VIS 439/ VIS 639 Visual Communications: Advanced Projects (Fall 2020)

Audiovisual library of U.S. and international advertising sourced from numerous ad agencies, including award winning ads  (Cannes Lion, Clio, Effie, One Show, etc.)

**Beginning November 1, 2019 this will replace AP Images Classic**
Extensive collection of contemporary and historical photos, news stories, audio clips and print graphics produced by Associated Press journalists.

Search portal for multiple news and newspaper databases including Alt-PressWatch, Canadian Newsstream, Ethnic NewsWatch, GenderWatch, Global Breaking Newswires, International Newsstream, US Newsstream, and ProQuest Historical Newspapers. Text visualization options for selected newspapers are available on the TDM Studio platform; please see the ProQuest TDM Studio guide for access information.

New York state newspapers, including Syracuse newspapers, such as the Post Standard, Syracuse Herald, and more. Some of that content dates from the late 1700s.

Index to evening news and some special reports from major U.S. national broadcast networks from 1968 to present for ABC, CBS and NBC, 1995 to present for CNN, and 2004 to present for Fox News. NBC and CNN allow video streaming online. Advertising that ran adjacent to reports is often available (e.g., search “commercial” and a brand name). Syracuse University Libraries is a sponsoring institution of the Television News Archive.

Current local, regional and international newspapers and magazines from over 100 countries in 60 languages, displayed in their original format and accessible by country, language, or title.

Journals, books, and images covering fine arts, decorative and commercial art, architecture and architectural design.

Index and abstracts to articles, essays, reviews, and more covering modern and contemporary art from the 19th century to the present.

One simultaneous user only.
Articles, interviews, reviews, yearbooks and museum publications, from 1929-1984.

Books and images for the study of culture throughout the ages, including animals, food, work, fashion, the human body, media, and more. Includes the Bloomsbury Cultural History series and other scholarly history titles.

Images, videos, reference, biographies, and peer reviewed articles for research in international fashion and dress and fashion as performance art. Includes the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, the Valerie Steele Core Collection of fashion photographs, and videos from the YOOX-NET-A-PORTER Runway Archive Collections 1979 to 2003. Contains the modules Berg Fashion Library, Fashion Photography Archive, Fashion Video Archive.

Archival collection of writing about Indian art from 1900 to present. Includes images and articles about art history, cinema, lens based practices, and photography directory.

Index to journals covering industrial design, architecture, interior design, graphic design, advertising, and more.

Collection of digitized historic art texts and resources, a project of the Getty Research Institute with contributions from numerous libraries and collections worldwide. Includes auction catalogs, rare books, images, photographs and more.

14 simultaneous users only.
The Dictionary of Art, edited by Jane Turner (1996, 34 vols) covering both Western and non-Western art, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, edited by Hugh Brigstocke (2001), The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, and the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics (2nd edition).

Index of art journals published in the U.S. during the 19th century, (1840-1907), covering artists, illustrators, painting, sculpture, architecture photography and more, and including illustrations, poems, advertisements and other content.

Bibliography of scholarship on European art, American art and global art, covering visual arts, decorative and applied arts, museum studies, conservation, archaeology and more.

Access note: Two simultaneous users only.
Daily fashion industry news. Covers business, fashion trends, retail, and markets.

Databases covering a broad range of subject areas including business, economics, education, humanities, literature, news, social sciences, science and technology and more.

Search across EBSCO hosted databases, covering journal literature, ebooks, images, archival collections, numerous subjects and formats, across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

Full-text archive of scholarly publications, including ebooks, in mathematics, science, the arts and humanities, and the social sciences.

Journals in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics, published by Johns Hopkins University Press.

Index to magazines and journals on a wide range of topics, from 1890-1982, originally published as the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature.

Finding aid for historical documents, personal papers, and family histories held in archives around the world.

Abstracts of publications covering advertising, discourse, linguistics, media studies, speech-language pathology, and other communication fields.

Index to journals and magazines covering cinematography, television, production, reviews and more.

Journals published by Sage in numerous disciplines, including health, management, sociology, psychology and communications. Includes the archive of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).

Journals covering humanities, behavioral sciences, business, economics, education, engineering, the environment, language, literature, physical sciences, politics/international relations, social sciences, and more.

Abstracts and citations of journals, books, conference proceedings, and patents covering science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.

Data from both public and private sources related to a wide range of subjects, including consumers, digital markets, and companies; also includes forecasts, analysis, reports, and more.

Streaming videos, including documentaries, newsreels and programs, interviews, and performances, on a wide range of subjects from providers such as CBS, Universal, and The Open University.

Selected titles from the Docuseek collection.

Peer-reviewed journal of scientific work published in video format, allowing for visual demonstration of techniques and procedures.

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Academic streaming video collection containing educational titles as well as U.S. and international feature films. Some titles include transcripts and closed captioning. The platform video player is WCAG-compliant.