Interior Design: Overview

This guide is designed to steer the Interior Design student to Library resources specific to their concentrations. If you are conducting research for a course outside of your department (e.g. Liberal Arts), a different guide may be appropriate. The Library staff is also committed to helping you personally.
 

Related Guides:

Color Resources guide (click HERE).
Material Research guide (click HERE).
Material Collection guide (click HERE).

Reference Sources (Encyclopedias, Dictionaries):

• Basic overview of subject 
• Quick lookup of factual information
• Recommendations for more in-depth information  

Books:

• Print or electronic
• In-depth research 
• Analysis of an issue's context
• Historical information  

Articles:

• Print periodicals or article databases
• Narrowly focused analysis
• Detailed findings from individual studies
• Current information and trends 

Images and Videos:

• Visual learning option
• Technology instruction
• Curated image collections give access to high quality images for research

Material Samples:

• Tactile interaction with textiles, metals, plastics, wood, glass, tiles, paper
• Color swatches from many companies and color systems