Multimedia & Graphic Design Research Guide
Articles and databases
Find articles on multimedia and graphic design
Highly Recommended:
Communication & Mass Media Complete
Recommended:
Recent articles from selected journals
Books and background reading
Books in the CSUMB Library
The CSUMB Library Catalog lists books and videos in the CSUMB library's collection. Use the links below for quick lists of books and videos on:
computer graphics and computer-aided design
graphic design and commercial art
multimedia systems and interactive multimedia (also search under specific software)
web site design (also search under specific software)
Recently received titles on multimedia and graphic design
Selected reference books
Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market
Cyberspace Lexicon: An Illustrated Dictionary of Terms from Multimedia to Virtual Reality
The Dictionary of Multimedia: Terms & Acronyms
Encyclopedia of Graphic Communications
Multimedia and the Web From A to Z
Books at other libraries
Recommended:
CSU Union Catalog to search library catalogs of the 23 California State University campuses.
Also consider:
MOBAC Monterey Bay Regional Library Catalogs to search library catalogs in the Monterey Bay region
Melvyl to search library catalogs of the University of California
WorldCat to search library catalogs from around the world.
CSUMB students, faculty and staff may use the ILLiad Interlibrary Loan Request Form to borrow books found using the catalogs above.
Websites
Career-related
AIGA: the professional association for design
Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook
International Council of Graphic Design Associations
Copyright
Conferences
Computer games
Center for Computer Games Research
Game Studies (journal)
Design help
Glossary of Terms from UC Santa Cruz
Alliance for Technology Access
Cite your sources
APA
APA (American Psychological Association)
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (CSUMB Reference Collection REF BF 76.7 .P82 2001)
Electronic Reference Formats (APA's web site)
Using APA Format (Purdue U. Online Writing Lab)
Citation Styles Handbook: APA (U. of Illinois)
Writer's Handbook - Citing Electronic Sources APA Style (U. of Wisconsin)
APA Citation Guide (Ohio State)
Chicago/Turabian
Chicago Manual of Style (CSUMB Reference Collection: REF Z253 .U69 2003)
Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Kate Turabian (CSUMB Reference Collection: REF LB 2369 .T8 1996).
Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide (Ohio State U.)
MLA
MLA (Modern Language Association)
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (CSUMB Reference Collection: REF LB 2369 .G53 2003).
MLA Style FAQ (MLA website)
Citation Styles Handbook: MLA (U. of Illinois)
Using MLA Format (Purdue U. Online Writing Lab)
Writer's Handbook - Citing Electronic Sources MLA Style (U. of Wisconsin)
Other style & citation guides
CSE (Council of Scientific Editors, formerly CBE)
Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers (CSUMB Reference Collection: REF T11 .S386 2006)
CSE Citation Examples (Dakota State University)
Writer's Handbook : CBE Documentation (U. Wisconsin)
Online! Citation Styles: Electronic Sources (APA, MLA, Chicago, CBE)
Citing Sources (Duke U. Libraries): APA, MLA, Chicago
Citation Machine - generates citations in MLA and APA formats
Citing Government Publications
Electronic Style... the Final Frontier
Internet Public Library: Citing Electronic Information
Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgement
Research & Documentation Online - Diana Hacker
