EBRARY   Collection of ebooks (over 5000 titles) on the the following subjects: philosophy, psychology, religion, sociology, anthropology, history, political science, law, language, fine arts, education, science, and technology.ALERT: Internet Explorer 7.0 has some additional features that can interfere with site function. If you are experiencing problems we recommend using Mozilla Firefox.

Ad*Access: An Archive of U.S. & Canadian Print Ads (Duke University)   Presents images and information for more than 7,000 advertisements printed primarily in the United States from 1911 to 1955. Material is drawn from the J. Walter Thompson Company Competitive Advertisements Collection of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising, and Marketing History at Duke University. The advertisements are divided into five main subjects areas: Radio; Television; Transportation; Beauty and Hygiene; and World War II. Coverage: 1911 - 1955

ADFLIP: An Archive of Classic Print Ads   This archive provides access to more than 6,000 print advertisements published from 1940 to the present. Products advertised, including everything from dog food to DeSotos, are divided into 17 search categories, from automotive to travel, and eight themed categories such as comic books and obsolete products. The site may be searched by year, product type, and brand name. Derivation and publication details are provided. Coverage: 1940's - Present

AP Multimedia Archives: Photos, Text, Audio and Graphics   This resource provides access to over one million photographs dating back to 1826 and as current as a few moments ago, tens of thousands of graphics, audio files dating from the 1920's, and news stories dating from 1997. Coverage: Photos: 1826 - Present Audio & Graphics: 1920's - Present News & Texts: 1997 - Present ALERT: This resource is currently experiencing connection problems. Please check back later for access to this image/media collection.

ARTStor   is an online repository of digital images and related data which document artistic traditions across many times and cultures and embraces architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design as well as many other forms of visual culture. ARTStor gathers these images from several source collections which are the product of collaborations with libraries, museums, photographic archives, publishers, slide libraries, and individual scholars.

Digital Media Collection (LUNA/Insight)   high resolution digital images of major works of art, architecture, design and cartography

Ebsco Image Collection (EBSCOHost)   consists of over 100,000 total images representing a wide array of photos and maps, with an emphasis on world news and events. Other areas of coverage include contemporary and historical photos of people, places and the natural kingdom. Image categories are broken down as follows: * 70,000+ photos * 30,000+ images from Canadian Press * 1,200+ maps from MapQuest * 500+ photos from public domain sources

Fashion Design History Database   The images that comprise the Fashion Design History Database reflect the metamorphosis of women's fashion from the 1920s through the 1970s. Exploring themes of functionality and form, the designers whose work is represented in the database demonstrate the ways in which fashion has evolved along with women's changing roles.

ArtBibliographies Modern (CSA, Illumina)   provides abstracting of journal and magazine articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, and dissertations related to 19th through 21st century art, architecture, and design. TITLE LIST Coverage: 1974 - Present

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (CSA,Illumina)   provides abstracts for articles from scholarly journals and general interest magazines related to architecture and design, city planning, interior design, and historic preservation. TITLE LIST Coverage: 1741 - Present

Bibliography of the History of Art (CSA,Illumina)   provides indexing and abstracts for articles in periodicals covering European art from the 4th Century AD to the present, and American art from European discovery to the present. BHA is the successor to Art Literature International (RILA). TITLE LIST Coverage: 1973 - Present

DAAI: Design and Applied Arts Index (CSA, Illumina)   provides abstracting and indexing for articles related to the applied arts: fashion, industrial design, interior design, graphic design, typography, illustration, book design, photography, advertising, marketing, retail design, packaging, ceramics, glass, architecture and jewelry. Also provides data on nearly 50,000 designers, studios, workshops, and firms. TITLE LIST Coverage: 1973 - present

DAR: Design Abstracts Retrospective (CSA)   DAR forms a retrospective complement to Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI), covering design journals and yearbooks published between 1900 and 1987, the year in which DAAI began, with a particular focus on titles that have not been indexed or abstracted before.

Women's Wear Daily Archive   Includes full-text articles from Women's Wear Daily from 1994-present. Coverage: 1994 - present ALERT: To open a PDF file, right-click (Windows) or hold down the mouse button (Mac OS) on the link to the PDF file, then choose Save Link As from the pop-up menu. In the Save As dialog box, specify a name and location for the PDF file, and then click Save. Select the PDF file you saved and click Open.

Art Full Text & Retrospective Index (WilsonWeb)   Provides indexing, abstracts and fulltext of articles from art, architecture and design-related magazines, journals yearbooks, and museum bulletins. Coverage: Indexing, 1924 - 1996 Fulltext, 1997 - Present

JSTOR Arts & Sciences I-V plus Compliment   Full text archive of scholarly humanities and social sciences journals with access from the first issue of each title to as recent as 5 years ago (depending upon the title). Updated monthly. Coverage: 1800's - 2000's (Embargoed)

AskART Academic   Provides historical auction records with images, graphs showing historical art trends, and an image gallery covering over 120,000 artists.

Reed SmartBuilding Index   Directory of architecture firms and businesses in the U.S. derived from the complete ProFile database and the Architects Sourcebook. Published by CMD and The American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Sweets Product Marketplace   This database provides detailed product information for the construction industry. Please note that additional information is provided in the print and CD-ROM versions of this product available in the Gimbel Library. Coverage: current

Biography Resource Center (Gale)   Full text biographies of more than 320,000 people from around the world and throughout history. Updated weekly.

Material Connexion   Material ConneXion is database for information about new and innovative materials. Through comprehensive innovative materials libraries located on three continents and our project-specific custom materials research group, Material ConneXion provides all disciplines of design development: product, packaging, architectural, interior, apparel and more, with both a creative and competitive edge.

Mintel Reports   Mintel Reports deliver thorough market analysis while unravelling the complexities of consumer behaviour. Intricate issues are examined with clarity, revealing marketing opportunities and weaknesses. Insightful and accurate information keeps you in touch with specific market landscapes as well as larger social trends.

Oxford Art Online (Oxford University Press)   A gateway that offers users the ability to access and search the vast content of Grove Art Online and Oxford art reference materials (Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms) in one location.

Rhizome @ The New Museum   Rhizome.org is new media art online community that "supports the creation, presentation, discussion and preservation of contemporary art using new technologies in significant ways. Rhizome's core activities include commissions, email discussions and publications, the web site, and events. The Rhizome.org community is geographically dispersed, and includes artists, curators, writers, designers,programmers, students, educators and new media professionals.

Fashion Snoops   Fashion Snoops is the creator of fashionsnoops.com, the leading US-based online forecasting and trend analysis service. The service provides fashion companies with practical and timely answers to the burning question of "what direction should my line take next season?" It supports fashion professionals with fresh information from the international runway, trade show and retail scenes, as well as with in-depth analysis on up-coming trends in design themes, colors, key bodies, graphics, and more.

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