Family & Consumer Sciences Research Guide: FACS 300

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Look on the shelves for books in this area or search the catalog. 

To search catalog: 

1.  choose Advanced Search
2.  select from the drop-down menu, Call Number
3.  in the search box put NA or NK (depending on what you are searching for) 
4.  Content-type choose Books/eBooks

NA - Architecture

1-60........................................General

100-130..................................Architecture and the state

190-1555.5..............................History

1995........................................Architecture as a profession

2000-2320..............................Study and teaching. Research

2335-2360..............................Competitions

2400-2460..............................Museums. Exhibitions

2500-2599..............................General works

2599.5-2599.9........................Architectural criticism

2695-2793..............................Architectural drawing and design

2835-4050..............................Details and decoration

4100-8480..............................Special classes of buildings

4100-4145..............................Classed by material

4150-4160..............................Classed by form

4170-8480..............................Classed by use

4170-(7020)............................Public buildings

4590-5621..............................Religious architecture

7100-7884..............................Domestic architecture. Houses. Dwellings

7910-8125..............................Clubhouses, guild houses, etc.

8200-8260..............................Farm architecture

8300-8480.............................Outbuildings, gates, fences, etc.

9000-9428..............................Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying

NK - Decorative arts

1-570......................................General

600-806..................................History

1135-1149.5............................Arts and crafts movement

1160-1590..............................Decoration and ornament. Design

1160-1174...............................General

1175-(1498).............................History

1505-1535...............................General works

1548-1590...............................Special subjects for design

1648-1678..............................Religious art

1700-2195..............................Interior decoration. House decoration

1700-2138...............................General. History, etc. Including special rooms

2140-2180...............................Decorative painting

2190-2192...............................Church decoration

2200-2750..............................Furniture

2775-2898..............................Rugs and carpets

2975-3049..............................Tapestries

3175-3296.3............................Upholstery. Drapery

3375-3496.3............................Wallpapers

3600-(9990)............................Other arts and art industries

3700-4695....................................Ceramics

4700-4890....................................Costume

5100-5440....................................Glass

5500-6060....................................Glyptic arts

6400-8459....................................Metalwork

8800-9505.5..................................Textiles

9600-9955....................................Woodwork

Databases

ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG): www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards

American Society of Interior Designers (ASID): www.asid.org

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): www.ada.gov

Architectural Barriers Act (ABA): www.access-board.gov

Illuminating Engineering Society of North America: www.ies.org

Long Term Care Education (LTCE): https://ltctrainer.com/

National Fire Protection Association (NEPA): www.nfpa.org

U.S. Census: www.census.gov

U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC): www.usgbc.org

U.S. Medicare: www.medicare.gov

U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA): www.ssa.gov

Virginia Specific Resources:

Virginia Health Information (VHI): www.vhi.org

Virginia Department of Social Services: www.dss.virginia.gov/facility/alf.cgi 

Research Paper

Finding articles in our databases

Examples of terms:  "age in place", gerontechnology, elderly, "living environment", "senior living", "senior housing", "assisted living", design, "independent living", interior design. furnishings. 

Find synonyms for Memory Care, Ambulatory, Diminished Vision, Interior design, elderly, senior living

Some examples may be:

• Memory Care: Alzheimer's, dementia, memory loss
• Ambulatory: disabled, handicapped
• Diminished Vision: blind, limited vision, macular degeneration   
• Interior Design: interior design and furnishings, remodel, redecorate
• Elderly: senior, aged, geriatric
• Senior living: senior living, senior housing, assisted living, independent living, nursing homes, memory care facilities

Search databases for trends:

Search terms: 

• “retirement communities”
• “assisted living”
• “assisted living facilities”
• “elderly housing”
• “nursing care facilities”
• “long term elder care”
• “memory care”
• “continuing care retirement communities”

1. Academic Search Ultimate
   1. assisted living or nursing home or long term care AND interior design
2. Health Business Elite
3. Business Source Complete (Business Search Interface)
4. Business Source Complete
5. Family & Society Studies Worldwide
6. Alt Healthwatch
7. Business Insights: Global: front page, scholarly article; "assisted living"; limit date 

Examples of terms:  "sensory issues", autism, autism spectrum disorder, sensory processing disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, "sensory room", design, interior architecture, interior design, furnishings, lighting, color palette, noise, sound

Find synonyms for your keywords.

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