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Intro for Graduate Students

An Introduction to Reference Resources for Graduate Students in Architecture and Landscape Architecture

This bibliography is intended to help those setting out to conduct library research in recent architecture or landscape architecture. Focus is on the types of topics frequently chosen by students in Penn State's design programs. These topics tend toward the interdisciplinary. This is primarily a list of reference books, databases and websites. These items are not ones that you list in the footnotes or bibliography of a research presentation. Instead, they are tools which can help you improve your bibliography. The list is divided by tool-types. Each section begins with an explanation of the type. The names of these formats are not used consistently by publishers and librarians, nor are the names important. But understanding the type of tool, and how it can be used, is useful indeed.

Some formats are:

A quick way to get started on a research project is to do two things at once: gather information about where to find things and actually reading about them. It doesn’t work well to do too much of one without doing some of the other. So “fast starts” in this bibliography means that these types of resources can give you both kinds of information at once.

Although this list may seem long, it only selects a few items which are frequently useful. For any specific problem, other sources may be ideal. Please don’t forget that asking a librarian can also be a handy way to begin.

Items below marked in blue are available in electronic form. Don’t be put off if one of the resources mentioned here is not in a language that you are comfortable using. As a rule, reference resources contain concise information that is easily translated and often possible to understand from context.

PEOPLE

People can give you both kinds of information at once: locations and facts. The faculty, other students, and librarians can be good sources. You will have many opportunities to get to know your faculty and fellow students as information sources, but you will probably need to initiate contact with your librarians. I am the Arts and Architecture Librarian. Contact me using the information at the end of this document. Librarians who specialize in other disciplines are listed at: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/select/

GUIDES TO RESEARCH

The purpose of a guide to research (also called a bibliographic guide) is the same as this document – to help you determine which reference books, databases, and similar resources might be useful for your research. Here are some good examples:

1. Aby, Stephen H. Sociology: a Guide to Reference and Information Sources. 3rd ed. Englewood: Libraries Unlimited, 2005.
HM585.A28 2006 (Social Sciences, 2nd Floor Paterno - Reference Collection)
-- Describes general resources (publications and web sites) for sociology in general, but also for many useful sub-topics such as community studies, demography, rural sociology, social change, urban sociology, etc.

2. Brown, Jeanne. Architecture and Building. (as viewed 9/12/06)
http://library.nevada.edu/arch/rsrce/webrsrce/contents.html
-- This web site selects, briefly describes, and links to web resources for most aspects of the built environment. It does not refer to paper resources. Spend some time browsing these well-selected links.

3. Environmental Design Library, University of California Berkeley [Research Guides]. (as viewed 9/12/06)
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/AllgdsL.html
-- An extensive and useful guide to both paper and electronic resources on the built environment and related topics. Includes architectural, landscape, and urban design. Savvy of recent trends. Explore this rich resource.

4. Herron, Nancy L. (ed.) Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Guide to Selected Sources . 3rd ed. Englewood: Libraries Unlimited, 2002.
H61.S648 2002 (Social Sciences, 2nd Floor Paterno - Reference Collection)
Also available as an e-book via The Cat
-- Introduces reference resources for sociology, anthropology, psychology, geography, economics, political science, and other social science disciplines. Includes handbooks for research methods. Electronic version downloadable.

5. Vogelsong, Diana. Landscape Architecture Sourcebook: A Guide to Resources on the History and Practice of Landscape Architecture in the United States. Detroit: Omnigraphics, 1997.
SB470.53.L36 1997 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)
-- An annotated bibliography of basic reference resources (including many electronic ones) and recommended texts. Includes general resources, practical handbooks, plant materials, important sites, recommended periodicals, organizations, and key topics in the field. Includes some coverage of Geographic Information Systems, restoration, conservation, waterfronts, and other aspects of recent professional activity.

6. Watersheds and Water Resources. (as viewed 9/12/06)
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/emsl/guides/watersheds.html
-- Ten good web sites on management of water resources selected by the folks at Penn State's Earth and Mineral Sciences Library..

7. Wayne, Kathryn M. Architecture Sourcebook: A Guide to Resources on the Practice of Architecture. Detroit: Omnigraphics, 1997.
NA2750.A753 1997 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)
-- Most useful for its well-selected readings on building types in 14 categories. Also good coverage of encyclopedias and periodical indexes.

The Penn State Librarians have tailored many other brief guides to research to the programs here. These are listed at:
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/instruction/subject/masterlistresgd.htm

See especially these topics:
Anthropology, Architecture, Art, Civil Engineering, Company Information, Computer Science, Community Assessments, Crime & Violence, Data Sets, Environmental Studies, Geography, Government, Green Engineering, Health Service Policy Issues, History, International Statistics, Pennsylvania History, News Sources, Real Estate, Recreation Park and Tourism Management, Sociology, Statistics.

ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Specialized encyclopedias are fine places to get a quick start on solving many kinds of problems. They synthesize a lot of other published information. Reading a brief summary of a topic, at the beginning of your exploration, can help you make better choices as your research progresses. The best encyclopedias refer you to the essential literature on each subject (usually with brief bibliographies at the end of each entry.) Many large encyclopedias have entries on general topics, and access to more specific subjects through an index at the back. They will usually feature writers who are recognized authorities.

8. Access Science (McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology)
-- A high-quality encyclopedia containing articles on most aspects of science and technology. There is a paper version of 20 volumes, but the electronic version is frequently updated.

9. Anderson, Malcolm (ed.) Encyclopedia of Hydrological Sciences. 5 vols. Hoboken: Wiley, 2005.
GB655.E527 2005 (Engineering, 325 Hammond Bldg. - Reference Collection)
-- Signed articles and bibliographies on an interesting selection of important ideas in recent architectural practice and criticism: space & knowledge, integrated systems, social activity in urban spaces, etc.

10. Cities of the World. 6th ed., 4 vols. Detroit: Gale, 2002. (as viewed 9/12/06)
-- Basic data and bibliography on the geographic, cultural, and political circumstances of major cities. Based upon U.S. Department of State reports.

11. Cunningham, William P. et al. (eds) Environmental Encyclopedia. 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale, 1998.
GE10 .E57 (Social Sciences Reference Coll., 2nd Floor Paterno)
Also available as a database on the Libraries web pages (under Gale Virtual Reference Library)
-- Articles on technical terms, famous disasters, important people, and key organizations.

12. Duncan, James. Companion to Cultural Geography . London: Blackwell, 2004.
GF43.C65 2004 (Paterno - 3rd Floor)
-- Features articles each reviewing the literature of some facet of cultural geography. Aspects treated are grouped under these categories: theories, identities, colonial/post-colonial considerations, and a variety of other disciplines (economics, religion, politics, film, child development, etc.) as they have been related to landscape.

13. Ember, Melvin and Carol. Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures: Cities and Cultures Around the World. 4 vols. Danbury: Grolier, 2002.
HT108.5.E53 2002 (Social Sciences Reference Coll., 2nd Floor Paterno)
-- Thematic articles (on space, migration, the Middle East, etc) only in the first portion of volume 1, then extensive articles on 237 major cities of the world – each focusing on the cultural distinctiveness of the city and the cultural variety within it.

14. Farmer, Ben and Hentie Louw (eds.) Companion to Contemporary Architectural Thought. London: Routledge, 1993.
NA2599.C66 1993 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)
-- Signed articles and bibliographies on an interesting selection of important ideas in recent architectural practice and criticism: space & knowledge, integrated systems, social activity in urban spaces, etc.

15. Goudie, Andrew S. and David J. Cuff (eds.) Encyclopedia of Global Change: Environmental Change and Human Society. 2 vols. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002.
GE149.E47 2002 (Life Sciences, 4th Floor Paterno - Reference Collection)
GE149.E47 2002 (Earth & Mineral Sciences, 105 Deike Bldg- Reference Collection)
-- Current state of systems (e.g. mining) issues (e.g. water quality) and methods (e.g. sustainable development) described and followed by annotated bibliographies.

16. Munn, Ted (ed.) Encyclopedia of global environmental change. 5 vols. New York: Wiley, 2002.
GE149.E443 2002 (Earth & Mineral Sciences, 105 Deike Bldg - General Collection)
-- A thematic arrangemnt - each volumes covering a different part of the problem: physical and chemical dimensions, biological and ecological, causes and consequences, responses, and social and economic dimensions.

17. Grove Art Online.
-- A huge compendium of historical information on people, places, major works, styles, periods, techniques, etc. Covers all of the visual arts including architure and some landscape architecture. (Although it is stronger on historical than contemporary topics.) Remember that you are not always searching the full text of the articles unless you use the "Advanced Search."

18. Johnston, R.J. et al. (eds) Dictionary of Human Geography. 4th ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 2000.
GF4.D52 2000 (Social Sciences Reference Coll., 2nd Floor Paterno)
-- Terms, concepts, and schools of thought on humans and their places.

19. Michie, Jonathan (ed.) Reader's Guide to the Social Sciences. 2 vols. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001.
H41.R45 2001 (Social Sciences, 2nd Floor Paterno - Reference Collection)
-- Articles on broad topics in Economics, Human Geography, Pychology, Sociology and other social science disciplines.

20. Oliver, Paul and Simon Bronner (eds.) Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World. 3 vols. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997
NA208.E53 1997 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)
-- A fascinating array of information on the endless variety and revealing similarities in earth’s vernacular architecture – defined as the building of and by people using traditional and regional technologies. Some cultures offer inspiring perspectives on the relation of the natural to the built environment. Articles on broad issues, types, and materials in the first volume.

21. Sanderson, Warren. International Handbook of Contemporary Developments in Architecture. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1981.
NA680.I48 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)
-- Most useful for its essays reviewing the recent history of architecture and urban planning in 32 countries. Less thorough on landscape architecture. Also contains directories of schools and organizations.

22. Sennott, R. Stephen (ed.) Encyclopedia of 20th-Century Architecture. 3 vols. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2004.
NA680.E495 2004 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)
-- Substantial articles on people, firms, professional practice, building types, buildings, sites, cities, countries, influential unbuilt projects, materials, technologies, planning, movements, and styles.

23. Shumsky, Neil Larry (ed.) Encyclopedia of Urban America: The Cities and Suburbs. 2 vols. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1998.
HT123.E5 1998 (Social Sciences Reference Coll., 2nd Floor Paterno)
-- Articles for cities, people, and topics in urbanism (such as lawns, retailing, water, zoning, etc.) with a strong historical perspective but including history up to the 1990s.

24. Smelser, Neil and Paul Baltes (eds.)International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2002.(as viewed 9/12/06)
-- Articles reviewing scholarship on most major topics in an impressive array of disciplines.

25. Wikipedia. Portal: Architecture. (as viewed 9/12/06)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Architecture
-- Wikipedia “portals” organize its million encyclopedia articles under broad subject groups. They use the term “architecture” in its broadest sense and include landscape and urban design in this portal. As with all social computing, go carefully. In addition to reading critically, check the “history” tab on each article you use. Generally the articles with a longer history are more reliable.

26. Wilkes, Joseph A. Encyclopedia of Architecture, Design, Engineering & Construction. 5 vols. New York: Wiley, 1988-1990.
NA31.E59 1988 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)
NA31.E59 1988 (Engineering, 325 Hammond Bldg. - Reference Collection)
-- The most versatile encyclopedia for architecture. It’s a bit weak in its historical and biographical entries, but there are plenty of other sources for those. Strongest on building technologies, types, materials, and issues of professional practice. Some inclusion of landscape and urban design.

27. Van Vliet, Willem (ed.) Encyclopedia of Housing. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 1998.
HD7287.E53 1998 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)
-- Issues, laws, and processes of housing in all its forms and settings (including rural).

28. Vroom, Meto. Lexicon of Garden and Landscape Architecture. Basel: Birkhauser, 2006.
SB469.25.V76 2006 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)
-- Well documented articles on types, concepts, and jargon all by one author.

BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARIES

Biographical dictionaries can be similar to encyclopedias, except that the only type of entries in biographical dictionaries will be the names of people. Like encyclopedias, many of the best ones refer you to some other sources of information.

The main BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARIES for architects and landscape architects are list on the Architecture Library web page at http://www.libraries.psu.edu/architecture/biographical_resources.html

There are hundreds of other biographical dictionaries. A handy way to figure out which one to use is to search Biography and Genealogy Master Index (one of the LIAS databases). It doesn’t tell you anything about the person, but it will tell you which biographical dictionary contains the information. As a matter of fact, it points to about 10 million brief biographies.

HANDBOOKS

Handbooks are manuals that attempt to summarize good practices as they are observed in some professional or scholarly endeavor. They usually describe a process functionally, so that even an outsider can understand the basic procedures. These explanations are usually documented with citations to published case studies or methodological discussions.

29. American Planning Association. Planning and Urban Design Standards. Hoboken: Wiley, 2006.
TH2031.P55 2006 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)

30. Andranovich, Gregory, and Gerry Riposa. Doing Urban Research. Newbury Park: Sage, 1993.
HT110.A56 1993 (Social Sciences Reference Coll., 2nd Floor Paterno)

31. Borden, Iain, and Katerina Ray. Dissertation: An Architecture Student’s Handbook. 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2006.
NA2108 .B67 2006 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)
-- A guide aimed at students in British architecture programs that require a formal dissertation. Includes general advice about possible research methods, phases in the writing process, typical features, and lots of examples from good dissertations.

32. Dines, Nicholas T. and Kyle D. Brown (eds.) Landscape Architect's Portable Handbook. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001.
SB472.D46 2001 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)

33. Hoch, Charles J. Practice of Local Government Planning. 5th ed. Washington: International City Management Association, 2000.
NA9108.L601 2000 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)

34. Mendler, Sandra, and William Odell. HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design. 2nd ed. New York: Wiley, 2006.
NA2542.35.M46 2006 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)

35. Miller, Delbert C., and Neil J. Salkind. Handbook of Research Design & Social Measurement. 6th ed. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 2002.
H62.M44 2002 (Social Sciences Library, 2nd Floor Paterno)
-- Describes approved methods of data collection such as surveys, interviews, modeling, etc.

36. Paddison, Ronan. Handbook of Urban Studies. London: Sage, 2001.
HT151 .H318 2001 (Paterno - 3rd Floor)

37. Russ, Thomas H. Site Planning and Design Handbook. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002.
NA2540.5.R87 2002 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)

Graphic standards are a special type of handbook for design data and typical design solutions. For a good list of them see: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/guides/architecture/graphicstandards.html

LIBRARY CATALOGUES

The Penn State Libraries’ catalogue ( “The Cat” on LIAS – the Library Information Access System) contains virtually all of the holdings of the University Park Libraries as well as those of the other campuses of Penn State. Note that most library catalogues only have a single record for each magazine title; they do not include records for each of the articles in a magazine. (For that, see “PERIODICAL INDEXES & ABSTRACTS” below.) As with any database, you may need to try several methods of searching in order to get good results. If the book you want is charged out, or owned only at another campus, click on the “I Want It” button and fill out the form. The book will be retrieved and held for you at a library service desk. If you want to find materials not held at the Penn State Libraries, try:

38. World Cat.
-- A combination of the data from most of the automated library catalogues in the United States and some from other countries as well. It includes over 41 million records for books, periodicals, magazines, and any other type of material cataloged its member libraries. You can request to borrow an item from another library (Inter-Library Loan) via the electronic form.

PERIODICAL INDEXES & ABSTRACTS

Periodical indexes are designed to direct readers to articles and reviews in magazines and journals. Each of the ones listed here can be used to find articles on a particular topic or by a particular author.

Abstracts are simply periodical indexes which include a few sentences summarizing the contents of each article indexed.

Once you select articles that you want to read, you can use the “Get It” button to see if there is an electronic version of the article or to see if a paper copy is held in our library. If in paper, you will need the call number so that you can find it on the shelves.

The databases below marked CSA may be combined and searched as a set. Enter any of them and click "Specific Databases" to choose your combination.

39. ABI/Inform.
-- A business-oriented database to articles in 1400 trade, popular and research journals for subjects such as company information, consumer products and services, industry trends, economic policy, real estate development, marketing, etc. from 1986 to the present.

40. AGRICOLA.
-- Produced by the U.S. National Agricultural Library and covering agriculture and related subjects including animal and plant science, entomology, agronomy, horticulture, rural sociology, agricultural economics, family living, food and nutrition. 1970 - present (some older materials). Choose the "Article Citation Database" to find journal articles and the "NAL catalog" to find books or videos.

41. Anthropology Plus.
-- Anthropology Plus brings together into one resource the highly respected Anthropological Literature from Harvard University and Anthropological Index, Royal Anthropological Institute from the UK. Anthropology Plus provides extensive worldwide indexing of journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works, and obituaries in the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture, and interdisciplinary studies. The index offers excellent coverage of all core periodicals in the field in addition to local and lesser-known journals. Coverage is from the late 19th century to the present.

42. Applied Science and Technology Abstracts.
-- This abstract covers over 350 international English-language periodicals in the applied sciences and technology – many of them written in the less technical style often valued by designers. Coverage: From October 1983 to the present.

43. Aquatic Science and Fisheries Abstracts. CSA
-- The Aquatic Sciences Collection provides comprehensive information on the science and technology of marine, freshwater, and brackish water organisms and environments from 1978 to the present. The collection contains five files which can be searched individually: 1)Biological Sciences and Living Resources, 2) Ocean Technology, Policy and Non-Living Resources, 3) Aquatic pollution and Environmental Quality, 4) Marine Biotechnology Abstracts, and 5) Aquaculture Abstracts.

44. Architectural Publications Index: API: Periodicals Indexed and Books Catalogued by the British Architectural Library.
Available on the web at: http://www.architecture.com/go/Architecture/Reference/Library_897.html
-- Selectively indexes more than 450 design journals. To be thorough, you might want to check this index after using the Avery Index. This index has been loaded into the book catalogue of the library at the Royal Institute of British Architects. So you can search for both books and journals at the same time in this database. You might also discover drawings and photographs in their collection, but those cannot be borrowed.

45. Artbibliographies Modern. CSA
-- This indexes publications about modern art -- beginning with Impressionism in the late 19th century, up to recent trends. It covers land art, public sculpture, and some other types of built works. Indexing began in 1974 and includes more than just articles – some books, dissertations, etc.

46. Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals. CSA
A database guide for Avery is posted here.
-- Selectively indexes journal articles and reviews on architecture and landscape (including archaeology, decorative arts, interior design, furnishings, landscape design, city planning, and housing) which appear in more than 2,500 journals in these fields. Indexing is fairly up-to-date and goes back to 1919 (and some scattered items from even earlier).

47. CAB Abstracts.
-- A comprehensive file of agricultural and biological information (plant sciences, animal sciences, entomology, soils and fertilizers, forestry, agricultural economics, nutrition, agricultural engineering, rural recreation and tourism, the management of natural resources, and tourism) from over 8500 journals as well as conference proceedings, theses and annual reports. Coverage goes back to 1900.

48. CenStats.
-- A suite of databases of statistics supplied by the U.S. Census Bureau. Demographics, numbers of building permits, etc.

49. Compendex. (Engineering Village)
-- The most comprehensive source for journal articles, conference proceedings and technical reports in most areas of science and technology (including computing, materials, structures, building systems, etc.) Coverage is from 1884 to present.

50. CumInCAD (Computer-Aided Architectural Design).
A database guide for CumInCAD is posted here.
-- CumInCAD is a cumulative index of publications about computer aided architectural design. It provides abstracts to thousands of papers in journals and conferences and it provides the full text and illustrations for more than half of the papers. When asked to logon, create your own ID and password.

51. Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management. CSA
-- Abstracts and references to the literature covering all areas of air, land, water, and noise pollution as well as bacteriology, ecology, toxicology, risk assessment, environmental engineering, environmental biotechnology, waste management, and water resources from 1981 to the present.

52. ERIC. CSA
-- A huge collection of abstracts of education literarture. Plenty on learning environments. Topics can be broken down by educational level. Uses a sophisticated hierarchical vocabulary.

53. FRANCIS. CSA
-- Indexing for a broad range of scholarly articles in the arts, humanities, and social science with strong representation of European scholarship.

54. GEOBASE. CSA
-- Citations and abstracts to worldwide literature on cartography, climatology, meteorology, energy, environment, and related disciplines. 1980 to the present.

55. GeoRef. CSA
-- GeoRef contains over 2 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports, theses and dissertations.

56. Grove Art Online.
-- A huge compendium of historical information on people, places, major works, styles, periods, techniques, etc. Covers all of the visual arts including some landscape architecture. Although it is much stronger on historical than contemporary topics, it does, however, contain entries for many contemporary land artists and makes mention of many important landscape projects. If you don’t find what you want, be sure and try again using the “Advanced” search screen, which always searches the full text of each article.

57. Guide To Computing Literature.
-- More than 750,000 abstracts from 3,000+ publishers of computing literature (books, journal articles, conference proceedings, doctoral dissertations, master's theses, and technical reports.

58. Human Population and Natural Resources Management. CSA
-- This database explores human population and demography topics, as well as societal issues involving natural resource management.

59. NTIS. CSA
-- Indexes reports on research (mostly government sponsored research) in a variety of fields including, but not limited to: agriculture, business, computer sciences, energy, engineering, environmental sciences, natural resources & earth sciences, technology, telecommunications , transportation, etc. 1964-present. CSA

60. PsycINFO.
-- The literature of psychology and related disciplines. Contains a few studies of design decision-making processes that have been published outside the world of design magazines.

61. Proquest Direct.
-- Indexes articles in more than 5000 general interest magazines, journals, and newspapers. It contains full text (sometimes without the illustrations) or page images (looks like real paper publication) to over 2,000 of those journals, and full text to 150+ newspapers. The beginning date for the indexing varies widely, but usually only includes that past decade or so.

62. Sage Urban Studies Abstracts. Vol, 5, 1977 – present.
HT51.S24 (Social Sciences Reference Coll., 2nd Floor Paterno)
-- Abstracts of a useful selection of articles, books, and documents on urban policy and other areas of urban studies, including planning.

63. Sociological Abstracts. CSA
-- Index for English language journals in sociology and other social sciences from 1954 to date.

64. Statistical Universe (now LexisNexis Statistical).
-- A huge index to statistical tables and abstracts from statistical studies from governmental and private sector sources.

65. Sustainability Science Abstracts. CSA
-- Indexes resources related to sustainable development and conservation of natural resources. Coverage is from 1995 to date.

66. TRIS (Transportation Research Information Services).
-- Provides access to transportation research published in journals, books, technical reports, and other media. It is produced by the Transportation Research Board and the U.S. Department of Transportation.

67. Urban Forestry.
(http://forestry.lib.umn.edu/bib/urban.phtml)
-- Indexes about 85 journals for their coverage of urban forestry, including the history of urban forestry; urban forest legislation; the benefits of urban forests; selection and planting of trees; maintenance of the urban forest; its planning and management. Includes some books, conference proceedings, and government documents. From 1980 to the present. Produced by the University of Minnesota Forestry Library.

68. Water Resources Abstracts. CSA
-- Summaries of technical and scientific literature on water-related topics covering broad issues and very specific details of water’s characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources. 1967-date.

CITATION INDEXES

Citation indexes are a special type of periodical index. They index articles in magazines three ways: by its author, by the keywords in its title, and also through each of the footnotes from the article. These are also made searchable by author and, to some extent, by title. If you have a publication which is important to your research, you could use a citation index to find more recent articles which have cited your publication. These are a little tricky to use. It’s a good idea to ask for help the first time you try one.

69. Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
-- Indexes about 1200 journals in these disciplines back to 1976. Works of art or architecture described or illustrated in an article are treated the same way as footnotes and may be found with the "Cited Reference" search. Can be combined with Social Sciences Citation Index, below.

70. Social Sciences Citation Index.
-- Covers about 2000 journals in all social science disciplines (including planning, the societal impact of technology, etc.) back to 1956. Can be combined with Arts and Humanities Citation Index, above.

71. Marketleap Link Popularity Check.
-- Type in the URL of the site you are interested in and follow the instructions. The software creates a table of results with the results for your site in the top row. That row shows the number of linking web sites found on each of several search engines. Click on the numbers to see the actual list of web sites.

DICTIONARIES

Getting the meaning of a specialized term often requires a specialized dictionary. There are many for environmental design and related disciplines.

72. Burden, Ernest. Illustrated Dictionary of Architectural Preservation. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.
NA105.B87 2004 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)

73. Ching, Francis. A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1995.
NA31.C44 1995 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)
-- This one uses the “pictures first” approach.

74. Christensen, Alan Jay. Dictionary of Landscape Architecture and Construction. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005.
SB469.25.C48 2005 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)

75. Cowan, Henry and Peter R. Smith. Dictionary of Architectural and Building Technology. 3rd ed. London: Spon, 1998.
NA31.C63 1998 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)

76. Cowan, Robert. Dictionary of Urbanism. Tisbury: Streetwise, 2005.
HT108.5.C69 2005 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)

77. Curl, James Stevens. Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.
NA31.C864 2006 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)
-- Also available as a database on the Libraries web pages

78. Davidson, Michael and Fay Dolnick. A Planners Dictionary. Chicago: American Planning Association, c2004.
NA9108.A545 no.521-522 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)

79. Fleming, John, Hugh Honour, and Nikolaus Pevsner (eds.) The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 5th ed. London: Penguin, 1998.
NA31.F55 1998 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)
-- Styles, periods, countries, building types, and elements.

80. Lantham, Roy. Dictionary of Computer Graphics and Virtual Reality. 2nd ed. New York: Springer, 1995.
T385.L38 1995 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)

81. Lee, C.C. Dictionary of Environmental Legal Terms. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.
KF3775 .A68L44 1997 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)

82. Morrow, Baker H. Dictionary of Landscape Architecture. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1987.
SB469.25.M67 1987 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)

83. Moskowitz, Harvey S., and Carl G. Lindbloom. New Illustrated Book of Development Definitions. New Brunswick: Center for Urban Policy Research, 1993.
HT167.M683 1993 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)

84. Porteous, Andrew. Dictionary of Environmental Science and Technology. 3rd ed. New York: J. Wiley, 2000.
GE10.P67 2000 (Life Sciences, 4th Floor Paterno - Reference Collection)

85. Porter, Tom, et al. Archispeak: An Illustrated Guide to Architectural Terms . London: Spon, 2004.
NA31.P67 2004 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)

86. Schultz, Marilyn and Vivian Kasen. Encyclopedia of Community Planning and Environmental Management. New York: Facts on File, 1984.
HD108.6.S38 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)
-- Includes names of important court cases, laws, and many other terms.

87. Taylor, Patrick (ed.) Oxford Companion to the Garden New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
SB450.95.O94 2006 Q (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference)
(Available as a database on the Libraries web pages)
--Articles on nearly 1000 famous gardens worldwide, from ancient legend to recent land art. Also designers, themes, etc. Convenient in paper or online.

88. Walker, John Albert. Glossary of Art, Architecture, and Design Since 1945. 3rd ed. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1992.
N34.W34 1992 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)
-- An excellent vocabulary of critical terms such as “brutalism” or “post-modernism.” In addition to a clear explanation of each concept, one or two articles are listed by a critic who was instrumental in coining the term.

89. World Architecture 1900-2000: A Critical Mosaic. 9 vols. New York: Springer, 2000.
NA680.W65 2000 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)
-- A visual compilation of major buildings of the century with location, key credits, dates, and a few paragraphs explaining significance. Very unusual for its thoroughly international scope with separate volumes on North America, Latin America, Europe, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East, Africa, Russia, South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia and Oceana.

POLYGLOT DICTIONARIES

Polyglot dictionaries translate words from one language to another (sometimes to many). For a good selection of electronic ones try Your Dictionary (http://www.yourdictionary.com). But for a specialized vocabulary it may be better to use a dictionary designed for one field, like these:

90. Bakr, M. Elsevier's Dictionary of Environment in English, French, Spanish and Arabic. New York : Elsevier, 1998.
GE10.E36 1998 (Life Sciences, 4th Floor Paterno - Reference Collection)

91. Evert, Klaus-Jürgen. Lexikon--Landschafts- und Stadtplanung: Mehrsprachiges Wörterbuch über Planung, Gestaltung und Schutz der Umwelt = Dictionary--Landscape and Urban Planning: Multilingual Dictionary of Environmental Planning, Design and Conservation. Berlin: Springer, 2001.
SB469.25.L49 2001 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)
-- German, English, French, and Spanish.

92. GEneral Multilingual Environmental Thesaurus (GEMET) (http://www.eionet.europa.eu/GEMET).
-- Environmental terminology in 19 languages. Search or browse categories. A project of the European Environment Agency.

93. Grech, Chris (ed.) Multilingual Dictionary of Architecture and Building Terms. London: Spon, 1998.
NA31.M85 1998 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)
-- French, English, German, Italian, and Spanish.

94. Means Spanish/English Construction Dictionary. Kingston: Means, 2000.
TH9.M45 2000 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)

95. Zboinski, A. and L. Tyszynski. Dictionary of Architecture and Building Trades in Four Languages. New York: Pergamon Press, 1963.
NA31.Z34 1963 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference Collection)
-- English, German, Polish, and Russian.

This guide created by:

Henry Pisciotta
Arts and Architecture Librarian
Pennsylvania State University Libraries
320 West Pattee
(814) 865-6778
henryp@psu.edu
9/17/07

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