Customized library information for videographers!
Click through the tabs to see all of the great resources we've lined up or print a PDF.
These subject headings can help you search for a topic in the library’s catalog, Voyager. These terms might also be helpful in an Internet search.
- Adobe Premiere
- Adobe After Effects
- Camcorders
- Cinematographers
- Cinematography
- Cinematography - Lighting
- Cinematography - Processing
- Cinematography - Special effects
- Digital video
- Electronic cameras
- Industrial television
- MCXpress
- Media composer
- Motion picture authorship (used for screenwriting)
- Motion pictures - Production & direction
- Motion pictures - Editing
- Motion picture industry
- Music videos
- QuickTime
- Sound - Recording & reproducing
- Storyboards
- Streaming technology
- Television authorship
- Television broadcasting
- Television cameras
- Television - Lighting (used for video lighting)
- Television - Production & direction
- Video art
- Video compression
- Video production (use: video recording - production)
- Video recording (as in the activity)
- Video recording - Production & direction
- Video recordings (as in the objects)
- Video tape recorders & recording
- Video tapes - Editing
- Web sites - Design
The following Call Numbers relate to this program.
These items may be found in the main book shelves, as well as in the Directory (DIR), OVERSIZE, Ready Reference (RREF), Reference (REF), and SMALL BOOKS sections. Please ask at the Circulation Desk for Videos, DVDs and CDs.
- KF 2994-4298 - Copyright, Licensing & Media law
- M - Specific music artists, genres/styles, Music history, Music business,Songwriting, Music in film, MIDI, Music videos, etc.
- PN 1992-1998 - Video & television production, Video industry, Motion picture industry, Music performance production, Radio, Theater production
- TK - Technical aspects of production; time codes, digital audio, microphones, etc.
- TK 6655-6687 - Digital video
- TR 847-899 - Cinematography; post-production & editing (programs, e.g. Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, AVID, After Effects); Motion graphics
Library Collection
VoyagerVoyager is the library catalog - use this to find materials in the library. |
Graphic NovelsThese hefty volumes of sequential art are first in line for motion picture development. |
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SustainabilityLearn about the movement that's reshaping consumer culture. |
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Street ArtFrom the hugely influential Banksy to the anonymous graffiti artis; they ruin buildings as they shape our perceptions. |
MultimediaStand on the shoulders of giants by using our vast collection of stock images, sound clips, tutorials and more. |
Research
ProquestFull-text articles from ABI Complete, National Newspapers 27, and Proquest Psychology. |
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H.W. WilsonFull text of over 2,000 popular, trade & scholarly magazines. |
eLibraryFull text magazine, newspaper & encyclopedia articles, images and more |
Oxford Reference LibraryOnline reference access to encyclopedias and dictionaries. |
Oxford Art Online34 volume Dictionary of Art. |
First Research via ProquestMarket analyses for dozens of industries, from Ad Agencies to Wineries & Vineyards, and everything in between. |
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Marketline On-Campus Access
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Manuals & Tutorials
Safari Books OnlineThousands of online technical manuals and streaming video tutorials. |
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Virtual Training Company (VTC)Over 60,000 streaming software tutorials. |
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Gnomon - DVDs available for checkoutMore than 200 instructional DVDs for digital artists. |
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Digital Tutors - DVDs available for checkoutVideo-based training for emerging digital artists. |
Audio, Images & Video
OmnimusicDownloadable sound files of compositions in a variety of styles, genres, and instrumentations. |
Camio ImagesHigh-res images of art from around the world, from a variety of prominent museums. |
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Getty Images & FootageStock image and footage collection for use by students and faculty. To sign up, fill out this User Agreement Form. We'll email the username, password, and instructions within 24 hours (longer on weekends). |
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Reuters - DVDs available for checkoutCopyright-free news footage from the archives of European news agents ITN and Reuters. |
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Footage Firm - DVDs available for checkoutBroadcast quality, royalty free, stock footage clips from around the world, many in high-definition. |
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The library has over 300 magazine and newspaper titles.
A selection of current issues is displayed near the library’s computer lab and does not circulate. Back issues are located in the last three book shelves and may be checked out for one week. If you’re looking for a specific article, please talk to a librarian about using a subscription database.
- American Cinematographer
- Broadcasting & Cable
- Cinefex
- Digital Media World
- Entertainment Weekly
- EventDV
- Future Music
- Hollywood Reporter
- Live Sound
- Lurzer's International TV Archive
- Mac|Life
- Markee
- Millimeter
- Movie Maker
- Music & Sound Retailer
- Post
- R&R (archival only)
- Sight and Sound
- Spin
- Student Filmmaker
- Studio Monthly
- TelevisionWeek
- Variety
- Video Business
- Videography
- Videomaker
- Wire
Possibly helpful, always interesting sites:
- Creative Commons : Free licenses and other legal tools for creative work.
- Digital Media Net : Tons of news & info for all things digital.
- The Director's Bureau : Film news and info straight from Hollywood.
- Media-Convert : Downloadable file converter.
- Model Mayhem : Where professional models meet professional photographers.
- Prelinger Films : More than 2,000 films.
- Smithsonian Institution : So many museums, so little time.
- UW Digital Collections : Archive of visual materials.
- VBS.TV Shows : Online broadcast network. Volume alert.
- VFX : News & forums for videographers & cinematographers.
Ucpoming Break Hours
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AiS Links
My AI Campus
Passwords, email, schedule, etc.
AiS Online
Syllabi, registration & more
Fuel Magazine
AiS student designed magazine
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