THE ARCHITECTURE DATABASE [179]

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Architecture Database

Last Loaded on Web: Thursday, May 01, 2008

Last Update To Bluesheet: November 25, 2003

Bluesheet Contents PDF version

File Description	Dialog File Data	Special Features	Sample Record	Sort
Subject Coverage	Database Content	DIALINDEX/OneSearch Categories	Basic Index	Rank
Tips	Document Types Indexed	Contact	Additional Indexes	Predefined Format Options
Print Counterparts	Geographic Coverage	Terms and Conditions	Limit	Rates

File Description [top]

The Architecture Database is the online version of the print publication Architectural Publications Index (API) compiled by the British Architectural Library at the Royal Institute of British Architects.

The literature indexed includes articles, interviews, obituaries, and biographies in more than 400 current periodicals from over 45 countries, as well as some 2,000 cataloged items from all over the world, including monographs, conference proceedings, exhibition catalogs, pamphlets, and some technical literature. Approximately 12,000 items will be added annually. About 50% of the cataloged items and 70% of the periodicals indexed originate outside Great Britain.

Tips [top]

USE FILE 179

to search for articles from the printed Architectural Publications Index.

USE /NM or NM=

to search for architects or other persons prominently featured in the articles:

SELECT RICARDO(W)BOFILL/NM

USE JN=

to search for a specific Journal Name:

S JN=BUILDING DESIGN

USE THE YEAR LIMIT

to limit a search to recent articles:

SELECT S2/2002:2003

Subject Coverage [top]

The Architecture Database covers all aspects of architecture, interpreting it in its widest sense to include both technical and aesthetic material of all periods and countries. It includes the following subject areas:

Applied Arts
Architectural Education
Architectural History
Architectural Practice and Management
Architectural Profession
Architecture
Building Design
Building Types: Industrial and Commercial, Recreational, Educational, Municipal, Domestic, Ecclesiastic, Agricultural, etc.
Conservation and Preservation
Garden History
Housing
Interior Design and Decoration
Landscape Architecture and Design
Structural Elements
Topography
Town and Country Planning
Urban History
Vernacular Architecture

Print Counterparts [top]

Architectural Publications Index

Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered:	Architectural Periodicals Indexed 1984 to the present; Books Catalogued in the RIBA Library, 1984 to the present
File Size:	252,823 records as of November 2003
Update Frequency:	Monthly (Approximately 700 records)

Database Content [top]

Bibliographic Records

Document Types Indexed [top]

Reports
Books and Monographs
Conferences, Symposia, Meetings
Journal Articles

Geographic Coverage [top]

International

Geographic Restrictions [top]

None

Special Features [top]

ERA Available
Graduate Education Program
KWIC and HILIGHT Available
DIALOG Alert Available
Remove Duplicates (RD, ID) Available

DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM	CATEGORY NAME
ARCHITEC	Architecture
HUMANIT	Humanities

Contact [top]

The Architecture Database is produced by the British Architectural Library. Questions concerning file content should be directed to:

British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects
66 Portland Place
London, W1B 4AD
United Kingdom

Telephone:	+44 0207-307-3622
E-Mail:	julian.osley@inst.riba.org

Terms and Conditions [top]

For Dialog's Redistribution and Archive Policy, enter HELP ERA online. The following terms and conditions also apply.

This database is copyrighted by the British Architectural Library (BAL), Royal Institute of British Architects. While every attempt has been taken to ensure the accuracy and comprehensiveness of the data, the BAL assumes no liability for errors or omissions. No part of the database may be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of the BAL, except as provided in Dialog's Terms and Conditions, with due acknowledgment to BAL as the source. Except as provided by Dialog's Terms and Conditions, copies may not be offered for sale or resale.

Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.

SAMPLE RECORD [top]

	`File 179:Architecture DB 1987-1997/Jun`
	`(c) 1997 Royal Inst. of Brit. Architects`
	`0093471 A075375`
/TI	`Neo-Classical urban gardens: three public gardens in Spain;`
SR=	`Architects: Ricardo Bofill, of: Taller de Arquitectura. -`
	`Article by Ricardo Bofill -`
JN=	`Werk, Bauen und Wohnen, vol. 72/39, no. 5, 1985 May, p. 34-39.`
	`BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTES: Includes plans, sections, sketches,`
	`elevations -`
LA=	`LANGUAGE: German`
CP=	`COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: Switzerland`
DT=	`DOCUMENT TYPE: Article`
/NT	`NOTES: Text in German. English summary (p. 34). Illustrates:`
	`Aiguera park, Benidorm; Turia gardens, Valencia; Ensanche`
	`gardens, Barcelona.`
/DE	`DESCRIPTORS:`
	`Parks; Gardens--Spain`
/NM, NM=	`ARCHITECT(S): Bofill, Ricardo; Taller de Arquitectura`

BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH SUFFIX	DISPLAY CODE	FIELD NAME	INDEXING	SELECT EXAMPLES
None	None	All Basic Index Fields	Word	S PUBLIC(W)GARDEN?
/DE	DE	Descriptor¹	Word & Phrase	S PARKS?/DE S STIRLING, JAMES/DE
/ID	ID	Identifier	Word & Phrase	S DESIGN(W)SOLUTION/ID S YRM PARTNERSHIP/ID
/NM	NM	Named Person²	Word	S RICARDO(1N)BOFILL/NM
/NT	NT	Note	Word	S ENGLISH(W)SUMMARY/NT
/TI	TI	Title	Word	S PUBLIC(W)GARDEN?/TI

¹Also /DF.

²Searchable in the Basic and in the Additional Indexes.

ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH PREFIX	DISPLAY CODE	FIELD NAME	INDEXING	SELECT EXAMPLES
None	AN	DIALOG Accession Number
AU=	AU	Author³	Phrase	S AU=FUTAGAWA, YUKIO
BN=	BN	International Standard Book Number (ISBN)³	Phrase	S BN=0312439873
CN=	CN	Country of Publication	Phrase	S CN=UNITED KINDGOM
DT=	DT	Document Type⁴	Phrase	S DT=ARTICLE
None	ED	Edition
JN=	JN	Journal Name	Phrase	S JN=WERK, BAUEN UND WOHNEN
LA=	LA	Language	Phrase	S LA=GERMAN
NM=	NM	Named Person²	Phrase	S NM=BOFILL, RICARDO
None	PR	Price
PU=	PU	Publisher and Place of Publication	Word	S PU=(ACADEMY(W)EDITIONS)
PY=	PY	Publication Year	Phrase	S PY=1986:1996
SE=	SE	Series	Word	S SE=(MATERIALS(W)SCIENCE)
None	SO	Source Information⁵
SR=	SR	Statement of Responsibility	Word	S SR=(RICARDO(W)BOFILL)
UD=	None	Update	Phrase	S UD=9999

³Present only for records representing books.

⁴The following three entries are searchable: DT=ARTICLE, DT=AUDIO-VISUAL, and DT=BOOKS.

⁵Display for journals includes Journal Name, Volume, Number, Publication Date, and Pagination.

LIMIT [top]

SUFFIX	FIELD NAME	EXAMPLES
Sets and terms may be limited by Basic Index suffixes, i.e., /DE, /DF, /ID, /NA, /NT, /TI (e.g., S S5/DE).
/ENG	English Language	SELECT S7/ENG
/NONENG	Non-English Language	SELECT S7/NONENG
/YYYY	Publication Year	S S6/1986

SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS	EXAMPLES
JN, PY, TI	SORT S5/ALL/AU PRINT S6/5/ALL/PY

RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS	EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. Other RANK codes include: DE, ID	RANK DE RANK AU S4

USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]


Display codes listed in the Search Options tables can be used to customize output.	TYPE S3/AU,TI,SO/1-3

PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.	DIALOGWEB FORMAT	RECORD CONTENT
1	--	DIALOG Accession Number
2	--	Full Record
3	Medium	Bibliographic Citation
4	--	Full Record Tagged
5	--	Full Record
6	Free	Title and Accession Numbers
7	--	Accession Number, Title, Publication Year, and Statistical Information
7	Long	Full Record except Indexing
8	Short	Title and Indexing
9	Full	Full Record
K	--	KWIC (Key Word In Context) displays a window of text; may be used alone or with other formats

DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

FIELD NAME	EXAMPLES
If the accession number of a specific record is known, it can be used to display the record directly.	TYPE 0005376/5 DISPLAY 0006270/TI,SO PRINT 0010781/5

Rates [top]

Rates For File: Architecture Database[179]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $2.42
Cost per minute:                   $0.71
Rank Elements                      $0.00
ALERT (default)                    $6.85
ALERT (Monthly)                    $6.85
ALERT (Biweekly/twice a month) *   $6.85
ALERT (Weekly)                 *   $6.85
ALERT (Daily)                  *   $6.85
ALERT (Calendar weekly)        *   $6.85
ALERT (Intraday)               *   $6.85
* = custom scheduled Alerts only
ALERT Number of included prints       20

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $0.75    $0.75
     3    $0.75    $0.75
     4    $0.28    $0.28
     5    $0.75    $0.75
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     7    $0.75    $0.75
     8    $0.00    $0.00
     9    $0.75    $0.75
KWIC95    $0.05       NA
KWIC96    $0.05       NA

REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
        1-2       1.00
       3-25       1.50
     26-100       3.00
    101-200       4.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
       1-25       1.50
     26-200       3.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

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