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art resources @ CSC library

Databases | Websites | Books


online databases

subject specific databases

African American Experience a full-text digital resource exploring the history and culture of African Americans, as well as the greater Black Diaspora

American National Biography Full Text biographies of prominent Americans

Art Full Text Indexing, abstracts, and some full text articles on many different art subjects

Grove Art Online more than 23,000 subject entries, 21,000 biographies, 500,000 bibliographic citations, 40,000 image links and 5,000 images, also includes thematic timelines

other databases

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,500 journals, including more than 3,700 peer-reviewed titles

Access World News The electronic editions of record for local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as full-text content of key international sources; includes world map

Credo Reference A collection of online Reference Books

EJS E-Journals (EBSCO) articles

Integrated Search Search all the EBSCO art databases at once

netLibrary e-books

Newspaper Source (EBSCO)cover-to-cover full text for 25 national & international newspapers; full text television & radio news transcripts are also provided

Oxford Online Reference A collection of online Reference Books

primary sources

Cleveland Colby Colgate Archives at Colby-Sawyer College

Historical New York Times Full text 1851 to 2005


art websites

Ad Age Advertising Century Features an introductory essay, lists of top 100 advertising campaigns (such as Volkswagen's 1959 "Think Small" and the 1955 Marlboro Man), top 100 industry players, and top 10 jingles, slogans, and ad icons. Also includes a timeline back to the 1700s. From Advertising Age

AIGA American Institute of Graphic Arts, professional association for design

American Landscape and Architectural Design 1850-1920 Library of Congress American Memory Collection

Art Cyclopedia Searches a comprehensive index of every artist represented at hundreds of museum sites, image archives, and other online resources

Ceramics Today Extensive resource on ceramics and pottery, including the web's largest up-to-date links database and hundreds of articles

Intute Arts and Humanities Collection of Web resources for education and research created by a network of UK universities and partners. Subject specialists select, evaluate, and annotate the websites

Mother of all Art and Art History Links page A group of internet art links based at the University of Michigan

Museum of Online Museums Links to online collections and exhibits covering a vast array of interests including classical art and architecture, design, advertising. Links to museum and gallery web pages

Voice of the Shuttle A dynamic database that offers a wide range of links to scholarly resources on Art and Art History

Voice of the Shuttle A dynamic database that offers a wide range of links to scholarly resources on Photography


books

Use the CSC Library catalog to find books about art:
Search with subject browse or subject keyword using any of these words: art, artists, graphic arts, drawing, painting, ceramics, photography, music or try your own words in a general keyword search. Find journals about art with subject keyword search art - periodicals

Many art books are classified under N (Fine Arts) and NC (Graphic Arts) and can be found on the main level of the barn; TR (Photography), TT (Ceramics) are on the lower level. Oversize books and the Reference Collection are located on the library's main level.

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