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Databases A-Z
Search our online databases for articles and more. Browse alphabetically or limit by subject using the drop-down menu.
Jen Library Periodicals
A list of current print and electronic subscriptions available through the Jen Library.

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ARTstor
Image Library containing over one million images in all areas of the arts. Images can be printed or download for use in class projects.
Digital Image Database
A collection of digital images maintained by the Visual Resources Center at SCAD.

Image Library maintained by the Visual Resources Center.
Don Bluth Collection of Animation
Cels, animation drawings, storyboards, color models, and other materials created by Don Bluth.
Images from Life
Ads, cartoons, and cover art from the first Life Magazine, published between 1883 and 1936.

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Finding and Using Images
Tips for finding images for research and creative projects

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ACA Library Artists' Book Collection
Digital images from the ACA Library's premier collection of over 2,100 artists' books.
SCAD Graduate Thesis Collection
MFA theses from fall 2010 forward are available in digital format.

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Arcadian Library Online
The Arcadian Library preserves books of travellers' observations and artists' images, scientists' and physicians' knowledge, literary, scholarly and historical influences.
Bloomsbury Applied Visual Arts
A comprehensive resource offers instant, searchable access to over 170 books which combine visual inspiration with practical advice on idea generation, research techniques, portfolio development and more, across the main visual arts disciplines.
Bloomsbury Architecture Library
A leading digital resource for the study of architecture, urbanism, and interior design.
Bloomsbury Collections
Provides over 6,000 titles, featuring content from Bloomsbury’s latest research publications as well as a 100+ year legacy including Continuum, T&T Clark, Bristol Classical Press, Berg, The Arden Shakespeare and Hart Publishing.
Bloomsbury Cultural History
Digital access to Bloomsbury’s Cultural Histories series alongside an extensive eBook collection and primary sources from leading global institutions.
Bloomsbury Design Library
Scholarly coverage of design and crafts worldwide, from 1500 BCE to the present day.
Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Philosophers
Features critical biographies of individuals who have contributed to the history of intellectual thought.
Bloomsbury Fashion Business Cases
Includes hundreds of cases enabling students to master in-demand business and analytical skills for their fashion careers.
Bloomsbury Fashion Video Archive
Video exhibit of almost 3,000 spectacular fashion shows presented in Paris, London, New York, and Milan by 460 international designers, covering the period 1979 to 2003.
Bloomsbury Medieval Studies
An interdisciplinary digital resource with a global perspective. It brings together high-quality secondary content with visual primary sources, reference works and pedagogical resources into one cross-searchable platform.
Bloomsbury Popular Music
Scholarly coverage of modern popular music worldwide, covering the mid-20th century to the present day.
Business of Fashion (BoF)
Daily resource for fashion creatives, executives and entrepreneurs in over 200 countries. Register for a free account using your SCAD email address.
Cengage Unlimited
Access to all Cengage ebooks and platforms including electronic textbooks. Register for a free account using your SCAD email address.
Drama Online
An award-winning digital library of over 2,500 playtexts, 400 audio plays, 300 hours of video and 370 books of criticism and performance practice from leading theatre publishers and companies.
Fairchild Books Library
Provides cross-searchable access to the latest editions of over 130 of the world’s leading fashion textbooks, complemented by multimedia resources.
Fashion Photography Archive
Provides access to an expanding library of rare and iconic images taken between the late 1970s and 2000, all copyright-cleared for educational use.
MIT Press Direct
More than 2,500 eBooks in subject areas such as art and architecture, biomedical sciences, business and finance, computer science, cognitive science, design, education, environment, game studies, humanities, information science, linguistics, neuroscience, new media, philosophy, and social sciences.
Screen Studies
Offers a broad range of content from Bloomsbury, Faber & Faber and the British Film Institute to support moving-image studies.
Theology and Religion Online
A rich resource devoted to research, study, and teaching in theology, biblical studies, and religious studies.

Open Access Resources

Internet Archive: National Emergency Library
A collection of books that supports emergency remote teaching, research activities, independent scholarship, and intellectual stimulation. Create a free account and download/borrow up to 10 books for 14 days..
Internet Archive: Open Library
Open catalog providing access to 1.7 million scanned versions of books.Create a free account and download/borrow up to 10 books for 14 days.
DOAB (Directory of Open Access Books)
Collection of peer-reviewed open access ebooks.
Getty Publications Virtual Library
Digital collection of over 300 full text art books from Getty Publications.
Guggenheim Museum Art Book Collection
Digitized collection of more than 200 exhibition catalogs and other art books from the Guggenheim Museum.
MetPublications
Digital collection of over 500 full text art books from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Creative Commons Search
Search openly licensed and public domain works to be discovered and used by everyone.
Morgue File
Free high resolution digital stock photography for either corporate or public use.
VADS (Visual Arts Data Service)
Online resource for visual arts that includes over 100,000 images as well as essays based on the image collections.

Art + Design Online
Digital collections, websites, images, books, film, and more related to art, architecture, and design.
Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
A portal to millions of digital images, media and texts from America's libraries, museums, and archives
DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
Collection of peer-reviewed open access e-journals.
Europeana Collections
Explore 58,059,677 artworks, artefacts, books, films and music from European museums, galleries, libraries and archives.

HathiTrust Digital Library
HathiTrust is a host of academic & research institutions, it offers a free collection of millions of titles (books and journals) digitized from libraries around the world.

Internet Archive: Open Library
Open catalog providing access to 1.7 million scanned versions of books, with links to external sources for obtaining books that are not full text online.
Project Gutenberg
Over 42,000 free e-books: choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online.
Project Muse
This full-text resource covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others.

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