Selected Resources for: Design (general aspects)


Subject Librarian: Marlys McGuire
E-Mail: m-mcgu@tc.umn.edu
Subject Description:This subject covers: the design process, elements, principles, and evaluation, color theory and technology, and the history of design and the decorative arts. Other related topics are: Art & Art History, Clothing and Textiles, and Interior Design.


Abstracts and Indexes

Academic or Scholarly Articles Subject Indexes
Art Full Text Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
Art Full Text, produced by The HW Wilson Company, is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from periodicals published throughout the world. There is full-text coverage for selected periodicals. Coverage includes English-language periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins, as well as periodicals published in French, Italian, German, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch, and Swedish. In addition to articles, Art Full Text indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals. Indexing coverage begins 1984; abstracting coverage begins with January 1994. The abstracts range from 50 to 300 words and describe the content and scope of the source articles. Full-text coverage begins in 1997.
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ArtBibliographies Modern Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
Index and abstracts of articles from periodical articles, books, exhibition catalogs, and index entries for dissertations. Covers all aspects of late 19th and 20th century art, including decorative and applied art, with particular reference to photography and three-dimensional design.
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Design and Applied Arts Index Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
DAAI is an international index to design and craft journals. It contains annotated references from more than 450 design and craft journals, and data on nearly 50,000 designers, craftspeople, studios, workshops, firms etc. All areas of design and craft are covered, including industrial design, interior design, environmental design, computer aided design, furniture design, ceramics, glass, fashion design, textile design, graphic design, typography, multimedia design, book design, photography, advertising, theatre design, ergonomics, and design management.
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Informe Design
InformeDesign (www.informedesign.umn.edu) is a research and communication tool for designers of the built environment, such as interior designers, architects, landscape architects, and graphic designers. It contains a database of Research Summaries about design and human behavior research, accessible through either a full-text search or by using the topics listed within the three main categories, Space, Issues, or Occupants. Researchers at the University of Minnesota transform findings from refereed journal articles into research-based design criteria in user-friendly language. Approximately 500 Research Summaries are added annually on average 10 per week. Register with this free, totally accessible site to receive automatic email notification of Research Summaries posted to the site on your topics of interest. The site also offers a Calendar of Research Events, a Glossary of Terms, and a monthly newsletter, Implications. This project is funded through 2005 from a $1.18! million grant to the Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel from the American Society of Interior Designers. For more information, go to the Web site, or contact Dr. Caren Martin, Director at cmartin@che.umn.edu
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General Indexes to Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles
Academic Search Premier Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,600 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.
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LexisNexis Academic (ON CAMPUS USE ONLY) Authentication Required
LexisNexis Academic is a collection of online databases: News, Business (plus corporate news and corporate financials), Legal, Medical, and Reference. International news sources are included.
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MasterFile Premier Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
MasterFILE Premier, designed specifically for public libraries, provides full text for more than 2,000 general periodicals covering a broad range of disciplines including general reference, business, education, health, general science, multi-cultural issues and much more. In addition to the full text, this database provides indexing and abstracts for 2700 titles. This database features: 5,000 full text Magill Book Reviews, 357 reference and travel books including the World Almanac & Book of Facts 2001; full text from 84,074 biographies, 86,132 full text primary source documents, American Heritage Dictionary, 4th Edition and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. MasterFILE Premier offers PDF backfiles as far back as 1975.
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Catalogs and Bibliographies

Catalogs
MNCAT Classic
Search with MNCAT Classic to find books, journals, etc. owned by the library. Search by keyword, subject, title, or author for materials on your topic. MNCAT Classic lacks the faceted searching of MNCAT Plus, but can be easier to use if you already have a good idea of what you're looking for.
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General Reference Sources

Biographical Sources


Dictionaries

Dictionary of symbols
Signs and symbols, mythology, symbolism dictionary
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World design: the best in classic and contemporary furniture, fashion, graphics and more
World Design is the definitive guide to classic and contemporary design bringing together the most important international designers, arranged alphabetically from A (Aalto) to Z (Zanuso)." "World Design is an international gallery of design and a visual panorama of our century: from the Bauhaus light to the living environment, from the Mini to the New Beetle. Every important field of design is included: the practical world of product designers, the glamour of fashion designers, the innovation of car designers, the brilliance of furniture designers, and the work of the most creative illustrators, architects and artists."--BOOK JACKET.
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Directories

Encyclopedias



Thames and Hudson encyclopaedia of 20th century design and designers

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Thames and Hudson Encyclopaedia of Graphic Design and Designers

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Internet Resources

Gateways & Megasites
Internet Resources for Design
Selected organizations, employment and other websites.
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Societies, Agencies, and Organizations

Official Agency & Organization Websites




Style Manuals and Writing Guides

Bibliography Software
RefWorks: Personal Citation Manager Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
RefWorks is a web-based citation manager that allows you to create your own databases of citations by importing references from MNCAT and other databases, and then in seconds automatically generate bibliographies in all major styles (MLA, APA, Turabian, Chicago, etc.).
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Library Information

Primary Subject Location


Books, journals and government publications in agriculture, biological sciences, human ecology, design, housing and apparel, vocational education, applied statistics, food science and nutrition, family social science, rural sociology and agricultural, and applied economics.
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Related Pages

Internet Resources for Design