LibGuides: Interior Design: Getting Started

Research Methods

The designer's guide to doing research [electronic resource] : applying knowledge to inform design by Sally Augustin, Cindy Coleman.
Research-Inspired Design by Lily B. Robinson; Alexandra T. Parman
Call Number: NK 2116.4 R63 2010
Evidence-Based Design for Interior Designers by Linda L. Nussbaumer
Call Number: NK 2116.4 N87 2009
Interior Design and Architecture: critical and primary sources by Mark Taylor (Editor)

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Electronic Databases and Resources

Fairchild Books Interior Design Library
Fairchild Books Interior Design Library offers all-in-one digital access to just under 70 acclaimed textbooks and dedicated supplementary resources from Fairchild Books, to support course delivery and learning across the entire interior design curriculum.

IES Lighting Library by Illuminating Engineering Society,
The Lighting Library™ is the new online platform that updates, expands, and replaces the 2010 Lighting Handbook and previous versions of all IES standards. Contains full set of IES standards, divided into five Collections, with features that allow you to annotate, bookmark, find references and utilize the exclusive Interactive Illuminance Selector tool.
N.B.: Access is only possible using Onelog. Review the Context tab and then follow procedures for either PC or Mac.

Art & Architecture Source This link opens in a new window
Covers fine, decorative and commercial art, and various areas of architecture and architectural design. Features full-text articles as well as detailed indexing and abstracts for journals, books, and podcasts.
BuildingGreen
Access to 3 integrated databases of authoritative information on sustainable building. All content from Environmental Building News, the directory of building green products listed in GreenSpec®, and 200+ case studies of high performance buildings
Knovel This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive content collection includes material properties, process and design information, best practices, equations and formulations for specific industries and engineering disciplines.

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Material ConneXion
Information on over 7,000 of today's most innovative materials. Tip: click on "Materials Database" tab.
Art Index
Indexes art, architecture, and urban planning articles.
GreenFILE
Articles on all aspects of human impact to the environment, includes government documents and reports. Full-text content.
Statista
Find statistics, consumer survey results and industry studies from over 18000 sources on over 60000 topics.
Academic Video Online (AVON)
AVON delivers 68,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counselling, film, health, history, music, and more. It includes a variety of video material available with curricular relevance: documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, news programs and newsreels, and demonstrations. Patrons will also find thousands of award-winning films, including Academy®, Emmy®, and Peabody® winners.
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Kanopy
Kanopy is an on-demand streaming video platform for public libraries and universities that offers viewers a large collection of award-winning films and documentaries.
Permissions include - in-class showings; making clips, linking and embedding in the Learning Hub. Social showings can also be provided for student groups as long as no admission is charged.

Google Scholar

Google Scholar
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LinkedIn Learning

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Interior Design: Getting Started

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