor. The underlying data is the same.
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FS Info: USDA Forest Service Database (http://fsinfo.fs.fed.us/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon)
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FS Info is the online catalog for the Forest Service Library Network. In addition to books and journal articles in the area of forestry , it contains records and selected full-text links to Forest Service Research publications dating back to 1904. Call numbers which appear in this database are those of the Forest Service libraries
The UC Davis Library collection of forest research publications is extensive. Use the Harvest Catalog to locate Davis call numbers. The Bio/Ag and Map Services reference desk will assist you.
- Access: http://fsinfo.fs.fed.us/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon (http://fsinfo.fs.fed.us/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon)
General Databases
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Art Full Text (http://uclibs.org/PID/33002) VPN
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Art Full Text offers full text of 111 publications back to 1997 plus abstracts and indexing of nearly 400 publications back to 1984. Covers the fields of archaeology, architecture, art history, city planning, computer applications and graphics, crafts, film, folk art, graphic arts, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, museology, painting, photography, sculpture, tv, textiles, and video. Features include: subject thesaurus, indexing of art reproductions, links to websites.
(This is "Art Abstracts" with the addition of some full-text.) To search pre-1984 publications use Art Index.
- Coverage: full text 1997-present, index and abstract 1984-present
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/33002 (http://uclibs.org/PID/33002) VPN
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PAIS International Database [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=pais&adv=1) VPN
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Indexes all types of materials in the area of public affairs. Topics include agriculture, banking, demographics, education, environment, finance, government, law, legislation, political science, social sciences, and statistics.
- Coverage: 1972-present
- Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=pais&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=pais&adv=1) VPN
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PAIS Archive [via CSA Illumina] (http://uclibs.org/PID/96725) VPN
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Online version of the PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) Annual Cumulated Bulletin, Volumes 1-62, published 1915-1976. This index provides historical perspective on many public policy, political, economic, and social issues worldwide. Included are references to monographs, periodical articles, government documents, reports, and pamphlets.
- Coverage: 1915-1976
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/96725 (http://uclibs.org/PID/96725) VPN
- More Information:
- The complete print version of the PAIS bulletin is located in the Humanities/Social Sciences Reference Department, 2nd Floor Shields Library, Z7163 .P8
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DAAI--Design and Applied Arts Index [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&db=daai-set-c&adv=1) VPN
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DAAI indexes more than 500 design and craft journals and newspapers. It also includes two directories--one is a directory of academic design and craft programs in colleges and universities, the other is a directory of design and craft journals.
- Coverage: 1973-present
- Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&db=daai-set-c&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&db=daai-set-c&adv=1) VPN
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ArchiveGrid [via OCLC] (http://archivegrid.org) VPN
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ArchiveGrid is a database designed specifically for locating archival collections held in libraries, museums and other institutions. It combines all the archival records in WorldCat with others pulled from various archivesÂ’ Web sites. Included are all of the item records added to the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) after 1987, as well as many records from earlier years. (NUCMC includes records added before 1987, especially of smaller archives, that are not found in ArchiveGrid.)
- Access: http://archivegrid.org (http://archivegrid.org) VPN
Full-text Resources
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Landscape Architecture Image Resource [LAIR] (http://www.lair.umd.edu)
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This collection of Landscape Architecture-related images is a joint product of several Landscape Architecture departments, including UCDavis'. Images are well indexed and searchable by a variety of criteria.
- Access: http://www.lair.umd.edu (http://www.lair.umd.edu)
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Hartill Collection [Architecture Images] (http://www.artstor.org) VPN
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THE HARTHILL COLLECTION HAS MOVED INTO ARTSTOR WHERE IT IS FOUND UNDER "ARTstor Collections."
This collection of images covers the architectural history of the Western world from earliest antiquity through the
present,and from the Middle East to the Americas. It includes thousands of details of architectural decoration, mosaics, sculpture and stained glass, as well as related decorative arts and public sculpture. It is exceptionally strong in European medieval architecture and sculpture of the Romanesque and Gothic periods; additionally, modern architecture and sculpture are both especially well represented.
- Location: For additional information see the main ARTstor entry in the databases list.
- Access: http://www.artstor.org (http://www.artstor.org) VPN
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Forest History Society Photograph Collections (http://www.foresthistory.org/Research/FHSPhotoGalleries.html)
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Photographs from the first half of the Twentieth Century on a surprisingly wide range of subjects including the San Francisco Earthquake, the Boy Scouts and Farming.
- Access: http://www.foresthistory.org/Research/FHSPhotoGalleries.html (http://www.foresthistory.org/Research/FHSPhotoGalleries.html)
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ARTstor (http://uclibs.org/PID/44518) VPN
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ARTStor is a library of digital images, associated information, and software tools designed to enhance teaching, learning and scholarship. It contains a searchable database of more than a million digital images, covers many time periods and cultures, and documents the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design, as well as many other forms of visual culture.
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/44518 (http://uclibs.org/PID/44518) VPN
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- Getting Started with ARTstor [via UCDavis]
For initial training and information on using ARTstor, contact: artstorhelp@lib.ucdavis.edu
- For off-campus access, first register with ARTstor from a computer on campus. Then, you may login from off campus with your ARTstor ID by going directly to www.artstor.org. ARTstor does not always work smoothly with the VPN. Or, you may use the Proxy
- If you would like to join a UCD community of ARTstor users to share discoveries and help solve problems, please join our ARTstor Users Group on Smartsite.
