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Welcome! This guide will help you find the best information sources for Design

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Library databases are online collections that search quality journal, magazine, newspaper and other academic sources.

 

Most of our databases are searchable on our library discovery service, this means you can search several databases at once.

However, some databases will have to be searched separately. 

Click on the Databases button on the library website to:

  • see a full listing of our databases
  • see which ones are indexed on our library discovery service
  • search each database individually

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Key Databases

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Academic Search Ultimate

Content: Full-text journal articles, newspapers, images

Subjects: Wide range of subjects including Fine Art, Design, Arts, Education, Culture and more.

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Art Full Text (H.W. Wilson) online database image card

Art Full Text (H.W. Wilson)

Content:  Full-text articles, abstracts, and reproductions

Subjects: Fine, Decorative and Commercial Art, Photography, Film and Architecture.

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Donegal
Galway & Mayo
Sligo & St Angela's

 

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i2i National Standards

Content: Full text access to current NSAI Irish Standards: straight IS (Irish Standards) EN (European Norms) and ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation).

Subjects: Multidisciplinary

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JSTOR

Content: Archive of full-text journal articles, book chapters and high-quality images curated from museums and archives around the world.

Subjects:  Fine Art, Design, Arts, Culture, History, Education and more.

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Oxford Academic Journals

Content: Full- text articles

Subjects: Wide range of subjects including Arts, Social Sciences, Education and Culture.

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Springer Journals

Content:  Full-text articles, abstracts, indexing of journal articles, books and research material.

Subjects:  Education, Anthropology, Criminology, International Relations, Political Science, Linguistics, Sociology, Architecture, Arts, Textiles & Fashion and more.

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Taylor & Francis

Content: Full-text journal articles

Subjects: Wide range of subjects including Arts, Education, Social Sciences, Museum & Heritage Studies

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Search tips

Search Tips

  • Plan your search. Brainstorm keywords and synonyms. For example, genes, genetic, hereditary, congenital, inherited.
  • Most databases have an Advanced Search option. Use it to focus your search.
  • Use "quote marks" to search for phrases. For example, "genetic disorders"

Science Direct Topic Finder

The Topic Finder at the bottom of the Science Direct database page is an excellent tool to find the most relevant excerpts, definitions and related content for science related terms. It provides definitions and detailed descriptions for words related to a wide range of Science disciplines. 

Access the Topics page by scrolling to the bottom of the page on ScienceDirect and clicking on "Browse by Topic".


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