http://www.lib.vt.edu/alumniportal/databases/arch-art-design.html en Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:48:07 -0400 webmaster@lib.vt.edu webmaster@lib.vt.edu http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/art-arch-thesaurus-from-getty.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/G/S_getty.jpg" alt="Getty" height="104px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/aat/" title="Art and Architecture Thesaurus from Getty" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/aat/')" shape="rect">Art and Architecture Thesaurus from Getty</a> </span></h2><p>The <i>AAT</i> is a structured vocabulary of around 34,000 concepts, including 131,000 terms, descriptions, bibliographic citations, and other information relating to fine art, architecture, decorative arts, archival materials, and material culture. Use terms located here for searches in other databases.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/art-arch-thesaurus-from-getty.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/art-arch-thesaurus-from-getty.html Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/bibliography-of-the-history-of-art-from-getty.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/G/S_getty.jpg" alt="Getty" height="104px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://library.getty.edu:7101/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&amp;PAGE=First" title="Bibliography of the History of Art from Getty" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://library.getty.edu:7101/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&amp;PAGE=First')" shape="rect">Bibliography of the History of Art from Getty</a> </span></h2><p>Includes two databases: <i>BHA</i> (Bibliography on the History of Art) and RILA (Répertoire de la litterature de l'art). This database indexes citations from journal articles, books, conference papers, exhibition catalogs, and exhibition reviews. 1975-2007. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000179"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/bibliography-of-the-history-of-art-from-getty.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/bibliography-of-the-history-of-art-from-getty.html Article searching Reviews and critiques Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/C/construction-criteria-base-ccb-from-the-national-institute-of-building-sciences.html <div style=" float: left; width: 200px;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/C/S_ccb.jpg" alt="Construction Criteria Base (CCB)" height="118px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.wbdg.org/ccb/advanced_search.php" title="Construction Criteria Base (CCB) from the National Institute of Building Sciences" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.wbdg.org/ccb/advanced_search.php')" shape="rect">Construction Criteria Base (CCB) from the National Institute of Building Sciences</a> </span></h2><p><i>Construction Criteria Base</i> (CCB) is an extensive electronic library of construction guide specifications, manuals, standards, and other essential criteria documents. Published and updated continuously, <i>CCB</i> contains the complete unabridged, approved, current electronic equivalents of over 10,000 documents direct from <a href="http://www.wbdg.org/ccb/part_orgs.php">participating federal agencies</a>. <i>CCB</i> is an effective tool for finding and using current, approved U.S. construction criteria. Documents are available as PDFs and as word-processing formats or in the SPECSINTACT specification processing program used by the Army, NAVFAC and NASA.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/C/construction-criteria-base-ccb-from-the-national-institute-of-building-sciences.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/C/construction-criteria-base-ccb-from-the-national-institute-of-building-sciences.html Reports, standards, and financials Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/G/greenfile-from-ebscohost.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/E/S_ebsco.jpg" alt="EBSCOhost interface" height="123px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /> <img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /> <img alt="This resource provides a mobile interface; see description for link" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_mobile.gif" title="This resource provides a mobile interface; see description for link" width="10" /> <a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/screencasts/ebsco/index.html"><img alt="Screencast tutorials available for this resource" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_screencast.gif" title="Screencast tutorials available for this resource" width="20" /></a> <img alt="database provides Get VText links" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_getvtext-20.gif" title="database provides Get VText links" width="80" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=8gh" title="GreenFILE from EBSCOhost" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=8gh')" shape="rect">GreenFILE from EBSCOhost</a> </span></h2><p><i>GreenFILE</i> indexes citations, abstracts, and full-text articles, books, case studies, conference papers, speeches and interviews, letters, and reports overing all aspects of human impact to the environment including agricultural, architectural, engineering, education, and the social sciences. Full text is available in HTML and PDF. You can limit to peer-reviewed sources. <a href="http://www.greeninfoonline.com/">Free access version</a> is also available. 1913-present. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000674"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/G/greenfile-from-ebscohost.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/G/greenfile-from-ebscohost.html Article searching Conference papers, preprints, and working papers Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs Narratives, diaries, and letters Professional and trade literature Reports, standards, and financials Freely accessible databases Restricted to Virginia Tech users Mobile interface Screencast tutorials available Get VText http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/I/international-archive-of-women-in-architecture-biographical-database-iawa.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/I/S_iawa.jpg" alt="International Archive of Women in Architecture" height="126px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://lumiere.lib.vt.edu/iawa_db/search_new.php?form=advanced" title="International Archive of Women in Architecture Biographical Database" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://lumiere.lib.vt.edu/iawa_db/search_new.php?form=advanced')" shape="rect">International Archive of Women in Architecture Biographical Database</a> </span></h2><p><i>IAWA</i> documents the women's involvement in architecture and landscape architecture, industrial and interior designer, and urban planning from around the world. Use the links on the left to search or browse for women who practiced architecture and related design professions. The <i>IAWA</i> collects information to fill serious gaps in the availability of primary research materials for architectural, women's, and social history research.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/I/international-archive-of-women-in-architecture-biographical-database-iawa.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/I/international-archive-of-women-in-architecture-biographical-database-iawa.html Catalogs (about publications) Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs Virginia Tech Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/P/patent-search-from-the-us-patent-and-trademark-office.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/U/S_uspto.gif" alt="US Patent and Trademark Office" height="110px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://patft.uspto.gov/" title="Patent Search from the US Patent and Trademark Office" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://patft.uspto.gov/')" shape="rect">Patent Search from the US Patent and Trademark Office</a> </span></h2><p>Contains issued patents and submitted patent applications. Patents from 1790 through 1975 are searchable only by Issue Date, Patent Number, and Current US Classification. When searching for specific numbers in the Patent Number field, patent numbers must be seven characters in length, excluding commas. <a href="http://patft.uspto.gov/help/images.htm">How to view patent images</a>. 1790-present.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/P/patent-search-from-the-us-patent-and-trademark-office.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/P/patent-search-from-the-us-patent-and-trademark-office.html Patents and trademarks Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/S/smartbuilding-index-from-reed-construction-data.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/S/S_smartbuild.jpg" alt="Smart Building Index" height="153px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.reedfirstsource.com/profile/index.asp" title="SmartBuilding Index from Reed Construction Data" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.reedfirstsource.com/profile/index.asp')" shape="rect">SmartBuilding Index from Reed Construction Data</a> </span></h2><p><i>SmartBuilding Index</i> provides architects, spec writers, engineers and contractors with in-depth information on commercial building products - including technical data, sourcing, cost data, project use examples, and downloadable specs, CAD and BIM objects.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/S/smartbuilding-index-from-reed-construction-data.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/S/smartbuilding-index-from-reed-construction-data.html Chemical and physical properties Reports, standards, and financials Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/T/thomasnet-product-catalog.html <div style=" float: left; width: 200px;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/T/S_thomasnet.gif" alt="ThomasNet" height="99px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.thomasnet.com/" title="ThomasNet Product Catalog" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.thomasnet.com/')" shape="rect">ThomasNet Product Catalog</a> </span></h2><p>ThomasNet provides information and reports on products, services, and suppliers of products manufactured in North America where you can place orders online; view and download millions of computer aided design (CAD) drawings; view thousands of online company catalogs and websites. You can search by: Product or service, company name, or, brand name and limit by geographic location. (Parts of this database are limited to subscribers; the VT Libraries does not subscribe to these parts.)</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/T/thomasnet-product-catalog.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/T/thomasnet-product-catalog.html Reports, standards, and financials Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/U/uli-development-case-studies.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/U/S_uli.jpg" alt="Urban Land Institute" height="190px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /> <img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://casestudies.uli.org/" title="ULI Development Case Studies" target="_blank" class="vt_link_blank, vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://casestudies.uli.org/')" shape="rect">ULI Development Case Studies</a> </span></h2><p><i>ULI Development Case Studies</i> provides full-text case studies describing the development process of building projects (in HTML). Studies include general descriptions, contact information for the development team, the building site's background and history, special features of the project, what did and did not work on the project, key facts and figures, and photos of the site or floor plans. 1981-present. Limited to <span class="majax-erm-concurrentusers" title="e1000887"> </span> simultaneous user. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000887"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/U/uli-development-case-studies.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/U/uli-development-case-studies.html Reports, standards, and financials Reviews and critiques Freely accessible databases Restricted to Virginia Tech users