Licensed for the KU staff, students and faculty; also available to anyone using a public workstation within the KU Libraries. Indexes 18 architectural magazines between 1982 and the present. Searchable by building type, architect/designer, location of building, a combination of the above or by subject. Link to Architectural
Index on this page.
Architecture.com
The online catalogue of the Royal Institute of British Architects includes an index to over 300 architectural periodicals held in the RIBA Library as well as the catalogue of the books, audio visual materials, photographs, drawings, and manuscripts acquired by the RIBA Library. It also has a biographical database of architects. Link to the RIBA Library Online Catalog here.
Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts Online
A comprehensive database of more than 100,000 abstracts of literature related to the preservation and conservation of material cultural heritage. Provided by the Getty Conservation Institute, this resource is free for anyone with internet access. Users must register in order to access advanced search features, but quick, unrefined searches can be done without registering. Link to AATA here.
Art Index
Licensed for the KU staff, students and faculty; also available to anyone using a public workstation within the KU Libraries. Indexes articles and illustrations in 313 international art, architecture and design periodicals from 1984-present.
Link to Art Index on this page.
Art Index Retrospective
Licensed for the KU staff, students and faculty; also available to anyone using a public workstation within the KU Libraries. Indexes articles and illustrations in the primary art, architecture and design periodicals from 1929-1984.
Link to Art Index Retrospective on this page.
ARTBibliographies Modern
Licensed for the KU staff, students and faculty; also available to anyone using a public workstation within the KU Libraries. Abstracts of journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, dissertations, and exhibition reviews. Covers all aspects of modern and contemporary art, including performance art and installation works, video art, computer and electronic art, body art, graffiti, artists' books, theater arts, crafts, jewelry, illustration, and more, as well as the traditional fine arts of painting, printmaking, sculpture, and drawing.
Link to ARTBibliographies Modern
on this page).
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Licensed for the KU staff, students and faculty; also available to anyone using a public workstation within the KU Libraries. Indexes more than 1000 periodicals published worldwide on archaeology, city planning, interior design, and historic preservation, as well as architecture. Link to Avery Index
on this page.
BHA: Bibliography of the History of Art / RAA: Répertoire d'Art et d'Archéologie / RILA: International Repertory of the Literature of Art
Licensed for the KU staff, students and faculty; also available to anyone using a public workstation within the KU Libraries. A bi-lingual bibliographic database covering European and American visual arts from late antiquity to the present. This database indexes and abstracts art-related books, conference proceedings and dissertations, exhibition and dealers' catalogs, and periodical articles. Bibliography of the History of Art includes and extends the coverage of its two predecessor art indexes: Répertoire d'Art et d'Archéologie (RAA) from 1973 to 1989 and International Repertory of the Literature of Art (RILA) from 1975 to 1989.
Link to BHA on this page.
Design and Applied Arts Index
Licensed for the KU staff, students and faculty; also available to anyone using a public workstation within the KU Libraries. An international index to design and crafts journals, containing over 150,000 records published from 1973-present.
Link to DAAI on this page.
Photographers on Disk
An international index of photographers, exhibitions, and collections. Based on the George Eastman House interactive catalog, an ongoing documentation project conducted by the Eastman House in Rochester, N.Y. Available as a stand-alone CD-ROM in the Art and Architecture Library, the disk may be checked out for in-library use.
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