Sharon Elteto
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Research Survival Guide

THE WORK OF ART
FRESHMAN INQUIRY

"The Work of Art" requires research in a variety fields. Please select from:

 



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ART & ARCHITECTURE
Finding Articles
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Art Full Text.
Provides indexing and abstracting of art periodicals published throughout the world. Full-text coverage for selected periodicals is also included. In addition to articles, Art Full Text indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals. http://www.lib.pdx.edu/systems/eresources/database.php?database=18

Art Index Retrospective.
Comprehensive, retrospective indexing from Art Index from 1932-1984. All personal names, uniform titles, organization names, topical terms, and geographic names have been reconciled with current Art Index headings. The file size is currently over 400,000 records, citing articles and reproductions from 420 periodicals. Coverage: 1929 - 1984 http://www.lib.pdx.edu/systems/eresources/database.php?database=19

ARTbibliographies Modern. 1974 - Present.

Provides abstracts for journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs,
PhD dissertations, and exhibition reviews on all forms of modern and contemporary art. Subject coverage includes modern and contemporary arts dating from the late 19th century onwards, and including photography since its invention.
http://www.lib.pdx.edu/systems/eresources/database.php?database=20


Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals.

"The Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals indexes more than 1,000 periodicals published worldwide on archeology, city planning, interior design, and historic preservation, as well as architecture. Coverage reaches from the 1930s (with selective coverage dating back to the 1860s) to the present. The Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, with more than 229,000 records, is updated daily." http://www.lib.pdx.edu/systems/eresources/database.php?database=22

Bibliography of the History of Art.
The Bibliography of the History of Art indexes and abstracts articles, art-related books, conference proceedings, dissertations, and art exhibition and dealer's catalogs. The database covers European and American art from late antiquity to the present. The Bibliography of the History of Art includes and extends the coverage of its two predecessor art indexes: RAA (Repertoire d'Art et d'Archeologie) from 1973 to 1989 and RILA (International Repertory of the Literature of Art) from 1975 to 1989.http://www.lib.pdx.edu/systems/eresources/database.php?database=47

Grove's Dictionary of Art Online.
"The Grove Dictionary of Art contains 45,000 articles on every aspect of the visual arts - painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography - from prehistory to the present day. Compiled over a period of 15 years, it represents the work of more than 6,800 scholars from around the world, each writing on his or her own specialist field of study." http://www.lib.pdx.edu/systems/eresources/database.php?database=63


LITERATURE

Finding Books
Finding Background Information

MLA Bibliography: Language and literature.
http://www.lib.pdx.edu/resources/databases/databases_L-Z.html#m . A database that gives citations for journal articles in the fields of folklore, literature and language.

Literature Online -- LION: http://lion.chadwyck.com/. "A fully searchable library of more than 290,000 works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, plus biographies, bibliographies and key secondary sources."

Project Muse: Scholarly journals online http://muse.jhu.edu/
Provides access to full text scholarly journals online in a variety of disciplines including the arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics. In general expect to find the more current journals from 1996 to the present.

Humanities Index: http://www.lib.pdx.edu/resources/databases/db_descriptions.html#h Citations to 500 English-language periodicals in the areas of archaeology, classical studies, art, performing arts, philosophy, history, music, linguistics, literature, and religion. Provides article citations to the major

Arts and Humanities Citation Index:
http://www.lib.pdx.edu/resources/databases/databases_A-K.html#a
Citation databases are multidisciplinary databases of bibliographic information gathered from thousands of scholarly journals. The databases may be searched by: topic, author, publication journal, author address, cited author, cited work, or cited year.


PERFORMING ARTS & FILM

Finding Articles
Finding Books
Finding Background Information

FILM

Humanities Index: http://www.lib.pdx.edu/resources/databases/db_descriptions.html#h Citations to 500 English-language periodicals in the areas of archaeology, classical studies, art, performing arts, philosophy, history, music, linguistics, literature, and religion. Provides article citations to the major.

International index to film periodicals (1972-present) Annual. Z5784 .M9 I49 (Reference)
Indexes 85 film periodicals selected for their value to film research and scholarship.

Academic Search Premier - this is a general subject database that covers all disciplines

MUSIC

The Music Index.  (1979- )  Available from Databases menu on Library homepage. 
Citations and indexing drawn from 640 international music periodicals

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature.  (1967- )  ML12 .I565  Reference. Abstracts of scholarly books, articles, reviews and dissertations.  Omits popular material.  See also RILM abstracts of music literature. English-language thesaurus for appropriate searching terms. 


THEATER
DANCE

 


   
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