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Research Databases

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Subject Guides

Subject guides have been created for each of the majors at CCAD, as well as guides for Foundation Studies, Liberal Arts, and Library Research. The guides are designed to help students find and use library resources. Use the links below to access the guides.

Advertising and Graphic Design

Animation

Fashion Design

Fine Arts

Foundation Studies

Illustration

Industrial Design

Interior Design

Library Research

Liberal Arts

Media Studies

Photography

CCAD Journal Finder

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Information on Research Databases

Academic Search Complete  (a great place to start your research)
Search across subjects; use this database to get started. Magazines and journals on a variety of subjects, includes full text and scholarly journals.

Art Full Text and Abstracts
Indexing, abstracting, and full text coverage of over 1,000 international journals in fine and applied arts, architecture, and design. Wide range of subject coverage: Advertising Art, Antiques, Archaeology, Architecture & Architectural History, Art History, Contemporary Art, Costume, Crafts, Decorative Arts, Folk Art, Graphic Arts, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Motion Pictures, Museology, Non-Western Art, Painting, Photography, Pottery, Sculpture, Television, Textiles, Video.

ArtBibliographies Modern
For comprehensive research on modern and contemporary arts dating from the late 19th century onward. Provides citations and abstracts of journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, PhD dissertations, and exhibition reviews.

Business Source Complete
Provides full text journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Additional full text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.

Cinema Image Gallery
Online collections of still images from movies, television and the entertainment industry. It presents the history of movie-making, still images of films in production, directors working on-set with the stars, set, costume and production design, as well as, hair and make-up shots and rare behind-the-scenes material. Cinema Image Gallery also offers an extensive TV stills archive, covering comedies, dramas, series, TV movies, game shows, and thousands of pictures of the stars in this medium.

DAAI/Design and Applied Arts Index
Indexing and abstracting coverage of over 500 international design and craft journals, 1973 to present. Covers new designers and the development of design and applied art since mid-19th century. Disciplines include ceramics, glass, jewelry, graphic design, fashion, furniture, architecture, animation, and industrial design.

DAR/Design Abstracts Retrospective
The retrospective of Design and Applied Arts Index, DAR provides broad, international coverage on a wide range of topics in the fields of design with a particular emphasis on European publications. Indexes over 100 journals from 1903-1986, with some sources dating back to 1894.

Design ProFILES
Comprehensive collection of profiles in design and design-related fields. It provides information about more than 11,000 designers and design-related organizations that were influential in the 20th century world of design, including over 1,000 female designers.

Film & Television Literature Index with full text
Definitive online tool for film and television research. Subject coverage includes film and television theory, preservation and restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews.

Material Connexion
Database of materials and processes covering the fields of architecture, industrial design, interior design, and textiles. Includes over 2,800 materials representing eight categories: carbon-based materials, cement-based materials, ceramics, glass, metals, natural material derivatives, natural materials, and polymers. Provides comprehensive product information, technical specifications, application information, manufacturer profiles, and material images.

OhioLINK Databases
OhioLINK offers more than 140 electronic research databases, including a variety of full-text resources. These databases cover many academic areas at varying levels of detail. Many of the databases are citation indexes.

Oxford Art Online
This major art reference source includes Grove Art Online, the Oxford Companion to Western Art, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. New features include timelines of world art, MOMA lesson plans, and thematic guides.

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