ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

 

 

VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE

Please note: If you are off-campus and you need the user/passwords for the electronic resources, they are now posted on the stu.aii.edu site. Log in to your student account and then click on library databases.

You can also pick up the list in the library.

 

The Art Institute of Philadelphia Library currently subscribes to several indexed databases. Below are descriptions and login information for each. For help accessing or using any of them, call, email or visits the Library.

Use of these databases is restricted to the students, faculty and staff of The Art Institute of Philadelphia. Use is subject to the Policy on Students' Use Electronic Resources. Availability may change at any time.



ONLINE RESOURCES


The 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://apimages.ap.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 Academics link on the MyAiCampus 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 Images may not be published or otherwise distributed.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 Academics link on the MyAiCampus 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.



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 Academics link on the MyAiCampus 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 Academics link on the MyAiCampus site.



Check here for fashion forecasting, international coverage, store concepts, trends, graphic forecasts, tradeshows, and colors and fabrics.


www.fashionsnoops.com

User name and password information for on and off-campus use may be picked up in the library, or from the Academics link on the MyAiCampus site.



Getty Images + Video contains close to one million non-digitally watermarked royalty-free images and over 300,000 rights-ready and royalty free video clips. Students may download up to, but no more than fifty (50) high resolution images and ten (10) video clips per person per quarter. All Getty content downloaded from the Getty database may be used for non-commercial educational purposes only, and only for classroom, school, and portfolio related projects. Using Getty content for any commercial or non-school related purpose is prohibited. To obtain the username and password, click the 'Obtain the Password' link to the right. Access by username and password only. Password updated every quarter.


http://www.gettyimages.com

Click Here To Obtain The Password

*You will receive the the password within 24 to 48 hours*

Getty Images User Tutorial



Literature Online is a fully integrated service that combines the texts of over 357,000 works of literature with huge resources of criticism and reference. There are over 246 current literature journals in full-text.


http://lion.chadwyck.com/

User name and password information for off-campus use may be picked up in the library, or from the Academics link on the MyAiCampus 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.


For On-Campus Access:
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 Academics link on the MyAiCampus site.

Click here for Off-Campus Access (Username & Password Required)



OmniMusic has a large collection of production music with more than 16,000 tracks in six libraries. This includes one library of sound effects. Can be used for educational (not commercial) use.

If being used for any sort of public broadcasting, you must check with OmniMusic first!


http://omnimusic.com/client_folder

User name and password information for off-campus use may be picked up in the library, or from the Academics link on the MyAiCampus site.



OxfordArt 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.oxfordartonline.com

User name and password information for off-campus use may be picked up in the library, or from the Academics link on the MyAiCampus site.



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 Academics link on the MyAiCampus 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 Academics link on the MyAiCampus 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 Academics link on the MyAiCampus 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 Academics link on the MyAiCampus site.



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 Academics link on the MyAiCampus site.