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Library Databases by Subject
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Subjects
Art and Architecture
Biological Sciences
Biomedical Engineering
Business and Management
Career Research
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Computer Science
Design
Dissertations
eBooks
Economics
Education
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Engineering
Engineering Technology
Environmental Engineering
General
Biological Sciences
Biomedical Engineering
Business and Management
Career Research
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Computer Science
Design
Dissertations
eBooks
Economics
Education
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Engineering
Engineering Technology
Environmental Engineering
General
Art and Architecture
Databases HomeCoverage:
Varies
Funded by:
NJIT Library
Description:
Searchable locally developed database of images in architecture and related areas (e.g., buildings, sites, cities, some furniture, painting, scuplture, maps, etc.).
Coverage:
1984 - Present
Funded by:
NJIT Library
Description:
Art Abstracts™ is a comprehensive resource for art information featuring high-quality indexing and abstracting of over 600 periodicals dating back to 1984, including 280 peer-reviewed journals, as well as indexing and abstracting of over 13,000 art dissertations, and indexing of almost 200,000 art reproductions, which provide examples of styles and art movements, including works by emerging artists. The database covers fine, decorative and commercial art, folk art, photography, film, and architecture, and also includes a database-specific thesaurus.
Coverage:
1929 - 1984
Funded by:
NJIT Library
Description:
Art Index Retrospective™: 1929 -1984 provides users access to over half a century of art literature covering fine, decorative, and commercial art. Content includes high-quality indexing of nearly 600 publications, many of which are peer-reviewed, and citations of over 25,000 book reviews.
Coverage:
Varies
Funded by:
NJIT Library
Description:
Artstor provides faculty and students with a complete image resource in a wide array of subjects with the breadth and depth to add context and examine influences beyond the confines of your discipline. With approximately 300 collections composed of over 2.5 million images (and growing), scholars can examine wide-ranging material such as Native American art from the Smithsonian, treasures from the Louvre, and panoramic, 360-degree views of the Hagia Sophia in a single, easy-to-use resource.
Coverage:
1930 - Present
Funded by:
NJIT Library
Description:
The Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals indexes periodicals published worldwide on archaeology, city planning, interior design, historic preservation and architecture from 1977 to the present.
Coverage:
1973 - 2007
Funded by:
Free to public
Description:
BHA (Bibliography of the History of Art) provides the most comprehensive coverage of American and international scholarly journals in art and architectural history. It also includes two earlier periodical indexes: RILA (Repertoire international de la litterature de l\\\'art) and RAA (Repertoire d\\\'art et archeologie). The BHA coverage includes European and American art architecture from late antiquity to the present. It indexes and abstracts materials in various formats including books, conference proceedings, dissertations, exhibition and dealer\\\'s catalogs, and journal articles from more than 2,500 periodicals for the period from 1973 to the present.
Coverage:
Varies
Funded by:
NJIT
Description:
Limited Availability: please see Maya Gervits at the Littman Architecture And Design Library for further information. This online resource features comprehensive, practical information on a wide range of topics related to sustainable building--from energy efficiency and recycled-content materials to land-use planning and indoor air quality. The BuildingGreen Suite integrates online versions of GreenSpec, Environmental Building News, and a database of more than 100 high-performance building case studies. This wealth of information is searchable and cross-referenced by CSI MasterFormat division, LEED credit, or green topic. Each article, product listing, and case study also lists related content and information sources.
Coverage:
Varies
Funded by:
Open Access
Description:
CumInCAD (Cumulative Index of Computer-Aided Architectural Design) is a cumulative index of publications about computer aided architectural design. Content begins in 1998, with selective coverage dating back to as early as 1960. All papers include full abstracts. Full texts, in PDF, of some 6,000 papers are also available. CumInCAD is supported by the sibling associations ACADIA, CAADRIA, eCAADe, SIGraDi, ASCAAD and CAAD futures.
Coverage:
1973 to Present
Funded by:
NJIT Library
Description:
DAAI contains more than 212,000 records, with around 1,200 new records added in each monthly update. Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI) is the leading source of abstracts and bibliographic records for articles, news items, and reviews published in design and applied arts periodicals from 1973 onwards.
Coverage:
Last 30 years and up
Funded by:
Hillier College of Architecture and Design
Description:
Detail Inspiration (DETAIL
Coverage:
1966 - Present
Funded by:
NJ State Library
Description:
ERIC (Education Resource Information Center) is an authoritative database of indexed and full-text education literature and resources. The content includes: 1.6+ million records, links to 750,000+ full-text documents, and an education-specific thesaurus containing 11,700+ terms dating back to 1966. Documents from articles, conference papers, curriculum guides, dissertations, and policy papers. Sponsored by the Institute of Education of Sciences, Department of Education.
Coverage:
1966 - Present
Funded by:
Free
Description:
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center), the U.S. Department of Education\\\'s database, with more than 950,000 abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice. more than 107,000 full-text non-journal documents (issued 1993-2004), previously available through fee-based services only, will be available for free. ERIC may be also accessed through Ebsco Masterfile
Coverage:
Varies
Funded by:
Free from EBSCO
Description:
GreenFILEs initial release will include A&I for more than 600 titles, including comprehensive coverage from to volume 1, issue 1 to present for Bioscience (back to 1964), Conservation Biology (back to 1987), Journal of Ecology (back to 1913) and Journal of Environmental Planning & Management (back to 1948). The total number of records is approximately 295,000, and the full text is provided for more than 4,600 records from open access titles.
Coverage:
Varies
Funded by:
NJIT Library
Description:
Access is available for 3 simultaneous users. The Grove Dictionary of Art Online contains 45,000 articles on every aspect of the visual arts - painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography - from prehistory to the present day. And it provides access to 100,000 images from the Bridgeman Art Library. The Bridgeman Art Library contains images of painting, sculpture, architecture and the decorative arts from many of the most prestigious museums from around the world, as well as material from private collections, works in situ, and architectural and historical images. Links are also provided to images in public collections throughout the world.
Coverage:
Varies
Funded by:
NJIT Library
Description:
The JSTOR Essential Collection (consists of JSTOR I,II,III,IV, VII) and Life Sciences collection include over 800 core titles across amny disciplines including Humanities, Social Sciences, General Science and more. See title list at:
http://about.jstor.org/content/essential-collection#tab-title-list
http://about.jstor.org/content/essential-collection#tab-title-list
Coverage:
Varies
Funded by:
NJIT Library
Description:
Kanopy is an on-demand streaming video platform for public libraries and universities that offers films and documentaries. Everyone from film scholars to casual viewers will discover remarkable and enriching films on Kanopy. Available until August 2021.
Coverage:
Varies
Funded by:
NJIT Library
Description:
Material ConneXion maintains the world’s largest subscription-based materials library, with thousands of innovative materials and processes across all disciplines of design – an indispensable asset to a wide audience of users. Materials are selected through a strict review process, and 40+ materials are independently juried into the library every month.
Coverage:
1982 - Present
Funded by:
NJIT Library
Description:
More than 2,500 periodicals: business, humanities, science, education, & social science journals, plus popular magazines. Full text of more than 1,100 periodicals as far back as January 1994. Abstracting of more than 2,500 periodicals as far back as September 1984. Indexing of more than 2,500 periodicals as far back as August 1982. Includes Wilson\\\'s Education, Business, Humanities, Social Social Sciences, General Science, and Readers\\\' Guide indexes and full text editions. Includes full text editions titles only of Art, Applied Science, and Library Literature.
Coverage:
Varies
Funded by:
NJIT Library
Description:
Ebook Central provides more than 155,000 electronic book titles from the most authoritative publishers across the globe. These books are accessible on campus and remotely. Ebook Central titles can be read online or downloaded to or transferred to an eReader that support Adobe Digital Editions. In addition, titles can be downloaded to devices like the iPad or iPhone using the Bluefire applications.
Coverage:
Varies
Funded by:
NJIT Library
Description:
Tectonica-Online is an architectural website that connects construction details, materials and building projects. You can search or browse for products based on categories, such as material, building element, construction detail, etc. as well as by project name or topical subject. Links are provided from products to their manufacturing source.
Coverage:
NA
Funded by:
Free
Description:
The Union List of Artist Names (ULAN) is a directory of names and biographical information for two hundred thousand artists and architects. This will NOT give you articles, but correct spelling of artists\' and architect\'s names, birth and death dates, and nationalities.
Coverage:
Varies
Funded by:
NJIT Library
Description:
Access to more than 300 detailed case studies of completed projects ranging from low-income housing to mixed-use downtown developments to commercial and industrial projects. The case studies provide photographs and site plans, information on costs and rents, innovative features and strategies of the project, and an explanation of the entire development process. It covers projects from 1985 to the present. Thirty new case studies are added every year.
Coverage:
Varies
Funded by:
NJIT Library
Description:
Wiley Online Library hosts the broadest and deepest multidisciplinary collection of online resources covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities. It delivers seamless integrated access to over 6 million articles from over 1500 journals.