Link to ReSEARCH Station Home Link to the library catalog Link to page where you can find journal articles by subject link to the Research & Subject Guides browse all page Link to My Library Accounts Help -- Ask a Librarian
This is the "Home" page of the "Art & Art History Resource Guide" guide.
Alternate Page for Screenreader Users
Skip to Page Navigation
Skip to Page Content

Art & Art History Resource Guide  

Last Updated: Feb 23, 2012 URL: http://libguides.csuchico.edu/art Print Guide RSS UpdatesShareThis

Home Print Page
  Search: 
 
 

Call Number Guide

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION

CLASS N- FINE ARTS

N Visual arts
NB Sculpture
NC Drawing. Design. Illustration
ND Painting
NE Print media
NK Decorative arts
NX Arts in general

TP Clay, ceramics, glass
TR Photography
TT Woodworking

      
     

    Interlibrary Services

    Interlibrary Services (ILS) is available to request books, articles, and other items.  Often the ILS link is provided directly in the database and is the easiest way to submit a request.  Follow the "FIND IT" link and click the link Request your item through Interlibrary Services.

    To use the system, you must first set up an account.  To directly logon go to Interlibrary Services

     

    Databases

    Databases are available to search on your topic.  Each one indexes unique journals and either provides a summary (abstract) or full text of the article.  If full text is not available, look for the FIND IT button or link to direct you where the full text is available.

    • Academic Search
      Provides both scholarly and newsy publications, some in full-text. Easy to understand, easy to limit to scholarly journals (click the box for "peer reviewed"). Has a multidisciplinary focus but a strong representation of social science journals.
    • Art Index
      Art Full Text is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from periodicals published throughout the world. Full-text coverage for selected periodicals is also included. Periodical coverage includes English-language periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. Indexing coverage begins 1984; abstracting coverage begins with January 1994. Full-text coverage begins in 1997.
    • JSTOR
      Scholarly articles from some of the top political science journals. Full-text articles provided. Does not provide the most current issues, usually has a rolling end date of 2-5 years.
    • Project Muse
      Project MUSE offers access to the full text of scholarly articles from over 100 online journals covering the fields of literature and criticism, history,music, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and many others.
    • Communication and Mass Media Complete
      Contains academic and magazine articles on design topics. Many are available full-text here or use the Find It button to locate content in print or other databases.
     

    Digital Resources for Art

    • Oxford Art Online
      Oxford Art Online (comprising the full text of The dictionary of art, 1996), The Oxford companion to western art, The encyclopedia of aesthetics, and The concise Oxford dictionary of art terms. Covers every aspect of the visual arts - painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography - from prehistory to the present day.
    • ArtSTOR
      ARTstor provides curated collections of art images and associated data for noncommercial and scholarly, non-profit educational use. Includes digital images and associated catalog data, tools to make active use of those images.
    • Material ConneXion
      Information about materials for artists & designers in all disciplines - industrial, furniture, packaging, graphics, fashion, interior design, landscape architecture and transportation.
    • WorldImages
      Contains over 80,000 images of art and culture from around the world. Intended for CSU student and faculty research and creative projects.
     

    Search Tips

    Brainstorm synonyms for your concept. Different databases use different words for the same concept.  Searching for alternative words improves your chances of success.

    Modify your searches based on your results. If you find articles that reflect your interests, redo your search using words that appear in the title, subject headings, abstract, or full text of that article.

    Use the asterisk (*) to find various word endings.  (i.e., democrat* finds democrat, democrats, or democratic)

    Use the Boolean search operators: and, or, not, near.

    AND Reduces the number of search results by requiring more than one term to appear in the same article. (i.e., democrat and obama and campaign)

    OR Expands the number of search results by expanding the possible matches to include either one or the other term. (i.e., money or financ*)

    NOT Reduces search results to omit references to articles with certain words that have nothing to do with your topic. (i.e., planning not wedding)

    NEAR Reduces the search results by requiring two words to appear near one another in the articles. (i.e., political near part*)

    Put it all together to make a sophisticated search:
    (political near part*) and campaign* and (money or financ*)

    Art Librarian

    Profile Image
    Wendy Diamond
    Contact Info
    Meriam Library
    Room 213
    530-898-6139
    Feel free to contact me with your research questions!
    Send Email
    Subjects:
    Art and Art History
     

    Library Help

    If Ask a Librarian IM is not available use 24/7 or our other services.
    Chat requires JavaScript.
    Description

    Loading  Loading...

    Tip