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The Reference Collection
Online Reference books
Britannica Online - a great all round general online encyclopedia with links to millions of articles, definitions, facts, etc. (password required off campus)
Credo Reference (formerly XRefer Plus) is a completely customizable ready-reference solution for learners and librarians. Its full-text, aggregated content covers every major subject from the world's best publishers of reference. There are over 225 titles consisting of an aggregate of 2.9 million entries all interconnected by over 100,000,000 links.
A Biographical Dictionary of Artists, Andromeda
The Bloomsbury Guide to Art
The Bridgeman Art Library Archive
The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of 20th Century Architecture
The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms
The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art and Artists
The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of British Art
The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Design Since 1900
The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Fashion and Fashion Designers
The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Graphic Design and Designers
The Thames & Hudson Encyclopaedia of Impressionism
Read the full reference book online:
Arts and Humanities Through the Eras , 5v, 2005
Print Reference Collection
| The complete Hafele |
R683 HAF |
| The design encyclopedia |
R745.44 BYA |
| Encyclopaedia of architectural terms |
R720.3 CUR |
| Encyclopedia of interior design |
R747.03 ENG |
| Sir Bainster Fletcher's a history of architecture |
R720.9 FLE |
| A history of New Zealand architecture |
R720.993 SHA |
| New Zealand building code handbook |
R690.0993 NEW |
| Oxford companion to the decorative arts |
R703 OXF |
| Oxford companion to twentieth century art |
R709.04 OXF |
Standards
Standards
New Zealand - now available online!
Standards Online Library contains a pre-defined catalogue of New Zealand
(NZS) and Joint Australian / New Zealand (AS/NZS) Standards. To find
the Standards in this Standards Online Library use either the quick
search or search "Catalogue by Industry Sector".
OFF CAMPUS LINK (Username & password required off campus)
Department of Building & Housing - www.building.dbh.govt.nz - Building Code
The Department of Building and Housing's Building Code Compliance Documents (Approved Documents) and Building Code Handbook are now available for free download as PDF files from this website.
How to access: Go to Building Controls Publications :
> click on Building Code Compliance Documents.
> click on 'free download' beneath the heading 'Where to get Compliance Documents'.
> scroll down until you find: "Table of current Compliance Documents" (PDF) by Building Code clause.
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Online Databases
Use an electronic database to easily find journal articles. Type keywords in the database search window:
Avery Index - Architectural Periodicals
Created by the Getty Research Institute, comprehensive American guide to the current literature of architecture and design. This database surveys more than 2,500 US and foreign journals and also provides nearly 13,000 citation records for architects' obituaries. Abstracts only - not full text.
Academic Search Elite
Academic Search Elite offers full text for more than 2,000 serials, including more than 1,500 peer-reviewed titles. This multi-disciplinary database covers virtually every area of academic study. More than 100 journals have PDF images back to 1985. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCO host .
MasterFILE Premier
Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,700 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 500 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 202,164 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCO host.
Professional
Development Collection
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly
specialized collection of 520 high quality education journals, including
nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than
200 educational reports. Professional Development Collection is the
most comprehensive collection of full text education journals in the
world.
Gale Cengage Databases (password required off campus)
 Fine Arts and Music Collection
With more than 150 full-text magazines and journals covered in databases such as the Wilson Art Index and RILM, this collection will provide support for research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.
 General
OneFile 1980 - JUN, 2008
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of
topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental
issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics,
science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest
topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.
 Home Improvement Collection
This collection of more than 180 home-improvement focused titles covers such topics as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and many more will meet the needs of hobbyists and professionals alike.
Intute
Intute is a free online service providing you with access to the very best Web resources for education and research in Science & Technology, Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, Health & Life Sciences. The service is created by a network of UK universities and partners. Subject specialists select and evaluate the websites in our database and write high quality descriptions of the resources. The database contains 114487 records.
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