Contemporary Architects. Editor, Muriel Emanuel. 3rd ed. New York: St. James Press, c1994.
ART/ARCHITECTURE Reference, Biographical NA40 +C65 1994 (LC)

This work has biographical information on 575 of the greatest living architects, landscape architects, and structural engineers, along with coverage of the acknowledged masters of the earlier part of this century. 

The Grove Dictionary of Art. Editor, Jane Turner. New York: Grove, 1996.
ART/ARCHITECTURE Reference N31 D5X 1996 (LC)
Available online from the Arts Library web page under Search for Articles

This good general resource includes biographies of both Western and Non-Western artists, architects, patrons, critics, and collectors in addition to major entries on art styles, subjects, and media.

Kruft, Hanno-Walter. A History of Architectural Theory: From Vitruvius to the Present. Translated by Ronald Taylor, Elsie Callander, and Antony Wood. London: Zwemmer; New York: Princeton Architectural Press, c1994.
ART/ARCHITECTURE NA2500 K7513 1994 (LC) 

A very important book on the history of architectural theory.

Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects. Adolf K. Placzek, editor in chief. New York: Free Press; London: Collier Macmillan, c1982.
ART/ARCHITECTURE NA40 +M25 1982 (LC)

Excellent biographical reference for 2,450 architects, planners, engineers, designers, landscape architects, and firms. Discussions of architects and their works; lists works with dates and locations. Coverage from ancient Egypt to persons born before 1931 or already deceased. 

Van Vynckt, Randall. International Dictionary of Architects and Architecture. European consultant, Doreen Yarwood; photo and graphic researcher, Suhail Butt. Detroit: St. James Press, c1993.
ART/ARCHITECTURE, Reference NA40 +I48X 1993 (LC)

Biographical resource much like Contemporary Architects, but more historical.

| Finding Books |

Orbis is the Yale University library online catalog. Use Orbis to determine what materials Yale owns (books, journals, etc.) and where they are located. 

TIP #1: You will not find articles in Orbis, only journal titles. For articles use the Avery Index. 
TIP #2: When doing keyword seaches you MUST use AND, OR, NOT logic. See below for details.
 

Keyword Searching
Try to think of words that are specific to your topic (such as "rococo architecture" and Italy) and not too general (rococo). Think of multiple ways to describe what you want. A keyword search requires Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) or quotes.

Use quotes for exact phrases 

"washington monument"

photographs and "zaha hadid"
"eiffel tower" and construction
(architecture and Belgium) not antwerp

architectur? picks up "architecture" and "architectural"

Subject Searching
When you search by subject, you can search by a very broad concept (architecture) to a very narrow one (biographies of Maine architects). You must put your search words in a particular order, and you cannot use AND, OR, NOT. 

Some ways to structure a search 

Type of art or artist--Country
Type of art or artist--Country--Concept
Type of art or artist--Concept--Publication Type
Type of art or artist--Publication Type
Name of artist or architect
Name of artist or architect--Publication Type

architecture--united states
architecture--japan--history
architects--homes and haunts--dictionaries
architects--directories
meier richard
le corbusier 1887-1965--exhibitions

Limiting Searches
The "More Limits" button takes you to a screen where you can set limits to your search. These limits stay in effect for subsequent searches unless you clear them.

You can limit by:

• Language
• Library or collection
• Date
• Medium (such as a map or videorecording)
• Item type (such as manuscript and archival material or musical scores)

 

TIP #1: As in Orbis, both keyword and subject searching work in the Architectural Index and in the Avery Index.
TIP #2: To find the actual article in the Yale Library after finding the citation in Architectural Index or in Avery, you have to search Orbis for the title of the journal. For instance, to find the following article:

Robert A.M. Stern: the architect's creation stands tall in Manhattan / Steven M.L. Aaron. 
photos., ports. In: Architectural digest 2002 Sept., v.59, n.9, p.[196]-[203],289.

Architectural Index: Boulder, Colorado.
Database coverage 1982-present
Available online from the Arts Library web page under Search for Articles

An index to architects, designers, and architectural firms. Less scholarly than the Avery Index, but great for architect information.

Avery Index: Los Angeles, Calif.: Getty Information Institute.
Database coverage 1934-present
ART/ARCHITECTURE Reference, Index Z5945 +C65 1973 (LC)
Also available online in a web and telnet version from the Arts Library web page under Search for Articles

The Avery Index covers architectural history, theory, and practice, as well as landscape design, historic preservation, urban planning, and the built environment generally. Very scholarly index to peer-reviewed literature.

| Finding Images |

TIP #1: Use both print and electronic resources for finding images.
TIP #2: Often journal articles will contain images. Citations in the Avery Index will indicate if there are images, plans, elevations, maps, etc.

archINFORM

This web site is a searchable database on international architecture, both built and unbuilt, with a focus on the 20th century. Has images.