Subject Guide : Art

Contact:

Esther Gillie

Esther serves as liaison for Music, Art and Adult Education. She is also Director of Public Services.

gillie_esther@roberts.edu
Phone: 594-6499

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Oxford Art Online (Oxford)

Grove Art Online includes Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture and the Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. Includes links to image partners including ARTstor; Bridgeman Education; the British Museum; the Museum of Modern Art (New York); the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Art Images for College Teaching; Art Resource; Artists Rights Society; and numerous international art galleries and artists. 45,000 articles; 23,000 subject entries; 21,000 biographies; 6,000 searchable images; 40,000 editorially selected image links to museums and galleries; thematic guides, timelines, and resources for educators designed by the Museum of Modern Art (New York).

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Academic OneFile (Gale)

A source for peer-reviewed full-text articles from world's leading journals and reference sources. Over 13,000 indexed journals, more than 6,500 full text. Full Text Coverage of the New York Times from 1995 – current. Total coverage 1980 – current

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)

This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 8,500 journals, including full text for more than 7,300 peer-reviewed titles. Coverage: 1887-

JSTOR (JSTOR)

The JSTOR Archive Collections provide complete digitized runs for hundreds of journals in more than 50 academic disciplines. For most journals in the JSTOR archive there is a “moving wall” embargo (typically five years, but sometimes longer or shorter) on current access.

ProQuest Research Library (ProQuest)

Over 5000 titles and 3,500 Full Text titles. Search for coverage of a broad range of subjects including arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests. Coverage: 1971 - present

WorldCat (FirstSearch)

Catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. Funding for WorldCat is provided by the Rochester Regional Library Council through a grant from the New York State Education Department. Dissertations and theses available.

Where are the books on Art located?

Library of Congress Classification:

Visual Arts N
Architecture NA
Sculpture NB
Drawing, Design, Illustration NC
Painting ND
Print Media NE
Decorative Arts NK
Arts in General NX
Photography TR

Where can I find background or quick facts about Art?

The Dictionary of Art : New York, Grove. 1996. N31.D5 1995
Encyclopedia of World Art. N31.E533 17 vol.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Art. N33.M23
Visual Dictionary of Art. N33.V56 1974
Biographical Dictionary of Women Artists. N6757.D86 1990
Who’s Who in American Art. N653.Wt (We have 1973 – current)
Oxford Companion To Art. N33.O923 2001
American Art Directory. N50.A54 2003-2004
Who Was Who in American Art. 3 vol. N6536.W56

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