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Faculty, staff and students of the Savannah College of Art and Design will be required to enter their name and ID number to access the resources listed below from off campus. Only a last name needs to be entered on the verification page while the full ID number, including all the leading 0s, must be entered. A-Z List of Full-Text Periodicals Available Online Index to peer-reviewed abstracts of the international literature of conservation and heritage management. For information on searching this database, click here. Alternative Press Index Indexes journals covering cultural, economic, political and social change. Indexes nearly 300 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. Alternative Press Index Archive Index of journals (1969-90) covering cultural, economic, political and social change. Art Full Text and Art Retrospective (from WilsonWeb) Index to periodicals that are strongest in the fields of art history, photography and architecture. Also covers major periodicals in the fields of media, film, performing arts and design. Covers the period from 1929 to the present. ArtBibliographies Modern (from CSA-Illumina) Index to journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs and dissertations covering art and photography from the late 19th century to the present. For information on searching this database, click here. Arts & Humanities Search (from OCLC FirstSearch) Provides citations to articles from more than 1,300 arts and humanities journals and to relevant articles on arts and humanities, including music and performing arts in more than 5,000 social science and science journals. ARTstor Searchable archive of international news and celebrity photos from the Associated Press. For information on searching this database, click here. Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (from CSA-Illumina) Index to periodical articles on architecture, archaeology, city planning, interior design and historic preservation. From 1934 to the present; international in scope. For information on searching this database, click here. BHA (Bibliography of the History of Art) (from CSA-Illumina) Index to books, conference proceedings and dissertations, exhibition and dealers catalogs, and articles from periodicals covering European and American art from late antiquity to the present. Coverage of publications extends from 1973 to the present. Biology Digest Covers all the life sciences. Books in Print (from OCLC FirstSearch) Includes information on in-print, out-of-print and forthcoming books, as well as video and audio recordings from North American publishers. It also includes full-text reviews from 11 sources. BuildingGreen Suite A key resource for sustainable design. Topics include environmental performance and the adverse impacts of buildings. Contains articles, reviews and news from Environmental Building News (EBN), product listings from the GreenSpec products directory, and project case studies from the High-Performance Buildings Database. Business & Industry Contains important facts and key events dealing with public and private companies, industries, products and markets for all manufacturing service industries at an international level. Business & Management Practices Covers 795 journals focusing on issues such as decision making, implementing new technology, planning for the future, dealing with internal and external issues, and expanding businesses. Business Organizations, Agencies and Publications Directory Lists contact name, address, phone and fax numbers, and a description of the organization's founding, membership, activities and services. Coverage includes national and international organizations, government agencies and programs, facilities and services, research and education, and publications and information services. Communication and Mass Media (from EBSCOhost) Offers full text for more than 200 titles and contains citation coverage for additional sources, including articles related to mass media published in more than 60 research journals, as well as major journalism reviews, recent encyclopedias and handbooks in the area of communications studies. Clase and Periodica An index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities in both Spanish and English. CQ Researcher Provides in-depth, balanced coverage of social and political issues. Each report treats a single issue prominent in the news and provides background, statistics, related legislation, current situation, outlook and pro/con positions from 1991 to present. DAAI: Design and Applied Arts Index(from CSA-Illumina) Index to periodical articles about design and craft from 1973 to the present. Covering designers, studios and firms, it provides indexing in the fields of computer art, graphic design, fashion, industrial design, furniture design, metals and jewelry, illustration, and textile design. For information on searching this database, click here. Digital Image Database Contains information about more than 12,000 publicly-owned companies filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Dissertations Abstracts Online Selectively covers master's theses and dissertations from Canada, Great Britain and Europe. DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals Contains citations, with abstracts, to articles from more than 400 economics journals. Encyclopedia Britannica Online EB Online includes the complete encyclopedia as well as the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary and an Internet directory of links to Web sites selected and evaluated by Britannica editors. For information on searching this database, click here. ERIC (at FirstSearch) Is the Educational Resources Information Center. This database covers all aspects of education and educational research, and includes both abstracts of published and unpublished sources on thousands of educational topics. FactSearch Corresponds to the printed publication A Matter of Fact. It has facts and statistics about current social, economic, environmental and political issues. Film and Television Index (from EBSCOhost) Comprehensive bibliographic and full-text database covering the entire spectrum of television and film. Subjects include film and television theory, preservation and restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects and reviews. The database provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 270 publications, including some full-text articles. GEOBASE Has citations with abstracts covering worldwide literature on geography, geology, ecology, international development and their related disciplines. Grove Dictionary of Art Provides online access to the entire text of the 34-volume Dictionary of Art, plus newly commissioned articles. The database includes articles on every aspect of the visual arts from prehistory through the present and offers access to more than 130,000 searchable images. For information on searching this database, click here. JSTOR A fully searchable electronic database containing full-text articles from scholarly journals in a variety of academic disciplines. JSTOR is an archive containing the complete back runs of journals. The researcher is able to retrieve high-resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed, printed and illustrated. The most recent two to five years of the published materials are not available in this database. For information on searching this database, click here. LexisNexis Academic The Web site contains approximately 5,000 publications, most of which are full text. The types of publications include newspapers (in English, other languages and translations of international papers), legal news, general interest magazines, medical journals, trade publications, company financial information, transcripts, wire service reports, government publications, law reviews and reference works. LIFE Photo Archive Full text critical analyses, biographies and bibliographies of authors from every age and literary discipline, covering more than 90,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists and other writers. For information on searching this database, click here. Material ConneXion Material ConneXion is the definitive source for discovering and researching new and innovative materials and processes from around the world. Media Review Digest Provides comprehensive review coverage of educational media, including reviews of entertainment resources. netLibrary Access to SCAD's collection of more than 50,000 full-text electronic books. For off-campus use, a free user account is available to all SCAD students, faculty and staff (respond to patron verification prompt and select option to create an account). Professional Development Collection (from EBSCOhost) Provides access to education journals, including peer-reviewed titles for professional educators and education researchers. Coverage includes topics related to education, pedagogy and educational theory. Project Muse Provides access to nearly 250 full text digitized journals from 40 scholarly publishers in the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics and others. Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (from EBSCOhost) Provides access to 575 full-text publications. Most titles are peer-reviewed journals. The database covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry and psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. ReferenceUSA Smithsonian Institute: Collections Search Center A comprehensive collection of fashion industry reports, trends and color forecasting, and market intelligence. It also includes more than 2 million images of designer collections, street fashion, celebrity styles, sketches and graphics, as well as store interiors and displays. Wilson OmniFile Mega Edition (from WilsonWeb)
Dedicated to providing a balance of timely, credible business news and key women's fashion trends to a dedicated readership. This readership includes retailers, designers, manufacturers, marketers, financiers, Wall Street analysts, international moguls, media executives, ad agencies, socialites and trendmakers. WorldCat (from OCLC FirstSearch) The world's most comprehensive bibliography, with bibliographic records representing 400 languages and information spanning 4,000 years of knowledge from libraries worldwide. Worldscope GLOBAL Provides financial information on nearly 9,000 of the world's largest companies, representing 32 countries. Areas of coverage include industrials, utilities, transportation, banks, insurance and others. SCAD offers access to a number of additional OCLC FirstSearch databases in a variety of disciplines including Business and Economics, Education, Reference, the Natural Sciences, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. | ||
