Reference Sources
Reference sources can be a great place to go for background information, definitions, and overviews of a particular topic. HPU Libraries provide access to a wide number of subject encyclopedias and sources in many areas. Not finding what you need? Ask a librarian!
- Credo Reference via NC LIVE This link opens in a new window
Credo is a database of background content, containing full-text entries to help learn the basics of any topic. Start your research here to focus your topic, find keywords and people, and discover more in-depth books and articles.
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new windowSearch individual or multiple online encyclopedias and dictionaries covering a wide range of subjects, from science to education to history.
- A Cultural History of Color This link opens in a new window
This 6 volume electronic reference set of the Cultural History of Color examines how color has been created, traded, used, and interpreted over the last 5000 years.
- A Cultural History of Furniture This link opens in a new window
In a work that spans 4,500 years, this electronic reference work contains six volumes that chart changing cultural framework within which furniture was designed, produced, and used in Western Europe.
- A Cultural History of Home This link opens in a new windowSpanning 2800 years, this six volume electronic reference set explores how different cultures and societies have established, developed and used the home.
- A Cultural History of Shopping This link opens in a new window
With the help of a broad range of case material, this six volume electronic reference set illustrates broad trends and nuances of the culture of shopping from antiquity to the present, spanning 2,500 years.
Reference Books in Print
Encyclopedia of furnishing textiles, floorcoverings and home furnishing practices, 1200-1950ISBN: 9780754632658Publication Date: 2007
The Encyclopedia of Furniture by Call Number: BFL 749.03 Ar6enISBN: 9780517037355Publication Date: 1961
The Interior Design Business Handbook by Call Number: FM 729.068 K72in4 2005ISBN: 9780471696988Publication Date: 2006
Encyclopedia of Interior Design by Call Number: R 747.03 En1en 1997 v. 2ISBN: 9781884964190Publication Date: 1997-05-01
Reference eBooks
Interior Designer's Guide to Pricing, Estimating, and Budgeting by Call Number: AVAILABLE ONLINEISBN: 9781581154030Publication Date: 2005
Space Planning for Commercial and Residential InteriorsCall Number: AVAILABLE ONLINEISBN: 9780071381918Publication Date: 2003
Furniture for Interior Design by Call Number: AVAILABLE ONLINEISBN: 9781780674278Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Residential Interior Design: a Guide to Planning Spaces by Call Number: AVAILABLE ONLINEISBN: 9781119014089Publication Date: 2016-04-07
