Article databases
- Art and Architecture ArchiveArt & Architecture Archive is a major research resource comprising the digitized backfiles of many of the foremost art and architecture magazines of the twentieth century. Offering unprecedented access to the archives of key consumer and trade publications, it is a unique collection of the essential primary sources for studying the history of these subjects.
- ARTbibliographies Modern (ABM) (1974 - current)Artbibliographies Modern cites reviews, exhibition catalogs, books, and dissertations on modern and contemporary art.
- Art Full Text (H.W. Wilson)Featuring full-text articles plus abstracting and indexing of an international array of peer-selected publications, Art Full Text is a useful database for art students and art historians. It covers many topics from fine, decorative and commercial art to photography, film and architecture. The database also includes Art Index Retrospective which covers index from 1929-1984.
- BHA: Bibliography of the History of ArtBibliography of the History of Art from the J. Paul Getty Trust and CNRS-INIST. BHA incorporates the complete contents of International Repertory of the Literature of Art (RILA) and Repertoire d'Art et d'Archeologie (RAA).
- Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (1934 - current)The Avery Index treats the subjects of archaeology, city planning, interior design, historic preservation, and architecture.
- Getty Research PortalFree access to public domain digitized art history publications, rare books, and related literature.
- Taylor & Francis OnlineSearch for articles from CoDesign; Design and Culture, and The Design Journal, An International Journal for All Aspects of Design. NOTE: Some articles are open access and available freely, others must be requested via interlibrary loan (ILLiad).
Multidisciplinary research databases
These resources cover many areas relevant to research in Design.
- Academic Search CompleteThis multidisciplinary database provides access to articles from journals, magazines, and reference sources across all subject areas. Coverage is primarily from 1980 to the present, with some older content.
- JSTORDigitized back issues of scholarly journals with a rolling date of five years ago. Covers a wide variety of disciplines.
- MLA International Bibliography with Full TextProduced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), the electronic version of the bibliography dates back to the 1920s. The database contains millions of citations as well as full text for 1,000 journals.
Note: to watch the video on how to search, go to MLA International Bibliography on EBSCO - Project MuseJournals in literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others.
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