ARTH 110: Survey of Visual Arts II, 1300-20th Century

 

Finding Books  | Encyclopedias and Dictionaries |  Finding Periodical Articles | Finding a Copy of an Article | Art Journals | Finding Web Resources

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ASSIGNMENT: Select one 20th century work of art and compare to a work of art from the 14th-17th century.

 

NOTE:

1. You will probably find the best information in books, as opposed to articles.
2. You are not likely to find an entire book on your specific work of art.
3. Your best bet is to find one book that is generally on your topic (e.g. abstract art or american sculpture), then browse the shelves in that area, looking in the table of contents and the indexes for your particular work of art or artist.
4. This is a time-consuming process. Don't wait until the last minute!
5. The web is terrific for getting art images, but it is notoriously poor for content. In other words, you are highly unlikely to find web pages with any substantial information on your particular work of art.

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Finding Books

Find Books & Media in the Library (Search the Catalog):

Under "Basic Keyword Search," select "All Fields" or "Subject" (Library of Congress) and enter terms in the search box. Search stems of words by using the asterisk *. If terms should be adjacent, as in a phrase, click on "Yes."

 

Sometimes you will find a chapter or a segment of a book about an individual artist or work of art. Look for books on a larger movement, then go to the shelves and browse books in that area (particularly in the Oversize Room on the 3rd floor), looking in the table of contents and index for the artist or work you're researching.  

 

Items that are checked out can be requested on interlibrary loan. Click on the number at the left of the entry and note the contents, and if useful, the subject headings.

 

Note the call number for the item and consult Library Floor Plans to determine the location of the item.

WorldCat

An online database listing materials in thousands of libraries worldwide. Holdings are indicated for Milne Library and  Hartwick College. You can search by author, title, subject, and keyword. Look for the ILLiad Request via Interlibrary Loan link to ask Milne Library to borrow a book from another library. You can also check out items at Hartwick College with your SUNY Oneonta ID card.

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Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Browse through dictionaries and encyclopedias for brief articles about artists and movements. These overviews give valuable background information, including important names and dates as well as relevant concepts and bibliographies.  

Art History	Ref N 5300 S923 2002
Art Words	Ref N 71 P32 1997
Book of Art	Ref N 31 B6
Encyclopedia of World Art, 15 vols.          Use the Index vol. at the end of the set.	Ref N 31 E4833
The Illustrated Library of Art	Ref N 5300 I47
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Art	Ref N 33 M23
The Oxford Companion to Western Art	Ref N 33 O923 2001
The Oxford Dictionary of Art	Ref N 33 O93 1997
Schirmer Encyclopedia of Art	Ref N 31 C3 2002

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Finding Periodical Articles Using Indexes and Databases

Print Periodical Indexes
Art research often requires using print periodical indexes in the Reference Room. In addition to articles, these indexes include citations for museum publications and exhibition catalogs that can sometimes be obtained through interlibrary loan.

 

Art Index (1929 - )   Recommended index.                              Ref N 1 A78
Humanities Index (1974-2002)                                               Ref AI 3 R491
Art Literature International or RILA (1975-1991)                     Ref N 7510 R16

Index to books, periodicals, and catalogs

Bibliography of the History of Art or BHA  (1991-1999)         Ref N 7510 R161

Successor to RILA

 

Online Databases

Click on Research Guides by Subject under Research & Help on the Milne Library web site and then on Art, then on the tab Databases & Journals.

 

Academic Search Complete

Provides full text for selected scholarly journals and popular magazines across the disciplines, including art history.

Art Index Recommended index. 

Indexes art publications, including periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins from 1984 to the present. There is no full text, but click on the WilsonLink logo to see if the article is available in another database.

Arts & Humanities Search or AH Search (FirstSearch)

A citation index to journals in the arts & humanities.

CAMIO (Catalog of Art Museum Images Online)

A collection of images of about 95,000 works of art from prominent museums dating from 3000 BC to the present.

Humanities International Complete   Recommended index.

Includes all data from Humanities International Index (indexing to more than 2,100 journals and 2 million records) as well as access to about 900 full-text journals.

JSTOR  Recommended index.

Provides full text of over 300 scholarly journals in a range of subject areas including art and art history. Use the Advanced Search tab and limit your search to Type: Article; Language: English; and to the disciplines that apply (e.g. Art & Art History).

New York Times Archive, 1851-2006    

Full text of the major national newspaper, which includes coverage of art.

Periodicals Archive Online (PAO)

Provides access to back files of over 550 complete full-image journals spanning 200 years in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

 

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Finding a Copy of a Periodical Article

Locating the full text of the article in electronic form:

If there is no full text with the citation for an article, click on or Find It!. If a full text of the article is available in another database, there will be a link connecting you to that database, where you can locate the article in the appropriate volume, or search for the article by title or author.

 

You can also determine whether a periodical is available electronically by entering the periodical title in the search box under Find Journals on the library home page and clicking on Search. If the title is available in electronic form, check the coverage, and click on the database link(s) and search for the item(s) needed. If the title is available in the library, click on "SUNY-Oneonta Print Holdings" and then on "Is it here?" to see the complete holdings.

 

Locating the article in print or microfilm, if unavailable in electronic form:

If under "Links to Full Text," there is a link to the title, click on "Journal," and then on "Is it here?" Check "Summary holdings" to see if Milne Library has the particular issue needed and in what form the article can be found. Periodicals are located on compact shelving or in microfilm drawers on floor P.

 

Requesting an article on Interlibrary Loan:

If you find an article from a periodical that is not available at Milne Library in any form after you have linked to "Check Library Catalog", you can request the article through ILLIAD - Interlibrary Loan through a link on the record for the article needed (see computer screen that comes up after you click on Find It!). Click on ILLIAD Interlibrary Loan Request Form. You need to be registered to submit ILL requests. See a librarian for help.

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Art Journals

A selection of journals you can search online through various databases. Click on the link to the database to connect to the journal.

 

Art Bulletin                       (1919-2003 in JSTOR)    (1975-present in Academic Search)

Art Journal                       (1960-2003 in JSTOR)    (1974-present in Academic Search)

Bulletin - Metropolitan Museum of Art          (1905-2002 in JSTOR)

Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs             (1903- 1947 in JSTOR)

Burlington Magazine                                 (1948-2001 in JSTOR)

Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism      (1941-2004 in JSTOR)    (2004-present in Blackwell-Synergy)

Metropolitan Museum Journal                      (1968-2002 in JSTOR)  

Metropolitan Museum Studies                 (1928-1936 in JSTOR)      

 

To search by the title of a journal, click on the Find Journals tab on the library home page, then enter a search. This will indicate which databases, if any, include the full text of that journal. Click on the link to the database, then look for a link or search box that allows you to search that journal.

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Finding Web Resource