Subscription Web Resources (** for current students, faculty, and staff of The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale only**)
Resources Available 24/7... brought to you by the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale Library.
All of the resources listed here require a username & password. You can get this information several ways:
1. visit the library - your current student ID is required
2. go to the Academics page at http://myaicampus.com
3. email the library at aifl_library@aii.edu from your student email account.
NOTE: All resources listed here must be accessed through the links provided on this page. Please bookmark this page.
Sustainable Design
Articles, reviews, news, products, and case studies from Environmental Building News (EBN), the Green Spec product directory, and the BuildingGreen Suite of online tools.
Software training and tutorials
Specializing in visual effects software training, cmiVFX will assist you in learning Composite, Adobe, Blender, Cinema4d, Softimage, Houdini, Shake, eat3D, Motion, and more.
Articles
Offers articles and profiles of controversial issues from American government, history, politics, and policy.
CQ Researcher is noted for its in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.
Articles
Travel the globe with this comprehensive index of world cultures. Access photos, videos, slideshows, interviews, recipes, and more.
The CultureGrams series is one of the most trusted and widely used cultural reference and curriculum products in the education, government, and non-profit arenas.
Software training and tutorials
Over 10,000 in-depth, project-based lessons on computer graphics software. Tutorials on Maya, Softimage, Zbrush, 3ds max, Toxik, Nuke, MotionBuilder, Pixel bender, Fusion, Photoshop, and more.
Magazine articles and general reference
Newspaper and magazine articles, books, websites, TV and radio transcripts, maps, and pictures from sources such as Interior Design, PC World, MAC World, Rolling Stone, and Wired magazines, as well as CNN Breaking News, and 60 Minutes.
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General reference
Britannica Online provides students with a quick and easy way to collect research materials. You can save many types of information from Britannica Online, including encyclopedia articles, images, videos and media, quotations, essays, and Web sites.
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Music
Get access to REAL music and special effects sounds with FirstCom. Mix it, sample it, or use it as background loop.
Stock Image and footage database
Extensive image and stock illustrations including editorial coverage and conceptual and creative images. Commercial-quality footage including green screen, classic archival, creative, and editorial video clips.
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WARNING: Do not change anything in the My Account/Profile area. First time users must sign a User-Agreement form to get the passwords to login.
Software training and tutorials
Training from industry leaders for artists in the entertainment and design industries. Topics include design, drawing, painting, modeling, texturing, rigging, effects, and animation. Instructions on 3ds max, Maya, Mudbox, Zbrush, and more.
General Reference
Training from industry leaders for artists in the entertainment and design industries. Topics include design, drawing, painting, modeling, texturing, rigging, effects, and animation. Instructions on 3ds max, Maya, Mudbox, Zbrush, and more.
Company, industry, and market information
Comprehensive information and analysis on over 65 million corporations and organizations, and more than 85 million people. Retrieve company descriptions, financials, executives, competition, and industry information.
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Magazine articles
Provides articles from art, business, humanities, legal, and science magazines. Access articles from Advertising Age, Animation, Applied Arts, Brandweek, Design News, Packaging Digest, Nation's Restaurant News, Fashion Theory, and thousands more.
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Industry and market research reports
Provides quantitative (surveys, statistics) and qualitative (focus groups, interviews) analysis of different markets and industries. Reports include primary research from industry interviews, competitive analysis, market trends, product innovations, buyer behavior, and market share.
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Music library
Omni is the largest independent production music library in the United States, with more than 120 composers under contract and more than 16,000 tracks in six catalogs.
Tracks include classical, country, hip hop, jazz, rock, and many more.
Art information
Contains articles, biographies, subject entries, and images on every aspect of the arts from prehistory to the present day. Art resources are retrieved from Grove Art online, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, and The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics.
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General reference
Comprehensive resource containing dictionaries, thesauruses, encyclopedias, timelines, quotation sources, maps, and biographies.
Subjects include art, food & drink, history, literature, mythology & folklore, physical sciences & mathematics, and politics & social sciences.
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Magazine & newspaper articles
Provides access to articles from newspapers, consumer magazines, trade publications, and scholarly journals, as well as reports and dissertations. Retrieve reports, art reviews, case studies, literature reviews, recipes, and statistics.
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Online Magazine for Animation, Digital Effects, Motion Graphics
Grab instant and unlimited access to the world's largest online archive of animation and VFX.
Stay inspired with 120 hours of commercials, music videos, broadcast design, virals, game cinematics, short films and Behind the Scenes features.
Software Training
Online video training for leading creative print, web design, web development, digital video, audio music technology, and office productivity software.
Tutorials on Adobe, Apple, and Microsoft programs, CAD, Maya, 3ds Max, CSS & XHTML, and more.
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Software training and tutorials
Over 81,000 online video tutorials on animation & 3D, CAD, game design & development, graphics & page layout, internet & web design, multimedia & video, programming, and more.
Tutorials on Adobe, Apple, 3ds max, ASP.NET, Cubase, Flex, Propellerhead, Solidworks and much more.
