InfoGuides: Industrial Design (IDDE): Databases

Last Updated: Feb 22, 2023 10:13 AM

Databases -- Best Bets

Databases help you find journal articles, images and video tutorials. Below are selected key databases to assist you with your discovery and research.

Article/Journal

DAAI: Design and Applied Arts Index This link opens in a new window
Identifies articles in the design (computer, graphic, interior, and industrial) disciplines along with crafts.
Art & Architecture Source This link opens in a new window
Covers journal articles in art, craft, design, film photography and more.
Arts & Humanities Database This link opens in a new window
Full-Text journal articles in many disciplines including, art, craft, design, film and animation and photography.

Materials Resources

Material ConneXion This link opens in a new window
A library of over 5,000 materials and processes used in design development.

Image Collections

ARTstor This link opens in a new window
Content includes over 2 million images covering art, architecture, archaeology and photography. Software tools support teaching and research uses. DONATED: From the C. B. Neblette Collection on Photography and Reprography.

Video Tutorials

LinkedIn Learning This link opens in a new window
An online learning platform with video tutorials in a number of disciplines: 3D, video, business, photography, web design, graphic design, and more. Many tutorials are captioned. As of December 14, 2021, LinkedIn Learning will no longer be accessible to learners logging in from the Chinese Mainland.