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Art: Links
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Databases for Finding Articles
Catalog for Finding Books
Links to Selected Art Databases & Websites
Databases for Reference, Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles:
Arts
and Humanities Through the Eras on campus or off-campus w/ library card
An encyclopedia of milestones and movements in
literature, music, religion, and the arts from specific periods.
SIRS Renaissance database on campus or off-campus w/ library card
Articles from
popular magazines and newspapers.
From SIRS home page, click on: SIRS Renaissance, then: Visual
Arts
Academic
OneFile on campus or off-campus w/ library card
Articles from
academic journals & popular magazines.
PLS Online Catalog: catalog to find books in Skyline
Library and in all libraries in
After clicking on the link above to access the catalog, follow the steps below:
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Type search words (title, author and/or subject) in the first search
box & click Submit.
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The search results will show books and other materials in all
libraries in the PLS system.
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To Limit your
results to books at Skyline College Library, scroll down to the Limit
to: Location: pull-down menu below
the search boxes, scroll down in the Location:
pull-down menu, select Skyline
College & then click the Submit button.
Browse the shelves: Look for books by call number according to the following general Library of Congress classification letters:
N - Visual arts in general
NA - Architecture
NB - Sculpture
NC - Drawing, design, illustration
ND - Painting
NE - Print media
NK - Decorative arts
NX - Arts in general (not just visual)
TR - Photography
Links
to Recommended Websites:
ARTstor (only available from
off-campus with a library card)
A digital library of art images and descriptive information for students and
instructors
Fine Arts Museums of SF Imagebase
Image and text
database of objects from the collections of the de Young Museum and the Legion
of Honor.
WorldImages
art and architecture portfolios
California State
University IMAGE Project art and architecture images
AICT: Art
Images for College Teaching
Images of art and
architectural works in the public domain
Artchive
Extensive art database,
but includes ads
Artcyclopedia
Comprehensive index
to the online exhibits of thousands of artists.
Web Gallery of Art
Database of
European painting and sculpture from time periods between 1000 and 1850,
currently containing over 23,.200 reproductions
ArtSource
Annotated links to art
and architecture sites.
Virtual Library Museums Pages
A directory of museums throughout the
world.
Timeline of Art History
Chronological,
geographical & thematic exploration of art history, as illustrated
especially by the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection
Links
to Other Web Resources:
Fine Arts Resources (IPL2)
Links to a wide
range of fine arts web sites
Academic Info: Art Museum Links
Links to art museum
web sites
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