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ARCH 481 Professional Practice: Art and Design Research

Required and Recommended Sources for Success in Professional Practice

Architecture and Design Databases

Click on any link below to open a database.  Enter NYIT ID when prompted.

Locate Text and Images

Identify a Keyword Strategy

1. Breakdown the Questions:

Ex: "Investigate Chicago Tribune Project by Adolf Loos"
Loos AND Chicago

2. Choose your sources carefully. Start with one listed below.​​

3. Use the hyperlinks within the search results. Read the details about each source to understand what a source -- book, article, or image is about.  Information about the source will also give you clues to help find material

4. Use  filters in the left hand column to find just what you need.

Date . . .
Location. . .
Geography. . .

Subject . . .

5. Read the descriptive text again to learn the source location.

6. Repeat across more than one database.

 

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