Guide to Art, the Arts & Humanities
El Centro Course-Related Links | Web Sites | Dictionaries & Encyclopedias | News & Magazines | Museums
Books & Current Magazine/Journal/Newspaper Subscriptions:
Suggested Subjects Headings | Recommended Reference Books
Databases
- Student Research Center
(Tutorial)
- Includes articles, pictures, biographies, news, transcripts, and e-books! Includes pictures.
- eLibrary Curriculum
(Tutorial)
- Articles, radio/tv interviews and lots of pictures for PowerPoint. This is a good source of information on artists that you are not finding elsewhere!
- Wilson OmniFile Full Text, Mega Edition (Tutorial)
- Click the "+" to open up the listing so you can add ART MUSEUM GALLERY or you can search it separately: Art Museum Gallery
- Academic Search Complete
- TIP: Click Combine Databases > click ALL to search over 30 databases, includings magazines & newspapers simultaneously.
- Oxford Art
- Basic information for definitions, art trends, and famous artists.
- LexisNexis Academic Basic Tutorial Searching Tips
- Dallas Museum of Art Catalog of Books
Check out these sources for images from art galleries and more!
Check the Periodicals Guide to insure that the Library subscribes to the print journal you need. Request journals at the Circulation Counter.
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El Centro Course-Related Links
- ArtForms (Preble & Preble)
- Dallas Museum of Art Virtual Collection
- Includes: descriptions of various images and art work displayed in the museum.
Web Sites
- ArtNet
- Includes brief biographical sketches, links to online magazine articles, current exhibitions... Biographical information taken from the Grove Dictionary of Art. Includes a section on: Styles and Movements and Materials and Techniques.
- ArtonLine
- Includes HISTORY (a listing of historical artists, with biographical information and images of their paintings - this has a pull-down listing of artists), XX CENTURY (selective listing of contemporary artists), GAMES (online art puzzles), NEWS, and more.
- Modern Art: Searchable by Artist (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art)
- Search box in the upper right corner so you can search by author. Includes many living artists, with information about their art work and their lives.
- Timeline of Art History
- Searchable by artist. Includes links to additional information for each time period represented on the timeline, from Egyptian times to current.
- Artists.org
- Search engine in found in the upper right corner or click on the alphabetical listing. Some biographical information. Includes information on various art movements by time periods, and displays of art work.
- Art Cyclopedia
- Search by artist, by title or by museum. Includes links to artist websites and galleries, some biographical information.
- Art History Research Centre
- Search the web and this site for artists and art information.
- Art History Resources on the Web *
- Arranged by time period > define the time period further > click for information or individual artist. Also search by region of the
- Best of Art History WebSites (Evaluated)
- Gardner's Art Through the Ages
- Intute: Arts and Humanities Search Directory
- Electronic Cultural Atlas
- Historical and cultural maps and information about various countries. Includes artifacts and architecture.
- Dallas Arts Revue
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
- Art & Architecture Thesaurus Browser
- ArtLex - Dictionary of Visual Art
- Spartacus Encyclopedia of Artists & Architects
- Timeline of Art History
- Timeline covers art throughout world history. Broken into segments by time and by area of the world: Africa, Asia, Oceana, North America and Europe. Includes search engine so you can search by artist! Also includes a section dealing with art themes.
News & Magazines
- Apollo
- Art Net Magazine
- Art Daily
- Arts & Letters Daily
- Art Focus: Canadian's View of the Art World
- ArtsJournal
- Daily summaries and links to significant art stories. Keyword searchable.
- Graphis
Museums
- Dallas Museum of Art
- Imagebase - FAMSF
- Kimbell Art Museum
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- National Gallery of Art (Smithsonian)
- National Museum of American Art (Smithsonian)
- Virtual Library of Museums
- WebMuseum (Louvre)
Magazines & Newspapers
The Library subscribes to the following publications. The most recent issue is on display and back issues are available at the Circulation Counter. Bound issues are shelved in the upper level of the Library. Check the Periodicals Guide for information on the previous years shelved or bound.
| Art News Art in America Artforum |
DMAgenda Graphis Smithsonian |
Suggested Subject Headings
Do a SUBJECT or KEYWORD search in the Online catalog for your topic. After doing your search, you can limit the results to books at El Centro by selecting the Limit Your Search button.
| art nouveau color drawing painting commerical art |
sculpture pottery ceramic Afro-American art perspective |
Recommended Reference Books
in-library use only
Encyclopedia of World Art
REF N 31 E4833
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Art
REF N 33 E4833
Praeger Encyclopedia of Art
REF N 33 P68
Grove's Dictionary of Art
REF N 31 D5
Book of Art
REF ND 1150 B66
Oxford Companion to Art
REF N 6490 O94
Larousse Encyclopedia of Modern Art
REF N 5300 H953
Contemporary Artists
REF N 6490 C6567
Black Artists in America
REF N 6538 N5 T46
The best guide to resources is a librarian who can help you in using the catalog, databases and the Web. A librarian can also assist you in selecting materials appropriate for your needs. Please ask at any service desk for information or assistance!
The El Centro College Library does not guarantee the currency or accuracy of these websites. Links to these sites do not represent an endorsement of the site or of information contained within the site.
Reference/Information Desk: 214-860-2174 Circulation:
214-860-2175
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Last Updated:
August 9, 2010