AUDIO, MUSIC, & PROFESSIONAL RECORDING ARTS PROGRAM RESOURCES

The Art Institute of Vancouver Library carries many Audio resources that cover a variety of topics such as mixing, electronic music, post audio production, music theory, music composition, and much much more. Search the Voyager Library Catalogue to see what resources are available.

See also Program Resources for:

• EVALUATING INFORMATION - Books, Web, & Journals
• RESEARCH, WRITING & COPYRIGHT

The Art Institute of Vancouver Library uses Library of Congress classification call numbers. Audio books are generally found in the call number range as follows:

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Complete, up-dated information on the magazine collection can be found on the Voyager Library catalogue and a full list of titles can be found HERE.

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The Art Institute of Vancouver Library is proud to offer a collection of excellent databases and online resources that Audio instructors and students can use. These resources are available for you to use at any of The Art Institute of Vancouver campuses or remotely from home for your study, research, work, and leisure needs.

**Please note that you must obtain the necessary Access USER IDs & Passwords from the library to use these resources.  Please drop by at any Art Institute of Vancouver Library location, call, or email the library staff to obtain the necessary information.**

• H. W. WilsonWeb Omnifile Full Text Select
  Quick Tips Search Guide (PDF) Full User Guide Tutorial (PDF)
  Periodical database that provides full-text articles with their accompanying indexing and abstracts on topics in the arts, applied and pure sciences, social science, education, humanities, legal and business fields. Contains full text of articles from over 2500 publications, some back to 1982.

• Killer Tracks
  Killer Tracks User Guide (PDF) What is production music? (PDF)
  Post-production audio resource. Users may download or stream audio clips ONLY from the NJJ library, discs 101 to the most current Killer Tracks CDs, and discs 185 to the most recent Network Music CDs. Clips may be included in non-broadcast audio, video, digital media, corporate intranet, and/or closed circuit communications productions. Killer Tracks MUST NOT BE USED IN ANY PRODUCTION THAT IS SOLD!

• Oxford Reference Online
  Contains about 100+ dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works and an expanding range of key titles from the acclaimed Oxford Companions Series, plus the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. Includes subject coverage from art & architecture to language & literature to science.

• Proquest Bigchalk Electric Library
  ELibrary offers a broad range of full-text and multimedia content, including a digital archive of information sources of more than 2700 full-text periodicals, international newswires, classic books, maps, photographs, and major literary, art, and reference titles.

• Proquest “Big Bundle"
  Proquest Quick Reference Guide (PDF)
  One stop access to THOUSANDS of periodical magazine, newspaper, trade and scholarly publications including Proquest Research Library; ABI Complete which covers business, economics, product and competitive info, corporate and management techniques and strategies; National Newspapers 27 which provides articles from major regional dailies; and Proquest Psychology which encompasses a range of topics from over 500 leading psychology publications

• Safari Technical E-Books
  Sample Searches Search Guide (PDF)
  An electronic library collection of over 7800 e-books in a fully searchable database from Addison-Wesley, Peachpit Press, Adobe Press, and many other top technology publishers, covering Adobe, Maya, Photoshop, and much more.

• VTC (Virtual Training Company)
  VTC Technical FAQs (PDF)
  VTC provides online streaming access to over 81,000+ Flash and Quicktime video tutorials covering Animation & 3D, Audio, Business Applications, Graphics & Layout, Internet & Web Design, Multimedia & Film, and MORE!

• BBC SOUND EFFECTS LIBRARY - A maximum of 2 CDs can be loaned out at a time.  You may search the index of the series from our online Catalogue & Collection page.

• GENERAL 6000 SERIES Sound Effects - A maximum of 2 CDs can be loaned out at a time. Click HERE to search the index.

• DIGITAL JUICE (DJ)-Sound Effects, Animation, Stock Footage, and more. The Digital Juice collection is one of the few electronic resources that can not be access online. In order to search the collection and/or access files, you must use one of the three library computers that are housing the DJ collections.

• RECOMMENDED DVDS

  Feature Films	Tutorial DVDs
  American Hardcore And Now…The Soundtrack Business And Now…The Music Score Dig! Last Waltz Metal: A Headbanger’s Journal Metallica: Some Kind of Monster Supernatural Live: Santana Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music	Apple Logic Pro 0: Essential Training - by Lynda.com Audio buzz with Jeff Early: Season 1, Episodes 1-13 Control Surfaces for Pro Tools Digital Audio Principles - by Lynda.com Logic Pro 8: Essential Training - by Lynda.com Pro Tools 7 LE Propellerhead Reason 4: Essential Training - by Lynda.com

Do you know of any other resources to add? Having trouble finding the information that you need? Need the user access codes for these databases? Please contact the Library for help, or if you have any comments or resource suggestions.

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