Harvard University Graduate School of Design - Research Guides at Harvard Library

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Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Host)	Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism
Architectural Publications Index (interfiled with RIBA Catalogue)	JSTOR (Access to selected journals, excluding recent issues)
Art Index Retrospective (1929-1984) and Art Full Text (1983-)	LexisNexis Academic
ARTstor	Material Connexion
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (1930-) (EBSCO)	MIT's Library Catalog (BARTON)
BuildingGreen Suite	PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) (1972-)
Business Source Complete	Pidgeon Digital (illustrated talks by architects and designers)
Chicago Manual of Style	RefWorks
Dissertations and Theses Full Text (ProQuest)	(Digital) Sanborn Maps 1867 - 1970
Encyclopedia of Aesthetics	Social Explorer (Census data and maps)
Environment Index (1973- )	Urban Studies Abstracts
Google Scholar	VIA
GreenFILE	Web of Science Citation Index (ISI) (1900-)
Grove Dictionary of Art Online	WorldCat
HOLLIS / HOLLIS Classic
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