Bibliography Resources
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- AHRnet: Art History Research net This link opens in a new windowFour related and cross-searchable databases including ReVIEW, a digitized, fully-searchable collection of rare out of print decorative and fine arts journals from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries; Arts + Architecture ProFILES, a biographical dictionary of modern designers, craftspeople, artists and architects; Arts: Search Research Guides on a variety of art-related topics; and DAR: Design Abstracts Retrospective, a retrospective of DAAI: Design & Applied Arts Index. DAR provides access to more than 70 design and design-related journals, from 1900-1986. See also DAAI: Design and Applied Arts Index.
- Art Full Text (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowSelectively indexes and abstracts articles from art-related periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins published throughout the world. Also indexes dissertations and art reproductions. Many articles in full text.
- Artstor on JSTOR This link opens in a new windowA cross-disciplinary collection of millions of high-quality images, curated from the world's leading museums and archives. Browse or search for images, save images to "Workspace" folders, download, share, make presentations, and more. And, with Artstor’s images integrated alongside JSTOR’s library of full-text scholarship and other media, users can more easily situate image content in a historical, critical, or cultural context.
- Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive listing of journal articles published worldwide on architecture, city planning, interior design, landscape architecture, historic preservation, and sustainable design. Coverage is primarily from the 1930s to the present (with selective coverage dating back to the 1740s). No full text. Request articles via Get It For Me.
- OnArchitecture This link opens in a new windowThe OnArchitecture collection features videos of interviews with contemporary architects and critics. It provides insight into current trends in architecture. It features material documents and additional audiovisuals about the main authors and architects in today’s building culture. OnArchitecture is indexed and provides links to associated segments. Links between different authors and the design projects are organized to provide a comprehensive assimilation of works and their influences.
Architecture Online Resources
- Royal Institute of British ArchitectsThe Royal Institute of British Architects is a global professional membership body driving excellence in architecture. We serve our members and society in order to deliver better buildings and places, stronger communities and a sustainable environment. Being inclusive, ethical, environmentally aware and collaborative underpins all that we do.
- USModernistA 501C3 Nonprofit Educational Archive for the Documentation, Preservation, and Promotion of Modernist Architecture.
Architecture and Art History
- AHRnet: Art History Research net This link opens in a new windowFour related and cross-searchable databases including ReVIEW, a digitized, fully-searchable collection of rare out of print decorative and fine arts journals from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries; Arts + Architecture ProFILES, a biographical dictionary of modern designers, craftspeople, artists and architects; Arts: Search Research Guides on a variety of art-related topics; and DAR: Design Abstracts Retrospective, a retrospective of DAAI: Design & Applied Arts Index. DAR provides access to more than 70 design and design-related journals, from 1900-1986. See also DAAI: Design and Applied Arts Index.
- DAAI: Design and Applied Arts Index (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowCovers a wealth of research topics in design--from architecture to packaging, marketing to advertising, photography to typography, metalworking to multimedia, and industrial design to interior design. Indexes and abstracts more than 130,000 research articles, reports, reviews, and news items from over 500 design and craft journals and newspapers. Also provides information on more than 50,000 designers, craftspeople, studios, workshops, and firms. Database subfiles include an international directory of educational institutions that offer courses in design and craft and an international directory of design and craft periodicals. See also Design Abstracts Retrospective.
- Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new windowThe gateway to Oxford’s art reference works, including the peer-reviewed Grove Dictionary of Art, an all-inclusive scholarly art encyclopedia, and the Benezit Dictionary of Artists, a comprehensive resource for artist biographies. Includes thousands of articles that span ancient to contemporary art and architecture. Excellent starting point for authoritative information about artists and architects, art movements and periods, and art theory. Also includes The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, and the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics. Regularly updated. Only a few people can use this database at one time.