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Library Subscription Databases and Other Recommendations

Otis Magazine Holdings List (for when you actually need the print version...)
Full-Text Journals & Magazines				Full-text for articles from art and design magazines 1997 to present. Now bigger and better.
				Multidisciplinary. Full-text of 2700 periodicals back to 1994.
				General reference multidisciplinary. Full text with graphics. Overall dates of coverage: 1971 - present. Total titles covered: 2,600+ Info about the new interface
				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 of 1500 newspapers and magazines, including the L.A. Times + company profiles, news transcripts
				Entire run of Vogue magazine (US edition), from the first issue in 1892 to the current month with photos and ads. All searchable!
				Education Resources Information Center indexes education research and information in journal and non-journal literature from 1966 to the present. Some full-text.

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

Electronic Books				More than 80,000 full-text searchable books aimed at undergraduates. With citation assistance.

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, & Reference Works				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.
				The Timeline of Art History is a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of global art history for students and scholars.
				Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, e-books, reference works, images, and much more.
				Pop Culture Universe, a comprehensive and authoritative collection of information on popular culture in America and the world, both past and present.
				Includes: Celebrations, Rituals, Food, Drink, Holidays, Festivals, Music, Dance, Religion, Belief, Tales, Myths, Urban Legends, Traditional Arts and Crafts
				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)

Software Training Videos				7,000 professionally produced QuickTime video clips to teach software available online 24/7. Instructions for accessing it via its iOS app.

Databases for Products, Images, and Music				Searchable archive of 5,000 materials including polymers, glass, ceramics, fabrics, cement, natural materials, etc. Create a personal account to save your research.
				A database of materials, process, technologies and innovations. Access to special tools is available through studio courses or through the Library.
				Extensive fashion and style related site. You must first register from an OTIS computer here and update your registration every 90 days.
				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.
				Otis Digital Image Database (OtisDID) for teaching and learning. Focus is on art and design history. (Otis Community only)
Image and Music Resources				Recommended sites to find images, video, and music that is either copyright free or available under CC licensing. Otis-created image databases.

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.

Non-Full-Text				Includes information about all aspects of human impact on the environment in scholarly, government, and general periodicals.