Pathfinder -- Media Arts and Animation
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This bibliography is designed to guide instructors and students through the information sources in the field of Media Arts and Animation. It is just a guide with suggested material. Complete research is dependent upon the individual.
Ai Library Catalog
The Ai Library Catalog is the place to start to find materials in your library. Please limit your search to your specific campus. The following subject headings may be useful for your search:
- Animated films
- Animation
- Cartooning
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- Computer animation
- Film noir
- Motion pictures
- Science fiction films
- Storyboards
Please note that you can also search by keyword. In addition, books in this subject area will be found according to the Library of Congress classifications system as follows:
- N 7430-N 7660 – General Art Technique
- NB – Sculpture
- NC 630-NC 915 – Drawing Technique
- NC 1320-NC 1766 – Cartoon & Animation Art
- ND 1280-ND 2430 – Color and Painting Technique
- PN 1992-PN 1999 – TV, Film, Scriptwriting & Concept Art
- PN 6710-PN 6790 – Comic Books
- QC 494-QP 301 – Color Theory, Human and Animal Anatomy
- T 385 – Computer Graphics How-To
- TR 850-TR 899 – Cinematography & Animation Software
- U-V – Visual Reference for Military History
Databases
Searching the following databases should produce citations, abstracts, or full-text articles for media arts and animation.
The following databases/informational resources are to be used by faculty, staff,
and students for educational purposes only. Please see individual database
descriptions for complete copyright and/or licensing information. FT indicates some full-text.
- Art Index Retrospective (Public Libraries)
- Arts magazines indexed 1929-1984. A local public library card is required. Password required.
- FT Grove Art Online
- Grove Art Online provides Web access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art (1996, 34 vols.) with annual additions of new material and updates to the text, plus extensive image links and all the sophisticated search advantages possible with an online reference source. Username and password required.
- FT D InfoTrac OneFile (LIRN/Infotrac)
- A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Password required.
- Oxford Reference Online Premium
- This database includes more than 120 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference titles in all major fields from the Oxford University Press, including the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations and the Oxford Companion series. Username and password required.
- FT ProQuest Direct (LIRN)
- Password required.
Printed Reference Materials
The following are reference sources in media arts and animation that are available at your library:
- American Film Institute Desk References (REF PN 1994 .A599 2002)
- Anime Encyclopedia (REF NC 1766 .J3 C53 2001)
- Cinema: Year by Year, 1894-2003 (REF PN 1993.5 .A1 C5666 2003)
- Complete Encyclopedia of Illustration (REF NC 960 .H43 2003)
- Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (REF NC 1766 .U5 L46 1999)
- Encyclopedia of New Media (REF QA 76.575 .E5368 2003)
- Encyclopedia of Orson Wells (REF PN 1998.3 .W45 B47 2003)
- New Biographical Dictionary of Film (REF PN 1998.2 .T49 2002)
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Last updated: April 2009