Sources of Information on Art, Design and Architecture
A. My own field of interest as a graduate student is graphic and and especially web-page design. This page will compile specific instances of the general categories on sources of information on art, design and architecture
B. LIST OF SOURCES:
library catalogs, electronic catalog search system, indexes in the format of CD-ROMs as Bilkent Library Information Services System (BLISS) in the Bilkent University Library, search engines in the internet, virtual libraries like Library of Congress and virtual museums are some of the guides to reference sources.
a. Guides to reference sources:
- Jensen, Cary. Harvard Graphics: The Complete Reference. Berkeley: Osborne McGraw-Hill,
1990.
- Jones, Lois S. Art Information: Research Methods and Resources. 2nd. ed. Iowa: Oryx Press, 1986.
- Lem, Dean Phillip, Graphics Masters 5: A Workbook of Planning Aids, Reference Guides. Los
Angeles: D.L. Associates, 1993.
- Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory. New Providence: R.R.Bowter, 2001.
- Walford, Albert John. Walford's Concise Guide to Reference Material. London: Library
Association, 1992.
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b. Encyclopedias:
- Romano, Richard M. The GATF Encyclopedia of Graphic Communications. Upper Saddle Ri:
Prentice Hall PTR, 1998.
- Stevenson, George A. Graphic Arts Encyclopedia. New York: Design Press, 1992.
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c. Specialty dictionaries, handbooks:
- Graphics, Design, and Printing Terms : An International Dictionary. London: Lund Humphries,
1989.
- Harper's Dictionary of The Graphic Arts. New York: Harper and Row, 1963.
- The Language of Computer Graphics : A Dictionary of Terms and Concepts. London:
Architecture Design and Techno, 1990.
- McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Art. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1969.
- Miller, Anistatia R., Graphic Design Speak: A Visual Dictionary for Designers and Clients. Rockport Publishers, 1999.
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d. Indices
- Art Index. Bronx, New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1929-.
- Arts and Humanities Citation Index.
- Current Contents, Arts and Humanities
- Design and Applied Arts Index. England: Design Documentation Burwash, 1988.
- Index to Art Periodicals. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1992.
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e. Abstracts
- Art Bibliographies Modern: Abstracts of Books, Periodical Articles. Oxford: European
Bibliographic Center, 1994.
- Communication Abstracts. Beverly Hills : Sage Publications.
- Graphic Arts Bulletin of The Institute of Paper Science and Technology. Atlanta, GA: The
Institute, 1992.
- Worldwide Art Catalogue Bulletin. Ithaca, NY: Worldwide Books, 1963.
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C. LIST OF PRINTED SOURCES:
- Art Institute Of Chicago Museum Studies.
- Art Journal. New York: College Art Association, 1941.
- Art Libraries Journal
- ArtNews. New York: Artnews Associates, 1902.
- Communication Arts. Palo Alto: Coyne and Blanchard, 1969.
- Computer Graphics World. Westford: PennWell Publishing Co., 1978.
- Creative Review. London: Marketing Week, 1993-Monthly.
- Design Issues. Chicago: University of Illinois at Chicago, 1984.
- Design Methods: Theoržes, Research, Education And Practice.
- Digital Creativity. The Netherlands: Swets & Zeitlinger, 1997.
- Eye: The International Review of Graphic Design. London: Wordsearch, Ltd.
- FX: Design, Business and Society. Chelmsford: ETP Ltd.,1999.
- Graphic Arts Monthly. New York, NY: Cahners Publishing Company, 1929.
- Graphics World. Maidstone: Graphics World Publications Ltd., 1977.
- Graphis. Zurich: Amstutz and Herdeg.
- International Journal of Art and Design Education.
- Journal of Design History.
- Visual Computer. International Journal of Computer Graphics. Berlin: International Computer
Graphic, 1985.
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D.All the specific sources listed above are available at Bilkent University Library. There are also other alternative libraries to reach them as, Library of Middle East Technical University or National Library. We can look up in the library catalogs as well.
E. LIST OF ELECTRONIC JOURNALS, MAILING LISTS AND DISCUSSION GROUPS:
Electronic journals concerning graphic design, art and web page design are as follows:
Some mailing lists about graphic design and web page design that can be reached are:
Some of the discussion groups on the net are:
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F. SIGNIFICANT LOCATIONS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB:
On the internet the are search engines like
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There are also virtual museums and libraries which can be reached via internet. Some of them are as follows:
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This page is prepared by Funda SENOVA, 96030950.
Page Created: 26.10.2002, Last Updated: 24.11.2002