CMU LibGuides: Design: Communications

Call Numbers to Browse

GR931-GR935 - Signs and symbols

HD-HF - Business

NC - Drawing. Design. Illustration

NK - Decorative Arts

P87-P96 - Communication. Mass media

QA75.5-QA76.765 - Computer science

T - Technology

Z116-Z265.5 - Printing

Art and Architecture Archive This link opens in a new window
A full-text archive of magazines comprising key research material in the fields of art and architecture, dating from the late-nineteenth century to the twenty-first.
Art & Architecture Source This link opens in a new window
Full text journal articles with international coverage, books, image collection and more with a focus on the visual arts and architecture.
AHR net (Art History Research net) This link opens in a new window
A journals-based resource for researching the history of 19th and 20th century art and design. Consists of four related and linkable databases including: ReVIEW, Arts + Architecture ProFILES, Design Abstracts Retrospective, and Research Sources 1: The Poster.
Communication Source This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive resource for communication research and offers abstracts and indexing as well as full-text content from publications worldwide.
Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI) This link opens in a new window
DAAI covers designers and the development of design and the applied arts since the mid-19th century.

ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window
Articles from industry and scholarly sources, periodicals, reports and dissertations, on business, management, corporate strategy, and the competitive landscape.
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals This link opens in a new window
Indexes more than 1,000 periodicals published worldwide on architecture and related fields.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
Dissertations and theses from around the world, from 1861 to the present, with full text for most added since 1997.
Education Database This link opens in a new window
Coverage spans the literature on primary, secondary and higher education as well as special education, home schooling and adult education.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
American Psychological Association's resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health.

AP Images Collection This link opens in a new window
The Associated Press (AP) Images Collection™ captures the greatest events in history and brings them to life through photographs, audio sound bites, graphics and text.
Artstor on JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Over two million high-quality images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences. NOTE: Artstor is now in JSTOR
Bridgeman Education This link opens in a new window
Over two million digital images of art, history, and culture from global museums, galleries, private collections and contemporary artists all copyright cleared for educational use.
Swiss Poster Collection This link opens in a new window
Graphic design excellence collected between 1970 and 2010 by designer and typographer Ruedi Ruegg; donated to CMU.