Pathfinder -- Interior Design
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This bibliography is designed to guide instructors and students through the information sources in the field of Interior Design. It is just a guide with suggested material. Complete research is dependent upon the individual.
Tampa Library Catalog
The Tampa Library Catalog is the place to start to find materials in your library. Please limit your search to your specific campus. The following subject headings may be useful for your search:
- Architecture
- Art deco
- Construction industry
- Furniture
- Interior Design
- Textiles
Please note that you can also search by keyword. In addition, books in this subject area will be found according to the Library of Congress classifications system as follows:
- HD 9850 - Textile business/industry
- KF 2930, KF 5701 - Interior design & the law
- NA 50 - NA 7235 - Architecture and interiors
- NC 750 .P6 - Perspective for interior designers
- NK 1165 - NK 1980 - History of interior design
- NK 200X - NK 21XX - Interior design styles & techniques
- NK 22XX - NK 25XX - History of Furniture
- NK 88XX - NK 95XX - History of Textiles
- TK 4175 - Interior lighting
- TP 930 - Fabric dye and printing methods
- TS 13XX - TS 1765 - Textiles and fabrics production
- TT 195 - TT 199 - Furniture making
- TT 200 - TT 854 - Fabric textile design, dyes, etc.
Databases
Searching the following databases should produce citations, abstracts, or full-text articles for interior design.
The following databases/informational resources are to be used by faculty, staff,
and students for educational purposes only. Please see individual database
descriptions for complete copyright and/or licensing information. FT indicates some full-text.
- Art Index Retrospective (Public Libraries)
- Arts magazines indexed 1929-1984. A local public library card is required. Password required.
- FT Grove Art Online
- Grove Art Online provides Web access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art (1996, 34 vols.) with annual additions of new material and updates to the text, plus extensive image links and all the sophisticated search advantages possible with an online reference source. Username and password required.
- FT D InfoTrac OneFile (LIRN/Infotrac)
- A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Password required.
- Oxford Reference Online Premium
- This database includes more than 120 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference titles in all major fields from the Oxford University Press, including the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations and the Oxford Companion series. Username and password required.
- FT ProQuest Direct (LIRN)
- Password required.
Printed Reference Materials
The following are reference sources in interior design that are available at your library:
- Antiquespeak (REF NK 30 .H56 1997)
- Architectural Theory (REF NA 2500 .C3146 2003)
- Contemporary Architects (REF NA 680 .C625 1994)
- Dictionary of Architecture and Construction (REF NA 31 .H32 2000)
- Elements of Style: A Practical Encyclopedia of Interior Architecture (REF NA 2850 .E44 1991)
- Encyclopedia of Interior Design (REF NK 1165.E48 1997)
- History of Architecture (REF NA 200 .K65 1995)
- Interior Design Business Handbook (REF NK 2002 .K57 2001)
- Penquin Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (REF NA 31 .F55 1999)
Suggested Links
The following are suggested links which may provide further information for your research request. Information from the World Wide Web
should be carefully evaluated. Please ask your librarian for hints on evaluating Internet resources. The following links have been
selected after carefull review and evaluation:
Director of Library Services
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4401 North Himes Avenue, Suite 150
Tampa, FL 33614
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Last updated: July 2007