Art Databases

Getting Started:

• Academic Search Elite
  Excellent basic index to key peer-reviewed journals and selected magazines (1983 - present).
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• Oxford Art Online
  Introductions to and overviews of artists, works, styles and movements in visual art. Includes the Grove Dictionary of Art.
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Most Comprehensive:

• Art and Architecture Index
  Index to articles published in 600+ leading art journals and selected monographs, (1970's - present)
• Bibliography of the History of Art
  Index to articles published in over 2000 art periodicals, as well as selected books, conference proceesings, and catalogs (1973 - present)
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Other Useful Databases:

• CAMIO
  Images of works of art from around the world from selected museums more information
• World Images
  Contains over 70,000 searchable images of art works.

• Wilson OmniFile Mega FT
  Abstracts of 7 million articles from scholarly journals & popular magazines (1984 - present), including over 300,000 articles in the Art section.
• Humanities Full Text
  Abstracts of articles in scholarly humanities journals, including selected art journals.

See Also:

• Art Subject Guide
  Including image resources, books, background information
• English and Literature databases
• Find Books
• Theses and Dissertations