The best way to find journal articles is to try keyword searching in LibrarySearch, using the Everything tab. However, you may also want to try searching directly in some of the databases that contribute to LibrarySearch. Here's a list of the best ones for the subject area.
Print version only, not current, shelved in Merchiston Abstracts & Indexes Section
These can all be found in Merchiston Library. Search for them in LibrarySearch to find the shelfmark.
Domus: facsimile/reprint of issues from 1928-1999 of the Italian style magazine
You will find a range of titles relating to art and design in the classification range 700-769.
A list of specialist databases to explore:
BoB (Box of Broadcasts) National is an innovative shared online off-air TV and radio recording service for UK higher and further education institutions. It contains over a million items, including an archive of all BBC TV and radio content dating from 2007.
BoB enables all staff and students in subscribing institutions to choose and record any scheduled broadcast programme from 60+ TV and radio channels. You can also edit programmes into clips, create playlists, embed clips into Moodle, share items via social media and generate reference citations.
Please note that our BoB licence is for educational purposes only, and only for use within the UK.
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Call into Merchiston Library to browse your favourite journals. We have a number of art, design & communication journals in print format:
Aesthetica - Architects' journal - Architectural digest - Architectural review - Architecture and urbanism - Blueprint - Computer arts - Creative review - El croquis - Design week - Detail - Domus - Eye - Form (Germany) - Form (Sweden) - Frame - Icon - ID - Interior design - Print - RIBA journal - Urban realm /Prospect - Volume - Wallpaper
You'll find all these filed alphabetically by title in the rolling shelving at the ends of the Main Stock area. These are for use in the library only.
You can explore electronic journals by using LibrarySearch, clicking the Journal Search tab at the top, and typing in keywords.
British Standards Online, is the most current site for all BSI publications. Updated daily, the site includes over 38,500 current, draft and historic British Standards, more than 16,000 of which are BSI adopted European and International standards.
To download British Standards PDFs you need to use the FileOpen plug-in.
Top tips for using BSOL:
Design - General
Design Council Information about the work of the Council, education, projects, Design Journal, industry links
RSA student design awards The RSA's student annual awards scheme offers a range of challenging projects which comment on the changing role of the designer in relation to society, technology and culture.
Design Observer - design news website presented by AIGA, professional association for design based in New York
Designers & Books Designers recommend books that inspire creativity, innovation and invention
Design Research Society "The Society is international in outlook, with a design research network across 35 countries". The site includes a small collection of links.
Design History Society Information about the society, conferences, competitions, electronic discussion list, regional network, links to related sites
The Design Business Association "The Design Business Association exists to promote professional excellence through productive partnerships between commerce and the design industry to champion effective design which improves the quality of people's lives."
Products & interiors
Graphic design / typography / multimedia
Architecture
Art - General
Museums and heritage interpretation
Culture 24 "Latest news, exhibition reviews, links, event listings and education resources from thousands of UK museums, galleries, heritage sites, archives and libraries, all in one place."
National Museums of Scotland News and events, details of the collections
Artfund - providing funding for purchases for a huge range of galleries and museums in the UK. The website is excellent for keeping up to date with exhbitions and events around the country.