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Library Databases

Full-Text Journals & Magazines		Full-text for articles from art and design magazines 1997 to present. Bibliographic citations back to 1929.
Quick Tips for Wilson Web		Multidisciplinary. Full-text of 1600 periodicals back to 1994.
Magazine List: Otis Holdings		General reference multidisciplinary. Full text with graphics. Overall dates of coverage: 1971 - present. Total titles covered: 2,600+
		Full text Art & Sciences III, a collection of 150 humanities journals from the fields of literature, music, film studies, folklore, performing arts, religion, art and architecture.
Full Text Tutorial		Full-text of 1500 newspapers and magazines, including the L.A. Times + company profiles, news transcripts
		Education Resources Information Center indexes education research and information in journal and non-journal literature from 1966 to the present. Some full-text.
Bibliographic Database (not FT)		Bibliography of the History of Art is the world's most comprehensive bibliography of scholarly writing about the history of western art.

Full-Text Newspapers		Full-text from 1500 newspapers. TV news transcripts, company profiles, legal cases, etc.

Electronic Books		More than 30,000 searchable books for college research. With citation assistance.

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries		Authority on the English language, including language evolution.
		Extensive full-text art encyclopedia. 41,000 articles and links to 100,000 images. NOTE: If you don't get in, wait a few minutes and try again. Limited concurrent users.
		Contains images, biographical information, auction prices, etc. on over 120,000 artists.
		Open source project by hundreds of philosophers, donating their labor to collaboratively write, referee, and maintain this reference work. (on the free web)

Product Databases		Resources on materials: polymers, glass, ceramics, carbon-based, cement-based materials, metals, natural materials, etc.
		A database of materials, process, technologies and innovations. Access to special tools is available through studio courses or through the Library.
Image Databases		108,000 works of art from the collections of contributing museums worldwide, plus other collections. Won't work if pop-up blocker is turned on.
Image and Music Resources		Recommended sites to find images, video, and music that is either copyright free or available under CC licensing.

Software Training Videos		7,000 professionally produced QuickTime video clips to teach software available online 24/7. NEW! Direct Access. "Seats" are limited. If turned away, please wait a few mintues and try again. Let us know about difficulties.

Essay Index		An index to essays, critical and theoretical texts, manifestos, artist statements, and some interviews in books. (A MICA -Otis collaboration.)

College Catalogs		Complete copies of 9,660 college catalogs in original page format. Fully searchable.