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Academic Search Complete, Indexing and full-text, dates of coverage vary by title (many 1975-present).
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| This interdisciplinary scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study, including: sciences, social sciences, arts & literature, ethnic studies, and many more. Full-text for over 6,100 titles (5,100 peer-reviewed); indexing and abstracting for 10,600 titles; complete historical coverage and citation searching for select titles. |
| Art Abstracts, Abstracts/Indexes, 1984 - present |
| Indexes over 200 art periodicals and museum sources, from architecture and design to video. |
| Oxford Art Online |
| Provides access to The Dictionary of Art (paper copy REF N31 .D5 1996 v.1-34), original essays by scholars in the field, image links for drawings, paintings, maps etc. Multi-cultural and multi-national material is included. New material is added on a regular basis. "Limited to five users -- please remember to log off." |
| Arts & Humanities Search, 1980 - present |
| Also called AH Search, or Arts and Humanities Citation Index. A multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. It indexes 1,144 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social science journals. |
| New York Public Library Digital Gallery |
| JSTOR |
| Arts & Sciences I, Arts & Sciences II, Language & Literature, and Ecology Collections. An archive of important scholarly journal literature. In most cases, full text of the journal is available from the first issue through issues from a few years ago. |
| Wilson OmniFile Full-Text: Select, 1994 - present |
| A full-text database of almost 2000 periodical publications, including coverage of the sciences, humanities, education & other social sciences, business and information science. |
| Biography Reference Bank |
| Information on half a million people, from antiquity to the present. Includes full-text of 100+ volumes of biographical reference books, images, and citations to additional articles and book reviews. |
| LEXISNEXIS Academic |
| Lexis Nexis is no longer available. For legal resources try Westlaw Campus; for news try one of our other News Resources. |
Use these sources to focus your topic, build a vocabulary, and find additional sources as you begin your research.
| Focal Encyclopedia of Photography, Ref TR9. F6 1993 |
| St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, (5 v.) |
| Also available in paper copy: Ref E169.1 .S764 2000 |
| Contemporary Fashion, 2nd edition, 2002 |
| Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion, (3 v.) |
| Also available in paper copy: Ref GT507 .E53 2005 |
| Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World, (2 v.) |
| Also available in paper copy: Ref BP40 .E525 2004 |
| Encyclopedia of Modern Asia, (6 v.), 2002 |
| Art Law Handbook. 2004 cumulative supplement, Ref KF4288.A |
| Atlas of world Art, Ref N5301.O9 2004 |
| The design encyclopedia, Ref NK1370.B93 2004 |
| The Thames & Hudson dictionary of art terms, Ref N33.L75 2004 |
| Art information and the Internet: how to find it, how to use it, Ref N59.J66 1999 |
| Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art, Ref N7560 .H34 1974 |
| Dictionary of Pictorial Subjects from Classical Literature, Ref N7760 .P68 1983 |
| Encyclopedia of Themes and Subjects in Painting, Ref ND1288 .D3 1971 |
| Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, Ref NX650 .M9 R45 1993 |
| Twentieth-Century Artists on Art, Ref NX456 .R59 1996 |
| Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography, Ref N7560.E53 1998 |
| Oxford Companion to Christian Art and Architecture, Ref N7830 .M87 1996 |
| Islamic art in the 19th century: tradition, innovation, and eclecticism, Ref N6260.I828 2006 |
| Byzantium: faith and power, Ref N6250.B962 2004 |
| Encyclopedia of American folk art, Ref NK805.E6 2004 |
| Contemporary Chicana and Chicano art: artists, works culture and education, Ref N6538.M4 C664 2002 |
| Continuum encyclopedia of native art: worldview, symbolism and culture in Africa, Ref E98.A7 W49 2000 |
| Phaidon atlas of contemporary world architecture, Ref NA680.P53 2004 |
| Dictionary of architecture and construction, Ref NA31.H32 2000 |
| Penguin dictionary of architecture and landscape architecture, Ref NA31.F55 1999 |
| Contemporary Photographers, Ref TR139. C664 1995 |
| Contemporary Women Artists, Ref N8354 .C66 1999 |
| Contemporary Artists, Ref N6490 .C6567 1996 |
| Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists, Ref N6512 .C854 1994 |
| World Artists 1980-1990, Ref N6489 .M372 1991 |
Use Penfield's library catalog to find print and online books and government documents, CDs, DVDs, and more. If the library catalog does not have what you need, use WorldCat or the SUNYConnect Union Catalog to identify titles that you might borrow through our interlibrary loan service (ILLIAD).
These quality Internet resources have been selected by the librarian specializing in this discipline.
| Artcyclopedia (index) |
| Searchable guide to art online at art museum sites and image archives worldwide. |
| Cities and Buildings Database |
| The Cities and Buildings Database is a collection of digitized images of buildings and cities drawn from across time and throughout the world, available to students, researchers and educators on the web. |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Current exhibits, events, and research |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art's Timeline of Art History |
| A chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated especially by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection |
| Museum of Online Museums |
| Online collections and exhibits covering a vast array of interests and obsessions: Start with a review of classic art and architecture, and graduate to the study of mundane (and sometimes bizarre) objects elevated to art by their numbers, juxtaposition, or passion of the collector. The MoOM is organized into three sections: the Museum Campus, the Permanent Collection, and Galleries, Exhibitions, & Shows. |
| National Gallery of Art |
| Collections and links |
| Web Gallery of Art |
| This Web gallery of Art contains over 9,200 digital reproductions of European paintings and sculptures created between the years 1150 and 1800. Includes a blend of visual and text, with biographies of many significant artists. Use the search engine to find pictures in the collection or try one of the guided "tours." |
| www.artnet.com |
| link to international galleries and artists. This website will link to specific artists as well as current exhibits. Images are included in this database. |
| ArtLex |
| a dictionary of visual art |
Use the library catalog to determine whether Penfield Library owns the book or journal you need. Please also check the list of available e-journals. If the Library does not own the material, or if the material is not available, you may request it online through our interlibrary loan service(ILLIAD)