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Art & Architecture Source
 Full text database resource.  
Art & Architecture Source is the largest full-text art research database covering fine, decorative and commercial art, as well as architecture and architectural design. With strong international coverage, it offers hundreds of full-text art journals, magazines and books, plus detailed indexing and abstracts and thousands of images.
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Art and Architecture Archive
 Full text database resource.  
A full-text archive of magazines comprising key research material in the fields of art and architecture, dating from the late-nineteenth century to the twenty-first. Subjects covered include fine art, decorative arts, architecture, interior design, industrial design, and photography.
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Art Index Retrospective
 
Art Index Retrospective: 1929-1984, produced by the H.W. Wilson Company, includes content for than 55 years of art journalism, from more than 600 publications. Coverage includes English-language periodicals, yearbooks and museum bulletins published in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Dutch. Feature articles, interviews, film reviews, book reviews, bibliographies, exhibition listings, conference reports, anthologies, editorials, reproduction of works of art, notices of competitions and awards and letters to the editor are indexed.
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ARTbibliographies Modern
 
Identifies articles, books, dissertations and exhibition catalogs on modern and contemporary arts dating from the late 19th century to the present.
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Arts & Humanities Citation Index
 
Published by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI); Delivered via the Web of Science platform. The Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI) provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references found in over 1,395 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals.
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Arts & Humanities Database
 Full text database resource.  
This database has hundreds of titles on art, architecture, design, history, philosophy, music, literature, theater and cultural studies. It has been designed to complement the following bibliographic databases: ABM, Avery, BHA, BHI, DAAI, Index Islamicus, MLA, Philosopher's Index and RILM.
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Artstor
 
Artstor includes over 2 million images covering art, architecture, archaeology, and photography; all available for use in research and teaching. Images come with high-quality metadata from collection catalogers, curators, institutions, and artists themselves. Please note: As of August 1, 2024, Artstor's content, key resources, and functionality will be available on JSTOR. The stand-alone Artstor website will be retired. Most Artstor content is already available on JSTOR and can be accessed via https://ezproxy.rit.edu/login?url=https://www.jstor.org/images. DONATED: From the C. B. Neblette Collection on Photography and Reprography and a gift from Harold R. and Marian Condit.
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Associated Press Images Collection
 
Photo archive containing the Associated Press' photos, most since 1995, and a selection of pictures from their image library.
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Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
 
This database is a comprehensive listing of journal articles on architecture since 1934, covering the history and practice of architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, historic preservation and interior design and decoration.
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Benezit Dictionary of Artists Online
 Full text database resource.  
With nearly 170,000 entries on artists from antiquity to the present day and featuring regular updates, Benezit is one of the most comprehensive and definitive resources on artists.
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BuildingGreen
 Full text database resource.  
Provides comprehensive content on sustainable design practices and green building materials. Shares expertise and lessons learned from design experts working in the field. Builds context for sustainable design strategies and what makes a building product or material green. Research materials on green materials and sustainable design, including case studies and best green practices.
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DAAI: Design and Applied Arts Index
 
Identifies articles in the design (computer, graphic, interior, and industrial) discplines along with crafts.
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FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals
 
The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) produces the International Index to Film Periodicals which offers in-depth coverage of the world's foremost academic and popular film journals. The International Index to Film Periodicals contains over 500,000 article citations from more than 345 periodicals. Each entry consists of a full bibliographic description, an abstract and comprehensive headings (biographical names, film titles and general subjects). Also included is The Treasures from the Film Archives dataset; a database containing credits and holdings information about the silent-era film holdings of film archives from around the world.
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Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text
 Full text database resource.  
Tool for film and television research covering film & television theory, preservation & restoration, screenwriting, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews.
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Film Literature Index
 
The Film Literature Index (FLI) annually indexes 150 film and television periodicals from 30 countries cover-to-cover and 200 other periodicals selectively for articles on film and television. The periodicals range from the scholarly to the popular. More than 2,000 subject headings provide detailed analysis of the articles. The FLI Online contains citations from 1976 to 2001. As of now, there are no plans to update this online resource. The FLI Online is currently available free-of-charge.
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IFAR Art Law & Cultural Property
 Full text database resource.  
International Cultural Property Ownership and Export Legislation (ICPOEL) and Case Law and Statutes (CLS)—will helps navigate the increasingly complex and abundant body of legislation and case law regarding the acquisition and ownership of artworks.
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International Bibliography of Art
 
The Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) is the world's most comprehensive bibliography of scholarly writing about the history of western art. BHA includes articles from over 1,200 journals.
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JSTOR
 Full text database resource.  
Features full-text articles (backfiles) of more than 2,800 academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Access includes content from the primary sources collections, multidisciplinary collections, and discipline specific collections. JSTOR also features multimedia content and includes Artstor, a cross-disciplinary collection of over 2 million images for use in research and teaching.
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Kanopy
 Full text database resource.  
Kanopy is a streaming video service including movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos. RIT subscribes to a faculty-curated collection.
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LinkedIn Learning
 
An online learning platform with video tutorials in a number of disciplines: 3D, video, business, photography, web design, graphic design, and more. Many tutorials are captioned. As of December 14, 2021, LinkedIn Learning will no longer be accessible to learners logging in from the Chinese Mainland.
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MADCAD.com
 Full text database resource.  
MADCAD.com provides access to: 2021 International Building Code, 2021 International Existing Building Code, 2020 New York State Building Code, 2021 International Fire Code, 2021 International Mechanical Code, and 2021 International Plumbing Code. Access is for one simultaneous user. Once at the MADCAD site, click on "Proceed to eLibrary" on the upper left to access the codes.
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Material ConneXion
 
A library of over 5,000 materials and processes used in design development.
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Official Museum Directory
 Full text database resource.  
The Online Museum Directory is a searchable database containing key facts, such as address (including phone, fax, email, and website), hours of operation and admission prices, collections information, key personnel, and more for over 11,500 museums, zoos, historic sites, parks, galleries, and other cultural and historical learning centers.
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Oxford Art Online
 Full text database resource.  
Contains the full text of the entire Dictionary of Art, from prehistory to present. Includes many images.
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ProQuest Vogue Archive
 Full text database resource.  
A complete searchable archive of American Vogue.
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SIRS Issues Researcher
 Full text database resource.  
SIRS Knowledge Source (SKS) is an online interface that provides integrated access to thousands of full-text articles, documents, Internet resources and graphics from SIRS’ highly-acclaimed reference databases.
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