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Specialized Databases

BHA - Bibliography of the History of Art  Indexes architecture & decorated arts from late antiquity to the present from books, catalogs, dissertations, essays, journals, and proceedings. Published from 1990 to present, in English & French, continuing RILA and RAA. (Ovid)  Remote Access with University Network Account.

RILA - International Repertory of the Literature of Art  Covers post-classical Western period including art and architecture. Indexes books, catalogs, dissertations, essays, journals, and proceedings. Published from 1975-89 in English & French, and joined with RAA to form BHA.  (Ovid)  Remote Access with University Network Account.

RAA - Repertoire d'Art et d'Archeolgie Indexes articles in architecture and art . Published from 1973-1989, in English & French, and merged with RILA to form BHA.  (Ovid)  Remote Access with University Network Account.

Humanities International Complete   Scholarly research material from a diverse humanities subject area. Covers dissertations, books, & journals. (EBSCO)  Remote Access with University Network Account.

Related General Databases

Academic Search Complete  Includes more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals; in addition to full text, offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. Features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. (EBSCO - TexShare) Remote Access with University Network Account.

JSTOR   A unique digital archive of scholarly journals in full text, starting with the first issues. Covers material from the 1800s up to between 1 and 8 years before current publication.  (JSTOR)  Remote Access with University Network Account.

Project Muse   Online collection of full text peer-reviewed journals from scholarly publishers. This collection complements JSTOR. (Muse)  Remote Access with University Network Account.

MasterFILE Premier  An index to general interest subjects in art, business, culture, history, & literature.   (EBSCO-TexShare)  Remote Access with University Network Account.

Arts & Humanities Citation Index Provides indexing to arts and humanities topics, related social science and science topics. Citations refer to publishing information. (Extended FirstSearch) Library access only.

Directory of Open Access Journals This service provides full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly, peer reviews journals in many subjects and languages. It includes academic, government, commercial, non-profit private sources. (Lund Universities/TexShare) Free Web Access.

Encyclopaedia Britannica The Encyclopaedia Britannica is the largest, most authoritative encyclopedia in the world. Its broad scope includes statistics, classics, definitions, articles in journals, and maps. (Britannica - Direct) Remote Access with University Network Account.

Google Scholar Provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. (Google) Free Web Access

WorldCat  Locate books and other materials, such as musical scores & internet resources, in libraries worldwide, including the University of Dallas. Coverage is from 1200 to present.  (FirstSearch-TexShare)  Remote Access with University Network Account.

Electronic Books

NetLibrary  A collection of full text reference, scholarly, and professional electronic books (eBooks) available for 24 hour electronic use. (OCLC-TexShare)  Remote Access with NetLibrary Account.

Grove encyclopedia of classical arts and architecture This comprehensive resource for the visual arts of the Classical period covers the subjects of architecture, ceramics, metalwork, mosaics, painting, and sculpture. (Oxford University Press) Remote Access with University Network Account.

eScholarship Editions From the University of California, the eScholarship Editions collection includes almost 2000 books from academic presses on a range of topics, including art, science, history, music, religion, and fiction. (Univ. of CA) Free Web Access

Online Journals (Current Subscriptions Only)

Art Book
Art History
CAA News; the Newsletter of the College Art Association of America
Frieze; Contemporary Art and Culture
Grey Room
Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
October

Websites

Archives of American Art (Smithsonian)  Provides information on the largest collection of documents on the history of the visual arts in the U.S.

Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online (AATO)  Contains more than 125,000 terms, both historical and contemporary; an excellent introduction to art terms.

Art History (Voice of the Shuttle) Provides a structured guide to art history online resources, including geographical areas sub-divided by time periods.

Art History Resources on the Web  One of the best organized gateways to art history sites on the Web.

Art: Modern and Contemporary (Voice of the Shuttle)  Includes info on modern art by artists and/or movements.

ARTcyclopedia Guide  This comprehensive guide to art history is divided by historical era.

Artcyclopedia.com  Extensive information on museum-quality artists and their worksis available at this award-winning site.

Artfact  A resource for finding and pricing works of art.

ArtLex - Art Dictionary  Provides definitions for more than 3,600 terms used in discussing visual culture, along with thousands of supporting images, pronunciation notes, quotations and cross-references.

ArtServe (Australian National University)  Contains over 16,000 images, including prints, sculpture, and architecture.

AskArt.com  An index to American artists and their works.

Ceramics Today  Provides numerous articles and links to ceramics resources and includes biographical profiles.

Chinese Ceramics  Features the art in Pacific Asia Museum.

Clay Art Web Guide  A leading ceramics portal which catalogs and briefly describes over 1,500 websites.

CPANDA: Cultural Policy and the Arts National Data Archive  The world's first interactive digital archive of policy-relevant data on the arts and cultural policy in the United States, a collaborative effort of Princeton University's Firestone Library and the Princeton Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies.

Intute: Arts & Humanities  Offers an easy-to-use and powerful tool for discovering the best Internet resources for education and research in creative arts and humanities topics, including literature, art, architecture, music, etc.

MeL Art (Visual Arts)  Includes various links to information on modern art movements, artists, and museums.

Modern Art LII  Provides a variety of links to museums, shows, and collections of modern art and information on artists and specialized topics.

Mother of All Art and Art History Links Sponsored by the School of Art and Design at University of Michigan, this site is a gateway to art-related sites, both general and scholarly.

Moving Image Collections Provides the ability to discover, locate, and in some cases view moving images from repositories around the world.

Museum of Contemporary Art Selected Bibliography Learn about contemporary art in this representative sampling of materials.

Sculptor.org: A Comprehensive Resource for Sculptors Provides information on resources related to sculptors and sculpture on and off the internet.

Web Gallery of Art A database of European painting and sculpture of the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods (1100-1800), currently containing over 12,400 reproductions.

World Wide Web Virtual Library: History of Art Provides a collection of links relating to art history and computer applications in art history. Has a special focus on the academic study of art history.

Museums and Galleries

Art Museums Network Links to major art museums and exhibitions.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Very informative site for this leading art museum.

Metropolitan Museum of Art The Met's website includes the helpful "Timeline of Art History" feature.

MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) A valuable resource for introductory research.

National Gallery of Art - the Collection This site provides extensive information and images, including virtual tours.

Tate Gallery Provides an in-depth guide to the Tate collections.

Web Museum Tour Links to museums around the world.

Metroplex Art Museums

Amon Carter Museum

Dallas Museum of Art

Kimbell Museum of Art

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

Meadows Museum

Sid Richardson Collection of Western Art

Print Books

General

Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Kunstler von der Antike bis aus Gegenwart (Thieme-Becker)  Ref  N 40 .T4 1964
Atlas of World Art    Ref G 1046 .E1 09
Baroque Art: A Topical Dictionary  Ref N 6415 .B3 E18
Dictionary of American Portraits: 4045 Pictures of Important Americans....  Ref N 7593 .C53
Dictionary of Art  Ref N 31 .D5
Encyclopedia of Aesthetics  Ref BH 56 .E53  
Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography  Ref N 7560 .E53 
Encyclopedia of Visual Art  Ref N 25 .E53 
Encyclopedia of World Art  Ref N 31 .E6
Oxford Companion to Western Art  Ref N 33 .O923
Renaissance Art: A Topical Dictionary  Ref N 6370 .E27 

Biography

Artist Biographies Master Index  Ref N 40 .A78 
Contemporary Artists  Ref N 6490 .C6567
Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists  Ref N 6512 .C854
Dictionary of Painters and Engravers  Ref N 40 .B91
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors, and Engravers  Ref N 6536 .F5 
World Artists, 1950-1980  Ref N 6489 .M37 

Museums

Art Museums of the World  Ref N 410 .A78 
Victoria and Albert Museum: A Bibliography… 1852-1996  Ref N 1150 .A84 

Architecture

Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects  Ref  NA 40 .M25
Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture  Ref NA 200 .F63 
Visual Dictionary of Architecture  Ref NA 31 .C44 

Ceramics

Encyclopedia of Pottery and Porcelain, 1800-1960  Ref NK 3920 .C36 
Illustrated Dictionary of Ceramics  Ref NK 3770 .S38 

Print Journals (Current Subscriptions Only)


American Craft  Per NK 1 .C7h3
Art Book  Per N 7479 .A76
Art Bulletin  Per N 1 .A7b8
Art History  Per N 7480 .A77
Art in America  Per N 1 .A7a5
Art Journal  Per N 1 .A7j6
Art Newspaper  Per N 1 .A46
Art on Paper  Per NE 1 .P69
Art Papers  Per NX 506 .A77
Artforum  Per N 1 .A716
ARTnews  Per N 4390 .A7n4
Bell'Italia  Per DG 401 B45
Ceramic Review  Per TP 808 .C47
Ceramics, Art and Perception  Per NK 3700 .C47
Ceramics Monthly  Per TP 785 .C44
Flash Art  Per N 1 .A1 F532
Grey Room  Per NA 100 .G74
I.D. (International Design)  TS 149 .I5d4
Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism  Per N 72 .J6
October  Per NX 1 .O27
Sculpture  Per NB 1 .S37
Studio Potter  Per NK 3700 .S86
Woman's Art Journal  Per N 72 .F45W64

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