Databases

How should I search in a database?

What are the library databases and which one should I use?

Sustainability Databases

BuildingGreen Research materials on green materials and sustainable design, including case studies and best green practices.
GreenFILE Identifies scholarly and general interest articles, books, and government reports on the effects humans have on the environment.

Applied Science & Technology Source Ultimate This link opens in a new window On trial until 31 December 2022
Art & Architecture Archive Complete This link opens in a new window
Art and Architecture Complete (OpenAthens) This link opens in a new window Covers more than 450 international art publications focused on a broad range of art topics, including advertising, archaeology, crafts, folk art, graphic arts, interior design, video, film, architecture and art history.
Bloomsbury Education Ebooks This link opens in a new window Education Ebooks 2020 to 2021. Bloomsbury Collections delivers instant access to quality research and provides libraries with a flexible way to build eBook collections across the humanities and social sciences. It contains nearly 11,000 titles, featuring content from Bloomsbury’s latest research publications as well as a 100+ year legacy including Continuum, T&T Clark, Bristol Classical Press, Berg, The Arden Shakespeare and Hart Publishing.
JSTOR (OpenAthens) This link opens in a new window Archive of scholarly journals in Arts and Sciences and Business and Life sciences Coverage for most journals begins at volume 1, issue 1, and continues up to the most recent 3-5 years of publication
ProQuest Business Collection (OpenAthens) This link opens in a new window Based on ABI/INFORM Complete, includes speciality business subject resources: More than 6,800 Journals, Dissertations, Conference proceedings, Working papers, Trade publications, Industry reports, Key periodicals (Wall Street Journal, and Financial Times, Economist). Coverage: 1923 - Present.
ProQuest Central (OpenAthens) This link opens in a new window A collection of databases that provides information on all subject areas. Format: Full text Coverage varies according to content
Taylor & Francis Online (OpenAthens) This link opens in a new window Full text access to over 1750 high quality academic journals published by companies in the Taylor & Francis Group. Subject coverage includes the sciences, health sciences, social sciences and humanities. 15 Open access journal titles are available on this database. Interface language can be viewed in 66 languages incl. Afrikaans (via Google translation) Coverage: Vol. 1 no. 1+ Abstracts and full text to UJ subscribed titles

For more databases in your subject area, use the Database A-Z list choose Interior design, and review the details of the databases before selecting.

WHAT is UJOOGLE!

UJoogle ! One search finds it all: Books, Journals, Articles... print or electronic!

Search UJoogle

More search options