All databases are based on the same principles, so learning to use one database will teach you skills that you can apply to other subject databases. There are three types:

• citation only
• citation and abstract (or short summary of each article)
• full-text, where the article is available on your computer screen!

For Environmental Design, the Avery Index to Architecture Periodicals will be your first stop. Avery covers 500+ journals published from 1907 to 2007 on city planning, landscape architecture, interior design and architecture. (Click here to find out more about the AVERY database).

• Avery lists the contents of all the journals. For example, it includes all the articles that appeared in the Journal of Architectural Education from when it was first published until 2007.
• Indexes such as Avery, lists article citations and abstracts, but does not have the complete article.

Note: Abstracts can help you determine whether or not an article will be useful for your research, but they should not be used as a substitute for the entire article.

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