Welcome
Welcome! This guide lists some of the best resources for getting started with art research. Search these databases to find articles related to your topic. In some databases, you will need to click on the Full Text link to find the article. If no Full Text link is available, click on the Find It button to open the article in another database.
Tips for Searching for Information about Art
When searching for information about a specific artist and work of art, you may also want to search for information about the:
- subject
- geographic area
- medium
- art style
- period
- materials used
Consider searching for information that will help you understand the work intelligently and place it in a meaningful context. Search terms like the following will be helpful in finding information:
- still life
- portraiture
- Baroque
- Impressionism
- watercolor
- musical instruments in art
Best Databases for Finding Resources about Art
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Art Full TextCovers a variety of topics from fine, decorative and commercial art to photography, folk art, film and architecture. It includes over 660 periodicals dating back to 1972, including nearly 360 peer-reviewed journals.
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ARTstorDigital library of more than one million images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present, and manage images for research and pedagogical purposes.
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JSTORCore academic journals in mathematics, humanities and social sciences disciplines, beginning with their first volumes (sometimes dating back to the 1800s). Issues from the most recent 3-5 years are not available electronically through JSTOR; however, they may be available through their publishers or other vendors.
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Oxford Art OnlineNote: Our current license allows only three users of this database at a time. Offers access to several acclaimed art reference works: Grove Art Online, the Benezit Dictionary of Artists, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, as well as many specially commissioned articles and bibliographies available exclusively online.
Librarian
Ann Medaille
Contact:
Ann Medaille
amedaille@unr.edu
775-682-5600
MIKC 214K
amedaille@unr.edu
775-682-5600
MIKC 214K
