Pennsylvania College of Art & Design



	Jonathan Yeager Pennsylvania College of Art & Design 204 N Prince Street P.O. Box 59 Lancaster, PA 17608-0059 Ph: 717-396-7833




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 Academic Search Elite A core resource of scholarly information containing 2,025 full-text journals, 1,563 of them being peer reviewed. *Full access on campus. Remote access available with password provided by the librarian.* Academic Search Elite 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 / 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 AP Images 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 Images 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 registered user. Ask the librarian for the "School Code" to register. easybib EBSCOhost Electronic databases which include: EBSCOhost Web (Academic Search Elite, History Reference Center, ERIC, Book Collection: Nonfiction, Professional Development Collection, Teacher Reference Center, GreenFile and Lexi-PALS Drug Guide), Consumer Health Complete, Novelist Plus and Points of View. Full access on campus. Remote access available with password provided by the librarian. EBSCOhost 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, download or Email articles for individual educational use. Access is available only on campus. eReserves Encyclopedia Britannica Online Academic Continuously updated reference site with over 7,500 articles and over 23,000 biographies. In addition, Britannica Online includes: World Data Analyst, Gateway to the Classics, Meriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Meriam Webster's Dictionary of Quotations, selected full-text articles from EBSCO and ProQuest journals, BBC & New York Times daily headlines, The Web's Best, World Atlas and Workspace; a research organizer, Full access on campus. Remote access available with password provided by the librarian. Encyclopedia Britannica FAQs about the Library Questions and answers about the most frequently 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 Journal on Excellence in College Teaching A peer-reviewed journal published at Miami University by and for faculty to increase student learning through effective teaching, interest in and the enthusiasm for the profession of teaching, and communication among faculty about their classroom experience. Full access on campus. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching 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 public 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 public library card. If you do not have one, go to their Web site to download a copy of the application. LSLC Points of View Reference Center POV is a full-text database of essays covering multiple sides of 250 current issues. Full accesson campus. Remote access available with password provided by the librarian. POV Reference Center 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 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 Directory of Open Access Journals Free, full-text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals http://www.doaj.org/ Festival Network Online Craft shows, art fairs, music festivals and other related events throughout the United States http://www.festivalnet.com/index.htm Google Scholar A convenient way to search for scholarly literature http://scholar.google.com 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 Index to 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 smARThistory Alternatives tp teaching with an art history text book http://smarthistory.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. Return to Top Library website updated September 2008**