DES 5033 — Methods in Design Studies — Johnson

Article Databases

Art Abstracts — Articles about all aspects of art and art history

DAAI (Design and Applied Arts Index) – Article citations focusing on applied arts, crafts, artisans

ARTbibliographies Moderne — Article citations focusing on art since the mid-19th Century

Business Source Premier — Articles pertaining to business; includes some trade journals pertinent to design

Dissertation Abstracts — Abstracts for Dissertations. Available only in library

Catalogs for finding books

Chambers Library Catalog — Searches for books Chambers Library owns

Finding theses at UCO. The library carries two copies of all Master’s theses completed at UCO. Use the word thesis in a catalog search and you should find them. For example, the search art thesis should work. You will always see two copies, one to check out and one in Archives. This search will retrieve some items that aren’t theses, so just search through for items with two copies and a contributor of University of Central Oklahoma.

Worldcat — Searches contents of 54,000 libraries worldwide.

Finding Theses in WorldCat. After digging around a bit, I discovered there is a Material Type on the WorldCat records called Material Type. Typing thesis/dissertation (deg) into the field and limiting to “material type” will limit the search to dissertations and theses. Take a look at this instructional video if you’d like to try searching for theses this way in WorldCat.

Other Materials

UCO Library Basics Handout

APA Style Guide