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A-Z Databases
Find the best library databases for your research.
Alternate Name(s):papers, essays, humanities, social science, multidisciplinary
Academic Search Complete contains articles and books from nearly every area of academic study, including the social sciences, humanities, and art and design.
A&AePortal features eBooks published by institutions such as Yale, MIT, Harvard, and the Art Institute of Chicago. These holdings cover art, art history, and architecture across the world and throughout time. The software also allows instructors to create custom coursepacks for students.
Art & Architecture Source covers articles, ebooks, and images in a broad range of related subjects, from fine, decorative, and commercial art, to various areas of architecture and architectural design.
This reference resource provides access to full-text information, both in-depth and overviews, on a wealth of subjects, from people groups to history to designer biographies.
Alternate Name(s):humanities, fine arts, essays, papers, multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, social science, art history
EBSCO is a one-stop shop for both broad and in-depth research; it is a collection of twenty academic databases in a variety of subjects, including Omni Full Text and an immense collection of eBooks.
Flipster provides digital access to a selection of the Library's print periodicals, including "ArtForum International," "Car & Driver," and "Vogue." Both mobile and computer friendly, users can download current issues and (limited) past issues.
Alternate Name(s):art history, fine arts, artists, contemporary art, primary source
The College for Creative Studies Digital Scholarship unit manages over 300,000 digital images with metadata for presentations, research, browsing, inspiration, and archival purposes using Luna software.
Alternate Name(s):color and materials, materiality, open access
Material Order is a free, multi-institution database of design material collections with over 2,600 types of materials, each with a picture and a description of the material properties.