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Finding Books
Books are still very helpful resources! They're good for providing in-depth discussion on specific topics.
 
  • TomCat (online catalog)
    The Grace Hauenstein Library has a rich collection of books, journals, pamphlets and other materials. Use TomCat to search for items the library holds.
  • WorldCat
    Catalog of books available in libraries throughout the world
  • NetLibrary/eBooks
    NetLibrary provides access to nearly 12,000 online books. To search the database and "check out" books, you will first need to create a (free) account.
 
Finding Articles
Online indexes help you find articles on your topic. Some provide access to full text articles, but most are citation-only databases. What do you do when you find an article you like?
 
  • Art Abstracts (FirstSearch)
    Index to leading publications in the world of the arts
  • Grove Dictionary of Art
    Online resource for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the present
  • Expanded Academic ASAP (InfoTrac)
    Scholarly journals from arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology
  • ProQuest Direct
    Index to articles on a variety of topics, including some full text
 
Web Sites

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Architecture Art History Art Web Museums Photography Sculpture
 
Architecture
  • Architecture and Building Similar to Resources in Architecture below, with a master list of links to a huge variety of architectural topics.
    Great Buildings Online Included photographic images, architectural drawings, discussions, bibiliographies, architect information and live 3-D walkthroughs of more than 800 structures.
    Resources in Architecture Extensive list of other Web sites for architecture and architectural history, broken down into a variety of topics.
Art History
  • Art History Resource: Part 1 Prehistoric, Ancient, and Middle Ages This list focuses on providing links to images and artists. Most links are Euro-American art history resources grouped by time period.
  • Mother of All Art History Link Pages Great site--Created by Andrew Midkiff for Internet for Art Historians presented in 1995. Introductory resource for Art History with over 400 sites linked.
  • Timelines Timelines presents selected resources on the art history of ancient and non-Western civilizations, including: Egypt, Greece and Rome, Asia, and the Middle East.
  • Timeline of Art History a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world - illustrated by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.
Art Web Sites
  • Art Serve Michigan Arts Foundation of Michigan, Business Volunteers for the Arts, Concerned Citizens for the Arts in Michigan and Michigan Alliance for Arts Education joined together to become ArtServe Michigan. Unites 32 combined years of arts leadership into a single agency.
  • The Fantastic in Art and Fiction - a visual resource for the study of the Fantastic and supernatural in fiction and art, sponsored by Cornell University's Institute for Digital Collections
  • Fineart Forum: A directory of online art resources This directory is meant to serve as a resource and jumping-off place for people interested in art, and in the possible relationships between art and technology. Over 1000 online art resources.
  • General Art Resources List of Internet resources and bibliographies
  • Internet Art Resources
  • Vincent Van Gogh Gallery
  • Vocabularies: The Union List of Artist Names The Union List of Artist Names from the Getty Information Institute can be used to improve access to cultural heritage information in the global networked environment.
  • World Wide Arts Resources Metropolitan Museum of Art, Artist Index, Art Museums, Commercial Arts, Arts Agencies, Art Education, Art History, Arts Employment, etc.
Museums
Photography
  • International Center of Photography The ICP, a museum, photography school and center for photography, offers exhibits and photographs to viewers, with a substantial amount of information accompanying the photos.
  • Museum of Photographic Art houses some of the world's finiest examples of photography across the decades of change in the medium.
Sculpture
 
Liaison for Art: Susan Ponischil 632-2134