"DAR/DP addresses the need of design researchers for comprehensive access to the major design and related journals and yearbooks," said Linda Goldberg, vice president of web development for ProQuest CSA.  "It's sought-after content, in part because of Design ProFILES' 8,000 profiles of designers, architects, craftspeople, and photographers.  It's the largest and most reliable source of its kind."

Published by Design Research Publications, DAR/DP covers more than 100 journals and yearbooks published between the 1890s and the 1980s.  A genuinely unique resource, it focuses on important titles that have not been indexed or abstracted before.  Key topics include architecture, interior design, industrial design, furniture design, theatre design, graphic design, packaging, poster illustration, advertising, typography, calligraphy, photography, exhibition design, book design, fashion and textile design, embroidery, ceramics, glass art, jewellery, metalsmithing, mural painting and decoration, mosaics, and others.  The database contains more than 80,000 records and is updated quarterly, with 15,000 records added per year.

CSA Illumina' s simple, user-friendly platform and sophisticated search capability meet the needs of both novice and experienced searchers.  The interface provides access to more than 100 databases published by ProQuest CSA and its publishing partners.  DAR/DP joins a variety of other arts & humanities databases available through CSA Illumina:

• ARTbibliographies Modern
• ATLA Religion Database
• Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
• BHI: Humanities Index
• Bibliography of the History of Art
• CSA Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
• Design and Applied Arts Index(DAAI)
• ;Encyclopaedia of Islam
• Encyclopedia of Judaism
• Encyclopaedia of Qur'an
• Index Islamicus
• MLA Directory of Periodicals
• MLA International Bibliography
• The Philosopher's Index
• RILM Abstracts of Music Literature

To learn more about DAR/DP visit www.info.csa.com/dar.