Landscape Architecture  

To find alternate search terms, keywords, and subject headings for your topic:

The Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online

Census Data:

Social Explorer
American Factfinder
Harvard-MIT Data Center

Maps:

Harvard WorldMap (Beta)
Digital Sanborn Maps (1867-1970)
Mass GIS online mapping tool
Harvard Map Library
Harvard Geospatial Library
Harvard Map Collection Digital Maps
Finding Geographic Images (GSD listing)

Database for a general search of articles focusing on landscape

Avery Index of Architectural Periodicals

Databases for articles focusing on design and aesthetics of landscapes:

Art Index Retrospective
Art Full Text

Databases for articles focusing on the environmental aspects of landscapes:

CAB Abstracts: Provides authoritative research information on agriculture, environment and related applied life sciences.

Environment Index: Subjects covered include relevant areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, environmental law, geography, marine and freshwater resources, public policy, social impacts, and urban planning.

GreenFile: indexes scholarly and general interest title as well as government documents and reports.

Science Citation Index Expanded (ISI Web of Science): indexes 5,700 major journals across more than 150 scientific disciplines. Because the information stored about each article includes the article's cited reference list (often called its bibliography), you can also search the databases for articles that cite a known author or work.

Specialized Online Encyclopedias:

Grove's Dictionary of Art

Encyclopedia of Life Sciences

Use Harvard's HOLLIS Catalog to find books, DVDs, journals, images, and more:

HOLLIS

HOLLIS Classic

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