WEB & INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA and DESIGN PROGRAM RESOURCES

The Art Institute of Vancouver Library carries many Web & IMD resources that cover topics such as scripting, usability & design, layout, HTML, PHP, and more. The Web & IMD collection an be found at both library locations in Burnaby and at the Renfrew campus downtown. Search the Voyager Library Catalogue to see what resources are available and check out the Graphic Design and Photography & Digital Images Resource Guides for additional related resources.

See also Resource Guides for:

• EVALUATING INFORMATION - Books, Web, & Journals
• RESEARCH, WRITING & COPYRIGHT
• GRAPHIC DESIGN
• PHOTOGRAPHY & DIGITAL IMAGE RESOURCES

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 Photography 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.**

• Getty Images - If you have already signed-up for Getty Images, contact library for access codes. Otherwise, *Sign-up* for Getty Images.
  Getty Images User Guide (PDF)
  Over 500K high quality stock imagery. Students may download up to 50 high-resolution images and an unlimited number of low-resolution imagery per quarter. Images are for educational purposes only and using them for any commercial (even non-profit) or non-coursework or non-portfolio related purposes is strictly prohibited.

• 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)
  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. See: Computing

• 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 about 5000 e-books in a fully searchable database from Addison-Wesley, Peachpit Press, Adobe Press, and many other top technology publishers, covering Adobe CS suites, Maya, Photoshop, HTML, SQL, PHP, 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!

• DIGITAL JUICE (DJ) – Sound Effects, Animation, Stock Footage, and more. The Digital Juice collection is housed on 2 computers at our Burnaby Library location, and at our Renfrew Library Location. Explore the DJ hyperlinks to learn more about the collection and find the media that you want. Click on the library/DVD of interest and view the Gallery tab on the DJ website to preview the media. To make things easier for yourself, write down the DVD name and number that you find online, and file number of your media clips and bring that with you to the library.

• RECOMMENDED DVDS
  • Dreamweaver CS3: beyond the basics
  • Total training - DVD series on the Adobe suites: Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Acrobat, After Effects, & Illustrator
  • Lynda.com tutorial DVDs

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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