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Research by Subject: Art History
» See also research in: African-American Art; The Art Library
Related:
» Citing Your Sources
» Art History Department Web Site
» Blackboard
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Anne Haas - Librarian Liaison
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Resources for this field of study are listed to the right.
If you need any type of assistance, do not hesitate to get in touch with the librarian liaison.
Core Databases
- ARTstor [about]
ARTstor
Coverage Dates: -
Format: Online
ARTstor is a growing repository of 300,000+ digital images and related data supporting interdisciplinary studies with special emphasis on collections of art, architecture and archeology. For more information on using ARTstor see http://library.bowdoin.edu/news/artstor.shtml.
« Hide Description - Art Abstracts [about]
Art Abstracts
Coverage Dates: 1984 - Present
Format: Online
A bibliographic database that cites articles from more than 285 periodicals published throughout the world. Covers art, art history, graphic arts, crafts, landscape, interior design, etc.
« Hide Description - Art Index Retrospective [about]
Art Index Retrospective
Coverage Dates: 1929 - 1984
Format: Online
Indexing of hundreds of publications. Includes citations to peer-reviewed articles, interviews and books reviews. Covers fine, decorative, and commercial art. International in scope.
« Hide Description - Arts and Humanities Citation Index [about]
Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Coverage Dates: 1980 - Present
Format: Online
includes list of cited references
« Hide Description - Avery Index to Architectural Periodic... [about]
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals Online
Coverage Dates: 1741 - Present
Format: Online
Includes scholarly and popular periodical literature, publications of professional associations, American state and regional periodicals, and the major serial publications on architecture and design from Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia, over 2500 titles in all. Approximately 40% of the indexed articles are in English; 60% are in languages other than English, including Basque, Catalan., Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish.
« Hide Description - BHA/RILA - Bibliography of the Histor... [about]
BHA/RILA - Bibliography of the History of Art
Coverage Dates: 1973 - Present
Format: Online
Indexes and abstracts art-related books, conference proceedings, dissertations, exhibitions, dealer catalogs and articles.
« Hide Description - Grove Dictionary of Art [about]
Grove Dictionary of Art
Coverage Dates: -
Format: Online
Global coverage provides detailed analysis of the arts of Asia, Africa, the Americas, the Pacific and Europe
« Hide Description - Jstor [about]
Jstor
Coverage Dates: Varies - Varies
Format: Online
Digitized backfiles of scholarly journals; recent issues are not available through this database. Note: Images from Jstor's sister database, ARTstor, will be included in searches, but only by using the Basic Search mode.
« Hide Description - New York Times (1980-Present) [about]
New York Times (1980-Present)
Coverage Dates: 1980 - Present
Format: Online
New York Times; Late Edition (East Coast). Includes New York Times Book Review and New York Times Magazine from 1997 - present.
« Hide Description - New York Times Archive (1851-2004) [about]
New York Times Archive (1851-2004)
Coverage Dates: 1851 - 2004
Format: Online
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