Library Databases
These are subscription databases provided by Fleet Library. To use them, sign into your library account.
- Art and Architecture Source This link opens in a new windowArticles on fine, decorative and commercial art, architecture and design including HW Wilson’s Art databases.
- Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals This link opens in a new windowArticles from international journals in architecture, design, landscape architecture, city planning, interior design, historic preservation, and decoration. 1934 to present. For tips on how to use, see our Avery Index guide.
- Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI) This link opens in a new windowArticles, news items, and reviews published in design and applied arts journals from 1973 to present. Subjects: Advertising, packaging and product design, Architecture, Crafts, Ceramics, glass and jewelry, Industrial design, Graphic design, Fashion and textiles, Sustainable design, Furniture and interior design, and Fiber arts.
- Encyclopedia of Aesthetics (2 ed.) This link opens in a new windowFeaturing 815 articles by distinguished scholars from many fields and countries, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics is a comprehensive survey of major concepts, thinkers, and debates about the meaning, uses, and value of all the arts—from painting and sculpture to literature, music, theater, dance, television, film, and popular culture.
- Materiom This link opens in a new windowThe Materiom platform gathers the world of regenerative material solutions (biomaterials) to optimize and match them to real-world needs. The Materiom community includes material scientists, designers, engineers, data scientists, and sustainability experts. Create an account to access the Materiom materials database.
- USModernist Library This link opens in a new windowOpen access PDFs of nearly every major US 20th-century architecture magazine. Full editions, downloadable, and free. No login required.
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Periodicals
RISD has many periodicals (magazines and journals) which focus on furniture design and interior decoration in general. To determine if the library has print or online access to a periodical, search the Publication Finder (formerly the E-Journals Index) or ask a Research & Instruction Librarian for assistance.