The Art Institute of Philadelphia Library is continually acquiring materials which will support the Audio Production curriculum. You are encouraged to suggest titles which will be useful to students in this department.

To search for materials housed the library, use Athena, our online catalog. Please note: Athena is searchable from on-campus computers only.

BOOKS. You can search for books by SUBJECT HEADINGS, AUTHORS, TITLES, or KEYWORDS. Some subject headings that may be useful in a search for course-related materials are:

COMPUTER MUSIC

COMPUTER SOUND PROCESSING

MIDI (STANDARD)

MUSIC – ACOUSTICS AND PHYSICS

MUSIC THEORY

PRO TOOLS

RECORDING AND REPRODUCING

SOUND ENGINEERING

SOUND RECORDING INDUSTRY

SOUND RECORDINGS – PRODUCTION AND
      DIRECTION

SOUND STUDIOS

Copy the entire call number for any titles of interest. Click on each title to view the complete call number and to see the entire record. If you are having a problem finding books on the shelf, or information on your topic, ask for help. We understand that you may not be familiar with this library.

If you want to browse through the collection (and don't forget the Reference area!), try these call numbers for topics in your major:

ML 3790                            Music trade

MT 6                                 Music theory

PN 1992.75                       Broadcasting

TK 5105                            Telecommunications

TK 7881                            Computer Engineering

Virtual Library Resources
Electronic Resources: Search the Library’s subscription databases to find full-text magazine articles, citations, images, and 400+ software tutorials. (User names & passwords required for remote access).

E-Journals + E-books: includes Gale Virtual Reference,  Safari Tech Books, & Mix magazine.

Videos / DVDs / CDs. Search for titles in Athena. A list of DVD & VHS titles is located near the Circulation Desk in a binder. Just a few course-related titles are:

Alan Lomax

The extreme music library

Making opera. The creation of Verdi's La forza del destino

Midicraft : the QuickTime MIDI library

Music for the movies series:

         Georges Delerue

         Bernard Herrmann

         Toru Takemitsu

Tom Dowd & the language of music

The work of director Anton Corbijn

The work of director Stéphane Sednaoui

VisualRocks

In addition, the Library has a substantial collection of sound effects and music production files on CD which are shelved behind the circulation desk. An index to these CDs can be found near the circulation desk.

Magazines / Journals. Periodicals are arranged alphabetically, by title in the magazine section. A list of titles arranged alphabetically and by subject, may be found in the black binder near the circulation desk. Current titles include:

Audio Media

Broadcasting & Cable

Computer Music

EQ

Mix

Music Tech
Pro Sound News

Recording

Studio

     AP Webliography 

     Sounds and Sound Clips