Lighting Design

List of books, terms to use to identify additional books, recommended research databases for finding journal and magazine articles, journals owned by CSU, and links to Web pages of interest to the topic of lighting design.

Books of Interest and Ways to Identify Additional Books on Lighting Design

Books

These materials are part of the circulating collection, so be sure to check the catalog first before heading to the shelves. Online books may, of course, be accessed remotely by CSU affiliates.

1000 Lights: 1878 to present = 1000 leuchten: 1878 bis heute = 1000 luminaires: 1878 á aujourd'hui. NK6196 .A17 2006 Morgan

The Architecture of Light: Architectural Lighting Design Concepts and Techniques: A Textbook of Procedures and Practices for the Architect, Interior Designer and Lighting Designer. TH7703 .R87 2008 Morgan

Architectural Lighting Design. TH7703 .S78 2002 Morgan

Auditory and Visual Sensations. 2009. Online AVS

Construction Drawing and Details for Interiors: Basic Skills. TH2031 .K54 2003 Morgan. 2016 version available Online CDDI

Daylight Science and Daylighting Technology. 2012. Online DSDT

Designing with Light. NA2794 .M49 2006 Morgan

Interior Lighting for Designers. 5th edition. 2015. Online ILD

Light and Light Sources: High-Intensity Discharge Lamps. TK4310 .F55 2006 Morgan. Available Online LLS

Lighting Design Basics. TH7703 .K27 2004. Available Online LDB

On the Use of Integrated Daylighting and Energy Simulations to Drive the Design of a Large Net-Zero Energy Office Building. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL/CP-550-47522 August 2010[2010]. Online PDF government document OUID.

Residential Lighting: A Practical Guide to Beautiful and Sustainable Design. TH7975 .D8 W49 2009 Morgan

Library Catalog & Prospector

Identify books in the library catalog using the following SUBJECT terms. The terms work in Prospector, the Colorado Union Catalog. Current CSU affiliates may request items from Prospector libraries.

Color Vision
Commercial Buildings Lighting [3]
Daylighting
Dwellings Lighting
Ecological Houses Design and Construction
Electric Lamps
Electric Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Eye Aging
Interior Decoration

Light Emitting Diodes
Light in Architecture
Lighting
Lighting, Architectural and decorative
Lighting United States
Museums Lighting
Vision
Vision Disorders in Old Age [see also subdivisions]
Visual Perception [AND light]

How to Evaluate Books--Summary

For more details and examples see "How to Evaluate Books."

To evaluate a book look for:

Purpose: Why was the book written? To:

inform?
persuade?
entertain?
teach how to do something?
give an overview?

Publisher: Who published the book:

A university press?
Commercial publisher?
Professional or Trade Association, Institution, or Research Center?
Government (US, state, local)?
Vanity (self-published)?
University theses and dissertations (considered published by the university)

Organization and Content

Date of Publication:Is it:

up-to-date,
out-of-date, or
timeless?

Authority/author: Is the author an expert in this field?

Bibliography: Scholarly works always contain a bibliography of the resources that were consulted. The references in this list should be in sufficient quantity and be appropriate for the content. Look for:

if it exists,
if it is short or long,
if it is selective or comprehensive,
if references are primary sources or only secondary sources,
if references are contemporary to the book or much older, and
if the citation style is clear and consistent.

Usefulness: Is the book relevant to the current research project? If it is useful, does it:

support an argument
refute an argument
give examples
contain information that can be challenged?

Coverage: Is the book comprehensivee or is it an overview?

Audience: Is the book for:

general readers,
students (high school, college, graduate),
specialists or professionals,
researchers or scholars?

Illustrations: Are charts, graphs, maps, photographs, etc. used to illustrate concepts? Are the illustrations relevant? Are they clear and professional-looking?