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MIAD Library Electronic Databases
MIAD Library Electronic Databases
To access databases via the web (either on campus or away from MIAD), start at the TOPCAT library catalog homepage and locate the Databases tile on the left-hand side of the screen. Select the database you'd like to search, and you're all set! Off-campus access will require you to enter your MIAD OneLogin information.
View our FULL LIST OF DATABASES here...
View our FULL LIST OF DATABASES here...
ARTICLE DATABASES
ARTICLE DATABASES
From business and politics to literature, psychology and the arts, ProQuest Research Library provides one-stop access to a wide range of popular academic subjects. The database includes more than 3,820 journal titles—over 2,550 in full text—from 1971 forward. It features a diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers.
EBSCOhost Web is actually a large group of databases covering academic, business, health and medical, news, and government topics. Users can choose individual databases, or may search multiple databases simultaneously. Much of the content is full-text, with articles dating from as early as the 1980’s. New articles are added daily.
Please note that you can search both EBSCOhost Art Full Text and Science Full Text all at once in Badgerlink EBSCOhost or you can search them separately.
The online version of Art Index, this database offers articles and citations from more than 600 major art and design periodicals as far back as 1984. Every citation includes an in-depth abstract, and full-text articles are provided for 270 journals dating back to 1997. Coverage includes fine, decorative and commercial arts and is international in scope. MIAD owns the back issues of many periodicals that are indexed by Art Full Text, giving students access to specific articles in our periodicals stacks.
This database combines the full-text content of all the Wilson science databases including Applied Science & Technology Full Text, Biological & Agricultural Index Plus, and General Science Full Text, plus science content from other Wilson databases. Articles from over 400 journals, going back as far as 1994 are included. The database also provides an abundance of graphical content--charts, diagrams, and illustrations--in PDF page images.
IMAGES
IMAGES
Provides more than two million digital images and associated data in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences. The high-quality images are “zoomable,” allowing the user to focus closely on specific details; two images may be viewed side-by-side. Images can be saved online or offline, or can be imported directly into PowerPoint. In addition to images, Quick Time Virtual Reality panoramas of important architectural sites are also available.
Please see Crystal Lemmer, Instructional Technologist, for tips on using Artstor.
VIDEO STREAMING
VIDEO STREAMING
Kanopy BASE offers an excellent academic streaming library with subjects and titles that meet diverse areas of study. Find and watch movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos that inspire, enrich and entertain. From the “curated for the educational experience” collection, KBASE offers nearly 10,000 films with subjects and titles that meet diverse areas of study with 55% exclusive content. Choose from subjects like Art and Architecture, Film Studies, and Every Day Health or search visual arts or animation.
BOOK CHAPTERS, E-BOOKS, & ENCYCLOPEDIAS
BOOK CHAPTERS, E-BOOKS, & ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Bloomsbury Design Library contains multiple design resources including encyclopedias, reference works, e-books and images covering worldwide design and crafts history from 1500 BCE to the present day. Includes Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, World History of Design, and an interactive timeline. Browse or search the e-books, designer bibliographies, and see museum and exhibition images.
The Bloomsbury Applied Visual Arts contains searchable access to over 170 e-books that support an education in the visual arts and design. Practical advice on idea generation, research techniques, portfolio development and more. Search individually or across all categories: Fashion and Textiles, Design and Illustration, Photography, Film and Media, Architecture and Interiors, Marketing and Advertising.
NEW August 1st for this FALL
Bloomsbury Fashion Central is a dynamic digital hub for interdisciplinary research in fashion and dress. Content is peer reviewed by industry and academic experts and includes interconnected major reference works, exclusive articles, scholarly eBooks, case studies, biographies, lesson plans, bibliographic guides, textbooks, video content, runway and backstage photos from fashion shows, and tens of thousands of images from museums around the world to create a rich educational resource.
MIAD has the Berg Fashion Library as well as Bloomsbury Dress and Costume Library
Oxford Art Online is an art and design resource with coverage from prehistory to the present day. It is an extensive online gateway for art and design research. It contains the full text of the 34-volume Grove’s Dictionary of Art, the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics and Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, and the Oxford Companion to Western Art. Many articles are enhanced with full-color images and line drawings; image links are provided to the Art Resource searchable image database and to numerous museum and gallery websites. This database is updated regularly.
View just IMAGE DATABASE
View just IMAGE DATABASE
Provides more than two million digital images and associated data in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences. The high-quality images are “zoomable,” allowing the user to focus closely on specific details; two images may be viewed side-by-side. Images can be saved online or offline, or can be imported directly into PowerPoint. In addition to images, Quick Time Virtual Reality panoramas of important architectural sites are also available.
Please see Crystal Lemmer, Instructional Technologist, for tips on using Artstor.
View just STREAMING VIDEO DATABASE
View just STREAMING VIDEO DATABASE
Kanopy BASE offers an excellent academic streaming video library with subjects and titles that meet diverse areas of study. Find and watch movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos that inspire, enrich and entertain. From the “curated for the educational experience” collection, KBASE offers nearly 10,000 films with subjects and titles that meet diverse areas of study with 55% exclusive content. Choose from subjects like Art and Architecture, Film Studies, and Every Day Health or search visual arts. animation or topic of your choice.
View BOOK CHAPTERS, E-BOOKS, & ENCYCLOPEDIA RESOURCES
View BOOK CHAPTERS, E-BOOKS, & ENCYCLOPEDIA RESOURCES
Bloomsbury Design Library contains multiple design resources including encyclopedias, reference works, e-books and images covering worldwide design and crafts history from 1500 BCE to the present day. Includes Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, World History of Design, and an interactive timeline. Browse or search the e-books, designer bibliographies, and see museum and exhibition images.
Bloomsbury Applied Visual Arts contains searchable access to over 170 e-books that support an education in the visual arts and design. Practical advice on idea generation, research techniques, portfolio development and more. Search individually or across all categories: Fashion and Textiles, Design and Illustration, Photography, Film and Media, Architecture and Interiors, Marketing and Advertising.
NEW August 1st for this FALL
Bloomsbury Fashion Central is a dynamic digital hub for interdisciplinary research in fashion and dress. Content is peer reviewed by industry and academic experts and includes interconnected major reference works, exclusive articles, scholarly eBooks, case studies, biographies, lesson plans, bibliographic guides, textbooks, video content, runway and backstage photos from fashion shows, and tens of thousands of images from museums around the world to create a rich educational resource.
MIAD has the Berg Fashion Library as well as Bloomsbury Dress and Costume Library
Oxford Art Online is an art and design resource with coverage from prehistory to the present day. It is an extensive online gateway for art and design research. It contains the full text of the 34-volume Grove’s Dictionary of Art, the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics and Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, and the Oxford Companion to Western Art. Many articles are enhanced with full-color images and line drawings; image links are provided to the Art Resource searchable image database and to numerous museum and gallery websites. This database is updated regularly.
ARTICLE DATABASES
ARTICLE DATABASES
From business and politics to literature, psychology and the arts, ProQuest Research Library provides one-stop access to a wide range of popular academic subjects. The database includes more than 3,820 journal titles—over 2,550 in full text—from 1971 forward. It features a diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers.
EBSCOhost is actually a large group of databases covering academic, business, health and medical, news, and government topics. Users can choose individual databases, or may search multiple databases simultaneously. Much of the content is full-text, with articles dating from as early as the 1980’s. New articles are added daily.
Please note that you can search EBSCOhost, Art Full Text and Science Full Text all at once in Badgerlink EBSCOhost or you can search them separately.
The online version of Art Index, this database offers articles and citations from more than 600 major art and design periodicals as far back as 1984. Every citation includes an in-depth abstract, and full-text articles are provided for 270 journals dating back to 1997. Coverage includes fine, decorative and commercial arts and is international in scope. MIAD owns the back issues of many periodicals that are indexed by Art Full Text, giving students access to specific articles in our periodicals stacks.
This database combines the full-text content of all the Wilson science databases including Applied Science & Technology Full Text, Biological & Agricultural Index Plus, and General Science Full Text, plus science content from other Wilson databases. Articles from over 400 journals, going back as far as 1994 are included. The database also provides an abundance of graphical content--charts, diagrams, and illustrations--in PDF page images.
IMAGES
IMAGES
Provides more than one million digital images and associated data in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences. The high-quality images are “zoomable,” allowing the user to focus closely on specific details; four images may be viewed side-by-side. Images can be saved online or offline, or can be imported directly into PowerPoint. In addition to images, Quick Time Virtual Reality panoramas of important architectural sites are also available.
Please see Crystal Lemmer, Instructional Technologist, for tips on using Artstor.
BOOK CHAPTERS, E-BOOKS, & ENCYCLOPEDIAS
BOOK CHAPTERS, E-BOOKS, & ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Bloomsbury Design Library contains multiple design resources including encyclopedias, reference works, e-books and images covering worldwide design and crafts history from 1500 BCE to the present day. Includes Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, World History of Design, and an interactive timeline. Browse or search the e-books, designer bibliographies, and see museum and exhibition images.
The Bloomsbury Applied Visual Arts contains searchable access to over 170 e-books that support an education in the visual arts and design. Practical advice on idea generation, research techniques, portfolio development and more. Search individually or across all categories: Fashion and Textiles, Design and Illustration, Photography, Film and Media, Architecture and Interiors, Marketing and Advertising.
Oxford Art Online is an art and design resource with coverage from prehistory to the present day. It is an extensive online gateway for art and design research. It contains the full text of the 34-volume Grove’s Dictionary of Art, the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics and Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, and the Oxford Companion to Western Art. Many articles are enhanced with full-color images and line drawings; image links are provided to the Art Resource searchable image database and to numerous museum and gallery websites. This database is updated regularly.
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