The AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive is an electronic library containing the Associated Press' current year's photo report
and thousands of images from their vast negative and print library dating back to the 1840. Photographs are at a resolutions of 72dpi, and can be downloaded and used for any
educational (not commercial) use. Additional access to graphics, audio and text files. |
http://accuweather.ap.org/
cgi-bin/apl/pl
No password needed for on campus. User name and password information
off-campus use may be picked up in the library, or
from the "Databases" link
on the AIPH student site |
CAMIO® — OCLC's Catalog of Art Museum Images Online — is a growing online collection documenting works of art from around the world, representing the collections of prominent museums. CAMIO highlights the creative output of cultures around the world, from prehistoric to contemporary times, and covering the complete range of expressive forms.
CAMIO is licensed for use by students, faculty, and researchers at subscribing institutions. Works of art may be used for educational and research purposes during the term of the subscription, if they are properly credited. Images may not be published or otherwise distributed.
CAMIO includes ...
* Photographs
* Prints
* Sculpture
* Paintings
* Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
* Drawings and Watercolors
* Costume and Jewelry
* Textiles
* Architecture
* and more ... |
http://camio.oclc.org
No password needed for on campus. User name and password information
off-campus use may be picked up in the library, or
from the "Databases" link
on the AIPH student site |
The Chronicle of Higher Education is a weekly newspaper, with a Web site updated daily,
reporting on all aspects of higher education and intellectual life. The Chronicle is searchable from 1989 to the current issue, and
full-text issues from 1995 to the current can be browsed. |
http://chronicle.com
This is available on campus only. |
Corbis Images - A huge collection of high, medium and low resolution royalty-free illustrations and photography for educational (not commercial) use.
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http://education.corbis.com/
Password changes quarterly and you will be able to set up your own personal account. User name and password information for on and off-campus use may be picked up in the library, or from the "Databases" link on the AIPH student site.
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Bigchalk Elibrary is
a comprehensive general reference database containing
full-text newspapers, magazines, national and international
news wires; complete works of literature; photo, image and
map collections; television, radio and government transcripts;
book, movie and software reviews. It also provides access
to an encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, almanac, and
fact books. |
Click here if you are within an AIPH school: http://elibrary.bigchalk.com
Click here for off-campus use: http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/remote
User name and password information for
off-campus use may be picked up in the library, or from
the "Databases" link on the AIPH student site. |
Encyclopedia Britannica Online includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus,
Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year. You can also use Encyclopedia
Britannica Online to search an Internet directory that includes more than 300,000 links to Web sites selected, rated, and reviewed by Britannica editors. |
www.search.eb.com
User name and password information
for on and off-campus use may be picked up in the library,
or from the "Databases" link on the AIPH student
site. |
This is a database of over 500,000 royalty-free stock photography images. You are limited to 50 hi-res image downloads per quarter from our “Subscription Only” selection. Before accessing Getty, you MUST have a signed license agreement on file in the AIPH Library. The password is NOT on the student site but must be obtained at the library in person. |
http://www.gettyimages.com
Each quarter:
*come to the library
*show your updated college ID
*update (or fill out) your license agreement
*get the new password for the quarter.
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Grove's Dictionary of Art Online
is a comprehensive reference resource on all aspects of
the visual arts from prehistory to today. Now includes: Grove Art Online, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. |
http://www.groveart.com
User name and password information for off-campus
use may be picked up in the library, or from the "Databases"
link on the AIPH student site. |
Hoover's Online: The Business
Network offers information on companies, industries, people,
and products. The Business Network also features a host
of related channels focusing on business news, career development,
personal finance, and business travel. Start here to search
for company profiles. |
http://www.hoovers.com
User name and password information
for off-campus use may be picked up in the library, or from
the "Databases" link on the AIPH student site. |
MagillOnLiterature Plus, produced by Salem Press, combines MagillOnLiterature and MagillOnAuthors. This database includes all the literary works,
reviewed critical analyses and brief plot summaries that are included in MagillOnLiterature, as well as all the biographies and author essays included in MagillOnAuthors. |
http://search.ebscohost.com
User name and password information
for off-campus use may be picked up in the library, or from
the "Databases" link on the AIPH student site. |
Information on 10,000+ companies, 2000+ industries and 50+ countries.
Among the industries covered are Food Industry, Technology & Telecoms,
Textiles, Media, Retailing, Leisure & Arts. |
http://library.marketlineinfo.com/library/Default.aspx
User name and password information
for off-campus use may be picked up in the library, or from
the "Databases" link on the AIPH student site. |
Newsbank provides access to the Philadelphia Inquirer from
1981 to the present and The New York Times from 2000 to
the present. Users are able to view complete, full-text
content of local and regional news. |
http://infoweb.newsbank.com
Login from an off-campus location
requires a password.
If you experience difficulty
linking to articles, please check that your Internet Explorer
privacy setting is "Low" (to accept all cookies).
Go to Tools>
Options>Privacy>Low>Apply>OK. Restart Explorer. |
Online access to the world's
most trusted reference collection. Oxford Reference Online
brings together over 120 language and subject reference
works into a single cross-searchable resource. You can access
a comprehensive and growing collection of Oxford's acclaimed
reference titles. |
http://www.oxfordreference.com
User name and password information
for off-campus use may be picked up in the library, or from
the "Databases" link on the AIPH student site. |
Pro Quest is a leader in the
collection, organization and
publishing of information. We
help users learn and grow
through a combination
of content and simplicity. |
http://proquest.umi.com
User name and password information
for off-campus use may be picked up in the library, or from
the "Databases" link on the AIPH student site. |
The Reference USA database contains
detailed information on more than 12 million U.S businesses,
many of them small, privately owned firms. |
http://www.referenceusa.com
Off-campus use of this site will require entering your 14-digit AIPH library barcode, which should begin with 21910.
If you do not have a barcode issued by the AIPH Library, please come to the Circulation Desk to get one, or use the Reference USA database on-campus. |
VTC Online access to over 407 software tutorials in streaming video! The library has a license for 30 users. Requires Quicktime 7. |
http://www.vtc.com/index.php
User name and password information for on and off-campus use may be picked up in the library, or from the "Databases" link on the AIPH student site. |
Art Full Text, Applied Science & Technology Full Text,
Biological & Agricultural Index, Education Full Text,
General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Index to
Legal Periodicals & Books, Library Literature &
Information Science Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text,
Social Science Full Text, Wilson Business Full Text. |
http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com
User name and password information for on and off-campus use may be picked up in the library, or from the "Databases" link on the AIPH student site. |
This is a fashion forecasting service with
an amazing amount of information on colors, styles, fabrics,
runways, designers, gathered from around the world. There
is also career information, and a section of student portfolios. |
http://www.wgsn-edu.com
Students need to set up individual
accounts by registering with the current valid PIN number.
The PIN number will change every six months. The PIN number
can be picked up at the library, or from the list of library
database passwords on the AIPH student website. To register,
go to the "PIN update" icon on the left-hand side
of the homepage. Enter the PIN and click submit, then fill
out the form. You'll be sent your own username and password
to use through the "log on" icon on the homepage.
It may take up to four days to receive your account. |
The fashion industry bible! At their home page, go to subscriber
log in and use our user name and password. You'll have access
to the full text, with images, of over 75,000 articles searchable
by keyword and date. Our subscription is limited to 10 simultaneous
users. If you cannot log in immediately, please try again
later! |
Access is restricted to ten users
at the same time.
http://www.wwd.com
User name and password information for on and off-campus use may be picked up in the library, or from the "Databases" link on the AIPH student site. |
