Library Catalog
Books and more » find books and more from the library shelves- Course reserves » find class materials on reserve (search by instructor or class name)
- Videos » find videos and DVDs on the library shelves
Articles, full-text online
Art Full Text » get periodical articles on art & design topics (WilsonWeb)
JSTOR » get scholarly articles in the arts & humanities. 
Literature Resource Center » get articles on writing and literature (Gale)- OmniFile Full Text » get periodical articles on all topics (WilsonWeb)
Articles, citation indexes (text not online)
ArtBibliographies Modern » get cites and abstracts on contemporary and modern art- Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals » get cites and abstracts
Bibliography of the History of Art »
get cites for scholarly writing on the history of western art from 1990 to present- Design & Applied Arts Index » get cite and abstracts on design and crafts topics
Film Literature Index »
get cites for articles on film and television
Finding art online
- Web art search » find art info online by searching websites selected by CCA librarians
Images
ARTstor » find high-resolution digital images in the fine arts, design, and architecture
Capp Street Project Archive » find images documenting installations and temporary projects sponsored by the Capp Street Project since 1983- CCA Images and Archives » search over 3,500 digital images from CCA's image and archive collections
Lists and sub-collections
- Artists' Books » A list of the CCA Libraries' small collection of artists' books and book art.
- Capp Street Project in the Library » set of publications documenting the organization; library-use-only, ask at the Meyer (OAK) circulation desk
- Career Resources » books on jobs and making $$
- CCA Public Lecture Series » for viewing or reviewing in Simpson (SF) and Meyer (OAK) libraries
- CCAC and CCA Masters' Theses » last five years in SF, older ones in Oakland
- Film Noir Videos » special collection for film history classes
- Lannan Literary Series » videos of interviews with authors
- Literary Magazines » current issues available for check out
- New Books and Videos » check out the latest from the libraries
- Science Periodicals » journals and magazines in the sciences at CCA (online and on the shelves)
- Small Press Traffic Archive » request at the Simpson Library desk for perusing in the library
Local Collections
- CCA Libraries Images and Archives » over 3,500 digital images and records for a variety of CCA's image and archive collections
- Hamaguchi Study Print Collection » 800 prints, selected for their pedagogical value in the study of printmaking, design, and history
- Capp St Project Archive » complete collection of digitized CSP artifacts
- CCA/C Photo Archive » digitized photographs from the CCA/C Archives
- CCA/C Archives » partial finding aid for the college archives
- Joseph Sinel Collection » catalog for Joseph C. Sinel's collection of work in design
- College Publications » digitized excerpts in pdf of sample periodicals published by the college
- Meyer Picture File (Oak) » over 30,000 images clipped from various sources and arranged by the subjects depicted in the pictures
Material Samples
Material ConneXion » find material samples online (create an account for off-campus access here)- New Materials Library database » search CCA's New Materials Library (SF)
Reference
Chicago Manual of Style » Citation manual required in all visual studies courses.
Encyclopedia Britannica » Full-text encyclopedia online.
Oxford Art Online » full-text collection of major art encyclopedias and dictionaries.
Oxford English Dictionary » online version of the 20 volume OED, including etymologies.
