Research Guides-- Technical Trades:
Printing
Web Resources / Electronic
Databases / Periodicals / Books
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Digital Imaging and Printing
Association
http://www.dpia.org/
DPI provides users of digital imaging technologies the ability to gain knowledge
about new products, along with the ability to evaluate concerns with existing
technology and equipment.
National Association for
Printing Leadership
http://www.napl.org/
NAPL, the National Association for Printing Leadership, focuses on helping graphic
arts professionals increase their expertise - in managing companies, sales and
marketing, finances, people, and operations.
Printing Impressions
http://www.piworld.com/
Printing Impressions is America's most influential and widely-read publication
for commercial printers.
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Available by clicking on the title of the database below. Access from home
or work is available for these databases, please read the instructions for Off
Campus Users.
These library databases include full text articles from
magazines and journals such as American Printer, British Printer, Canadian
Printer, Business Documents, Graphic Arts Monthly, Ink World, In-Plant Graphics,
Presstime, Printing Impressions, Printing World, Quick Print Products, and Technical
Communication. The databases also are often useful for finding information
about typographers.
Career
and Tech
Fulltext and indexed (with abstracts) of vocational and technical periodicals
newsletters and publications covering all aspects of the Vocational and Technical
curriculum. Includes many titles not found elsewhere in electronic form.
Powersearch
Search multiple Gale databases simultaneously. Very large and diverse general and subject specific databases providing full-text and indexing. Includes titles such as American Printer..
Online
Newspapers
Selected Wisconsin newspapers including the Wisconsin State Journal and
The Capital Times, plus The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune
and other national newspapers.
Academic Universe
Provides full-text documents from over 5,900
news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications. Includes wire services,
broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources.
Proquest
Historical Newspapers or Current
Biography
These two databases may be particularly useful for finding biographical information
about typographers.
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- Click on the title of the periodical to see what issues are available at
MATC libraries.
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American
Printer
Printing
Impressions
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At the MATC
Libraries, books on printing and typography usually have a call number beginning
with 686.
Check
the MATC Libraries catalog to find books and audiovisual materials in the libraries. To get started, try
general search terms such as layout, graphic design, typography, or printing.
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