Research Guide: Home Improvement

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Library Collection

Selected Subject Headings

Dwellings -- Maintenance and Repair

Dwellings -- Maintenance and Repair -- Amateurs' Manuals

Dwellings, Remodeling

Interior Decoration

Landscape Gardening

Selected Print Sources

Better Homes and Gardens. Magazines

Bob Vila's Complete Guide to Remodeling Your Home. 643.7 Vil

The Family Handyman. Magazines

House Beautiful. Magazines

This Old House. Magazines

Ortho's Home Improvement Encyclopedia. 643.7 Ort

eBooks

Reference Resources

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FindArticles
LookSmart's FindArticles is a vast archive of published articles that you can search for free.

Gale InfoTrac
Includes General Reference Center Gold and OneFile - Full-text news and periodical articles.

Grolier Online
Grolier Online includes Encyclopedia Americana and Nueva enciclopedia Cumbre en línea.

ReferenceUSA
Detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses and 102 million U.S. residents. Login help.

ThomasNet
Online version of directory listing 165,000 US and Canadian manufacturers and their products.

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Google Scholar searches for peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts, and articles.

Internet Guide

Home Improvement and Repair

About Home Repair - Search by subject, articles by subject, essentials, discussion, links.

Al's Home Improvement Center - Tips, advice, how-to articles, and step-by-step instructions.

Better Homes and Gardens Home Improvement Encyclopedia - Guided tour, project calculators.

The Blue Book of Building and Construction - Over 1,000,000 company display ads, listings.

BobVila.com - Bob on TV, how to library, design tools, ask a question, products & services.

DIY - A TV and web network with do-it-yourself projects ranging from crafts to car care.

DoItYourself.com - How to, forums, newsletter, contractors, loan center, showcases, links.

The FamilyHandyman Magazine - Handy hints, products and tools, fix it, library, goofs, store.

Garage Storage - By Reader's Digest. Garage organization and plans, tips, and ideas.

Home & Garden Television - Program guide, decorating, remodeling, gardening, crafts, more.

Home Ideas - Product information, find a contractor, online stores, new products, directory.

Home Maintenance and Repair Database - Search by keyword or browse by subjects.

Home Repairs - By Reader's Digest. Learn to do simple and more advanced home repairs.

iVillage Home & Garden - Decorating, home improvement and repair, and product reviews.

Hometime - Project advice, TV episodes, behind-the-scenes information, and products.

The Natural Handyman - Home repair tips and information, and find your own handyman.

Popular Mechanics Home Improvement - Furniture, gardening, products, help, clinic, and more.

This Old House - PBS show with house projects, know-how, resource directory, show information.
 

Interior Decorating

About Interior Decorating - Search by subject, articles by subject, essentials, discussion.

AboutDecorating.net - Articles, designer picks, dos and don'ts, FAQs, resources, newsletter, links.

Martha Stewart Home - Bedroom, collecting, Decorating 101, lighting, Good Things, newsletter.

Real HomeGuide Home Decorating - Home decorating directory by subject and location.
 

Landscaping

About Landscaping - Search by subject, articles by subject, essentials, discussion, links.

The Garden Rebel - Robert Vincent Sims gives his tip of the week, landscaping advice, more.

GardenWeb - Forums, plant database, glossary, directory, garden exchange, calendar of events.

Green Landscaping with Native Plants - EPA site, how to get started, case studies, Q&A, links.

Home & Garden Television: Gardening - Gardening subjects, gardening toolbox, episode finder.

My Garden Guide - Plant encyclopedia, garden tutorials, pocket garden guides, FAQ, more.

Nature in the City - List of cold hardy and drought tolerant plants from trees to flowers.

Tom MacCubbin's Plant Profiles - Information and care of Florida plants by a local horticulturalist.
 

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