These are often excellent starting points when you don't know your subject area well . This guide explains briefly how to locate articles from your reading lists, and more importantly, how to find periodical articles for your reading , essays, and research with the help of specific bibliographic tools. Print Indexes usually provide basic descriptions of articles relevant to your field - the author, article title, journal title, volume, issue and page numbers. This is just enough information to be able to then check to see if the Library has the article. Electronic databases Many print indexes and abstracts are now available in electronic format, making them quicker and easier to scan for information.
Some databases now provide the full text of the article.
Here is a simple strategy to find research information using these pointers to research information. This lists all the electronic resources provided by the University of Auckland Library, how to access them, and where to get help for using them. You may then need to find out whether the Architecture Library has the information the database has referred you to. To do this, go to step 3. The following is a listing of information on the print research resources available in your subject area in the Architecture Library.