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Reference
Sources - A Selective List
Encyclopedias,
handbooks, dictionaries, statistical sources, and thesauri; overviews,
backgrounds, and detailed or procedural information specific to
the subject areas addressed.
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The
Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT)
Copyright held by the J. Paul Getty Trust.
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/
The AAT is a structured vocabulary of around 125,000 terms,
scope notes, and other information for describing fine art,
architecture, decorative arts, archival materials, and material
culture.
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Art
Information: Research Methods and Resources
Lois Swan Jones
N95 .J64 1990 (Reference)
A good introduction to finding art information. Use its table
of contents and index to locate resources you might use which
are not listed below.
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Art
Information and the Internet: How to Find it, How to Use it
Lois Swan Jones
N59 .J66 1999 |
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The
Harper Collins Dictionary of Art Terms & Techniques
Ralph Mayer
N33 .M37 1992 (Reference). |
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Dictionary
of Women Artists
Edited by Delia Gaze, 2 vols.
N8354 .D53 1997 |
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Dictionary
of Women Artists: an International Dictionary of Women Artists
Born before 1900
Chris
Petteys.
N43 .P47 1985 (Reference).
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Encyclopedia
of World Art
Edited by Bernard S. Myers, 17
vols.
N31 .E533 (Reference).
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The
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
(TGN)
Copyright held by the The J. Paul Getty Trust.
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/
The TGN is a structured vocabulary of around 1,000,000 geographic
names, including vernacular and historical names, coordinates,
and place types, and focusing on places important for the study
of art and architecture. |
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[Grove's]
Dictionary of Art
Edited by Jane Turner, 34 vols.
N31 .D5 1996 (Reference).
Represents the work of more than 6,800 international scholars.
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Grove's
Dictionary of Art Online
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. |
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Modern
Arts Criticism: Gale Research Group
1991-
N40 .M64 (Reference)
Contains biographical and critical guide to painters. |
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Oxford
Companion to Art
Edited by Ian Chilvers &
Harold Osborne
N33 .O9 (Reference).
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Oxford
Companion to Twentieth Century Art
Edited by Harold Osborne
N6490 .O94 |
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Oxford
Dictionary of Art
Harold Osborne
N33 .O93 1997 (Reference). |
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The
Union List of Artist Names (ULAN)
Copyright held by the The J. Paul Getty Trust. http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/ulan/
The ULAN is a structured vocabulary containing around 220,000
names and biographical information about artists and architects,
including a wealth of variant names, pseudonyms, and language
variants. |
| Directories--for
locating art and art reproductions: |
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American
Art Directory
N50 .A54 1997-1998
56th ed. (Reference). |
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Encyclopedia
of Artist's signatures, symbols, & Monograms: Old Masters
to Modern, North America, European plus more, 25,000 Examples
Compiled by Bob Creps & edited by Robert Fiallo.
N45 .C363 1999 (Reference). |
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The
World's Master Paintings: From the Early Renaissance to the
Present Day: A Comprehensive Listing of Works by 1,300 Painters
and a Complete Guide to their Locations Worldwide
Edited by Christopher Wright, 2 vols.
ND40 .W75 1992 (Reference) |
| Bibliographies |
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Applied
and Decorative Arts: a Bibliographic Worldwide Guide
Donald L. Ehresmann
Z5956 .A68 E47 (Reference) |
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Arts in America: a Bibliography
Edited by Bernard Karpel
Z5961 .U5 A77 1979b (Reference)
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Basic
Bibliography of Monographs on Artists
Z5938 .F73 1985 (Reference) |
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Bibliography
of the History of Art (BHA)
Z5937 .B53 (Reference) |
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Guide
to the Literature of Art History
Etta Arntzen & Robert Rainwater
Z5931 .A67 (Reference) |
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250
Years of Afro American Art: an Annotated Bibliography
Lynn Moody Igoe & James Igoe
Z5956 .A47 I38 (Reference)
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| Biography |
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American
Women Artists: from Early Indian Times to the
Present
Charlotte Streifer Rubenstein
N6505 .R8 1982 (Reference). |
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Contemporary
Artists
Edited by Joann Cerrito
N6490 .C6567 1996 (Reference) |
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Contemporary
Photographers
Edited by Martin Marx Evans
TR139 .C664 1995 (Reference) |
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Index
to Artistic Biography
Compiled by Patricia Havlice, 2 vols.
N40 .H38 (Reference) |
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Who
Was Who in American Art: compiled from the Origina; Thirty-four
Volumes of American Art Annual
N6512 .F26 1985 (Reference). |
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Who's
Who in American Art
N6536 .W5 (Reference) |
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World
Artists 1950-1980: an H.W. Wilson Biographical Dictionary
Edited by Claud Marks.
N6489 .M37 1984 (Reference) |
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World
Artists 1980-1990: an H.W. Wilson Biographical Dictionary
Edited by Claud Marks
N6489 .W67 1991 (Reference) |
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Databases
and Indexes
Magazine,
periodical and journal articles provide information on current
developments, research trends, experiments and hot topics in a
discipline. For every discipline, there are specific databases
or indexes that provide article level information. Once articles
are identified through the database or index search, look up the
source journals in Vikat, PSU
Library's online catalog, to locate them in the library.
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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. |
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Art
Index -
1929 - Present
Z5937.A78 (Reference)
List
of Journals in Art Index held by PSU.
Published by H.W. Wilson. Broad coverage that includes archaeology,
architecture, art history, arts and crafts, city planning, fine
arts, graphic arts, industrial design, interior design, landscape
design, photography, and film. |
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Art
Full Text
Coverage: Indexing, 1984-present; Abstracts,1994-present;
Full Text, 1997-present (list
of journals included in full text)
List
of Journals in Art Index held by PSU.
Online access to Art Index.
Subject areas indexed include archaeology, architecture, art
history, city planning, crafts, motion pictures, graphic arts,
industrial design, landscape architecture, museology, photography,
and related fields.
"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."
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Art
Index Retrospective
1929-1984
Online access to Wilson's Art Index.
List
of Journals in Art Index held by PSU. |
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EBSCOhost
Academic Search Elite - Provides
full text for nearly 1,380 journals covering the social sciences,
humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, and education. |
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Humanities
Index
Humanities
Index
1975- Present
AI3 .H8 (Reference)
A cumulative index to English language periodicals. Subject
fields indexed include archaeology and classical studies,
area studies, folklore, history, language and literature,
performing arts, philosophy, religion and theology, and related
subjects.
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Sculpture
Index
Edited by Jane Clapp.
NB36 .C55 (Reference) |
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Social
Sciences & Humanities Index
1965 -1974
AI3 .R49 (Reference). |
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Call
Numbers
Browsing
the library shelves by call number ranges is another strategy
for locating informaiton on a topic; call numbers can help you
get to the "right neighborhood" in the library stacks.
| N |
Visual arts (general) |
| N5300-7418 |
History of art |
| NA |
Architecture |
| NA190-1614 |
History of architecture |
| NB |
Sculpture |
| NC |
Graphic arts: drawing, design, illustration |
| ND |
Painting |
| NE
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Print
media: printmaking, engraving, lithographs |
| NK
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Decorative arts. Applied arts, [crafts]. Decoration and ornament. |
| NX
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Arts
in general, including works dealing with two or more arts, i.e.,
the performing arts and the visual arts. |
| TR |
Photography |
| TT |
Handicrafts.
Arts and crafts. [weaving] |
| BH |
Aesthetics |
E78
E99 |
American
Indian Art |
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World
Wide Art Catalog Collection
The
Library receives catalogs from major art exhibitions all over
the world. The catalogs are classified at N405 W6. Each one has
an individual accession number by which it can be located on the
shelf. The Worldwide Bibliography of Art Exhibition Catalogs
(3 vols.) on the Index Table at Z5939 .W675 1992 is an index
to the collection up to 1987.
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Museum
Links
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Web
Resources
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Art
History: Resources on the Web
Chris Whitcombe
Sweet Briar College
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
Online since October 24, 1995. Covers current links to authoritative
sites about world art history. An award winning site for research,
learning, and innovation.
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Absolutearts.com
- Daily International Arts News
http://www.absolutearts.com/
An up-to-date arts news service that includes artists' portfolios
and stores archives monthly. |
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Artsjournal.com:
The Daily Digest of Arts and Cultural Journalism.
http://www.artsjournal.com/
Links
to the top 10 arts publications.
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Art
Source
http://www.ilpi.com/artsource/welcome.html
This selective site is a a gathering point for networked resources
on Art and Architecture. Includes pointers to resources around the
net as well as original materials submitted by librarians, artists,
and art historians.
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Artcyclopedia:
The Guide to Museum-Quality Art on the Internet
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
Explores works by 7,500 famous artists in art museums and image archives
worldwide. |
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The
Art Newspaper
http://www.THEARTNEWSPAPER.COM/ |
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Mother
of all Art History Links Pages
University of Michigan Museum of Art
http://www.umich.edu/~hartspc/histart/mother/ |
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AskArt
http://AskArt.com/
"The world's most comprehensive database about American artists"
includes auction records, biographies, image galleries, book and periodical
references, exhibitions and other imformation sources. |
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