Library Resources for Art
- ARTstor (new version)
- ARTstor collections are comprised of contributions from museums, individual photographers, scholars, special collections at libraries, and photo archives and contains over 700,000 images.
- ARTstor (standard version) -- works with older browsers
- NOTE: ARTstor has created a new search interface that only works with new web browsers. If you are using an older browser, such as Internet Explorer 6.x, please use this version of ARTstor.
ARTstor collections are comprised of contributions from museums, individual photographers, scholars, special collections at libraries, and photo archives and contains over 700,000 images.
- Grove Art Online (now called Oxford Art Online)
- Provides access to the entire 34 volume text of The Dictionary of Art which contains more than 45,000 articles on every aspect of the visual arts - painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography - from prehistory to the present day. The print version is in the Reference area at REF N31.D5 1996.
- JSTOR Arts & Sciences III
- Focused on the arts and humanities, this collection contains 150 titles. The collection makes available additional journals in language and literature, as well as important titles in the fields of music, film studies, folklore, performing arts, religion, and the history and study of art and architecture.
- Academic OneFile
- Academic OneFile is a source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's English language journals and reference sources. It has extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, & millions of full text articles available in both PDF and HTML.
- Academic Search Premier
- The world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,650 serials, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.
- Fashion, Costume and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages
- Provides a broad overview of costume traditions of diverse cultures from prehistoric times to the present day. Examines more than 430 items of human decoration and adornment, ranging from togas to turbans, necklaces to tennis shoes. Explores how and why items were created, the people who made them, and their uses. This set shows how clothing, headwear, body decorations, and footwear reflect the different cultural, religious, and societal beliefs.
- Pop Culture Universe
- This database includes more than 250 volumes of reviewed, published material that offer thousands of overviews of pop culture from the 1920's through the present, including TV shows, awards, fads, fashions, and news. Includes images, Decades Pages, Web links and more.
- Janson's History of Art Companion Website
- The companion website to Janson's History of Art, Seventh Edition. A chapter-by-chapter study guide for the textbook, with "Overviews" and thousands of study questions in various formats. Authored by Professor Victor G. Katz.
Reference Books Online
- Reference Books Online
- Complete list of online Reference Books (specialized books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.).
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