Filmcraft and Animation
The Library and Learning Centres provide a wide range of resources and this guide highlights those which are relevant to your course.
Click here for a downloadable version of the information given below.
Online resources
These resources are available on and off campus. If asked, select UK Federation login, Home Institution and/or Shibboleth, enter New College Lanarkshire then log on to the resources using your college username and password.
ClickView
This is a video collection of over 19,000 titles including current TV recordings.
Articles, statistics, personal accounts and links to websites on a wide range of topics.
To access the Complete Issues site, click the link above. You will then be taken to the Moodle Home screen – click on the top right-hand corner of the page to log in with your college email and password. A page will then be displayed which contains a link to click to access Complete Issues, and below the link the Username and Password required to access the site are also displayed.
Gale News, Business and Reference
Access to a large range of online reference materials including journals, newspaper archives and e-books.
A range of databases from the National Library of Scotland. They cover many subject areas and include e-books, newspapers, journals, audio-visual resources and images. You need to register on the website to gain access to the resources.
Expert authors combine facts, analysis, new insights, and enthusiasm to offer concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects.
Useful websites and Open Access resources
Website with access to the BFI national archive of film and television, as well as information on distribution, exhibition and education, and lottery funding awards.
CCF Project: Vocational Resource Bank
Website offering a collection of videos and other resources covering many subjects.
Contemporary Music Score Collection
The Contemporary Music Score Collection is published by the UCLA Music Library.
The collection includes the digital, open access scores from the Contemporary Score Edition series, the first open access edition of new music published by a library, and scores from the Kaleidoscope 2020 Call for Scores, an open access collaboration with the UCLA Music Library.
Liveaboutdotcom Drawing and Sketching
Find tools here to start learning with step-by-step sketching tutorials, covering everything from proportions to colour.
The National Library of Scotland’s image archive, provides links to thousands of films and videos made by both professional and amateur film makers.
Click here for more free online resources.
Books and Electronic books (e-books)
Most of the books for your course can be found in the computer arts (shelf mark 006 and above) and the cinematography and videography (shelf mark 777 and above) sections of the library.
All books on filmcraft and animation can be found on the LLC catalogue.
Click here for a guide to using the Library Catalogue.
The LLC also has a range of ‘English for speakers of other languages (ESOL)’ books, as well as a selection of fiction books.
E-books for filmcraft and animation can be found on the catalogue or through our providers Ebook Central, VLe Books and E-books for Further Education. Further e-books are available through the 'Useful websites and Open Access resources' section above.
Below are just a few of our most popular e-books – click on the title or image to access the book. If asked, select UK Federation login, Home Institution and/or Shibboleth, enter New College Lanarkshire then log on to the resources using your college username and password.
Blender 3D Basics: The Complete Novice's Guide to 3D Modeling and Animation by Gordon Fisher and Ton Roosendaal
Character Animation: 2D Skills for Better 3D by Steve Roberts
3D Automotive Modeling: An Insider's Guide to 3D Car Modeling and Design for Games and Film by Andrew Gahan
Animation: The Mechanics of Motion by Chris Webster
Journals
Journals provide up-to-date information about a subject. In addition to the print title we hold below we have access to many online titles on Gale News, Business and Reference and Emerald Insight.
3D World (Motherwell Campus)
Further journals are available through the ‘Useful websites and Open Access resources’ section above.
Accessibility
Our campus libraries have lots of resources to assist you with your accessibility needs – click here to learn more.
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