LibGuides: International Databases: Arts, Design and Humanities

Art and Architecture Archive
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. Subjects covered include fine art, decorative arts, architecture, interior design, industrial design, and photography. Includes the archive of the Architects’ Journal.
Art Full-text
Art Full Text is a comprehensive resource for art information featuring full-text articles from more than 300 periodicals dating back to 1995, indexing and abstracting of over 600 periodicals dating as far back as 1984, as well as indexing and abstracting of over 13,000 art dissertations. The database covers fine, decorative and commercial art, folk art, photography, film, and architecture.
Arts and Humanities Full-text
Features hundreds of titles covering Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies.

Bloomsbury Applied Visual Arts This link opens in a new window
Bloomsbury Applied Visual Arts content is hosted on the Bloomsbury Visual Arts platform.
This comprehensive online resource comprises a collection of over 170 richly illustrated books packed with practical tools, guidance, and inspiration for students on practice-led visual arts courses. It covers a diverse range of fields including design and illustration, fashion and textiles, architecture and interiors, film and media, marketing and advertising, and photography.

Design and Applied Arts Index
Over 130,000 annotated references from more than 500 design and craft journals and newspapers published since 1973. Includes data on over 50,000 designers, craftspeople, studios, workshops, firms etc.
Drama Online
Drama online includes playtexts, audio plays, video, and scholarly books from leading theatre publishers and companies, offering a complete multimedia experience of theatre.
JSTOR Arts and Sciences III collection
Full-text access to titles across the language, performing, and visual arts, including all titles in the Music collection.
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Note that the link will take you to the complete JSTOR platform. Our access is limited to collection III and articles outside of this subscription are not available to DMU students
Just Style
Contains up-to-date news from the world of textiles and fashion.
Open Library of Humanities
The Open Library of Humanities (OLH) is a charitable organisation dedicated to publishing peer-reviewed open access scholarship free of charge to the user.
Science Direct
Access to full-text of all Elsevier’s ejournal collection

Scopus This link opens in a new window
Indexes scholarly journals covering science, technology, textiles, health, medicine and social sciences from 1960s to date. You may need to 'activate' your account on first use of this resource.
Vogue Archive This link opens in a new window
A complete searchable archive of American Vogue, from the first issue in 1892 to the current month, reproduced in high-resolution colour page images. Every page, advertisement, cover and fold-out has been included, with rich indexing enabling you to find images by garment type, designer and brand names.