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Design research

1. Celtic Art and Cultures
2. San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum
3. Solemates: The Century in Shoes
4. Survey of User Information Needs and Search Methods Results
5. Symon's Castle
6. UIAH Art Navigator

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Celtic Art and Cultures

Image collection depicting Celtic art and cultures from several European countries, together with maps, timelines, a glossary, and quizzes. Topics include Hallstatt Elite Burials, Celtic High Crosses, and Irish Monasteries.
     Author: University of North Carolina
     Subjects: celtic archaeology, design research, irish history, religious art, scottish history
     DeweyClass: 936.2
     Resource type: articles, image collection

San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum

Provides access to materials documenting the history of the performing arts in the San Francisco Bay Area from the Gold Rush to the present. Includes books, photographs, programs, newspaper clippings, audio and video tapes, original artwork and artefacts, as well as archives of local dance organisations. The online catalogue is both searchable and browsable, and collections cover dance, music, theatre, opera, musical theatre, and design.
     Author: San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum
     Subjects: dance, design research, music libraries, opera, theatre studies
     DeweyClass: 790
     Resource type: museum

Solemates: The Century in Shoes

Resource tracing the history of shoes throughout the 20th Century. Looks at typical design examples from each decade, illustrating how they reflect changing ideals and culture. Provides information about Gaza Bowen, a shoemaker and artist, with a slide show of her work and video interviews, and describes some turning points in shoe history prior to the 20th Century.
     Author: Marketing Store
     Subjects: clothing, design research
     DeweyClass: 391.413
     Resource type: documents, images

Survey of User Information Needs and Search Methods Results

This 1996 report lays out the findings of a Survey of Information Needs and Search Methods used by people involved in teaching, learning and research, in the broad areas of art, design, architecture and media.
     Author: Ferry, Alison
     Subjects: architecture education, art education, design education, design research, media studies
     DeweyClass: 025.5
     Resource type: article

Symon's Castle

Research project looking at Symon’s Castle, a small timber and earthwork castle just outside Churchstoke in the Welsh Marches, dating to around AD 1231-1233. Discusses evidence of the castle's structure and history based on artefacts found and excavations undertaken, interpreted through the use of a computer modelling methodology.
     Author: Huggett, Jeremy
     Subjects: british archaeology, design research
     DeweyClass: 936
     Resource type: documents, reference data

UIAH Art Navigator

Index to art and design resources by topic and country.
     Author: University of Art and Design, Helsinki
     Subjects: art links, design education, design research
     DeweyClass: 700
     Resource type: index