Subject Specialists Librarians
For
Research Instruction
(936) 261-1535
Surfing the Web
Use free search engines, E.G.Yahoo, Google, HotBot. However, critical evaluation required when you use free website.
Archives of American Art (http://www.aaa.si.edu/)
ART Cyclopedia (http://www.artcyclopedia.com/index.html)
Kimberly Gay, Reference and
Instruction Librarian
AskART (http://www.askart.com/AskART/index.aspx)
NYPL (http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm)
(Agriculture, Business, Communications,
Education, History, Human Sciences,
Journalism, Juvenile Justice, Languages &
Literature, Nursing, Political Science,
Sociology & Social Work, and University
College)
kmgay@pvamu.edu
LIFE photo archive (http://images.google.com/hosted/life)
Art
Resources
@
John B. Coleman Library
(936) 261-1506
Chieko Sato
Reference and Instruction
Librarian
(Art and Architecture, Community
Development, Mathematics, Physics,
Engineering, Biology, Chemistry,
Government Docs, and ROTC )
chsato@pvamu.edu
Dreamer, 2010 by Ms. Kendra Prestage - Class of 2012
(936) 261-1507
Elizabeth Brumfield
Distance Services Librarian
(Northwest Campus
and other distance programs)
ejbrumfield@pvamu.edu
(713) 790-7282
Dr. Rosie L. Albritton
Director of Library Services
John B. Coleman Library
Prairie View A&M University
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John B. Coleman Library
Information Services (936) 261-1535
Askalibrarian@pvamu.edu
http://www.pvamu.edu/Library
Find Books
John B. Coleman Library has books, exhibition catalogs, and
magazines. Search the library online catalog
https://voyager-pv.tamu.edu
Useful Call Numbers
N
Fine Ar ts
NA Ar chitectur e
NB Sculptur e
NC Dr awing, Gr aphic Design, illustr ation
Useful Databases
You can have access these databases from John B. Coleman
Library homepage, A-Z database lists.
Avery Index
JSTOR
World Cat
EBSCOhost ( Humanities International Index and
others)
E-Book Collection (EBSCOhost)
IEEE/ET Electronic Library (IEL)
Project Muse
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Digital Art N7433.8 P38
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Windows and mirrors: interaction design, digital
art, and myth of transparency TK5103.7 B65
ND Painting
NX Ar ts in gener al
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
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Digital 3D design T385 D32
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There is also an art subject heading in e-journal portal listing all
the art-related journals. You can find many articles and books
for fine art and digital media art in Avery Index and World Cat,
but we do not have access to all of them. If you cannot find a
book or article at John B. Coleman Library, you can request it
through Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
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The Essential guide to Flash CS4
Technology, Mechanical Dr awing, Computer
Graphics
TK Computer Har dwar e
TR Photogr aphy
Useful Subject Headings
The easiest way to find books for art and digital Media Art
books, use subject search. These are examples subject headings for Digital Media Art:
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Computer Animation
Computer Graphics
Structured Programing
Photography — Digital techniques
Three-dimensional display systems
Need Articles?
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100% Photoshop creating stunning illustrations
without using any photographs T385 C3589
(Internet resource)
The art and technique of match moving solutions for the VFX artist TA1637 H67 (Internet
resource)
3D computer graphics T385 W3778
3D game engine design: A practical approach
to real-time computer graphics T385 E37
Popular magazines
Trade publications
Scholarly publications
All three may be available in print or online both. Periodicals
also available these journals:
African Arts (also in e-journal)
American Craft
Art History (also in e-journal)
Popular Photography
School Arts
Shutterbug
E-journal only (access from e-journal portal):
Art book
Art in America
http://www.pvamu.edu/ Please note that it may take several
weeks to receive the item.
Useful Reference Books
Library has non-circulating collection of books, dictionaries, and
catalogues at the reference department:
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McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of World Art Ref. N31.
E4833
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Art History Ref. N5300. S923
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250 Years of Afro-American Art Ref. Z5956.A47 I38
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African American Art and artists Ref. N6538.N5 L38
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Art: a History of painting, sculpture, architecture Ref.
N5300 H283
TR897.7 K488
Fourth Floor Art Gallery
Since 2004 the John B. Coleman
Library’s Fourth Floor Art Gallery has assumed the responsibility of enriching the Prairie View campus community’s
academic and cultural advancement through collections,
exhibitions and cultural programming. This gallery functions as the university’s porthole to artists and exhibitions
that are otherwise only accessible within urban centers.
If you need research help or have any
questions, call the subject specialist:
Useful Digital Media Art Books
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Computer Graphics Terms Ref. T385 S773
Quick Reference to Computer Graphics Terms
Ref. T385 S773
New media in the white cube and beyond: Curatorial models for digital art N7433.8 N49
Net condition: Art and global media NX180 M3
N47
Kimberly Gay, (936) 261-1506
kmgay@pvamu.edu
or
Chieko Sato, (936) 261-1507
chsato@pvamu.edu
Reference and Instruction Librarians