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Media Arts & Animation Research at NEiA

 

1. Getting Started
2. Explore the Stacks for Books
3. Search for Books & DVDs in our Library
4. Magazines: What's New in the Industry?
5. Articles
6. Tools

 

Getting Started

Reference materials help you:

• - Choose a topic
• - Get a quick overview
• - See how a topic is related to other topics

Historical Dictionary of Animation and Cartoons - Ref PN1997.5 .D63 2009 - includes timeline and overview of the animation industry and its historical development

The Encyclopedia of Animation Techniques - Ref TR897.5 .T39 1999 - Includes overviews of animation process (tools, equipment, soundtracks, budgets) and conceptualization (structure, storyboards, script and treatment)

The Animator's Reference Book - Ref TR897.5 .P36 2005 - contains synchronized frame-by-frame photos showing a wide range of human motion

CultureGrams (access through the eResources page) - quick, reliable information on countries of the world

 

Explore the Stacks for Books

Books are organized by subject using a system of call numbers. A fun way to see what's in the library can be to go straight to the shelves! Look in three places:

• Reference stacks
• Main collection
• Oversize section

• • TR845 through TR899.5 Cinematography, Digital cinematography
• TR897.5 through TR897.75 Animated motion pictures
• T385  Computer animation, Three-dimensional display systems
• NC1002  Storyboards
• NC1765 through NC1766 Animated films (drawing)
• PN1997.5  Animated films (scenarios)

Search for Books & DVDs in our Library

• Know what you want?
• Ready to get specific?
• Already have a topic in mind?

Search our catalog

Use one or two of these keywords to find books & DVDs relevant to your topic:
animation, design, drawing, computer, Adobe, Flash, digital video, music, compositing, digital cinematography, graphics, 3ds Max, Maya

 

Magazines: What's New in the Industry?

Stay current: grab a magazine off the shelf! For example:

• Animation Magazine
• Animation Journal
• DV
• Write now! Magazine

 

Articles

Looking for magazine, newspaper, or academic/ scholarly/ peer-reviewed journal articles on a certain topic? Here are some eResources that are great for Media Arts & Animation:

Arts & Humanities Full Text (access through the eResources page)
500 titles featuring both scholarly peer-reviewed journals and selected trade and consumer titles relevant to applied arts and cultural studies.

Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI) (access through the eResources page)
Contains over 130,000 annotated references from more than 500 design and craft journals and newspapers published from 1973 onwards, and data on over 50,000 designers, craftspeople, studios, workshops, firms, etc. The database is not full-text.

SIRS Renaissance (access through the eResources page)
Provides full-text articles from more than 1,200 domestic and international publications on the following topics: architecture and design, culture, literature, multimedia, music, performing arts, philosophy and religion, and visual arts.

 

Tools

Digital Tutors (access through the eResources page)
Online tutorials and training geared toward CG professionals featuring the current tools and techniques used to create video games, visual effects, and new media.

Virtual Training Company (access through the eResources page)
Access online tutorials for software programs, such as the Adobe Creative Suite.

Stash (access through the eResources page)
A library of animation, visual effects and motion graphics by some to today’s top artists

Gnomon (access through the eResources page)
Training from the world leader in cutting edge art and technology tutorials