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Lucie Wall Stylianopoulos
Fiske-Kimball Fine Arts Library
434-924-6604
lws4n@virginia.edu

University of Virginia Library

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Charlottesville VA 22904-4113

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Article Databases for Planners

Avery Index 1930-present

Indexes over 2,000 periodicals on archaeology, city planning, interior design, historic preservation, and architecture; includes publication dates from the 1930s (with selective coverage from 1741) to the present.

Building Green Suite, Inc.  

Subscription-based online resource for environmentally sensitive design and construction.

Homes and Communities

Online library of publications from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as well as other resources.

Lexis/Nexis Academic   1985-present

Full-text documents from over 5,900 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications. UVa holds additional subscriptions to the Congressional and Statistical modules. Coverage varies by service, but especially good for current and recent information.

PAIS International [Public Affairs Information Service]  1972-present

Public Affairs Information Service indexes a wealth of print and online resources relating to the environment, health, social issues, and government in more than 120 countries. Does not index newspapers. Coverage back to 1972 and older through the PAIS Archive.

Web of Knowledege / Web of Science   1981-present

Includes Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index which can be searched together or separately. Lists articles from over 5,700 science and engineering journals, 1,700 social sciences journals, and 1,100 arts and humanities journals. Frequent updates make it a good source for very recent information.

Image and Geospatial Resources for Planners

ARTstor     Prehistory-present

Images of world art and architecture from all periods. Paintings, drawings, prints and photographs are represented. For tips on using the full features of ArtStor, go here.

Scholars' Lab Spatial Resources

Searchable and browsable database of links to spatial data collections available to the UVA community.

Statistical Data Resources for Planners

Scholars' Lab Statistical Resources

Searchable and browsable database of links to statistical data collections available to the UVA community.

American Factfinder   

U.S. Census Bureau site and resource for population, housing, economic, and geographic data.

FedStats

Finding aid for statistics produced by the U.S. Government. Search by topic, agency, or geographic region.