As
a current student, faculty or staff member you may click on
any of the links below to access PCA&D's
electronic resources.
Electronic
Resources Disclaimer
Access
PA / Ask Here PA
Have a question? Ask Here PA is designed to provide fast answers to your questions. A librarian is available 24/7 and in most cases you will receive your answer within 15 minutes. If the question involves lengthy research, an Ask Here PA librarian will get you started and/or provide a referral for you.
Full
access on campus. Ask Here PA
Access
PA / Electronic Resources
Electronic resources provided by Access PA include links to Access PA Digital Repository, Brodart Dartclix, Ebsco Consumer Health Complete, EBSCO Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC), EBSCO History Reference Center, EBSCO Professional Development Collection, Gale Contemporary Authors and wired.MD streamMed Patient Portal Consumer Health Information Library.
Full
access on campus. Access PA Electronic Resources
Access
PA / Inter-Library Loan
The Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is a member of
the Access Pennsylvania Database, a web-based union catalog
and resource sharing guide to Pennsylvania library collections.
You can
search the database for books not available in our college
library collection.When you have located a book within the
database, complete an online Inter-library
loan request form. The librarian will process
your request and contact you when the book has arrived.
Inter-Library Loan Catalog
AccuNet/
Associated Press Multimedia Archive
Photographs,audio
sound bites, graphics and text covering over 160 years of
history.
Full
access on campus. Remote access with password provided by
the librarian. AP
Multimedia
ARTstor
A digital library of hundreds of thousands of images of art,
architecture and archeology. Critical data about each image
encompasing such information as creator, title and object
date.
To access remotely, you must first register on campus through the link below.
Full
access on campus. Remote access available as a registered
user. ARTstor
Atomic Learning
Short, easy-to-view and understand software tutorials for more than 100 applications.
On campus and remote access available with password provided by
the librarian. Atomic Learning
easybib
An online bibliography composer and MLA informational resource
On campus and remote access available as a resistered user. Ask the librarian for the "School Code" to register. easybib
Electronic
Books / NetLibrary
A collection of 13,000 plus books which may be signed out for viewing electronically. Access is available by going directly to the NetLibrary link below or through the library's catalog. To access remotely, you must first register on campus through the link below.
Remote
access available with registration. eBooks
Electronic
Reserves
Required and/or recommended readings selected by and placed
on reserve by faculty for student access.
Copyright
of all articles is the property of the stated citation and
content may not be copied or Emailed to multiple sites or
pasted to a listserve without copyright hold or express written
permission. However, users may print, dowload or Email articles
for individual educational use.
Access is available only on campus. eReserves
FAQs about the Library
Questions and answers about the most frequenty asked; "How do I..." (Information will be added on an ongoing basis)
Access is available only on campus. FAQs
Franklin
& Marshall College Library
The Pennsylvania College of Art & Design and Franklin
& Marshall College have a library partnership which allows
use of each others’ library by faculty and students
enrolled in their respective institutions.
You, as
faculty or student of the College have access to the collections
at both Franklin and Marshall libraries for borrowing and research
purposes. On your first visit, you must have your College
ID with you. At the circulation desk, you will be asked to
complete a form, and then you will be issued a Franklin and
Marshall ID for use in that library. Franklin & Marshall College Library
LexisNexis Academic
Full-text documents from over thousands of news, business, legal, medical and reference publications.
Full
access on campus. LexisNexis Academic
Library
System of Lancaster County
With the ownership of a library card from the Library System
of Lancaster County, students, faculty and staff have access
to many online services that can be accessed remotely.
Remember: you will need to have a Library System of Lancaster
County library card. If you do not have one …ask the
PCA&D librarian for an application.
Library System of Lancaster County
Texas
Information Literacy Tutorial (TILT)
TILT is
an educational Web site designed to introduce students to
research sources and skills. The tutorial offers an introduction
and three modules, which you can complete in any order. Each
should take you approximately 30 minutes.
Whether
this site introduces new information or is a review, these
fundamental concepts will be useful for any type of research
you may do and will contribute to your success as a student. TILT
Wilson
Web Databases
Art
Museum Image Gallery (AMIG)
Resource of art images and related multi-media
Wilson
Biographies Plus Illustration
Thousands of in-depth, full text profiles with up-to-date
bibliographies. Includes links to full text articles, abstracts,
book review excerpts, images and more.
Full
access on campus. Remote access unavailable.
AMIG & Biographies Plus Illustration
Webliography
Art
and Design Career and Employment
Webliography of art and/or design career and employment opportunities
http://art.nmu.edu/department/AD_Career.html
Art Museum Network (AMN)
Links to 200 AMN Sites
http://www.amn.org
Artchive
General fine art
http://www.artchive.com
Artlex
An art dictionary
http://www.artlex.com
Artnet
Magazine
Artists, galleries, events, research, magazines and
careers
http://www.artnet.com/index.asp?=N=1
Ask
Ask any question
http://www.ask.com
AskArt
Information about 30,000 artists
http://www.askart.com
Festival
Network Online
Craft shows, art fairs, music festivals and other related
events throughout the United States
http://www.festivalnet.com/index.html
Image Collections, Directories and Tutorials
Art Images for College Teachers (AICT)
http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/html/index.html
Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture
http://decorativearts.library.wisc.edu/about.htm
Directory of Image Search Engines
http://www.search-engine-index.co.uk/Images_Search/htDir
Smithsonian Museum Archives Image Gallery
http://sirismm.si.edu/siris/sirisimagegallery.htm
WorldImages
http://worldimages.sjsu.edu
Librarians Internet Index
Webliography of a variety of subjects
http://www.lii.org
Museums in the USA
Links to 1507 plus museums
http://icom.museum/vlmp/usa.html
Okanagan
University College
Art History: A Preliminary Handbook by: Dr. Robert J. Belton
http://web.ubc.ca/okanagan/creative/links/arthistory.html
Study guides and strategies
http://www.studygs.net/
Photography
Includes dictionary, articles, reviews and manuals
http://www.photonotes.org
Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy
http://plato.stanford.edu/
Sweet
Briar College, Department of Art History
Resources for the study of art
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks4.html
Web
Gallery of Art
The focus is European art, especially Renaissance
http://www.wga.hu/index.html
World
Wide Art Resource
Includes a link to Art History Research (Index of Artists)
http://www.wwar.com
Electronic
Resources Disclaimer
These are links to other Web sites
which are independently run sites outside of the pcad.edu domain. The Pennsylvania College of Art & Design is not
responsible for the privacy practices, activities, or content
of such independent sites. Neither these sites, nor any content
available through links to and from them, are screened, reviewed
or endorsed by The
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design.
Any links to external Web sites and/or non-Pennsylvania
College of Art & Design information provided on
pages or returned from Web search engines are provided as
a courtesy. They should not be construed as an endorsement
by The
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design of the content
or views of the linked materials. The materials on these independent
sites are the opinion of the specified author(s) and are not
statements of advice, opinion, support or information of The
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design.
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