Design & Human Environment

Managing Your Research

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:05:04 -0700

Ingenta Register and receive notifications of new issues and their content. You can also create "search alerts" and receive notifications if articles match searches you've registered.

Bibliographic managment software : EndNote & more

Search Alerts Many databases let you save and return to searches and receive updates when new information is published on your topic(s)

Keeping Current with Research . Information about RSS feeds, social bookmarking, and more.

Using this Guide

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:51:29 -0700

Design and the human environment is an interdisciplinary area of study, encompassing business and marketing, interior and apparel design, health and environmental science, sociology and anthropology. This page of the DHE Research Guide includes general resources useful for all areas of study. Other pages in the Guide suggest specific resources for:

Apparels & Textiles
Housing and Interiors
Retail & Consumers

OSU Department of Design and Human Environment

Sustainable Housing

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:54:05 -0700

Matzdorf House. Photo by Jeff Van Campen. Flickr Creative Commons

Find articles

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:27:14 -0700

Style Guides

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:39:51 -0700

Elaine Pedersen, Design and Human Environment Style Guide (2004)

APA Citation Style

Citation Machine A bibliography maker that produces citations in APA format

Find Images You Have Permission to Use

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:58:41 -0700

Flickr - Advanced Search Screen

Images that have been licensed by their creators with a Creative Commons license - telling you how you can legally and ethically use their photos. Show me

Labeling and citing images

Even when the images you use are copyright free, you should acknowledge the creator and indicate the source.

For examples of using MLA style to fully cite images you use in a research paper, click here: citing images

Please be aware of legal restrictions on the use of images. Boston University has a useful webpage on Image Copyright .

Printing Posters

Student Media Services (Main Floor, Valley Library): production and printing services funded by student activity fees.

Find Books: Catalogs

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:10:24 -0700

OSU Libraries Catalog

Summit (Orbis Cascades) Catalog
Academic libraries in Oregon and Washington. Request books not at OSU (or checked out) and have them sent here in 3-4 working days

Suggest books you'd like the library to purchase.

Borrowing from other libraries

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:11:33 -0700

Books:

First see if a book is available through Summit. If it's not, request it through WorldCat.

Articles in journals:

Request through InterLibrary Loan. Articles are delivered electronically, so the turnaround time is often 24 hours or less but may take up to 5 working days.

Encyclopedias and Other Reference Sources

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:02:23 -0700

Oxford Art Online Includes articles on textiles of nations and cultures, fashion and dress.

The following reference books are located in the Valley Library's Reference collection on the main (2nd) floor .

Fashion

Encyclopeda of Clothing and Fashion Ref GT507.E53 2005 v.1-3.

Contemporary Fashion Ref TT505.A1 C66 2002

In an Influential Fashion: An Encyclopedi of 19th and 20th Century Fashion Designers and Retailers Who Transformed Dress Ref TT505.A1 I5 2002

Fashion Computing: Design Techniques and CAD Ref TT507 .B87 2006

Clothing and textiles

Clothing and Textile Collections in the United States

Ref GT 605.C56 2006

Costumes and Chemistry Ref PN 2067 .M6 2001

Textiles for Early Victorian Clothing Ref T1765.G74 2002

Textiles for Clothign of the Early Republic Ref TS1767.B37 2001

Textiles for Colonial Clothing Ref TS 1315.Q44 2000

World Textiles: A Visual Guide to Traditional Techniques

Ref NK8806.G551 1999

SGMA Sport Apparel Dictionary of Performance Fibers, Fabrics and Finishes Ref TS1767 .S561 1997

Textile Letters

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:25:19 -0700

Photograph by mag3737, April 2007. Flickr Creative Commons.

Find Articles: Research Databases

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:29:19 -0700

Your research interest determines which of these databases will be most useful to you.

Find Books: Catalogs

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:10:24 -0700

OSU Libraries Catalog

Summit (Orbis Cascades) Catalog
Academic libraries in Oregon and Washington. Request books not at OSU (or checked out) and have them sent here in 3-4 working days

Suggest books you'd like the library to purchase.

Borrowing from other libraries

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:11:33 -0700

Books:

First see if a book is available through Summit. If it's not, request it through WorldCat.

Articles in journals:

Request through InterLibrary Loan. Articles are delivered electronically, so the turnaround time is often 24 hours or less but may take up to 5 working days.

Encyclopedias and Other Reference Sources

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:34:49 -0700

Unless online, the following reference books are located in the Valley Library Reference Collection on the main (2nd) floor

Encyclopedia of Aging A useful resource for design and housing issues related to aging.

Interior Design

Oxford Art Online

A Dictionary of Modern Design (Oxford)

A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (Oxford)

Fairchild Dictionary of Interior Design Ref NK1165.P4 2006

The Interior Design Handbook Ref NK2002.K57 2002

Time-Saver Standards for Interior Design and Space Planning Ref NK2110.T48 2001

Housing

Residential Planning and Design Ref NA2540.5.I74 2007

A Statistical Portrait of the United States: Social Conditions and Trends Ref HA214.S73 2002

Green Interior

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:01:37 -0700

Photo by Marc Syp. Flickr Creative Commons

Find Articles: Research Databases

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:42:18 -0700

Your research interest determines which of these databases will be most useful for you.

Selected Websites

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:01:31 -0700

Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America : 1935-1955.( Library of Congress American Memory) Photographs by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner,

Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture (UW-Madison)

Domestic Interiors Database (AHRC Centre for the Study of the Domestic Interior) Searchable database of books, images, diaries, and more.

ASID: American Society for Interior Designers

IIDA Knowledge Center (International Interior Design Association)

InformeDesign (ASID, UMinn) Database of research on design, architecture, housing issues Register (free) to use and get updates on topics of your choice.

Kansas State Libraries Interior Design Subject Guides:

Find Books: Catalogs

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:10:24 -0700

OSU Libraries Catalog

Summit (Orbis Cascades) Catalog
Academic libraries in Oregon and Washington. Request books not at OSU (or checked out) and have them sent here in 3-4 working days

Suggest books you'd like the library to purchase.

Borrowing from other libraries

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:11:33 -0700

Books:

First see if a book is available through Summit. If it's not, request it through WorldCat.

Articles in journals:

Request through InterLibrary Loan. Articles are delivered electronically, so the turnaround time is often 24 hours or less but may take up to 5 working days.

Databases--Consumer Behavior

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:05:04 -0700

Academic Search Premier

Business Source Premier

Sociological Abstracts

Psychological & Behavioral Sciences

PsycInfo (psychology)

Marketing, Industry, and Company Data

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:16:39 -0700

Mintel Market Research Reports

Each report combines data & analysis of the competitive landscape, market share analysis and consumer profiles. You can repeat the search in news and other databases.

You will first need to create a profile with your email address.
Do a quick search on the name of your store or select advanced searh and limit to a category (ex: clothing) and region (ex: US)
Save your searches and return to them later.

Market Research Library (U.S. Dept. of Commerce)

2002 Economic Census Industry Series Report: Retail Trade

EDGAR, SEC Filings and Forms Includes 10K and other forms publicly-traded companies file with the government. Data on specific companies.

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage

Reference USA Information on more than 12 million US businesses

Window Display

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:35:45 -0700

Photograph by Swell Dame, May 2007. Flickr Creative Commons.

Databases: Retail and Merchandising

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:50:55 -0700

Find Books: Catalogs

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:10:24 -0700

OSU Libraries Catalog

Summit (Orbis Cascades) Catalog
Academic libraries in Oregon and Washington. Request books not at OSU (or checked out) and have them sent here in 3-4 working days

Suggest books you'd like the library to purchase.

Borrowing from other libraries

Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu (Loretta Rielly) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:11:33 -0700

Books:

First see if a book is available through Summit. If it's not, request it through WorldCat.

Articles in journals:

Request through InterLibrary Loan. Articles are delivered electronically, so the turnaround time is often 24 hours or less but may take up to 5 working days.