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Books

The Library uses the Library of Congress shelving arrangement.

Select areas:
N: Visual arts & Art History NE: Print Media
NA: Architecture NK: Decorative/Applied arts
NB: Sculpture NX: Arts in General
NC: Drawing, Illustration, Design GV: Recreation and Leisure (Dance)
ND: Painting TR: Photography

Basic Reference Sources

Location

The Bullfinch Guide to Art History (West, S. ed.) REF N 380 .B85 1996
Contemporary Fashion 2nd ed., 2002 Electronic Only
The Dictionary of Art (Grove) (Turner, J. ed.) REF N 31 .D5 1996 v. 1-34
Encyclopedia of Architecture, Design, Engineering, Construction (Wilkes, J. ed.) REF NA 31 .E59 1988 2v
Historical art index, A.D. 400-1650: People, places, and events (Rochelle, M.) REF N 8210 .R6 1989
The Oxford Companion to Art (Osborne, H. ed.) REF N 33 .O9 1970
The Oxford Dictionary of Art (Osborne, H. ed.) REF N 33 .O93 1970 
Oxford Reference Online Searchable collection of select art & architecture resources
Penguin Concise Dictionary of Art History REF N 5300 .F64 2000 
The Prestel Dictionary of Art and Artists in the 20th C. REF N 33 .P74 2000 
The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art and Artists (Stangos, N. ed. (original ed. Read, H.) REF N 31 .T4 1985 

Find Articles and Other Materials

Select PC Indexes and Databases

Art Index

REF N 5300 .A775 v.1-51

Art Abstracts 1984+ indexing 1994+ abstracting Covers more than 250 key international, English-language arts publications, includes periodicals, yearbooks, museum bulletins, competition and award notices, exhibition listings, interviews, film reviews, etc.

Art Bibliographies Modern 1974+ Art abstracts about contemporary art dating from the late 19th century onward.

ARTstor Created by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Contains over 500,000 images and descriptive information in the areas of art, architecture and archaeology.

Bibliography of the History of Art: BHA 1973+ REF N 5300 B525 v.1 1991- Indexes and abstract articles, art-related books, conference proceedings, dissertations, and art exhibition and dealer's catalogs. This extensive and comprehensive index covers European and American art from late antiquity to the present. The Bibliography of the History of Art includes its two predecessor art indexes: RAA (Répertoire d'Art et d'Archéologie) and RILA (International Repertory of the Literature of Art).

CAMIO CAMIO contains thousands of fine art and decorative art images from pre-history through contemporary works. NOTE: All content is rights-cleared for educational use in the classroom or to illustrate papers, Web projects and other assignments.

International Medieval Bibliography c. 400-1500 A leading interdisciplinary bibliography of the European Middle Ages, covering Europe, the Middle East and North Africa in the period 400-1500. Click on the "Enter Databases" button to begin searching.

JSTOR Access to complete back files for 300 journal titles in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. This database now contains images that, in some cases, are not in ARTStor.

General

Academic Search Premier Indexes and links to actual articles in major scholarly journals including Art and Art History and related disciplines

Key Journals

Art & Art History

American Artist Print/Online
Aperture Print
Art & Antiques Print/Online
The Art Bulletin Print/Online
Art in America Print/Online
Art Journal Print/Online
Artforum International Print
ARTnews Print
Burlington Magazine Print/Online
Ceramic Monthly Print

Select Websites

Associations

American Association of Museums College Art Association
Art Libraries Society of North America International Council on Monuments and Sites
Archaeological Institute of America International Council of Museums
Association of Art Museum Society of Architectural Historians
Resources of Scholarly Societies  

Other Sites

Timeline of Art History Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Mother of all Art and Art History Links Page University of Michigan
Important Art Links Worldwide University of Wisconsin
Eastman House For resources and information on Photography and Photography Film

Writing Guides

Location

APA Online A portion of the Publication Manual (APA)
APA Style Guide to Electronic References Downloadable PDF for citing online resources
MLA HandbookREF LB.2369.G53 2003
APA Style ManualREF BF76.7 P83 2001 and Circulation Desk Reserves
Citing Sources Examples of APA, MLA and Chicago Citation styles
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Leslie Lanzieri, Art and Art History Liaison
Last revision to this page : 3 January 2008