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Art:
Links to Recommended Resources |
Databases for Finding Articles
Catalog for Finding Books
Links to Selected Art Databases
& Websites
Databases for Articles from Reference
Books, Magazines, Journals & Newspapers:
Arts
and Humanities Through the Eras on campus or off-campus
w/ library card
An encyclopedia of milestones and movements in
literature, music, religion, and the arts from specific periods.
EbscoHost databases on campus or off-campus
w/ library card
Articles
from academic journals, magazines, newspapers & other published sources in
all subject areas.
Academic
OneFile on campus or off-campus w/ library card
Articles
from academic journals & popular magazines.
PLS Online Catalog: catalog to find
books in Skyline Library and in all libraries in
After clicking on the link above to access the catalog, follow the steps below:
- Type search words (title, author and/or subject) in the first
search box & click Submit.
- The search results will show books and other materials in all
libraries in the PLS system.
- To Limit your results to books at Skyline College
Library, scroll down to the Limit to: Location: pull-down menu
below the search boxes, scroll down in the Location: pull-down menu,
select Skyline College & then click the Submit button.
Browse the shelves: Look for books by call number according to the following general Library of Congress classification letters:
N - Visual arts in general
NA - Architecture
NB - Sculpture
NC - Drawing, design, illustration
ND - Painting
NE - Print media
NK - Decorative arts
NX - Arts in general (not just visual)
TR - Photography
Links to Recommended Websites:
ARTstor (only available from off-campus with a library card)
A digital library of art images and descriptive information for students and
instructors
Fine Arts Museums of
SF Imagebase
Image
and text database of objects from the collections of the de Young Museum and
the Legion of Honor.
WorldImages
art and architecture portfolios
California
State University IMAGE Project art and architecture images
AICT: Art Images for College
Teaching
Images
of art and architectural works in the public domain
Artchive
Extensive
art database, but includes ads
Artcyclopedia
Comprehensive
index to the online exhibits of thousands of artists.
Web Gallery of Art
Database
of European painting and sculpture from time periods between 1000 and 1850, currently
containing over 23,.200 reproductions
ArtSource
Annotated
links to art and architecture sites.
Virtual Library Museums Pages
A directory of museums
throughout the world.
Timeline of Art
History
Chronological,
geographical & thematic exploration of art history, as illustrated
especially by the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection
Links
to Other Web Resources:
Fine Arts Resources (IPL2)
Links
to a wide range of fine arts web sites
Academic Info: Art Museum Links
Links
to art museum web sites
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