LD ARCH 170: History and Literature of Landscape Architecture

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Your Paper Topic

dhsiao@library.berkeley.edu (Dori Hsiao) — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:30:53 -0800

Define and deconstruct your topic. Plan your search.

Deconstruct your topic to uncover its complexities, to focus your research and to increase your search vocabulary. The more ways you have of describing and thinking about your topic, the more information you're likely to find. One method of deconstructing your topic is to is to fill out the Brain Dump Worksheet created for LD ARCH 170. Another term for deconstructing a research question is 'concept mapping'; see the Rhode Island School of Design Library's excellent slide show, Concept Mapping, for a visual tutorial.

Write down your topic. Be brief!

Example: impact of Golden Gate Park on development of surrounding neighborhoods

Ask the journalists' 6 questions about your chosen topic: Who?, What?, Where?, When?, Why?, How? Do your best to answer these questions. Remember to include alternative spellings. For example: Olmsted or Olmstead; parc or park or parque; Nationsbank or Nations Bank or National Bank.

Sample questions:
Who designed it? / Who built it? / Who paid for it? / Who were the intended users?
What kind of park is it? / What were the design constraints?
Where is it located? (city, state, neighborhood, country)
When was it built? (date completed, century)
Why was it designed?
How did the city approve the project?

Pay attention to the questions you can't answer about your topic. Look for for the answers in the specialized reference sources in the following section. Add to your 'deconstruction notes' as you learn more about your topic.

For additional ways to explore the concepts and social factors influencing your topic, see Finding Information on Buildings and Places.

Manuals on Writing a Research Paper

dhsiao@library.berkeley.edu (Dori Hsiao) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:41:13 -0700

There are numerous manuals and grammar books available to guide you through the process of writing an excellent research paper. The following resources are highly recommended.

Getting Started

dhsiao@library.berkeley.edu (Dori Hsiao) — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:17:21 -0800

View the UC Libraries research tutorial or use the guide on Designing a Research Strategy.

Tips for getting started:

Deconstruct your topic using concept mapping or the Brain Dump worksheet.

Make a list of keywords and phrases.
Review this guide to find essential fact finding resources and recommendations for article indexes.
Set up a proxy connection to search article indexes from home.
View tutorials on searching catalogs and indexes.
Set up a Refworks or Zotero account (do this before searching), watch tutorials for getting started (see the citations tab).

Follow these steps to organize your research:

Define and Deconstruct Your Topic (see below).
See the Basic Resources tab to find initial information about your paper topic.
Refine Your Topic: Using the information you have gathered, determine if your research topic should be narrower or broader. You may need to search Basic Resources again using your new, focused topics and keywords.
See the Searching Tips tab to find books for an in-depth discussion of your topic.
Go to the Articles tab for resources containing current and retrospective information. Use Periodical Indexes to identify articles within periodical and newspaper titles.
Go to the Citations tab to choose a style manual for your footnotes and bibliography.

Encyclopedias and Atlases

dhsiao@library.berkeley.edu (Dori Hsiao) — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:14:59 -0700

Dictionaries and Glossaries

dhsiao@library.berkeley.edu (Dori Hsiao) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:57:11 -0700

Use dictionaries and glossaries to verify concepts, terminology, definitions and spelling. Specialized dictionaries give the history and illustrations of building elements.

For basic landscape architecture dictionaries see Landscape Architecture Reference Sources.

General Histories and Surveys

dhsiao@library.berkeley.edu (Dori Hsiao) — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:02:47 -0800

General Histories and Surveys provide an overview and the context of a topic, with dates, locations, special sites, and the names of architects or designers. They usually include bibliographies. Use the subject headings in the Searching Tips tab to locate additional titles.

To find information about specific places, look at the journals or yearbooks of the local landscape architecture societies.

Bibliographies

dhsiao@library.berkeley.edu (Dori Hsiao) — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:55:57 -0800

See the bibliographic guide Biographical Information on Landscape Architects (UC Berkeley, Library) for a comprehensive listing of biographical resources.

Landscape Architects

dhsiao@library.berkeley.edu (Dori Hsiao) — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:13:08 -0800

See the bibliographic guide Biographical Information on Landscape Architects (UC Berkeley, Library) for a comprehensive listing of biographical resources.

About Basic Resources

dhsiao@library.berkeley.edu (Dori Hsiao) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:35:41 -0700

This page is a bibliography of key encyclopedias, dictionaries, and miscellaneous landscape architecture reference materials. Use these to define an unfamiliar word or landscape type, to learn about a particular landscape site or designer, or even to find a specific bibliography on a topic.

Histories and Surveys | Dictionaries | Encyclopedias & Atlases | Landscape Architects | Bibliographies

Tips for Searching the Library Catalogs

dhsiao@library.berkeley.edu (Dori Hsiao) — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:42:26 -0700

In the Library's catalogs use keywords or subject headings to search for title, subject, author, or corporate author.

Use truncation or wildcards (* or ?) for variations of words (e.g. vatican*).

by time period:

Architecture, Postmodern

Gardens, Renaissance
Landscape Architecture, 20th century

by type of landscape or site:

Cemeteries
Gardens, Islamic
Landscape gardening
Urban parks

Water in landscape architecture

Waterfronts

by location by city, state, or country:

Gardens--France

Landscape Architecture--New York

Plazas--Italy

Search for a specific landscape architect or designer:

Burle Marx, Roberto

Gustafson, Kathryn
Kiley, Dan

by specific project or site:

Biltmore Estate--North Carolina
Golden Gate Park--San Francisco, California
Taj Mahal--India

by firms or organizations using corporate authors such as:

Hargreaves Associates
American Society of Landscape Architects
Olmsted Brothers

Finding Books

dhsiao@library.berkeley.edu (Dori Hsiao) — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:57:31 -0700

Note that for many topics you will not find an entire book; instead, you may find a chapter or an essay in a book focussed on a general aspect of your precedent (refer to your Brain Dump worksheet for ideas). Example: a book on urban parks might include information about Golden Gate Park. Check also for other useful subheadings, such as Bibliographies, History, Handbooks, etc. Guidebooks to cities may also have sections on parks, recreations and public gardens, so check subject headings such as Berkeley, Calif.--Description and travel.

Consult the Basic Resources tab for general information. For in-depth information about your topic, search the Library's catalogs using the tips below and your notes on specific building names, designers, location, and date built.

Newspapers

dhsiao@library.berkeley.edu (Dori Hsiao) — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:55:13 -0700

For historical local and major national newspapers and media, visit the Newspapers and Microforms room in the basement of Doe Library.

Google News also contains a wide range of national and local newspapers. Remember: be specific when searching on your topic and take advantage of the limiting features.

Selected Journals

dhsiao@library.berkeley.edu (Dori Hsiao) — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:33:59 -0800

Garden and forest, a journal of horticulture, landscape art, and forestry, 1888-1897. The the first American journal devoted to horticulture, botany, landscape design and preservation, national and urban park development, scientific forestry, and the conservation of forest resources.
Online ed.: 1888-1897; paper ed.: EnvDesign SB1 G2 Bound periodicals
Index: Poole's, 1892-1897; searchable full text: found here.

Garden history - UCB Only, [London]: Garden History Society, 1972--. Cumulative index, v.1-27 (1972-1999), EnvDesign SB403 N55 Index.
Online ed.: 1972-varies; print ed.: EnvDesign SB403 G28 Current & bound periodicals
Index & full text: JSTOR

The Garden magazine, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1905-1924. Absorbed: Farming. Continued by: Garden magazine & home builder.
EnvDesign SB1 G24 Bound periodicals
Index: Reader's Guide, 1915-1924; Reader's Guide Retrospective, 1910-Oct 1925

The Gardener's magazine and register of rural & domestic improvement. J.C. Loudon, ed. London, 1826-1844. First English magazine devoted exclusively to horticulture and gardening topics.
EnvDesign SB4 G45 Rare

Garten und landschaft, Munich. Published 1890--. The German equivalent of Landscape Architecture (ASLA).
EnvDesign SB469 G36 1957-- Unbound & bound periodicals
Index: Avery, 1984-1991

Horticultural register, and gardener's magazine via ProQuest - UCB Only, Boston. One of the earliest American horticultural journals.

Online ed.: 1835-1838; paper ed.: 1835-1838; Main SB1 H545 In storage (NRLF)

Index & full text: American Periodicals Series Online, 1835-1838

The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste via ProQuest. [Albany, NY: Published by Luther Tucker], 1846-1875. Vol.1-7 ed. by A.J. Downing.

Online ed.: 1846-1875; paper ed.: EnvDesign SB1 H63 In storage (NRLF): 1(July 1846)-23, 25-26(1871);

micro. ed.: News/Micro MICROFILM 4004 AP reel 656, 890-893, 1846-1875

Index & full text: American Periodicals Series Online, 1846-1875

Journal of historical geography - UC Only, 1975--.
Online ed.: 1993 (v.19)--; paper ed.: 1975--; Earth Sci G141 J6
Indexes: PIO, 1975-1995; Amer. Hist. Life, 1978--; Expand. Acad., 1989--; Geography, 1990--; Period. Archive Online, full text, 1975-1995; ScienceDirect, full text, 1993--

Journal of the New England Garden History Society, Boston: The Society, 1991--.
EnvDesign SB1 N49 Bound periodicals

Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, London. 1846--; several title variations. Currently titled The Garden.
EnvDesign & BIOS SB4 R8 Holdings & shelving locations vary
Indexes: Biological Abstracts, Forestry Abstracts

Journal of urban history - UCB Only [Beverly Hills]: Sage Publications.
Online ed.: 1989 (v.15:2)--; paper ed.: 1974--; EnvDesign HT111 J681 Current & bound periodicals
Indexes: Amer. Hist. Life, 1974--; Avery, 1981--; Period. Archive Online, full text, 1974-1995; Sage Urb. Studies & Plan., full text 1982--; ProQuest, full text, 1989--

Landscape architecture, American Society of Landscape Architects. 1910--.
EnvDesign SB469 L3 Current & unbound periodicals
Indexes: Cumulative index, 1910-1987: EnvDesign SB469 L3 Reference; PIO, 1910-1995; Art, 1984--; Avery,1985--

Landscape history: journal of the Society for Landscape Studies, Wakefield [Yorkshire]: The Society. Abstracts & tables of contents. Annual.
Online ed.: 1979--; paper ed.: 1979--; EnvDesign QH75 L33 Current & bound periodicals
Indexes: Avery, 1979-1995; PIO, 1979-1995

Landscape research- UCB Only Manchester: Landscape Research Group.
Online ed.: 2000 (v.25)--; paper ed.: 1976--; EnvDesign SB469 L27 Current & bound periodicals
Indexes: BHA, 1990--; Informaworld, full text, 1968-- IngentaConnect, full text, 2000--

Parks & recreation - UCB Only, American Institute of Park Executives, et al. 1906--; several title variations.
Online ed.: 1992--; print ed.: call numbers & holdings vary, EnvDesign SB469 A35 In storage (NRLF), EnvDesign SB469 P35 Bound periodicals, EnvDesign SB469 P36 Unbound & bound periodicals
Index: Avery, 1943-1991; Research Library, 1992--, full text

The Playground. NY: Executive Committee of the Playground Association of America, 1907-1929. Continued by: Playground and recreation

Main GV421 R4 In storage (NRLF): 1908-1929

Index: Reader's Guide Retrospective, 1919-May 1929

Studies in the history of gardens & designed landscapes. Formerly Journal of garden history. Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis, 1981--.
EnvDesign SB451 J65 Current & bound periodicals
Indexes: Amer. Hist. Life, 1981-1994; Avery, 1982--; Art, 1986--

UC-eLinks

dhsiao@library.berkeley.edu (Dori Hsiao) — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:14:07 -0700

Once you've searched a database to find articles, you may need to use to link to a PDF or html file if the full text is not immediately available. Each database isa bit different, but a good rule of thumb is this: when you see the Uc-eLinks icon click on it to view your article access options, which can range from full text to a call number to an Interlibrary Loan request:

For more information, here's a tutorial on using UC-eLinks.

Additional Resources for Articles

dhsiao@library.berkeley.edu (Dori Hsiao) — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:08:31 -0700

British Architectural Library. London: RIBA Publications. Searches books and articles.
Online ed.: 1984--present; Print ed.: 1972--present; EnvDesign NA8 A73 Index

Databases by Subject (UCB) - select "Architecture" or related discipline.

Google Scholar - focuses exclusively on scholarly literature in all disciplines. Can be linked to Berkeley's collection through "preferences."

Citation Management Tools

dhsiao@library.berkeley.edu (Dori Hsiao) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:24:20 -0700

These tools help you manage your research, collect and cite sources, and create bibliographies in a variety of citation styles. Each program has its strengths and weaknesses, but all are easier than managing citations manually!

Zotero - free plug-in that works exclusively with the Firefox browser: keeps copies of what you find on the web, permits tagging, notation, full text searching of your library of resources, works with MS-Word, and has a free web backup service.
RefWorks - free for UC Berkeley users. It allows you to create your own database by importing references and using them for footnotes and bibliographies. Use the RefWorks New User Form to sign up.
EndNote - may be purchased from UC Berkeley's Scholar's Workstation.

It's always good to double-check the formatting—sometimes the software doesn't get it quite right.

Tutorials

Citation software tutorials - Includes online tutorials created by the UC Berkeley Library for using bibliographic management software.
The Library sometimes offers drop-in classes on RefWorks, EndNote, and Zotero.

Formatting Citations: Style Manuals

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More Resources for Images

dhsiao@library.berkeley.edu (Dori Hsiao) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:51:23 -0700

Using Images

dhsiao@library.berkeley.edu (Dori Hsiao) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:51:58 -0700

Finding Visual Resources

dhsiao@library.berkeley.edu (Dori Hsiao) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:55:36 -0700

This section lists sources for different types of images, including photographs, plans, drawings, and maps. In addition to the books and other sources already listed, landscape images and plans may be found in specialized books and on the Web. Note, too, that images can be found in unexpected places, for example, in seemingly trivial or 'popular' books, such as Beauty in gardens; a tribute, by Roger B. Whitman, published in 1928, and which consists primarily of black and white photos of the work of selected American landscape architects, including Marian Coffin, Jens Jensen, and Charles Downing Lay. The archives listed in this guide are also potentially great sources for images.

Images, Maps & Plans Online | Using Images | More Resources | Archives & Historical Societies

Images, Plans & Maps Online

dhsiao@library.berkeley.edu (Dori Hsiao) — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:30:29 -0800

Many, but not all, images, plans and maps can be found online.

ArtStor - UCB Only Digital library of more than 1 million images including architectural images.

Avery index to architectural periodicals via CSA - UC Only - Architecture and Landscape Architecture journals are highly visual. Therefore, you will often find relevant visual material accompanying an article on your subject. Avery indexes articles in 1,000+ periodicals in architecture, planning, urban design, & related disciplines. Check out the Video Tutorial on how to use it.

Image sources for the built environment (UC Berkeley, Library) A selected list of books and Web sites that provide views, plans, sections, elevations, or details of important buildings and sites.

SPIRO, Architecture Visual Resources Center, Univ. of California, Berkeley. The visual online public access catalog to approximately 16% of the Architecture Visual Resources Center's collection of over 200,000 35mm slides. The collection is available to UCB faculty and graduate students.

Catena Digital Archive of Historic Gardens and Landscapes

Luna Commons

Digital Sanborn maps, 1867-1970 (UMI) UCB Only Site provides digital access to more than 660,000 large-scale maps of more than 12,000 American towns and cities. The maps "are large-scale plans containing...information such as the outline of each building, the size, shape and construction materials, heights, and function of structures, location of windows and doors. The maps also give street names, street and sidewalk widths, property boundaries, building use, and house and block numbers."

Fire insurance maps (UC Berkeley, Library) Links to description of and indexes to fire insurance maps.

Archives & Historical Societies

dhsiao@library.berkeley.edu (Dori Hsiao) — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:26:07 -0700

Architectural archives sites (Carnegie Mellon Univ.) Directory of links to architectural archives Web sites in the United States. Remember that architecture collections often include landscape architecture materials.

Archives of American gardens, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Contains thousands of photographic images, searchable through the Smithsonian's archives and manuscripts catalog. The major collections in the Archives are: Garden Club of America Collection and others.

C19: the nineteenth century index - UCB Only Some full text. Index of 64,891 19th century archival collections and many other sources.
Coverage: Varies

Central Park (New York City, NY) Catalog-index of Central Park drawings, 1857-1934: an historic preservation project of the Frederick Law Olmsted Association, NY: Frederick Law Olmsted Association, 1981. Catalog of the archives of Central Park; includes plans. These materials are part of the municipal archives managed by the New York City, Department of Records and Information Services, and form a portion of of the records for the Department of Parks, 1850-1960.
Envirnomental Design Library SB483 N5 C38

Environmental Design Archives (UC Berkeley, College of Environmental Design) Includes archives of San Francisco Bay Area architects and landscape architects, among others. Open by appointment only. Noncirculating collection. Environmental Design Archives Finding Aids are available through the Online Archive of California.

Minerva online catalog (California State Archives) Descriptive catalog of the archival records of California state agencies, legislative committees, the state Supreme and appellate courts, etc.

Municipal archives: Municipal archives can be a fabulous source of primary research material. Many cities, counties, etc., maintain archives of historical municipal records, ranging from meeting and office records to maps, vital records, photographs, plans, parks and recreation planning, and much more. These archives are managed in diverse ways: as a separate department, as a function within an individual department, as part of the public library, etc. Search H-Urban discussion logs for "municipal archives" for a sampling of the type and quality of municipal archives available.

Online archive of California. Brings together historical materials from a variety of California institutions, including museums, historical societies, and archives. Includes more than 120,000 images. The California Heritage Project is one of many searchable archives containing photographs, pictures, and manuscripts from the collections of the UC Berkeley Bancroft Library, including many historical images of San Francisco Bay Area places.

Repository of primary resources. Lists over 5,000 Web sites describing the holdings of archives and manuscript, rare books, historical photograph, and other primary source collections. International.

See Archival Collections & Primary Source Databases for additional archival sources.