LibGuides: Design and Media Production : Helpful Websites

Helpful Search Resources

ADA Center for Evidence-based Denistry
A free web resource that provides evidence-based resources to help dental professionals integrate clinically relevant scientific evidence at the point of care.
Cochrane Collaboration
open access resource that is a collaborative of medical professionals who gather and summarize the best evidence from research to help practitioners make informed choices about treatment.
PubMed
PubMed comprises more than 25 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
TRIP
A clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support their practice and/or care. The site also allows clinicians to search across other content types including: images, videos, patient information leaflets, educational courses, and news.

Recommended Web Digital Media Resources

The Center for Communication is a nonprofit supported by major media companies to bring more diversity to the media industry and give students access to influential figures who can speak about the business today. The Center’s mission is to better prepare students for careers in media by connecting them with the best minds in media and offering free seminars, featuring outstanding media leaders, who join with us to better inform college students on the ever-evolving media industry.

Media Central

Worldwide source for crews, production and post-production services.

Media History Digital Library

The Media History Digital Library digitizes collections of classic media periodicals that belong in the public domain for full public access.

Archive.org

Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, and more.

Media College

Creative Pro

Information, education, inspiration for creative professionals.

Professional Organizations & Associations

Digital Media Association
DiMA is the ambassador for the digital media industry: webcasters, online media, digital services, and technology innovators.
International Digital Media and Arts Association (iDMAa)
The International Digital Media and Arts Association (iDMAa) was founded in early 2004 by a group of 15 universities. iDMAa is dedicated to serving educators, practitioners, scholars, and organizations with interests in digital media.
Graphic Artists Guild
The Graphic Artists Guild primary purpose is to help our members build successful careers by equipping them with the skills and support needed to compete more effectively in an ever-changing field. Guild members are creative professionals and those studying to become creative professionals. We serve graphic and interactive designers, illustrators, animators, web programmers and developers.
International Game Developer's Association
Global network of collaborative projects and communities comprised of individuals from all fields of game development - from programmers and producers to writers, artists, QA and localization.
Society of Illustrators, Artists and Designers (SIAD)
Founded in 1983 and incorporated twenty years later, the Society of Illustrators, Artists and Designers (SIAD) is a not-for-profit professional organisation that exists to promote excellence in all areas of visual media, to provide an online resource for the promotion of its members, and to promote the protection of the intellectual property rights of its members.
AIGA, the Professional Association for Design
Founded in 1914, AIGA remains the oldest and largest professional membership organization for design. AIGA now represents more than 20,000 design professionals, educators and students through national activities and local programs developed by 65 chapters and 200 student groups.

Digital Rights Management and Copyright

Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools.
Public Domain
These Public Domain Mark FAQs contain information that you should familiarize yourself with before applying the Public Domain Mark (“PDM”) to a work, or before using a work that is marked with the PDM.