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The Reference Collection, located on the second floor of the GCSU Library, is often the best place to start your research. Books in the Reference Collection can help you become more familiar with your topic and assist you with identifying keywords and important people. Bibliographies can help you identify specific articles and books. You can find other resources in the GCSU Library's Reference Collection, and in the Circulating Collection, by searching the Library Catalog.
 Grove Art
Online contains the full
text of The Dictionary of Art
and The Oxford Companion to Western Art, as well as several
extensive collections of images. A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art (Ref N 6490 .C5317 1998): covers the more traditional fields such as painting, sculpture, and the graphic arts, as well as more recent fields such as performance, conceptual, and video art of the twentieth century. Encyclopedia of World Art (Ref N 31 E4833): covers all aspects of the visual arts in all countries and periods. Modern Arts Criticism (Ref N 40 .M63): presents commentary, criticism, and biographical information on notable artists of the modern era. North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century (Ref N 6503 .N67 1995): a biographical dictionary of women artists in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Art (Ref N 6490 .094): contains articles dealing with individual artists, artistic movements, terminology, and artistic developments in various geographic regions. The Oxford Dictionary of Art (Ref N 6538 .N5 H45 1993): contains brief entries dealings with painting, sculpture, and graphic art from antiquity to the present. The Prestel Dictionary of Art and Artists in the 20th Century (Ref N 33 .P74 2000): covers the lives and works of notable artists of the twentieth century. St. James Guide to Hispanic Artists (Ref N 6538 .H58 S7 2002): covers the lives and works of Latin American artists from Mexico, Central America, South America, and the United States. The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons (Ref NC 1325 .W67 1999): deals with all aspects of cartooning. The encyclopedia covers both notable cartoonists and notable works (printed and animated cartoons). Subject Headings
Using the correct subject headings for your topic will help you get more relevant results when searching the Library Catalog. Below is a concise list of subject headings for the field of Art. For a more complete list, you can perform a Subject Heading search using the Exact Search feature in the Library Catalog.
Anatomy, Artistic - see also: Human Figure in Art Architecture Art, Ancient Art, Chinese Art, Gothic Art, Modern Art, Renaissance Art, Study and Teaching Ceramics - see also: Glazes, Pottery, Pottery Craft, and Glazing (Ceramics) Computer Art - see also: Digital Art Dadaism Decorative Arts - see also: Antiques, Basketwork, Folk Art, Furniture, Jewelry, Tapestry Drawing - see also: Drawing History, Drawing Technique Impressionism (Art) Painting - see also: Painting History, Painting Technique Performance Art - see also: Performing Arts, Video Art, Conceptual Art Photography, Artistic Prints Technique Sculpture Surrealism Women Artists Articles
Most databases index articles from journals, newspapers, and magazines. Some databases offer full text articles, while others contain only citations. Some databases are subject specific, while others are more general in coverage. Some databases relevant to the field of Art are:
is a
multidisciplinary database that contains articles from academic
journals and magazines in the humanities, the social sciences, and the
general sciences. Grove Art Online contains the full text of The
Dictionary of Art and The Oxford Companion to Western Art,
as well as several extensive collections of images. Project Muse (provided by GCSU) is a full-text database of scholarly journals in the arts and sciences. If you are accessing Project muse from off campus, login to your PAWS account to get the password. Research Library is a multidisciplinary
database that contains articles from academic journals and magazines in
the humanities, the social sciences, and the general sciences. For a more complete list of databases pertaining to Art, access GALILEO's Art and Architecture page. Journal Locator Search for specific journals or magazines. The Journal Locator will tell you the location and availability of a journal or magazine: either in the GCSU Periodicals Collection or in a database. Online Journals Some scholarly journals are freely accessible via the Internet. Below is a selective list of electronic journal that pertain to Art.
Crossings: an "electronic journal of art and technology," published by the University of Dublin ImageText: a scholarly journal devoted to " the academic study of comic books, comic strips, and animated cartoons" International Journal of Education & the Arts: an electronic journal containing research articles dealing with "the various fields of aesthetics and art education." Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide: "a journal of nineteenth-century visual culture" *All quotes are taken from the respective journal web sites. Web Sites
ArtLex - Art Dictionary: an online glossary of terms relating to art/visual culture Colleccion Cisneros.org: a site devoted to art and artists of Latin America. GCSU Art Department The Librarian's Internet Index directory of Art web sites: The Librarian's Internet Index is a searchable directory of web sites compiled and evaluated by librarians. WebMueum: an online museum providing biographical information on artists as well as images of their works. Words of Art: an online glossary of theory and criticism of the visual arts. Museum Sites The High Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Art - The Collection The National Museum of American Illustration National Museum of Women in the Arts The Tate Gallery Contact A
Librarian
For further assistance, contact the Reference Desk in the GCSU Library or contact the GCSU Library liaison to the Art Department:
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