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Art: Links to Recommended Resources


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.
 

Books:

PLS Online Catalog: catalog to find books in Skyline Library and in all libraries in San Mateo County public & community college libraries (Peninsula Library System.)
After clicking on the link above to access the catalog, follow the steps below:
-  Type search words (title, author and/or subject) in the first search box & click Submit.
-  The search results will show books and other materials in all libraries in the PLS system.
-  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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last revised: 1-25-10
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
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