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Background Information

Texas Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 (UTSA subscription)
This database provides full image fire insurance maps for hundreds of Texas communities. These large-scale maps contain detailed data such as the outline of each building; the size, shape, and function of structures; construction materials; heights; and the location of windows and doors. The maps also give street names, street and sidewalk widths, property boundaries, building use, and house and block numbers. Sanborn maps are valuable historical tools for urban studies specialists, historians, architects, geographers, genealogists, planners, and environmentalists, among others. Full Image

Britannica Online (UTSA subscription)
Online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Also contains a number of special-interest resources, such as Shakespeare and Britannica's Guide to the Nobel Prizes. Full Text

The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice
Location: Downtown Library, Reference NA1996 .A726 2001

International Dictionary of Architects and Architecture
Location: Downtown Library, Reference NA 40 .I48 1993

Dictionary of Architecture & Construction
Location: Downtown Library, Reference NA31 .H32 2000

Almanac of Architecture & Design
Location: Downtown Library, Reference NA1 .A325

Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects
Location: Downtown Library, Reference NA40 .M25 1982

Human Dimension & Interior Space: A Source Book of Design Reference Standards
Location: Downtown Library, Reference NA2542.4 .P356 1979

Interior Graphic and Design Standards
Location: Downtown Library, Reference NA2708 .R49 1986

Time-Saver Standards for Interior Design and Space Planning
Location: Downtown Library, Reference NK2110 .T48 2001

Time-Saver Standards for Architectural Design Data: The Reference of Architectural Fundamentals
Location: JPL Reference Stacks and Downtown Library, Reference TH151 .T55 1997

Time-Saver Standards for Landscape Architecture: Design and Construction Data
Location: JPL Reference Stacks and Downtown Library, Reference SB475.9.S72 T55 1998

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Books

Books and Materials at the UTSA Library

UCAT, UTSA Library Online Catalog
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Databases & Article Searching

Architecture Indexes and Abstracts

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (UTSA subscription)
Indexes more than 2,000 US and foreign journals in architecture, historic preservation, archaeology, city planning, and interior design. Coverage includes articles back to the 1930s, with selective coverage dating back to the 1860s. Citations Only

Art Full Text (UTSA subscription)
Selectively indexes and abstracts articles from more than 370 periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins published throughout the world. Includes indexing of art reproductions from indexed periodicals. Includes full text coverage from more than 90 publications back to January 1997, abstracting as far back as 1994, and indexing as far back as 1984. For coverage prior to 1984 see Art Index Retrospective. Full Text

Art Index Retrospective (UTSA subscription)
Selectively indexes articles published between 1929 and 1984 from more than 420 periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins published throughout the world. Includes indexing of art reproductions from indexed periodicals. For current coverage see Art Full Text. Citations Only

Major Full Text Databases

Academic Universe (UTSA subscription)
Provides abstracts and/or full text to nearly 6,000 titles relating primarily to news, business, and legal information. Includes U. S. and foreign newspapers, wire services, government and political news, company profiles and financial reports, industry and market news, federal and state case law, law reviews, accounting and tax information, medical news and abstracts, and state and country profiles. Full Text

Academic Search Complete (UTSA subscription)
Indexes and abstracts more than 4,000 journals with full text/image to more than 3,200. Highly multidisciplinary, this resource includes social sciences, humanities, education, computer science, engineering, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences and ethnic studies. Full Text/Full Image

MasterFILE Premier (UTSA subscription)
Provides full text/full image for over 1,900 general periodicals with full text information dating as far back as 1975. In addition, this resource includes indexing and abstracts for more than 2,500 publications, which cover a broad range of disciplines including general reference, business, education, health, general science, and multicultural issues, among other topics. MasterFILE Premier also includes more than 200 full text reference books; nearly 100,000 biographies; 76,000 primary source documents; 5,000 Magill's Book Reviews; 1,000 full-text resources from Essential Documents in American History; the American Heritage Dictionary, 4th Edition; and an image collection of 116,000 photos, maps and flags. Full Text/Full Image

Military and Government Collection (UTSA subscription)
Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military, this database offers a thorough collection of military titles, trade publications, and newsweeklies. Military and Government Collection provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 300 periodicals. The database also includes full text for 245 pamphlets and offers indexing and abstracts for over 350 magazines. Full Text/Full Image

ProQuest Research Library (UTSA subscription)
Accesses more than 3,300 periodicals providing significant full text as well as abstracts of journal articles on a wide range of topics, with primary focus in the humanities and social sciences. Also includes full text articles from New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Barron's. Full Text/Full Image

American Periodical Series Online 1740-1900 (UTSA subscription)
APS Online currently offers full-image access to 700 periodicals published in America between 1741 and 1805. The completed database will include coverage of over 1,000 periodicals published between 1741 and 1900. The indexed titles include general interest magazines as well as professional and scholarly journals of interest to those researching history, politics, the arts and sciences, folklore, and Americana. Full Image

Business Source Complete (UTSA subscription)
Provides full-text coverage for over 9,400 general and scholarly business journals and other sources covering marketing, management, economics, finance, accounting, and international business. Also includes full-text business books; case studies; investment research, industry, market research, and country reports; and SWOT analyses. Some coverage begins in 1886. Full Text/Full Image

JSTOR (UTSA subscription)
Full image access to a comprehensive archive to many scholarly journals. At least 12 subject areas are represented, primarily in the social sciences, with new subjects and titles added regularly. Full Image

ProQuest (UTSA subscription)
Provides access to journal articles in a number of databases across all subject areas, with particular strengths in business and the social sciences. Also includes 9 major national newspapers, including Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. Complete content of the following databases is included: ABI/INFORM Dateline, ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry, Accounting & Tax, Alt-Press Watch, Criminal Justice Periodicals, Ethnic NewsWatch, GenderWatch, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, National Newspapers, and ProQuest Research Library. More than 5,500 titles are indexed and abstracted from at least 1971 to the present. Full text and/or images are available for more than 2,000 titles.Full Text/Full Image

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Further Research

RIBA
Free Website: www.architecture.com
The Royal Institute of British Architects

Union Internationale des Architectes
Free Website: www.uia-architectes.org/

International Code Counsel
Free Website: http://www.iccsafe.org/news/about/

CSA International
Free Website: www.csa-international.org

American National Standards Institute
Free Website: www.ansi.org

ASHRAE
Free Website: www.ashrae.org

American Society For Testing and Materials
Free Website: www.astm.org

American Society of Interior Designers
Free Website: www.asid.org

AIA
Free Website: www.aiaonline.com

World Federation of Technical Assessment Organizations
Free Website: www.wftao.com

CIB
Free Website: www.cibworld.nl