Databases for Planning
Use the databases below to:
- find references to journal articles
- keep up to date with the latest publications in your subject
Some databases require your Cardiff University network username and password for off-campus access. These databases are available for all staff and students of Cardiff University but because of licensing restrictions they are not available to external members and visitors.
You can also access databases through Electronic Resources - MetaLib
Database guides are available to help you.
Key City and Regional Planning databases
GreenFILE
This database focuses on information relating to the impact of humans on the environment. It includes content on global warming, sustainable agriculture, green building and renewable energy.
On-Campus Access
Off-Campus Access
To access the GreenFILE database off-campus, your Cardiff University network username and password will be required.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)
Indexes material on economics, sociology, politics and anthropology. Produced by the London School of Economics and Political Science, IBSS includes over 2.5 million references to journal articles, books, reviews and selected chapters dating back to 1951
To access IBSS off-campus, your Cardiff University network username and password will be required.
PLANEX
Formerly known as IDOX Information Service.
This database allows you to search abstracts of journal articles, books and government literature as well as documents such as policies, plans, strategies and annual reports, in the following subject areas:
Urban & Rural Generation
Planning & Environment
Transport
Social Work Services
Housing
Education & Lifelong learning
Local Economic Development
PLANEX includes many full text documents and the option to have some documents emailed to you directly.
SCOPUS
Includes over 14,000 scholarly journals in scientific, medical, technical, and social science disciplines. Coverage goes back selectively to 1966.
Access On-Campus
Access Off-Campus
Off-campus use of Scopus
To access Scopus off-campus, your Cardiff University network username and password will be required.
Web of Science via Web of Knowledge Service
This service provides access to the Web of Science databases:
- Arts & Humanities Citation Index
- Social Science Citation Index
- Science Citation Index
Covers over 8,500 scholarly research journals, including author abstracts, from 1981 to the present. Searchable by keyword or by works that have been cited by other publications.
Also includes the ISI Journal Citation Reports for the Sciences and Social Sciences. To access the Reports, login to Web of Knowledge and select the ISI Journal Citation Reports option from the home page. These provide easy access to data so scholarly journals can be compared. Categories include highest impact and most frequently cited journals.
Access On-Campus
Access Off-Campus
Other relevant databases
Architectural Publications Index (RIBA British Architectural Library Catalogue)
The RIBA British Architectural Library Catalogue, also known as Architectural Publications Index, is a major source of information on architecture and the allied arts, construction technology, design, environmental studies and planning research. It indexes journal articles, books, exhibition catalogues, technical reports, audio-visual material and references to architectural drawings found in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Access On-Campus
RIBA British Architectural Library Catalogue
Access Off-Campus
Art & Architecture Complete
Art & Architecture Complete provides full-text coverage of 380 periodicals and more than 220 books. In addition, this database offers cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 780 academic journals, magazines and trade publications, as well as for over 230 books. Art & Architecture Complete also provides selective coverage for 70 additional publications and an Image Collection of over 63,000 images provided by Picture Desk and others.
Access on-campus
Access off-campus
To access Art & Architecture Complete off-campus your Cardiff University username and password will be required.
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Avery Index is the most comprehensive American index of journal articles and other literature on architecture published world-wide. Coverage begins in the 1930s, with selective coverage dating back to the 1860s.
There is a paper version available in the Architecture Library which began in 1934.
Access On-Campus
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Access Off-Campus
To access Avery Index off-campus, your Cardiff University network username and password will be required.
European Sources Online
Previously called KnowEurope. ESO is an index to information sources about Europe, focusing on the European Union and other pan-European organisations, the countries of Europe, and on the issues of importance to European citizens and stakeholders.
ESO provides full text access to publications, documents and web sites from the EU and other international organisations, national governments, thinktanks and stakeholder organisations. In addition, it includes full text articles from news sources, and bibliographic references to key academic textbooks and periodical articles. Information guides provide additional help in finding out about the policies and institutions of the European Union and European countries.
Access on-campus
Access off-campus
Off-campus use of European Sources Online
To access European Sources Online off-campus, your Cardiff University network username and password will be required.
The ESO editorial team is headed by Ian Thomson, Manager of the European Documentation Centre at Cardiff University. He can be contacted by telephone on ext. 74262 or email edc@cardiff.ac.uk
European Spatial Planning Research and Information Database
European Spatial Planning Research and Information Database
Contains references to papers, policy statements, reports, web sites and journal articles on a range of spatial planning topics. Available off-campus.
Info4education
Info4Education is hosted by the IHS website.
This JISC education portal provides access to several databases including:
Occupational Health Safety Information Service
Coverage includes fire and environmental safety.
Construction Information Service
This covers legislation, standards and guidance material on all aspects of engineering in construction facilities management.
Specify-It Building
A comprehensive collection of product catalogues for the construction industry.
Engineer-It
This comprises three databases, electronics, engineering and process, which give a comprehensive collection of product catalogues for the three respective industries.
Access on-campus
Access off-campus
Off-campus use of Info4Education
To access Info4Education off-campus your Cardiff University network username and password is required.
TRIS Online
TRIS Online (Transportation Research Information Services)
A free service from three major US transportation libraries covering journal articles from over 470 transportation related publications.
Current awareness services
Nexis
From the first page, click to accept the Terms and Conditions to proceed to the database.
A comprehensive newspaper database, updated daily, providing full text access to all UK national newspapers, plus regional newspapers, international news providers and a number of trade journals and magazines. Most titles have a twenty year archive. UK newspaper titles include:
- Financial Times
- Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday
- Independent / Independent on Sunday
- Guardian / Observer
- Daily Telegraph / Sunday Telegraph
- Daily Mirror / Sunday Mirror
- London Evening Standard
- The Scotsman / Scotland on Sunday
In addition, 2300 international news providers are covered including The International Herald Tribune, The New Yorker, USA Today, India Today and the Japan Times.
The database also includes company data. Annual Reports are available for UK quoted companies as well as selected European, Asian and US companies. Financial information is provided by Extel Cards and Worldscope and the Directory of Directors provides details of 45,700 directors of UK Companies. Please be aware that this resource will only run on a Windows PC.
Access On-Campus
Access Off-Campus
Off-campus use of Nexis UK
To access Nexis UK off-campus, your Cardiff University network username and password will be required.
Zetoc
Zetoc - The British Library's Electronic Table of Contents Service
Contains contents information from approximately 20,000 current journals and 16,000 conference proceedings published every year, across all academic disciplines. Covers the years from 1993 to the present. Updated daily.
You can also set up an alerting service that will email you the contents of new issues of your favourite journals. See the Alert Guide for more information.
To access the alerting facilities your Cardiff University network username and password will be required.