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Reference Resources
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Art Collections on the Web
IMAGE provides access to CSU collections of images used for education and research. The collections currently available include CIELO (3,000 art and architecture images for 1st year courses), and the World Art Database (24,000 images of art and culture from around the world).
ArtStor
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Encyclopedias
Grove's Dictionary of art (34 v.)
Location: Reference Room N31.D5 1996 and online
New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Location: Reference Room ML100 .N48 2001 and online
Encyclopedia of architecture (5 v.)
Location: Reference Room NA31 E59 1988.
Encyclopedia of world art (17 v. 1968)
Location: Reference Room N31 E533
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Art (5 v.)
Location: FLOOR3 N33 M33
Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology. Editors, David Levinson, Melvin Ember. New York : Henry Holt and Co., 1996.
Location: Reference Room GN307 .E52 1996 4 v.
Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life.
Location: Reference Room GN 333 W67 1996 v.2
Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture / Barbara A. Tenenbaum, editor in chief. New York : London : C. Scribner's Sons ; Simon & Schuster : Prentice Hall International, c1996.
Location: Reference Room: F1406 .E53 1996 4 v.
Encyclopedia of World Cultures. David Levinson, editor in chief. Boston, Mass. : G.K. Hall, 1991-
Location: Reference Room GN307 .E53 1991 v. 7-8
Find Books
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Library Catalog
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Links to other library catalogs
World Cat, Melvyl and more!
Search for books: Topic Subject: Masks or Subject drums or
broader terms: music art; or Ceremonial objects or subtopic material culture or Rites and ceremonies
Combined with geographical area (country) or Oceania or Africa
Find Articles:
Periodicals/Journals:
Indexes
Indexes publications covering prehistoric to medieval and includes classical studies literature, including classical authors, linguistics, papyrology, art, archaeology, history, and philosophy. It indexes about 1,000 journals as well as congresses and Festschriften and book reviews. Continues the title Dix Années de Bibliographie Classique (1914-1923). Arranged first by subject headings and subheadings, and then alphabetically by author. v.1 (1924)- Holdings incomplete.
Location: . FLOOR3 REFSER Z7016.M35A, v. 41 (1970- current). Volumes 1-40 in Reserve Book Room and Online
Anthropological Index (Late 1960's-)
Index to anthropological articles/ RAI. European focus
Location: Online and print Anthropological Index REF 4th Floor Z 5111 .R67)
Anthropological Literature Plus (RLG)
Anthropological Literature and Anthropological Index combined
Location: Internet
Arts and Humanities [Citation] Search (AHSearch)
Indexes articles, bibliographies, editorials, letters, reviews, and more from over 1,3000 journals. Provides searches for "cited" authors. Search author names: Last name, First Initial. Names as subjects, Search author names: Last name, FirstName
Location: Online
The Bibliography of the History of Art (1991-) (RLG)
Bibliography of the History of Art. (BHA) abstracts and indexes current publications in the history of art. BHA is the successor to RILA (International Repertory of the Literature of Art, File 191) and RAA (Répertoire d'art et d'archéologie). BHA covers the current literature of European art from late Antiquity (4th c. AD) to the present and American art from the European discoveries to the present.The database corresponds to the print bibliography of the same name. Inclusive coverage: RAA: 1973-1989; RILA: 1975-1989. Search author names: Last name FirstInitial,
Location: Reference Room Z5937 .B53 and online
Repertoire d'art et d'archeologie (RAA)
Abstracts feature articles, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction (including dramas and poems), and reviews of plays and television and radio programs. Search author names: Last name, FirstName,
Location: FLOOR3 Z5937 .R4 Incomplete holdings. 1910-1937,1960-1964;1967-1989.
Full-Text
Corresponds to the Art Index (print). Contains articles and reproductions of works of art that appear in 400+ indexed periodicals 1984 to the present. Indexes major English-language periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins, as well as European periodicals in a number of different languages. Provides access to a wide range of bibliographies, notices of competitions and awards, reports of conferences, exhibition listings, review articles, interviews, and film reviews. Limited to 12 users at one time.
AcademicSearch Elite (EbscoHost)
Full-text and citations from journals and magazines, may limit to only search full-text, within a specific date range and peer reviewed journals
Full-text and citations from journals and magazines, may limit to only search full-text, within a specific date range and peer reviewed journals
Humanities Abstracts with Full Text
Abstracts 400 periodicals in archaeology, art, classics, film, folklore, journalism, linguistics, music, performing arts, philosophy, religion, world history, and world literature, 1984- Limited to 12 users at one time.
Human Relations Area Files
Data and publications on a variety of cultures world-wide.
Location: Microfiche 4th Floor; Partially available on line through eHRAF.
Archival collection of scholarly articles from various academic displines, including Anthropology, History, Political Science, and Sociology, the most recent articles are at least 2-5 years old. Use the Advance screen and search terms in title, abstract in articles. If the result is not sufficient, search the entire article not just the title and abstract. However, double with the ethnic group or time period or geographic region.
A full-text resource of journal articles. It includes 167 full-text titles of scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences and mathematics from over 20 not-for-profit scholarly presses.
Writing Guides
A short guide to writing about art/ Sylvan Barnet.
Location: Reserve Books 2HOUR N7476 .B37 2003
Writing about art / Henry M. Sayre
Location: FLOOR3 BOOK N7476 .S29 2002
Writing for the visual arts / Mashey Maurice Bernstein.
Location: FLOOR3 PE479.A76 B47 2001
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