Lakeland Community College Library

Media Technology: Animation

Books, reference books, audiovisual materials about animation, cartoon drawing and computer graphics are in the TR, NC and T sections respectively. Use topic keywords to pinpoint books in these disciplines. Search OhioLINK Central for more computer books. For full text computer books and software manuals online, see the links under databases below for E-Books, NetLibrary and Safari Tech Books. Animation
Animated Cartoons
Cartooning
Computer Graphics
Flash (Computer Software)

Databases

Academic Search Complete
Full text articles online. Search by topic or title of publication.

ACM Digital Library
Full text of journal and conference papers from the Association for Computing Machinery.

Communications and Mass Media
Full text articles online. Useful for internet, popular communication devices (mp3, iPod), etc. Search by topic or title of publication.

Computers and Applied Sciences Complete
Full text articles online. Search by topic or title of publication. Ebsco.

E-Books - Computer Science - Animation
Full text books online.

Electronic Journal Center
Full text journals online. For Computer Journals only, click on "All Search Options" under the search box, then select "Show Limit Options" and highlight "Computers and Computer Science." Type in animation or other keywords.

Lexis-Nexis Academic
Full text newspapers and trade publications online. Latest news for hot topics in computing.

NetLibrary Computer Books
Assorted topics. Use keywords to narrow the focus.

Oxford Reference - Computers
Dictionaries for computer and internet terms

Safari Tech Books
Full text computer technology books online. Find sections of code or instructions for applications. Keyword searchable

Websites

Academic Info - Computers
http://www.academicinfo.net/compsci.html

InfoMine Computer Search Engine
http://infomine.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/search?category=physci
Search for computer websites

How Stuff Works - Computer Animation
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/computer-animation.htm
overview of computer animation

Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/com00.00.00/
Gateway to computer websites

Internet Archive - Animation & Cartoons
http://www.archive.org/details/animationandcartoons
Public domain animation films

Macromedia Flash Tutorials from Adobe
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_12046&sliceId=2

Virtual Learning Resource Center
http://www.virtuallrc.com
Select "Computers" in the subject drop box and type keywords in the search box

Whatis Technology Encyclopedia
http://whatis.techtarget.com
Encyclopedia of computer and technology terms.