Interior Design Results
* Includes peer reviewed content
- ARTstor
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Image database covering art, architecture, design, archaeology, and more. (Provider: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation)
- Fashion Snoops
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An interactive tool of the fashion trade that includes trend forecasting, retail reports, runway previews, and trade shows with thousands of color illustrations. (Provider: Fashion Snoops)
- Vogue Archive
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The entire run from 1892 to the present day with high-resolution color page images. Beyond the obvious coverage of fashion, this database also includes valuable resources for the study of gender, photography, social history, theater, popular culture, and much more. (Provider: ProQuest)
Article Databases (multiple subjects)
- EBSCOhost*
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Combined search of EBSCO’s academic, general, health, business, and vocational journal databases. Includes scholarly and peer reviewed articles as well as general interest magazines and consumer information. (Provider: EBSCO)
- JSTOR*
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An archive of full-text articles from over 400 scholarly journals. JSTOR does not include the most recent few years of the journals. (Provider: JSTOR)
- Newspaper Source Plus
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Over 1000 local, national, and international newspapers in full-text. Also includes news transcripts from ABC, CBS, CNN, PBS, and more. (Provider: EBSCO)
- ProQuest Newspapers
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Full-text access to the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Christian Science Monitor. (Provider: ProQuest)
Reference Databases (multiple subjects)
- Biography Reference Bank
- Covers over 500,000 people and includes over 36,000 images. Includes biographical profiles, feature articles, interviews, essays, book reviews, performance reviews, speeches and obituaries. (Provider: EBSCO)
- CQ Researcher
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Special reports, published weekly, on current controversial topics. (Provider: CQ Press)
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
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Multi-subject reference guides and encyclopedias (Provider: Gale)
- Opposing Viewpoints in Context
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A multimedia database with in-depth analysis of thousands of social issues. Includes essays, journal articles, images, videos, podcasts, and more. A companion to the Opposing Viewpoints book series. (Provider: Gale)
- Oxford Reference Online
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Contains over 250 reference works published by Oxford University Press. (Provider: Oxford University Press)
- Points of View Reference Center
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A database of resources that present multiple sides of a current issue. Includes point/counterpoint essays, videos, primary source documents, news transcripts, and more. (Provider: EBSCO)
- Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
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Basic-level, general encyclopedia. (Provider: EBSCO)
Recommended Free Websites
- --> See also: ArtStor Database Guide (Mesa Library)
- --> See also: Interior Design 110 Research Guide (Mesa Library)
- American Society of Interior Designers - ASID
- ASID Knowledge Center Portal (Gateway to design research resources)
- California Council for Interior Design Certification - CCIDC
- International Interior Design Association - IIDA
- National Council for Interior Design Qualification
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Interior Designers
- Online Exhibit: A Century of Chairs (DesignMuseum.org)
- Online Exhibit: American Decorative Arts (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
- Online Exhibit: Miniature Rooms (Art Institute of Chicago)
- Online Library: Digital Library for Decorative Arts and Material Culture
- Sustainable Design: Build It Green (Green building in CA)
- Sustainable Design: BuildingGreen.com
- Sustainable Design: EDC - Environmental Design and Construction Magazine
- Sustainable Design: Forest Stewardship Council
- Sustainable Design: Green Building Blocks
- Sustainable Design: Green Seal (Non-profit organization offering sustainability standards)
- Sustainable Design: Greenguard Certification (from UL Environment)
- Sustainable Design: LEED - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
- Sustainable Design: Rainforest Alliance (Certifies wood products)
- Sustainable Design: Resources from the ASID Knowledge Center
- Sustainable Design: SCS Global Services (Leader in environmental sustainability certification)
- Sustainable Design: U.S. EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program
- Sustainable Design: U.S. Green Building Council
- Trade Association: American Lighting Association
- Trade Association: National Kitchen and Bath Association
- Universal Design/Access: ADA Standards (U.S. Access Board)
- Universal Design/Access: Center for Universal Design
