Research Guides: PPPM 657 Research Methods Equity Analysis Resources: Databases and Journals

Recommended Databases

Recommended Databases by Subject

Interdisciplinary/General

Academic Search Premier
Multi-disciplinary database providing indexing, abstracts, and selected full text for peer reviewed/scholarly articles, magazines, trade publications, and newspapers in all fields.
Google Scholar
Covers scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles. Access Google Scholar items from off-campus.
JSTOR
Online archive of peer reviewed/scholarly journals in all disciplines.
Web of science core collection
Web of Science Core Collection (1965-present). Search the world’s leading scholarly journals, books, and proceedings in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities and navigate the full citation network.
TRID: the TRIS and ITRD database.
Integrated database of Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) database and International transport research documentation (ITRD) database, providing access to articles on transportation research.

Climate Change

BuildingGreen
Provides comprehensive content on sustainable design practices and green building materials. Shares expertise and lessons learned from design experts working in the field. Builds context for sustainable design strategies and what makes a building product or material green.

Housing Insecurity and Racial Justice

PAIS Index
Indexes journal articles, books and book chapters, conference proceedings, government documents, and statistical directories in the area of public affairs.
Topics covered include government, international relations, environment, political science, public administration and more.
Sociological Abstracts
Research in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.

Architecture

Building Oregon
Digital collection developed and maintained by the the UO Libraries, provides access to over 20,000 images and documents about the built environment of the Pacific Northwest with emphasis on Oregon.
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Index to publications in architecture, urban design, urban planning, interior design, and historic preservation from 1741 to present day.

Archival Material and Public Records

Archives West
Descriptions of primary sources in the Northwestern United States, including correspondence, diaries, or photographs. Digital reproductions of primary sources are available in some cases.

Recommended Journals

Journal of Planning Literature
JPL is the only index devoted exclusively to current books and articles in the field of planning.
UPLanD: Journal of Urban Planning, Landscape & Environmental Design