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Art & Architecture ePortal This link opens in a new window
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The A&AePortal platform features authoritative scholarship in the history of art, architecture, decorative arts, photography, and design, and also provides invaluable content in related disciplines, such as African American studies, religious studies, women’s studies, environmental studies, and visual culture. It contains 300 titles across 25 subject areas and 60,000 associated images.
Britannica Academic This link opens in a new window
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Encyclopedia Britannica contains 100K articles; 123K quotes from notable writers; and access to 700K definitions in Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. Users outside New York State should contact library@sva.edu for login credentials.
Fashion and Race Database This link opens in a new window
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Containing original essays, profiles, and object analyses primarily authored by racialized and minoritized scholars and writers, the Fashion and Race and Database provides a roadmap for lasting change in the fashion system, as it offers lessons and resources that diversify how we understand fashion. Users will need to create a personal account.
Interaction of Color This link opens in a new window
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The complete digital, interactive edition of Josef Albers' seminal work, Interaction of Color. With an additional 60 plates from the 1963 Complete Edition, this new digital edition is also packed with elegant and innovative features that help users explore the book's essential concepts and experiment with color the way Albers intended. Users need to create a personal account to access the content.
Projectr This link opens in a new window
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Projectr, a streaming platform launched by Grasshopper Films, partners with educational institutions and public libraries throughout North America to present a curated and ever-expanding collection of acclaimed movies, archival restorations, award-winning documentaries and artist-made works from around the world.
The Book Cover Review This link opens in a new window
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Here you will find 500-word reviews of beloved book covers - both new and old - from a range of voices around the world. New reviews will be posted irregularly and announced via @cover_review.
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