AAU Library Blog

Welcome to the Fall 2009 semester at the Academy of Art library. We are excited to launch our new website this Fall and hope you will find the new site more informative, easier to use and navigate, and full of resources that will help you complete your assignments. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself [...]

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The International Festival of Photojournalism is happening right now in Perpignan, France! Perpignan is very near the Mediterranean Sea on the Southern Coast of France. It looks very inviting! Per the website:

Welcome to Visa pour l’Image, the premier International Festival of Photojournalism held in Perpignan, France. This festival is a unique event where you can [...]

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To all you Fashion majors and fashionistas… we have a new database that concentrates on Fashion Forecasting and current Fashion Trends. We have had access to the print materials from Doneger for several years now. These are great resources for finding out what will be hot in fashion in the coming seasons, from fabrics to [...]

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Welcome to the Spring 09 semester at the Academy of Art Library. We will be adding posts about the library, our collection, and happenings around town on our blog so please check it out! If you have any questions or need help in the library please ask at the circulation desk, or email us at [...]

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The Library will be closed to students from December 21 through January 4. We reopen on January 5 for Winter Intersession.
If you have any questions during the time we’re closed, give us a call at 415-618-3842.
Enjoy your time off and we’ll see you on January 5!

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On Tuesday, October 28, artist Brian Singer will be will be giving a presentation in the Library about his 1,000 Journals project from 6:30 until 8:00.
The journals are passed from person to person and have traveled through all 50 states and 40 countries!
Come join us for his presentation, then go see [...]

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The library is currently trying out some terrific databases on a short term basis. Find a biography of someone, search for articles on technology and science, get an image of an artwork, or do all of the above with one search. (For you library geeks, it even has library literature!) Go to [...]

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Our cataloging maven Abby D. created this summer’s book display. The three tiered book display orbits around the concept of quilting: political quilting, quilting patterns, psychology of ordered patterns as well as other two-dimensional designs. Abby explains:
“Quilting is an artform that utilizes principles of visual communication by combining textile art, fine art, and [...]

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It’s time once again for the annual Page One writing contest. Students from all majors and grade levels are encouraged to sign-up in one of the following three categories: Fiction/Non-Fiction; Poetry; Comedy/Spoken Word/Performance. Advance sign-up sheets are posted at the library front desk.
Contest will be held Friday, April 18th from 6:30-9:00pm. There are cash prizes [...]

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You probably already know about how you can get full text articles and images from the online databases on the AAU library website, but did you know that you can also get free access to SFPL online databases? Some of their databases include:

the current New York Times in full text
Historical New York Times with [...]

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