Multimedia
Subject Specialist
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| Peter Nagels | |
|---|---|
| Essendon Campus Librarian | |
| Phone: | (03) 9094 3050 |
| Email: | pnagels@kangan.edu.au |
Highly Recommended Resources
- Cinefex quarterly magazine devoted to motion picture visual effects. (Request log-in and password by emailing LLC, quoting your student number)
- Lynda.com - Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and 3ds Max 9 video tutorials. Available on computers in the Broadmeadows and Essendon LLCs and in some classrooms.
- Stash online magazine - animation, digital effects, motion graphics.
(For off-campus access to online resources, please login here with your Kangan Institute student/staff login.) - Adobe TV - detailed video tutorials on Adobe programs
- YouTube - enter your search terms in the YouTube search window, e.g. 3d max
Websites
- Adobe.com - support tutorials for all Adobe products
- Good Game - ABC television program. Vodcasts of episodes, game reviews, and more
- Communication Arts - magazine
- Computer Graphics World - magazine
- DeviantART.com
- DG Design Network and Magazine - free online registration required
- Australian Computer Society - provides a wide range of services and opportunities for networking and career enhancement
- BUBL LINK - computing and internet section of this catalogue of internet resources
- WWW Virtual Library - computing links
- Wired - magazine
- World Wide Web Consortium - everything about the web
- PhotoshopSupport.com - Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator and Flash tutorials and resources
- Yahoo Directory - Multimedia
- Yahoo Directory - Computer graphics
- OH&S online videos - SafetyCare Montie has many safety programs which can be viewed, topics include fire awareness, personal protection, manual handling.
Catalogue
Search Library Catalogue - enter specific topics (e.g. 3d max, computer graphics) in the keyword search box or look directly on the shelves at these numbers:
| Keywords | Shelf numbers |
|---|---|
| Web design | 005.72 |
| Computer graphics (e.g. Photoshop) | 006.6869, 741.2 |
| Animation and 3D | 006.696 |
| Web 2.0 applications | 006.7 |
| Sketching | 745.2 |
| Computer gaming | 794.8, 006.6633 |
Online e.journals, Databases and Magazines
These two databases give you online access to thousands of journals with many in your field of interest. Search an entire database using keywords or search journals individually.
EBSCOhost Australia and New Zealand Reference Centre
Titles include: Australian PC User, Australian Personal Computer, Metro
Infotrac: General OneFile
Titles include: Computer Graphics World, Macworld, Multimedia Publisher, PC Magazine Online, PC World
(For off-campus access to online resources, please login here with your Kangan Institute student/staff login.)
Contact your subject specialist to book an online database training session or click on EBSCOhost or click on Infotrac (Power Search)
Dictionaries
(For off-campus access to online resources, please login here with your Kangan Institute student/staff login.)
DVD-ROMs
- The techniques of Harald Belker - 741.2 TEC
- The techniques of Dylan Cole - 006.696 TEC
- The techniques of Dusso - 006.696 TEC
- The techniques of Christian Lorenz Scheurer - 006.696 TEC
Search Library Catalogue - using the following subject heading for additional DVD-ROMs:
- Computer graphics - DVD-ROMs
- Computer drawing - DVD-ROMs
- Adobe Photoshop (Computer file) - DVD-ROMs
