Art Research Guide

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This guide includes the library's resources in Art.

The tabs include resources/databases for:

Primary Sources - Images
Articles & Books - Journal Articles and books on Art topics
Topic Overviews & Bibliographies - Background information, synopses, and curated bibliographies
Writing & Citing - Resources for writing better papers

Below are links to quick links to databases:

Art & Architecture Source This link opens in a new window
Covers a broad range of related subjects, from fine, decorative and commercial art, to various areas of architecture and architectural design. Providing over 600 full-text journals, more than 220 full-text books, and a collection of over 63,0000 images. Incorporates Art Full Text and Art Index Retrospective databases.
Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) / Répertoire international de la littérature de l'art (RILA) This link opens in a new window
Articles, citations, and abstracts from more than 2,500 periodicals, art-related books, conference proceedings, dissertations, exhibitions, and dealers' catalogs of American and European art, published 1975–2007. Provided by the Getty Research Institute (from CSA prior to April 2010).
Artstor This link opens in a new window
On August 1st, 2024 Artstor will be retired.

The contents from Artstor has migrated to JSTOR. Moving forward use JSTOR to access this content.

JSTOR now includes images of art from leading museums, photo archives, scholars, and artists. All images include metadata and are rights-cleared for educational use.

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