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Reference Databases
- Art Abstracts (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
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- What's included? Citations to articles from periodicals published throughout the world. Topics include art, art history, advertising, antiques, archaeology, architecture, fashion, interior design, textiles, and more. Also includes information about reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins.
- What dates are covered? 1984-. Updated daily.
- Art Index Retrospective: 1929-1984 (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
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- What's included? Citations to art magazines, journals, museum bulletins, and reproductions. Covers fine, decorative, and commercial art.
- What dates are covered? 1929-1984
- ArtstorArtstor has moved to JSTOR. Please use the link to JSTOR to access Artstor content.
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- What’s included? Archival journal collections in many disciplines, scholarly e-books, images, and primary source materials from institutions worldwide.
- What else should I know? Many journals in JSTOR have an embargo (called the "Moving Wall") on their most recent articles, generally ranging from 3-5 years. Other databases will provide more current results.
- Web of Science Core Collection (Clarivate) This link opens in a new window
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- What's included? Access to Science Citation Index (1900-present), Social Sciences Citation Index (1900-present), Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present), Emerging Sources Citation Index (2005-present), Conference Proceedings Citation Index (1900-present), and Book Citation Index (2005-present). Contains citations to articles from over 10,000 of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the world.
- What else should I know? Searching by cited reference allows the user to uncover the research that influenced an author’s work or to navigate forward in time to discover a paper’s impact on current research.
- Scopus (Elsevier) This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature with tools to track, analyze, and visualize article and literature use. Includes journal articles, books, book series, conference papers, and more. Alternative to Web of Science. Indexes close to 35,000 titles.
Indexes in Print
- Artbibliographies ModernCall Number: Ref. Z5935 .L64Library has v.8(1977)-v.26(1995)
Contains citations to articles, books, exhibition catalogs, and theses. Includes abstracts. Coverage from 1800 to 1990s. Vol. 19 (1988) covers 1900 to 1990s. Good coverage of European artists. Volumes 1-2 entitled LOMA: Literature on Modern Art. - Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA)Call Number: Ref. Z5937 .B53v.1(1991)-v.8(1998) incomplete
This work abstracts worldwide literature on Western art in all media beginning with late antiquity (4th century). Abstracted materials include books, periodical articles, conference proceedings, Festschriften, collected essays, exhibition catalogues, museum publications, and doctoral dissertations. - Twentieth-Century Artists on Art: An Index to Writings, Statements, and Interviews by Artists, Architects, and DesignersCall Number: NX456 R59 1996Provides access to primary materials by twentieth-century artists from more than 60 nationalities working in different media.
Internet Resources
- Arts & Culture, Google portal
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Virtually explore art museums from around the world and their artwork in this interactive site powered by Google. - ArtPromote: Art & Culture Online
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Provides access to thousands of free art image resources online including museum exhibitions and library collections from around the world arranged by subject, medium, movement, region, and more.
