The most relevant databases for Art and Design students are:
a-n: The Artists Information Company - Full-text journal articles, artists' toolkits, research papers.
Art Full Text - full text plus abstracts and indexing of an international array of over 300 peer-selected publications; with expanded coverage of Latin American, Canadian, Asian and non-Western art, new artists and contemporary art etc
ARTbibliographies Modern - Provides abstracts of the current literature of modern art, photography and design
Design and Applied Arts Index - abstracts and bibliographic records for articles, news items, and reviews published in design and applied arts periodicals from 1973 onward
JSTOR Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection - essential titles in the fields of music, film studies, folklore, performing arts, religion, and the history and study of art and architecture. Please note that this is not a current issues database.
LS:N Global - a consumer insight and trend forecasting network (only available on campus).
WGSN (Worth Global Style Network and WGSN-Homebuildlife) - fashion website containing downloadable images which may be used for teaching and learning purposes, as well as market and industry news, fashion retailing information and designer profiles.
Art and Architecture Archive - Search or browse this archive of consumer and trade magazines covering topics including applied art, architecture, architectural history, fine art, industrial design, interior design, landscape design, photography, restoration and sculpture.
Artforum Archive - Search or browse the archive of the magazine Artforum. Articles date from 1962 to 2020 and cover a wide range of contemporary art forms, including painting, body art, video/audio art, and performance art.
Artstor - Search or browse over 2 million images, spread across 300 collections and sourced from international archives, galleries and museums.
Oxford Art Online - Search for articles and images on ancient to modern art and architecture from sources including the Grove Dictionary of Art.
punctum books - Search or browse for Open Access eBooks on humanities topics including: social sciences; fine arts; and architecture & design.
VADS - Search or browse 140,000 arts, architecture, design, fashion and media images from over 300 UK collections.
If you would like help using any of these resources you can book a tutorial with your subject librarian.
