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The Library: Media Arts & Animation

 Media Arts & Animation Pathfinder 
Pathfinders are designed to help you get started doing research on a particular topic. For further assistance please consult the staff in The Library.

Books
Books of interest to majors in Media Arts & Animation may be found in the following locations in The Library. There are books in the Reference and Oversized sections as well as in the stacks.

NC1320?NC1766 Animation & cartooning ? history,
encyclopedias, artists
TX349-TX907 Computer and film animation

 Periodicals

Computer Arts
Electronic Gaming Monthly
PC Magazine
Post
Animation Magazine
Digital Video
Game Developer
MacWorld

PC World
Wizard
Computer Graphics World

Databases Searching
You can locate journal articles using either SIRS or WilsonWeb, two searchable databases containing thousands of articles on many subjects. You may connect to these databases through the icons on the PC interfaces.

Websites
The librarians often recommend students of Media Arts & Animation visit the following websites for information:

Animation World Network
(great resource for animators seeking employment)
Animation Journal
Anime Village
Siggraph 
Animation Nation
Women in Animation 

Videos and DVD's
The Library has an extensive video and DVD collection to support the curricula at The Art Institute of Houston. You may search for videos & DVD's by using the Athena online catalog, just as you would search for books. They do not circulate, but may be viewed in The Library. Please request a video or DVD from the staff member at the information desk.

History
Animation: The Beginning [two volumes]
Eadweard Muybridge: Motion Studies
 

Technique
Animation: Basic Camera Techniques
Flash CS4 Introduction (on CD-ROM)

Miscellaneous
The Brothers Quay Vol. 2
Classics in Clay
Japan: Computer Animation, Parts 1 & 2
Outrageous Animation
The World's Greatest Animation

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