Research Resources for Art, Art History, and Archaeology

Scope: This guide provides access to a selection of art-related online databases -- also available through Research Port -- along with a listing of print reference sources available in the Art Library. For a guide to non-subscription art-related Web sites, see Web Resources for Art, Art History and Archaeology. For further information email Louise Greene or call 301-405-9064.

Table of Contents

• Find Books and Exhibition Catalogues
• Find Journal and Periodical Articles
• Find E-Journals
• Find Book Reviews
• Find Theses and Dissertations
• Find Primary Materials
• Find Images
• Reference Works
• Subject Guides to Information Resources

FIND BOOKS AND EXHIBITION CATALOGUES

The University System of Maryland Online Library Catalog

• Catalog
  Online access to the collections of the Unversity System of Maryland Libraries.

Other Libraries' Online Catalogs

• WorldCat
  [Off-campus access]
  A union catalog of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) member libraries worldwide. Materials include books, journals, dissertations, theses, manuscripts, nonprint media, and visual materials. Useful for identifying materials for interlibrary loan.

• Aladin
  A union catalog of the Washington Research Library Consortium, including American University, Catholic University, Gallaudet University, George Mason University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Marymount University, University of the District of Columbia, and Trinity College.

• CIRLA
  Catalogs of the Chesapeake Information and Research Library Alliance members, including George Washington University, Georgetown University, Howard University, Johns Hopkins University, Library of Congress, National Agricultural Library, Smithsonian Institution, University of Delaware, and University of Maryland. Direct Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement for Graduate Students and Institutional Researchers.

• National Gallery of Art Library
  Search the online catalog.

• Library of Congress
  Search the online catalogs.

• LibWeb
  Links to online library catalogs worldwide.

Other resources for locating books and exhibition catalogs

• Books in Print
  [Off-campus access]
  An index to in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books from North American publishers, with full-text book reviews.

• English Short Title Catalog
  [Off-campus access]
  A catalog of English-language imprints and imprints in all languages published in English-speaking countries from 1473 to 1800. Many of these texts are available on microform at McKeldin Library.

• Interlibrary Loan
  Request a book not held by UM Libraries. (Allow at least two weeks for delivery.)

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FIND JOURNAL AND PERIODICAL ARTICLES

Indexes to the literature of art, art history and archaeology

• Art Abstracts and Art Index Retrospective 1929-1984
  [Off-campus access]
  Indexes to periodical articles on all styles and periods of the fine arts, archaeology, architecture, decorative arts, advertising art, city planning, design, motion pictures, museum studies and photography. Indexing includes English-language periodicals, yearbooks and museum bulletins; periodicals published in French, Italian, German, Spanish and Dutch; and reproductions of works of art appearing in these periodicals. The literature indexed in Art Abstracts dates from 1984 to the present, with abstracts from 1994; the literature indexed in Art Index Retrospective dates from 1929-1984.

• ARTbibliographies Modern
  [Off-campus access]
  An index to periodical articles on art of the 19th and 20th centuries. The literature indexed dates from 1974 to the present.

• BHA (Bibliography of the History of Art)
  [Off-campus access]
  An index to periodical articles, museum and exhibition catalogs, dissertations, and books on European and American art from late antiquity to the present. Includes RILA (International Repertory of the Literature of Art) and RAA (Repertoire d'Art et d'Archeologie).The literature indexed dates from 1973 to the present.

• Design and Applied Arts Index
  [Off-campus access]
  An index to international design and craft journals. The literature indexed dates from 1973 to the present. Supplementary databases include directories of arts institutions, organizations, and current periodicals.

• Dyabola (Click the "IP-Access" box, then click "Start")
  [Off-campus access]
  The subject catalog of the German Archaeological Institute which indexes the literature of art of the ancient world from 1956 to the present.

• Index to Nineteenth Century American Art Periodicals
  This two-volume print set allows for subject searching, as well as contents browsing of the 43 journal titles indexed. Art Ref N6510.S35

Multi-disciplinary indexes useful for art research

• AATA Online: Abstracts of International Conservation Literature
  [Off-campus access]
  Abstracts of literature related to preservation and conservation of material cultural heritage.

• African American Newspapers: The 19th Century
  [Off-campus access]
  A database of full-text articles, editorials, essays and advertising.

• America: History and Life
  [Off-campus access]
  An index to journals, book reviews and dissertations published worldwide on the history and culture of the United States and Canada. The literature indexed dates from 1964 to the present.

• Arts and Humanities Search
  [Off-campus access]
  An index to arts, humanities, social science and science journals. The literature indexed dates from 1980 to the present.

• Avery Index to Architectural Literature
  [Off-campus access]
  An index to periodical articles on architecture, archaeology, city planning, interior design, and historic preservation. The literature indexed dates from 1934 to the present.

• Bibliography of Asian Studies
  [Off-campus access]
  An index to Western-language articles and book chapters on subjects relating to all areas of Asia. The literature indexed dates from 1971-2001.

• Chicano Database
  [Off-campus access]
  An index to periodical articles on Latino culture including Mexican Americans, Puerto Rican Americans, Cuban Americans, and Central American immigrants. The literature indexed dates from the 1960s to the present.

• EBSCOhost Academic Search
  [Off-campus access]
  A multi-disciplinary journal index, providing abstracts and some online full-text articles. The literature indexed dates from approximately 1990 to the present.

• HAPI (Hispanic American Periodicals Online)
  [Off-campus access]
  An index to articles in humanities and social sciences journals published in Latin America and worldwide. Coverage includes Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, the US-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the US.

• Historical Abstracts
  [Off-campus access]
  An index to articles on the cultural, intellectual, and social history of the world from 1450 to the present, excluding the United States and Canada (see also America: History and Life). The literature indexed dates from 1973 to the present.

• Humanities International Complete
  [Off-campus access]
  Access to full-text journals and books in the humanities.

• International Index to Black Periodicals
  [Off-campus access]
  An index to scholarly and popular journals and newspapers from the United States, Africa, and the Caribbean. The literature indexed dates from 1998 to the present.

• International Index to the Performing Arts
  [Off-campus access]
  An index to scholarly and popular journals on all aspects of the performing arts. The literature indexed dates from as early as 1864 to the present.

• International Medieval Bibliography
  A publication of the International Medieval Institute at the University of Leeds, indexing publications relevant to the study of medieval history, literature, and culture. The literature indexed dates from 1983 to 1994. Available at the McKeldin Library reference desk.

• Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
  [Off-campus access]
  An index to journals in Medieval and Renaissance studies.

• JSTOR
  [Off-campus access]
  Full-text journal articles from the late 1800s, up to but not including the most current five years.

• L'Annee Philologique
  [Off-campus access]
  An index to journal articles, books, and conference papers on ancient Greek and Roman civilization. The literature indexed dates from 1959 to 2002.

• Lexis-Nexis Academic
  [Off-campus access]
  A multi-disciplinary index and full-text database. The dates of the literature indexed vary by title. Particularly useful for finding art information in newspapers worldwide.

• MLA (Modern Language Association)
  [Off-campus access]
  Index to journal articles on literature, language, linguistics and folklore. The literature indexed dates from 1963 to the present.

• Nineteenth Century: The Visual Arts and Architecture
  English-language materials on culture and society published between 1801 and 1900; available as a microfiche series (N6450.V55 1986) in the Art Library. An index is available on CD-ROM at the McKeldin Library reference desk.

• Periodicals Index Online
  [Off-campus access]
  An index to articles in humanities and social sciences periodicals. The literature indexed dates from 1665 to 1995, beginning with volume 1, number 1 of each title indexed. Useful for finding older articles and book reviews. Now includes some full-text articles.

• Project Muse
  [Off-campus access]
  Full-text journal articles in the arts and humanities and social sciences.

• Women's Studies International (Click on "Subscribers")
  [Off-campus access]
  An index to the feminist press from 1972 to the present.

Other resources for locating periodical articles

• Interlibrary Loan
  Request an article from a journal not held by UM Libraries. (Allow at least two weeks for delivery.)

More Online Databases are available through Research Port.

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FIND E-JOURNALS

In addition to the many journal titles available in print in the Art Library, online access to e-journals is available through Research Port. Search or browse for specific journals by title.

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FIND BOOK REVIEWS

The above indexes to journal and periodical articles are good sources of book reviews. The following guide also provides links to these and other sources: http://www.lib.umd.edu/UMCP/MCK/GUIDES/bookrev.html

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FIND THESES AND DISSERTATIONS

• Digital Dissertations
  [Off-campus access]
  An index to U.S. doctoral dissertations completed since 1861. Citations include abstracts from 1980, and some full-text from 1997.

• UM Theses and Dissertations (DRUM)
  Online full-text access to UM theses and dissertations since 2003 through DRUM (Digital Repository at the University of Maryland).

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FIND PRIMARY MATERIALS

• Archives USA
  [Off-campus access]
  Information about manuscript and archival collections in US repositories.

• Smithsonian Institution Archives and Manuscripts Catalog
  Search the records of ten repositories including the Archives of American Art, and archives of the Freer and Sackler Galleries.

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FIND IMAGES

Resources not linked are available in the Art Library reference collection.

• Visual Image Resources on the Web
  An Art Library guide to image sources available online.

• ARTstor
  [Off-campus access]
  A searchable database of digital images from all periods, cultures, and media including architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design. Provides tools for using the images for scholarship, teaching, and learning.

• Bridgeman Art Library
  [Off-campus access]
  A searchable archive of images drawn from public and private collections worldwide. Includes all subjects, styles, periods, and media.

• LC Prints and Photographs
  A searchable database of images from the Library of Congress collections.

• Vertical Files
  Ephemeral materials (exhibition announcements, catalogs, etc.) filed alphabetically by name of institution, subject or individual. Located in the Art Library photocopy room. Browse the online index.

• Indexes
  
  • Havlice, Patricia. World Painting Index. Art Ref ND45.H3
    
  • Appel, Marsha. Illustration Index. ArtRef N7525.A67

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REFERENCE WORKS

Resources not linked are available in the Art Library Reference Collection.

General

• Jones, Lois. Art Information: Research Methods and Resources
  Ref N85.J64 1990

  Jones, Lois. Art Information and the Internet: How to Find it, How to Use It

  Ref N59.J66 1999.

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Atlases

• Grove Dictionary of Art
  [Off-campus access]
  Includes the full text of the 34-volume print set, as well as links to images and information through museums sites worldwide.
  
  Ref N31 .D5

  Perseus
  [Off-campus access]
  An interactive multi-media database for the study of the history, archaeology, art, and literature of archaic and classical Greece. Includes images of art and architecture, primary texts in Greek with English translation, a Greek-English lexicon, a world atlas, histories, articles and essays, and an extensive bibliography.
  

Biographical Dictionaries and Indexes

• Artist Biographies Master Index
  Ref N40.A78

  Contemporary Artists

  Ref N6490.C6567

  Havlice, Patricia. Index to Artistic Biography

  Ref N40.H38

  Who's Who in American Art

  Ref N6536.W5

  Biographical Works
  (Biography and Genaeology Master Index, Who's Who, and other online biographical references.)

Directories

• American Art Directory
  Ref N50.A54

  International Directory of the Arts

  Ref N50.I6

  Official Museum Directory

  Ref AM11.O4

Iconography

• Index of Christian Art
  [Off-campus access]
  A database of full-text records describing more than 11,000 works of Medieval art dating from early apostolic times to 1400 AD; also includes some images, and more than 15,000 bibliographic entries covering iconography, art history, archaeology, and classical and religious studies.

Auction Information

• Artnet
  [Off-campus access]
  A database of sale results for artworks sold through 500 international auction houses from 1985 to the present. Searchable by artist, title of work, auction house, medium, size, date of execution, and date of sale. Includes color images.

More Online Reference Works are available through the UM Libraries home page.

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SUBJECT GUIDES TO INFORMATION RESOURCES

Consult these Art Library guides for additional resources on specific topics. Guides not linked are available in print in the Art Library.

• Browser's Guide to the Art Library
  
• Researching and Writing About Art and Artists: History, Theory and Criticism
  
• Visual Image Resources on the Web
  
• Visual Image Resources in Print
  
• Web Resources for Art, Art History and Archaeology
  

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