They are of great value to practicing architects, architectural historians, and researchers, as part of the study of architectural thought and style in the historical context. This substantial expansion, plus RLG's continued searching enhancements, make the entire Avery Index a more comprehensive and useful scholarly tool. Easy access through the Web is part of RLG's commitment to making scholarly information available worldwide. The Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects and the Institute's preceding Transactions are back-indexed to 1865, providing an extensive record of English architects. Many other journals are selectively analyzed as well.
Citations take note of portraits or illustrations whenever they appeared.
The online Avery Index from RLG now contains over 417,000 citations, many for journals indexed nowhere else. In addition to the recent obituary citations, Avery staff updates the entire database daily to maintain currency. It offers comprehensive indexing of journal articles on architecture and design, the history and practice of architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, historic preservation, and interior design and decoration. Avery Index covers the international scholarly and popular periodical literature, including the publications of professional associations, US state and regional periodicals, and major serial publications in the architecture and design of Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia. In 1934, the Avery Obituary Index, from which the new records originate, began as a separate card file in the Avery Library.