Finding Articles, Journals, and Databases
This page helps you locate articles and journals. Articles are published in journals (more professional/scholarly) or magazines (more informal) or another type of publication. These journals and magazines, in turn, can be found in databases or repositories.
Databases and repositories may contain content other than or in addition to articles. They may contain books, chapters, data, maps, photos, plans, videos, etc. Some of these specialized databases are listed below. Databases typically have many settings or tools to use to find what you are seeking.
What are you trying to find? Peruse the lists below for some top sources for architecture content. If you run into questions, reach out to your librarian, Lily, at lily@ucf.edu.
Databases
This multi-disciplinary database provides active full text for more than 3,100 journals, including active full text for nearly 2,750 peer-reviewed journals.
If the article I am looking for is not available in Full-Text, is there a way I can request it?
Yes. Interlibrary Loan/Borrowing from Other Libraries/UBorrow is a free service in which materials are borrowed and lent between different libraries. This allows you to borrow items, such as books and articles, that are not owned by the UCF Libraries. Once you place the request in Illiad for an article, you will receive an email notifying you to log-in to your Illiad account to view or download the PDF.
How long will it take my article to arrive?
Articles usually take 1 to 3 business days to arrive. Books may take a couple weeks.