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HOW TO FIND DESIGN INFORMATION |
Books
The main area for books on Design theory and Industrial design is 745.2-745.4 , but design books are scattered throughout the library.
Click on the subjects below for a list of library items on that topic, or browse the shelves at these numbers:
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Remember to look in the Large Book section - many design books are too big to fit in the ordinary shelves!
New books
For information on our latest books, visit the Design Recent Picks MyLibrary page and the Graphic Design & Arts section of the Library Art Resources page.
Reference books
There is some Reference material on design, not available for loan, kept in the Arts, Music & Literature Reference section at the Central Library, near the Enquiries desk at the south end of the 1st Floor.
Useful titles include:
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Searching the catalogue:
- If you know the item you are after, you can do a title or author search.
- If you aren't after a particular item, select Subjects as the Search Type. Enter the word 'design' plus your area of interest e.g. design skateboards.
- If this search produces too few results, repeat the search but leave out the word 'design' OR choose the Search Type Keyword and enter the same words.
- Try alternative words or broader terms than the exact topic needed, e.g. decoration instead of design, theater instead of stage, entertainment instead of theater.
- Truncate search terms with an asterisk if you are unsure of the correct spelling or to broaden a search, e.g. design* will search for design, designers, designs etc., theat* will search for theater, theatre, theatrical etc.
Magazines
Most Design magazines are held on the 1st Floor of the Central Library, on both sides of the main stairwell.
Branch libraries hold a smaller selection of general interest titles.
Check the catalogue to see if the Library has a particular magazine title.
Design magazines held at WCL include:
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We hold long runs (sometimes incomplete) of many design magazines, such as Graphis (from 1968) and Vogue French (from 1949); check the catalogue to see if we have the dates you want. If you are interested in general magazine design or advertising, we have back issues of periodicals such as Time (from 1936) and National Geographic (from 1923).
Art and design periodicals are not well indexed. If you are after an article on a specific subject, check the catalogue to see if the magazine is indexed, try our online resources including Art Index CD-ROM, or ask at Art Music & Literature Enquiries if there are relevant paper indexes available.
See which other design magazines we have by clicking on these subjects:
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Online resources
Check out the Arts & Music area of mygateway.info for access to online design resources. Full-text versions of several design magazines are available through the Ebsco database, including Architectural Record, Computer Graphics World and Design Issues.
The Library Art Resources page includes links to recommended websites on art and design.
The CD-ROM Art Index is available for use in the library - ask at the Art Music & Literature desk, South end (Civic Square) of the 1st Floor.
