Art and Architecture

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Core Databases and Indexes

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Title	# Users	Access Restrictions
Art Full Text (EBSCOhost)	4	On & Off Campus
Art Project, powered by Google		Unrestricted
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Web of Science) Internet Explorer ver. 9 requires "Compatibility View" be checked under "Tools"		On & Off Campus
BGMI - Biography and Genealogy Master Index ‡		On & Off Campus
eHRAF Archaeology		On & Off Campus
eHRAF World Cultures		On & Off Campus
Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984 (EBSCOhost)	4	On & Off Campus
Humanities International Index (EBSCOhost)		On & Off Campus
Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts Database		Unrestricted

To search for a specific journal, use the A-Z Journal List.

Related Databases and Indexes

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Info	Title		# Users	Access Restrictions
	Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost)			On & Off Campus
	Art Project, powered by Google			Unrestricted
	JSTOR			On & Off Campus
	Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts Database			Unrestricted
	MUSE			On & Off Campus
	Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection			On & Off Campus
	PRIMO			Special

To search for a specific journal, use the A-Z Journal List.

Reference Books

The following are selected resources for research in art and architecture. For more books on these topics, please use the Library Catalog.

To find books in other libraries, try using WorldCat, a collective catalog for thousands of libraries in the United States, Canada, and around the world. This catalog should not be used as a substitute for this library's catalog, but as another avenue of searching for books.

Criticism

Artwords (Reference Collection: N 71 .P 32 1997): This dictionary contains definitions of critical terms that are used in contemporary art theory and criticism. Indexed.

Modern Arts Criticism (Reference Collection: N 40 .M 63): This multi-volume work contains essays and excerpts from selected critical texts on works of modern art. Indexed.

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Artist's Illustrated Encyclopedia (Reference Collection: N 8510 .M 48 2001): This illustrated dictionary contains definitions and explanations of techniques, materials, and other art terms. Not indexed.

Biographical Dictionary of Artists (Reference Collection: N 40 .B 53 1995): This dictionary contains biographies of artists from around the world. Includes some color reproductions. Indexed.

Dictionary of Art (Reference Collection: N 31 .D 5 1996): This multi-volume dictionary contains in-depth articles on artists, architects, schools of art and art movements, techniques and more. Indexed in the last volume.

Encyclopedia of Architecture (Reference Collection: NA 31 .E 59 1988): This encyclopedia contains articles on architects, construction, materials, and relevant engineering. Indexed.

Symbols and Legends in Western Art (Reference Collection: N 7740 .W 53): This dictionary includes definitions and explanations of thousands of religious and mythological symbols that have been used in Western art. Not indexed.

Directories

American Art Directory (Reference Collection: N 50 .A 54): This directory contains contact information for art organizations, museums and schools in the United States. Indexed.

Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market (Reference Collection: N 8600 .A 746): This directory lists the contact information and interests of companies and other groups that publish graphic and other visual art.

Other Resources

Art Information (Reference Collection: N 85 .J 64 1990): This research guide covers the entire art research process from planning, to selecting resources, to methodology and beyond. Includes glossaries of important terms. Indexed.

History of Art (Reference Collection: N 5300 .J 3 2007): This art history text covers art from prehistory to the 20^th century in in-depth articles, with some color reproductions. Indexed.

Web Sites

Architecture and Building Links to key resources in architecture compiled by the Architecture Studies Library at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online Produced by the Getty Museum. A structured vocabulary of around 34,000 concepts, including 131,000 terms, descriptions, bibliographic citations, and other information relating to fine art, architecture, decorative arts, archival materials, and material culture.

Art History Resources on the Web Comprehensive list by an Art History professor at Sweet Briar College, Virginia, of links to art and art history resources.

Artcyclopedia: This Web site functions as a basic art and architecture encyclopedia. It contains brief biographies of artists, definitions of movements, and searches dozens of art museums around the world to locate works of art. Use the glossary to find definitions of techniques, tools, and materials.

Artlex: This online art and architecture dictionary provides short definitions for materials, styles, techniques, and terms. This glossary covers a wide variety of visual arts including sculpture, architecture, painting and drawing, book art, and more.

Mother of all Art and Art History Links Page: Created and maintained by the School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, this Web page links to sites on modern and experimental art, museum and art programs at numerous universities, and art history.

Timeline of Art History Produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Searchable by artist, time period, geographic area, school of art. Includes essays and bibliographic references.

Voice of the Shuttle From the University of California-Santa Barbara. Created to assist in academic research in the humanities. See especially the Art History, Art (Modern and Contemporary), Architecture pages. Includes essays and bibliographic references.

WebMuseum: Maintained by Nicholas Pioch, this Web site is an archive of in-depth articles on artists, their works, and different art movements. Site is not searchable.

Words of Art: Developed by Robert Belton at the University of British Columbia, this art dictionary provides short definitions of critical and analytical art terms.

Librarians

Bibliographer & Reference Librarian for Art and Architecture	Reference Librarians for Art and Architecture
Kristi Austin Reference Librarian (208) 282-4073 austkris@isu.edu	Sandra Shropshire Professor AUL for Collections and Special Projects (208) 282-2671 shrosand@isu.edu	Spencer Jardine Coordinator of Instruction (208) 282-5609 jardspen@isu.edu

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