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Credo Reference provides full-text online versions of over 3,500 published reference works from more than 100 publishers in a variety of major subjects.

Outstanding Sources

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window Includes Architectural Digest, Architectural Record, Art History, Arts Education Policy Review, Grey Room, Housing, Theory, and Society, International Journal of Art and Design Education, Greener Management International, Home Cultures, Local Environment, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Design for Arts in Education, Journal of Art and Design Education, and Sustainable Development Law & Policy.
Arts & Humanities Database This link opens in a new window Arts & Humanities Database titles include both scholarly peer-reviewed journals and selected trade and consumer titles relevant to applied arts and cultural studies. The subject strengths of the collection are art and design, interior design, anthropology, history, philosophy, modern languages and literature, music, theatre, film, and cultural studies. Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window Includes Architectural Record, Hospitality Design, Greener Management International, Housing, Theory and Society, International Construction, Sustainable Development, Design/Build Business, Kitchen and Bath Design News, and Kitchen and Bath Business.
Oxford Art Online - formerly Grove Art Online This link opens in a new window Provides access to Grove Art Online, a collection of art encyclopedias and image collections. Additional content includes The Oxford Companion to Western Art, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, and The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics. Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library
Research Library By ProQuest This link opens in a new window Includes Architectural Digest, Conservation and Society, International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, I.D., Sustainability, Classic American Homes, Interior Design, and Interiors.
Sage Journals Premier This link opens in a new window Covers the health sciences, the life sciences, the social sciences (anthropology, business, communication and media studies, cultural studies, education, gerontology, psychology) and the humanities (conflict resolution, gender studies, history, law, philosophy, politics and international relations).
Science and Technology Collection This link opens in a new window This database contains more than 820 leading full-text journals covering relevant aspects of the scientific and technical community. In addition to full text, Science & Technology Collection™ offers indexing and abstracts for more than 1,750 journals. Topics include aeronautics, astrophysics, biology, chemistry, computer technology, geology, aviation, physics, archaeology, marine sciences and materials science. Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window A leading full-text scientific database covering the life and health sciences.

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Dissertation Abstracts By ProQuest Dissertations and Theses This link opens in a new window PQDT — Full Text includes 2.7 million searchable citations to dissertation and theses from around the world from 1861 to the present day together with 1.2 million full text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format. Over 2.1 million titles are available for purchase as printed copies. The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full text coverage for older graduate works. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses — Full Text also offers researchers unlimited access to digital copies from their own institutions as well as affordable copies from others. Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library
Georgia State University Electronic Theses and Dissertations This link opens in a new window Georgia State's Electronic Theses and Dissertations database is a collection of original work by students of Georgia State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduate degrees. Part of the database offerings in GALILEO, Georgia's virtual library.
Georgia Tech Theses and Dissertations - available through SMARTech This link opens in a new window Georgia Tech Theses and Dissertations is a collection of original work by students of the Georgia Institute of Technology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy or Master of Science degrees. Part of the database offerings in GALILEO, Georgia's virtual library.
NDLTD: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations This link opens in a new window Full-text theses and dissertations from numerous universities
University of Georgia Electronic Theses and Dissertations This link opens in a new window University of Georgia Electronic Theses and Dissertations is a collection of the theses and dissertations submitted electronically to the Graduate School at the University of Georgia since the summer of 1999. Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library
WorldCat Dissertations and Theses This link opens in a new window WorldCat Dissertations and Theses includes millions of records for all dissertations, theses, and published material based on theses. Links to openly available electronic copies are provided when available.

Web Sites

IIDA Knowledge Center
Research and Continuing Education
Lighting Research Center
"The Lighting Research Center is the world's leading university-based research and education organization devoted to lighting - from technologies to applications and energy use, from design to health and vision."
DesignIntelligence
"the Design Futures Council’s bi-monthly report on the future, delivering original research, insightful commentary, and instructive best practices."
Building Materials, Products, Manufacturers - Sweets Network
Access the most product information, manufacturers and intelligence quickly and easily; Search, select and specify more effectively and accurately; Fast-track design, specifications and document creation with downloadable, insertable product information; Explore the latest green products, trends, innovations and new developments
WBDG - The Whole Building Design Guide
The WBDG is the only web-based portal providing government and industry practitioners with one-stop access to up-to-date information on a wide range of building-related guidance, criteria and technology from a 'whole buildings' perspective. Currently organized into three major categories—Design Guidance, Project Management and Operations & Maintenance—at the heart of the WBDG are Resource Pages, reductive summaries on particular topics.

Professional Resources

American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Georgia Chapter - Home
the Georgia chapter of ASID
ASID
Council for Interior Design Accreditation
Set standards, evaluates, and accredits postsecondary interior design education programs.
Environmental Design Research Association - EDRA
" advances and disseminates behavior and design research toward improving understanding of the relationships between people and their environments."
Georgia Alliance of Interior Design Professionals - About The georgia alliance of interior design professionals (gaidp)
"GAIDP (Georgia Alliance of Interior Design Professionals) is the legislative voice for the interior designers in Georgia."
IIDA Georgia
the Georgia Chapter of the International Interior Design Association
Interior Design Educators Council | IDEC
"IDEC's mission is the advancement of interior design education and scholarship."
National Council for Interior Design Qualification
"The core purpose of NCIDQ is to protect the health, life safety and welfare of the public by establishing standards of competence in the practice of interior design."

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