These are some databases that can prove useful when searching for articles, TV programmes and more, in the Landscape Architecture subject area.
JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization, founded to help academic libraries and publishers. JSTOR currently includes more than 2,000 academic journals, dating back to the first volume ever published, along with thousands of monographs and other materials relevant for education. We have digitized more than 50 million pages and continue to digitize approximately 3 million pages annually.
Environment Complete™ offers coverage in agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. The database contains citations for articles from domestic and international journals, monographs and conference papers of the North American Association of Environmental Education.
GreenFILE provides a collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles and covers content about the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments as well as what can be done at each level to minimize these effects.This tool offers indexing and abstracts for more than 760,000 records and open access full text for more than 11,000 records
Science Direct is a leading full-text scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from nearly 2,500 journals and more than 30,000 books. This includes Health and Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering, and Social and Behavioural Sciences
A leading database for the study of art and architecture, this database provides full-text coverage of 380 periodicals and more than 220 books. In addition, Art & Architecture Complete offers cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 780 academic journals, magazines and trade publications, as well as for over 230 books. The database also provides selective coverage for 70 additional publications and an Image Collection of over 63,000 images provided by Picture Desk and others.
Quick Tips for Research
1. Choose your keywords carefully (Video 1:28min)
Start with 2-3 basic keywords
2. Use the Library Catalogue and this Subject Guide to find resources
3. Keep track of what you find and where you find it (Reference Management tools).
Research requires a lot of reading, 3-4 times whats required for your assignment.
4. Use the Study Toolbox for writing and other study tips.
Take note any new and relevant concepts and keywords as you read.
5. Check you references in the Chicago referencing guide
6. Ask Laura Sawyer, your librarian, if you have any questions lsawyer@unitec.ac.nz
Electronic version of the Flora of New Zealand series. Each volume provides information on the taxonomy, nomenclature and descriptive data for the taxa covered.
Australia/NZ Reference Centre is a large collection of regional full text including magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books. In addition to the leading Australia/NZ periodicals and international periodicals, it also includes full text biographies, image collection of photos, maps and flags.