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ARTICLES
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sclinksJournal Locator - Help
Search by journal title or citation, not by subject, for online and print journals.
Scholarly Articles
Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index [EBSCO] - 1990 to present
Covers horticulture, garden/landscape design and history, botany, ecology, plant/garden conservation, garden management, and horticultural therapy.
Art Abstracts [EBSCO] - 1984 to present - Full Text
Covers all aspects of the visual arts, indexing articles, reviews, and images in 300+ periodicals published worldwide.
Art Index Retrospective - 1929 - 1983
Includes articles, reviews, reproductions from more than 420 periodicals. Provides international coverage for all aspects of the visual arts.
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals - 1930s to present
International coverage of architecture, architectural sculpture, city planning, and landscape architecture in 1,000 periodicals. Selective coverage back to the 1860s.
BHA: Bibliography of the History of Art - 1973 to present
Indexes literature on post-classical western art in 2,500 periodicals, books, exhibition catalogs, and dissertations; with abstracts.
BioDigest - 1989 to present
Abstracts written in a non-technical style from over 370 life-science sources in botany, medicine, health, zoology, and environmental science.
Environment Abstracts [formerly LexisNexis Environmental] - Coverage varies by title. - Full Text
Covers a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information related to environmental issues.
Expanded Academic Index [GALE] - 1980 to present. MLIN - Full Text
Full text scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers. Covers the arts and humanities, the social sciences, science and technology, across all academic disciplines.
General Science Abstracts [EBSCO] - 1984 to present
Abstracts of articles from 160+ U.S. and British journals and magazines on anthropology, astronomy, pollution, biology, computers, earth sciences, medicine, health, and more.
Humanities Abstracts [EBSCO] - 1984 to present
Abstracts of articles, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, fiction, drama, poetry, and reviews of plays, television, and radio from 465+ sources.
Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective - 1907-1984
Indexes 1,200 scholarly journals and specialized magazines in the social sciences and humanities; with citations to book reviews.
MLA Bibliography - 1926 to present - Help
Extensive index to literature, language, linguistics and folklore in journal articles, books, dissertations, proceedings, and more. From the Modern Language Association of America.
Royal Institute of British Architects British Architectural Library Catalogue - 1986 to present
Indexes articles in 300 journals and books, drawings, photographs, manuscript and archival materials in the library collection on all aspects of architecture with many abstracts.
Social Sciences Abstracts [EBSCO] - 1983 to present
Abstracts and some full text of articles from 550+ sources in anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, geography, and sociology; with interviews, obituaries, and book reviews.
BOOKS AND MEDIA
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ARTstor - Help
One million digital images on art, architecture, and archaeology from many cultures and time periods, with strengths in European, American and Asian cultures.
LUNA - Help
330,000+ digital images covering visual arts & culture, including selections from the Smith art department and museum, Archivision, and AMICA. Search & access images in several media types, view side-by-side, or create collections.
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Login to course websites to access course readings, syllabi, discussions and more.
Library Catalogs
Five College Library Catalog - Help
Search all Five College libraries at once, or limit to Smith, Amherst, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, or UMass/Amherst.
WorldCat - all dates
Extensive catalog (OCLC) of books, serials, media, web resources, and more worldwide.
Dumbarton Oaks Online Library Catalog
Select Dumbarton Oaks as the location in the Hollis catalog (for all Harvard libraries)
Royal Institute of British Architects British Architectural Library Catalogue - 1986 to present
Indexes articles in 300 journals and books, drawings, photographs, manuscript and archival materials in the library collection on all aspects of architecture with many abstracts.
REFERENCE TOOLS
Encyclopedias
Oxford Art Online - Full Text
Covers every aspect of the visual arts from prehistory to the present including art movements, media & materials, themes & subjects, specific places & monuments, and 21,000 individual artists with bibliographies and image links.
Statistics
Historical Statistics of the United States - 1531 - 2000 - Full Text
Covers population, work & welfare, the economy, and government. Data may be downloaded and custom tables created. Includes essays, data reliability and references to secondary literature.
Style Manuals
Citation Guides & Style Manuals
INTERNET META-SITES
Guide to Sources in Landscape Architecture
University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign, College of Planning and Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture Internet Resources
Compiled by the Environmental Design Library, UC Berkeley.
WWW Virtual Library: Gardening Links
WWW Virtual Library: Urban Environmental Management
INTERNET RESOURCES
American Memory
Primary source materials relating to U.S. history and culture; includes 7 million digitized items from over 100 historical collections.
Ancient Gardens from Babylon to Rome: Science, Art & Nature
Online exhibition presented by the Institute and Museum of the History of Science, Florence.
Archives of American Gardens
"a collection of approximately 80,000 photographic images and records documenting historic and contemporary American gardens"
Catena: Digital Archive of Historic Gardens & Landscapes - Help
Historic and contemporary plans, engravings, paintings, and photographs of gardens and other landscapes supported by bibliographies, historical documentation, and other educational materials.
Field Notes: Exploring New England's Natural Environment
Links to audio clips and supplementary information on Laurie Sanders's weekly program on WFCR.
Green Infrastructure
Links on all aspects of this topic compiled by the American Society of Landscape Architects.
Photography and Landscape Architecture - 1976-2005
Online exhibition of ten major works of Cornelia Oberlander in photographs by Etta Gerdes presented by the Goethe-Institut Montréal.
American Landscape & Architectural Design, 1850-1920
2,800 images from the Loeb Library at the GSD, Harvard includes views of cities, buildings, parks, estates, gardens
ORGANIZATIONS
About the Landscape Architecture Profession
Sponsored by the Landscape Architecture Foundation.
American Planning Association
American Society of Landscape Architects
Cultural Landscape Foundation
Foundation for Landscape Studies
Library of American Landscape History
A not-for-profit organization that produces books and exhibitions about North American landscape history.
Society for Landscape Studies
Society of Architectural Historians (SAH)
Key professional organization "that promotes the study and preservation of the built environment worldwide." Includes links to the SAH Newsletter and job postings.
RELATED SMITH WEB SITES
arc5: Five College Architectural Studies Program
Choose "register/login" under the community menu to "participate in our conversations."
Botanic Garden of Smith College and Lyman Conservatory
Comparative Literature Department
Department of Art
Environmental Science & Policy Program
Five College Architectural Studies
Landscape Studies Program
LIBRARY RESEARCH GUIDES
FYS141: Reading, Writing & Placemaking: Landscape Studies (A. Leone) - Fall 2009
LSS105: Introduction to Landscape Studies (R. Bertone-Johnson) - Fall 2009
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HELP FROM A LIBRARIAN
Barbara Polowy
Use Ask a Librarian to send a question at any time or contact the librarian liaison directly: Hillyer Art Library, Room 121, 413-585-2941

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