Design and Interior Architecture: Key Databases
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Key e-Resources for Product Design, Design Management and Interior Architecture, including:
Databases
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ACM Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Search or browse for full-text content from the Association for Computing Machinery publications, including journals, conference proceedings, magazines, and newsletters.
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Architects' Journal Buildings Library This link opens in a new window
Search or browse the AJ Buildings Library free collections only of photographs and drawings of architectural projects.
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Architecture.com This link opens in a new window
Search the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) library catalogue for abstracts and citations of journal articles.
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Art Full Text This link opens in a new window
Search for abstracts and citations of journal articles, including some with full text links, on art, architecture, film and photography.
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British Standards Online Library This link opens in a new window
Search or browse for full-text access to British Standards and other international standards.
Please see our How do I download British Standards Online documents? FAQ for further help.
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Design and Applied Arts Index This link opens in a new window
Search for abstracts and citations of journal articles and news items on topics including advertising, art, ceramics, crafts, fashion, glass, jewellery, industrial design, interior design, photography and textiles.
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DETAIL Inspiration This link opens in a new window
Search or browse for drawings, images, plans and technical information relevant to the study of architecture, building construction and structural engineering.
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Exact Editions This link opens in a new window
Search or browse the latest editions and archives of digital versions magazines.
The magazines available include: AnOther; Another Man; Art Monthly; Ceramic Review; Creative Review; Dazed and FX -
Flipster This link opens in a new window
Search or browse the latest editions and archives of digital versions of magazines.
The magazines available include: Aesthetica; Frame; Topos; Vogue and Wallpaper.
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GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
Search for abstracts and citations of journal articles and other scholarly content on topics including global warming, pollution, recycling, renewable energy and other sustainability issues.
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JSTOR Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection This link opens in a new windowAccess to archive journal and primary source collections on a broad range of subjects.Includes access to the following archive journal collections: Arts & Sciences I-XV; Business IV; Hebrew Journals; Ireland; Life Sciences; Lives of Literature; Public Health Journals; Security Studies; and Sustainability, and the following primary source collections: 19th Century British Pamphlets; World Heritage Sites: Africa; Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa; and Global Plants.
Maps
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Digimap This link opens in a new window
Twelve collections providing maps and map data of Great Britain. Data is available to download, print, view online or for use with appropriate software, such as geographical information systems (GIS) or computer-aided design (CAD).
Please see our How do I register for access to Digimap? FAQ for help with registration.
News
Subject specific and general news sources. National and international, local and regional.
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Nexis This link opens in a new window
Search or browse Nexis for news, market insights, biographies and information on companies, including from national, regional and international newspapers
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Gale OneFile News This link opens in a new window
Browse or search for articles from over 2,300 UK and international newspapers
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The Guardian: cities Hub for reporting and discussing urban life and the future of cities around the world from The Guardian (British daily newspaper).
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Landzine Showcasing landscape architecture projects made by landscape architects and architects from around the globe
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