Information Design Article Databases
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Communication & Mass Media CompleteIndex & abstracts, and selected coverage, for journals in areas related to communication and mass media.
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ACM Digital LibraryJournal articles, conference proceedings and books from the ACM Digital Library
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IEEE/IET Electronic LibraryFeaturing content from IEEE as well as the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), IEL contains current literature in electrical engineering, communications and computer science.
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Communication Studies: A SAGE Full-Text CollectionCovers such subjects as Journalism, Public Opinion, Communication, Television and Film Studies, Media Studies, Rhetoric, and Literacy Studies.
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Educational Resource Information CentreThe Educational Resource Information Centre provides full text for digests and indexes and educational journals.
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Art and Architecture CompleteAccess to this resource will end December 31, 2025.
Covers a broad range of related subjects, from fine, decorative and commercial art, to various areas of architecture and architectural design. -
Google Scholar
Google Scholar provides searching of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources. This MRU specific link connects users to items available full text via MRU.
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WARC.comWARC is a database featuring advertising and PR case studies, award winning campaigns, and best practices, as well as news, reports, research, data and analysis of audience, consumer, and media trends.
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International Institute of Information Design (IIID) LibraryThis is a free resource library of books, reports, and other publications from the IIID, often donated by the authors themselves.
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Design Research SocietyA learned society committed to promoting and developing design research
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