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Art: Links to Recommended Resources


Databases for Finding Newspaper, Magazine & Journal Articles
Catalog for Finding Books
Links to Selected Websites


Databases for Newspaper, Magazine & Journal Articles:

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

InfoTrac Academic ASAP database 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 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:

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.

Artcyclopedia
Comprehensive index to the online exhibits of thousands of artists.

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:

Arts Resources (LII)
Links to other arts-related Web sites

Academic Info: General Art Links
Links to other arts Web sites

Fine Arts Resources (IPL)
Links to other Web fine arts sites.

 

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last revised: 4-28-08
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
These materials may be used for educational purposes if you inform and credit the author and cite the source as: Skyline College Library. All commercial rights are reserved. To contact the author, or send comments or suggestions, email: Eric Brenner at brenner@smccd.net