Design and computation arts subject guide

• Sofia Discovery tool (online resource): this is the online tool that Concordia University Library uses to manage its collection. Sofia provides access to publications including books and e-books, journals, eJournal articles, videos and e-videos, etc.
• Google Books (search engine): this resource identifies citations as well as partial and fully digitized books.

Design and Art Databases

• Design and applied arts index (database): DAAI gives access to a wide range of international design journals, magazines and other publications 
• Art Full Text (H.W.Wilson) (database): provides access to art abstracts, articles, and full-text articles from art journals covering all periods of art plus some design journals
• Artbibliographies modern (database): ABM provides extensive coverage of international journal articles including historical and contemporary art
• Avery Index: Architectural Periodicals (dabase): this resources gives access to articles on the subject of architecture and decorative arts (subscription ends June 30, 2026)
• ProQuest Arts Databases (database): this resources cross-searches several ProQuest databases for art and design journal articles including Artbibliographies modern (ABM) | Design & Applied Arts Index (DAAI) | International Bibliography Art (IBA)

Computation Arts - Other  Databases to consider

• ACM Digital Library (database): ACM provides access to full text and abstracts of journals covering computer science,  software engineering, networking, and more 
• Communication & Mass Media Complete (database): provides access to articles confering cultural communication, media studies, film, etc.
• IEEE Xplore (database): this resource covers publishing in many fields including circuits, communication systems, computer engineering, robotics and more
• INSPEC (Engineering village) (database): this resource covers publishing in fields such as electrical engineering, electronic, computing, and more

Interdisciplinary Databases

• Academic Search Complete (database): this resource provides access to scholarly, multidisciplinary literature including journals, monographs, report, etc.
• Erudit Scholarly Journals (CRKN) (online platform): this resource provides access to English and French journals, magazines, theses, etc. published in Quebec, Canada, and elsewhere
• JSTOR (database): provides access to journal abstracts and articles from a wide range of fields. It also includes a database of art images
• Google Scholar (search engine): searches the internet for academic publishing in the form of books and journal articles from a wide range of disciplines (may be set up to provide access to content available at Concordia Library, Settings for Library - Concordia)

• CORE (database): this resource provides access to open access research papers worldwide (apply the filter Type: Thesis to your results)
• Open Access Theses and Dissertations (database): OATD gives access to theses and dissertations from around the world
  
• ProQuest Theses and Dissertations (database): PQTD provies access to theses and dissertations from around the world
• Spectrum Research Repository (database): Concordia University's openly accessible, digital repository fro theses, dissertations and other research
• Theses Canada (database): provides openly accessible Canadian theses and dissertations 
• Find: Theses, dissertations and research papers (website): this Concordia webpage provides tips, strategies, and links to theses, dissertations and research papers at Concordia and elsewhere

• Assemblage (eJournal, 1986-2000)
• Design and Culture (eJournal, 2009- )
• Design Issues (eJournal, 1984- )
• Design Quarterly (eJournal, 1954-1996)
• Design Studies (eJournal, 1988- )
• Fashion Theory (eJournal, 1997-2010)
• International Journal of Design (eJournal, 2007- )
• Journal of Design History (eJournal, 1988- )
• Surface Design (eJournal, 1998- )
• West 86th (eJournal, 2011- )

• archives.design (website): this digital archive provides access to graphic design related items that are available on the Internet Archives. Compiled and curated by Valery Marier
• Material District (database): this resource showcases innovative new materials and their potential uses
• Material Order (database): this resource documents design material collections at several US academic and cultural institutions