General Reference
Research assistance in the arts (including Architecture and Urban Design) is available at the Arts Library. See Reference and Research Help for complete reference service options.
Architecture and Urban Design 403C-6
Welcome to the research guide to accompany Prof. Hodgetts and Nowak's Research studio on designing for extreme environments!
How to use this guide:
- Use the tabs on the left to locate recommended tools, resources, and strategies for finding information.
- Consult the boxes on the right to find additional research advice and more subject guides.
- See the National Science Foundation's definition of "Extreme Environments."
Major Online Sources
These online sources are good places to start researching most architecture and urban design topics.
- Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals This link opens in a new window
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- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
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Indexes major academic journals in many disciplines.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Full text of core scholarly journals from their beginning to approximately five years ago. Disciplines include botany, business, ecology, general science, humanities, mathematics, social sciences, statistics. Browsable by discipline and full-text searchable across all disciplines. UCLA has access to selected JSTOR e-books.
Library Catalogs
There are a number of library catalogs available to UCLA researchers.
- UC Library Search This link opens in a new windowUC Library Search is the unified discovery and borrowing system for all 10 UC Campuses. Select the UCLA Library Catalog scope to search holdings of materials owned by the UCLA Library and other UCLA collections, whether online or in print. Does not contain full-text articles or article citations. Select the Articles, books and more scope to search for materials in all 10 UC campuses. More information in this guide.
- WorldCat (OCLC FirstSearch) This link opens in a new window
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Library holdings worldwide
Quick Links
- Off-Campus (VPN or Proxy Server) Access to Library eResourcesHow to access licensed online content from off-campus.
Other Useful Research Guides
- E-books at UCLAA research guide to help you find the 1000s of e-books available in the UCLA Library.