Dr. Michelle Jackson-Beckett, Senior Lecturer in the department of Design History and Theory, has kindly helped us to compile this LibGuide to provide you with the most relevant research tools.
Most popular databases
Art and Architecture CompleteThis link opens in a new windowWhy search here?
Art and Architecture Complete covers all areas of visual arts and architecture.
What’s included?
This comprehensive database indexes more than 1500 journals, about 370 of them are available as full text, in addition to providing about 200 e-books and a collection of about 63000 images. (as of August 2023)
ARTbibliographies modernWhy search here?
ABM has a special focus on all categories of modern and contemporary art, including photography and design.
What’s included?
ARTbibliographies Modern (ABM) is an important reference database for modern and contemporary art, featuring articles from national and international specialized journals.
Art Index RetrospectiveThis link opens in a new windowWhy search here?
The database covers all art categories, including design.
What’s included?
This database provides references to around 600 publications, i.e. gives an overview of articles, yearbooks and museum periodicals published between 1929 and 1984. (as of August 2023)
DAAI - Design and Applied Arts IndexThis link opens in a new windowWhy search here?
DAAI focuses on graphic design, industrial design and all categories of applied arts (from industrial design, furniture, ceramics, glass and jewelry to fashion, textile arts and book art).
What’s included?
DAAI is a reference database for abstracts and bibliographic records from journals, reviews and exhibition catalogs on the subject of design and applied arts published from 1973 onwards. The database contains 212000 records, with around 1200 being added each month. (as of August 2023)
Database Info System (DBIS)This link opens in a new windowWhy search here?
The databases are organized in subject areas and presented in a brief description along with their database type and a link to the relevant database.
What’s included?
DBIS is an online index of the databases licensed by the Library. In addition, it’s possible to search for free-access scientific databases available on the Internet.
