Art and Art History
Subject Resources

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Finding books

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Finding articles and other materials

Electronic databases
Print indexes and abstracts
  • Art Index Bierce Z5937 .A78 1929-1998, Continued by Art Abstracts
  • RILA, repertoire international de la litterature de l'art Bierce Index Z9531 .R5x 1975-1989
Locating full-text journals

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Finding Web resources

Selected art Web directories
Selected art museums and galleries

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Associations and professional organizations

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Electronic discussion groups

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Image collections

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Educational opportunities in art and art history

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Reference resources

Reproductions/illustrations
  • World Painting Index, Bierce Reference REF ND45 .H38
  • Index to Art Reproductions in Books, Bierce Reference REF N7525 .H48 1974
  • Index to Two-Dimensional Art Works, Bierce Reference REF N7525 .K67
  • Contemporary Art and Artists: An Index to Reproductions, Bierce Reference REF N6490 .P3234
  • Index to Reproductions of European Paintings, Bierce Reference REF ND45 .M6
  • Sculpture Index, Bierce Reference REF NB36 .C55
  • Photography Index: A Guide to Reproductions, Bierce Reference REF TR199 .P37
  • Print Index: A Guide to Reproductions, Bierce Reference REF NE90 .P17 1983
  • Illustration Index. 2nd Edition, Bierce Reference REF N7525 .V3 1966
  • Illustration Index. 3rd Edition, Bierce Reference REF N7525 .G72 1973
  • Illustration Index. 4th Edition, Bierce Reference REF N7525 .V3 1980
  • Illustration Index, V, 1977-1981, Bierce Reference REF N7525 .A66 1984
  • Illustration Index, VI, 1982-1986, Bierce Reference REF N7525 .A66 1988
  • Illustration Index, VII, 1987-1991, Bierce Reference REF N7525 .A67 1993
  • The Picture Reference File: Volume One, a Compendium, Bierce Reference REF N7560 .P5
Bibliographies
  • Fine Arts: A Bibliographic Guide to Basic Reference Works, Histories, and Handbooks. 3rd Edition, Bierce Reference REF N5300 .E374 1990
  • Art Books: A Basic Bibliography of Monographs on Artists. 2nd Edition, Bierce Reference REF N40 .A763 1997
  • Guide to Basic Information Sources in the Visual Arts, Bierce Reference REF N7425 .M88
  • Arts in America: A Bibliography, Bierce Reference NX503 .A1 A77 1979
  • Applied and Decorative Arts: A Bibliographic Guide to Basic Reference Works, Histories, and Handbooks. 2nd Edition, Bierce Reference REF NK1110 .E47 1993
  • Women Artists in the United States: A Selective Bibliography and Resource Guide on the Fine and Decorative Arts, 1750-1986, Bierce Reference REF Z7963 .A75 W67 1990
Directories
  • International Directory of Design
  • Directory of MFA Programs in the Visual Arts, Bierce Reference REF N328 .D57 1999
  • Subject Collections: A Guide to Special Book Collections… 7th Edition, Bierce Reference REF Z731 .A78 1993
  • American Art Directory, Bierce Reference REF N50 .A54
  • Museums of the World, Bierce Reference REF AM1 .M76 2002
  • The Official Museum Directory, Bierce Reference REFAM10 .A2 O4
Biographical sources
  • Biography Index
  • Biographical Dictionary of Art Historians
  • Contemporary Artists, Bierce Reference REF N6490 .C6567 1989
  • Contemporary Designers, Bierce Reference REF NK1166 .C66 1997
  • Contemporary Photographers, Bierce Reference REF TR139 .C663 1988
  • Contemporary Architects, Bierce Reference REF NA680 .C625 1994
Encyclopedias
  • Artcyclopedia
  • Encyclopedia of World Art, Bierce Reference REF N31 .E533
  • Illustrated Encyclopedia of Architects and Architecture, Bierce Reference REF NA40 .I45 1991
  • The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, Bierce Reference REF BH56 .E53 1998
  • Concise Encyclopedia of Interior Design, Bierce Reference REF NK1165 .D58 1988
  • The Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography: Themes Depicted in Works of Art, Bierce Reference REF N7560 .E53 1998
  • An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West, Bierce Reference REF N8214.5 .U6 K68 1998
  • The Continuum Encyclopedia of Native Art, Bierce Reference REF E98 .A7 W49 2000
Dictionaries
  • Words of Art
  • ArtLex Art Dictionary
  • Alexander Gallery Dictionary of Art Terms
  • Grove Dictionary of Art Online
  • Grove Dictionary of Art, Bierce Reference REF N31 .D5 1996
  • McGraw Hill Dictionary of Art, Bierce Reference REF N33 .M23
  • Dictionary of Subject and Symbols in Art, Bierce Reference REF N7560 .H34 1979
  • The Painter’s Dictionary of Materials and Methods, Bierce Reference REF ND1505 .T38
  • The Encyclopedia of Sculpture Techniques, Bierce Reference REF NB1170 .M528 1990
  • Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists, Bierce Reference REF N33 .O93 1997
  • From Abacus to Zeus, Bierce Reference REF N33 .P5 2001
  • Penguin Dictionary of Art and Artists, Bierce Reference REF N31 .M8 1997

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Style Guides and Writing Manuals

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