Databases: Below are just a few recommended databases related to topics of architecture and design that have content readily available online. A full list of databases can be found on the library website.
Selected databases specialized in art, architecture, and design
- Artstor - A database of over 2 million images of art, architecture, design, science, technology, anthropology and more!
- Avery Index- indexes major architectural periodicals and provides information on architecture, landscape architecture, interior design
- DAAI- abstracts of articles on design and applied art
- Detail Inspiration -a full-text database with images and technical information from DETAIL magazine
- Grove Dictionary of Art Online - contains articles on every aspect of the visual arts
- MaterialConnexion - information about thousands of innovative materials
- Pidgeon Digital- a collection of video talks by architects and designers
- Stash - online video archive of design, animation, and VFX
General content databases
- EbscoHost -allows for searching simultaneously several databases
- JSTOR - Database containing full-text articles covering a wide range of subjects.
- OmniFile access to full-text articles on a variety of subjects
Databases maintained by the Littman Library