Electronic Resources

Off-campus use for students: Log in to the student portal and click on "Library" on the red strip at the top of the page. From there you can "Find by Resource" if you know the name of the eResource you want, or "Find by Subject" to see eResources grouped by subject. You may have to scroll down to see login information for some eResources, including Getty, VTC, and others.

Off-campus use for faculty & staff: Access our eResources through the faculty portal by clicking "Online Library." From there you can "Find by Resource" if you know the name of the eResource you want, or "Find by Subject" to see eResources grouped by subject. You may have to scroll down to see login information for some eResources, including Getty, VTC, and others. If you do not have access to the faculty portal, contact Human Resources.

On-campus use by anyone: Use these links!

Berg Fashion Library - Includes the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, e-books, articles, and images covering fashion, textiles, cultural studies and related disciplines.

Chronicle of Higher Education - Online version of the popular newspaper for educators

Credo Reference - Background information on general topics; includes biographies and quotations.

Criminal Justice Abstracts - International journals, books, reports, dissertations and unpublished papers on criminology and related disciplines

CultureGrams - Information covering 200 countries, the United States, and the Canadian Provinces

Digital Tutors - Online tutorials and training to create video games, visual effects, and new media

EBSCO (includes the former Wilson OmniFile Select FT) - Full-text access to articles in 2,700 journals, magazines, and newspapers covering all subjects

eLibrary - 2,000 full-text magazines, newspapers, books, transcripts, maps, images, web links, and audio/video titles

FirstCom - Royalty-free music and special effects sounds

First Research - Industry, business, and real estate trends for the United States

Gale Databases - Comprehensive collection of multidisciplinary databases for journals, magazines, and newspapers

Getty Images* - Royalty-free stock photography and footage.

(login required both on- and off-campus; see "Off-campus use" at the top of this page. For user guide with tips for NEiA patrons: view PDF or Word doc.)

Gnomon - (available through student or faculty portal ONLY as of 1/1/2012; see instructions at top of page) Online tutorials for 3D graphics and visual effects, covers design, drawing, painting, modeling, texturing, rigging, effects, animation

Literature Online - Articles, criticism, and full-text works of English and American poetry, drama and prose fiction from the seventh century to the present

Market Research - Market research reports used by industry professionals

Massachusetts Newsstand - access to 20 local newspapers

Material ConneXion - News, trends, and reports on materials used in design industries (To access while on campus, click "Guest" in lower left corner)

Mergent - Company profiles and financial data

NetLibrary eBooks - Electronic collection of 500 full-text non-fiction books

Oxford Art - Articles and images on art works, artists, styles, fashion, fashion history, and textiles

ProQuest Databases - Full-text access to articles in 25000 journals, magazines, and newspapers covering all subjects

RefWorks - Citation and research management tool

(login required both on- and off-campus; see "Off-campus use" at the top of this page.)

SIRS Issues Researcher - Full-text article on social, scientific, health, historic, economic, political, and global issues

SIRS Renaissance - Full-text articles on architecture and design, culture, literature, multimedia, music, performing arts, philosophy, religion, and visual arts

Stash - Library of royalty-free animation, visual effects and motion graphics

StyleSight - Trend content, tools and technology for fashion and style industries (create an account while on-campus, then log in both on- and off-campus)

Virtual Training Company - Online tutorials for a wide variety of software

(login required both on- and off-campus; see "Off-campus use" at the top of this page.

Wilson OmniFile Select FT - See "EBSCO," above

Women's Wear Daily - Daily trade publication for the fashion industry

(on-campus use only)

 

 

*Getty Images Terms of Use: All Art Institute Users (“Users”) agree to use the images and footage found on the Getty images website for non-commercial educational purposes only. Using the images or footage for any commercial or non-school related purposes is strictly prohibited. Users understand that there is a limit of 50 high resolution images and 10 clips per User, per quarter and that the password changes each quarter. In addition, Users acknowledge that infringement of the Getty images and footage or User’s failure to comply with these Terms of Use may result in disciplinary action as described in the Student Handbook and may result in legal action. By accessing the Getty images website, User signifies his/her acceptance of these Terms of Use.