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Sustainable Technology & the Built Environment – Best Bets

  • Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals is included in Library Search
    Index of articles on architecture and design from American and international journals along with publications of professional associations and major international serials on architecture and design. More info
  • BuildingGreen BuildingGreen is included in Library Search
    Reliable content on sustainable design strategies, green building materials, and case studies of high performance buildings. More info
  • Design and Applied Arts Index Design and Applied Arts Index is included in Library Search
    Journal articles, exhibition reviews, and news items about all aspects of design and crafts, from textiles and ceramics to vehicle design, advertising and sustainability. More info
  • Environment Complete Environment Complete is included in Library Search
    Full text journal articles on agriculture, ecology, renewable energy, natural resources, marine and freshwater science, environmental technology, law, and policy, and more. More info
  • Scopus Scopus is included in Library Search with Login
    Replaces Web of Science. An abstract and citation database focused on social, physical, life, and health sciences, with over 94 million records. More info

Sustainable Technology & the Built Environment – Also Useful

  • Academic Search Complete Academic Search Complete is included in Newspapers Search
    Provides full text for over 8,500 magazines and journals over a wide array of academic disciplines. More info
  • Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database (ProQuest) Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database (ProQuest) is included in Library Search
    Provides full-text titles from around the world covering advanced technologies and aerospace topics. More info
  • Art and Architecture Complete Art and Architecture Complete is included in Library Search
    Full-text coverage of 380 periodicals and more than 220 books in the fields of art, art history, architecture, interior and landscape design, and more. More info
  • Credo Reference Credo Reference is included in Library Search
    Provides access to hundreds of reference books (encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographies, quotations) from over 70 academic publishers. More info
  • EconLit with Full Text EconLit with Full Text is included in Library Search
    Provides full text to nearly 500 journals plus citations, with abstracts, to over 600 journals, books, and working papers in all fields of economics. More info
  • Engineering Database Engineering Database is included in Library Search
    Provides discipline-specific coverage of engineering, spanning thousands of publications, many in full text. More info
  • GreenFILE GreenFILE is included in Library Search
    Scholarly and general interest journals, as well as government documents and reports covering all aspects of human impact on the environment. More info
  • Library Search
    Search holdings for Appalachian State as well as other UNC system schools, and expand search to include items you can request from libraries worldwide. More info
  • Materials Science Database (ProQuest) Materials Science Database (ProQuest) is included in Library Search
    Articles and records on materials science and related topics, including over 700 full-text journals. More info
  • Nature Journals Nature Journals is included in Library Search
    Connect to Nature, the world's most-cited scientific research journal, as well as news and other journals at Nature.com. More info
  • Newspaper Source Plus Newspaper Source Plus is included in Newspapers Search
    Provides full text coverage for 730 national and international newspapers, 16 North Carolina newspapers, and TV and radio news transcripts (2000-present). More info
  • O’Reilly eBooks (Safari Books Online) O’Reilly eBooks (Safari Books Online) is included in Library Search
    From "Select your institution," choose "Institution not listed" and enter your App State e-mail, or log in with an existing account. Provides access to 30,000+ technical books, videos, interactive tutorials, case studies, learning paths, and audio books on business, technology, and science topics. More info
  • OSTI.GOV OSTI.GOV is not in Library Search
    Find research results from the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI). More info
  • SpringerLink SpringerLink is included in Library Search
    Provides full text access to more than 1,500 peer reviewed journals in a wide variety of academic discplines. More info
  • Wiley Online Library Books
    Featuring over 20,000 scholarly and professional books, handbooks, dictionaries, companions, and landmark book series. More info
  • WorldCat (FirstSearch) WorldCat (FirstSearch) is not in Library Search
    Lets you search the holdings of thousands of libraries using precision search features, view detailed results, and link to University Libraries' holdings. More info

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Xiaorong Shao
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