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What is the Avery Index?

The Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals is the only comprehensive American guide to the current literature of architecture and design. This database surveys more than 2,500 US and international journals.

The Avery Index can be found on the Databases A-Z list, which is available on the Fleet Library home page.

Coverage

Dates of Coverage: 1934 - current, with selective coverage back to 1741.

Major areas of coverage include:

Archaeology History of architecture
Architecture Interior design
Architectural design Landscape architecture
Furniture and decoration Sustainable development
Green design Urban planning
Historic preservation  


Avery Index Current Journal List

Avery Index Retrospective Journal List

The index covers international, scholarly and popular periodical literature, including 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 addition, this database also provides nearly 13,000 citation records for architects' obituaries.

Did you know?
The Avery Index originates from the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library Columbia University, New York, NY.