Art History
Suggested Resources

Bob Gorman
Reference Librarian
Winthrop University
June, 2008

Dacus Online Catalog (DOC)

• To find books in the library on your topic, do a search under "Subject".  Search by the artist's name (last name first), topic (i.e., "Art-Study and teaching"; "Art therapy"; Art History"; etc.), style, medium, etc.
• DOC also lists the journals, magazines, and videos that Dacus Library owns.

Selected Reference Works on Art

• The Dictionary of Art (Ref. N31 .D5 1996) - Volume 34 of this set is the index.
• Encyclopedia of World Art (Ref. N31 .E533) - Volume 15 of this set is the index.
• Dictionary of Artists (Ref. N40 .D5213 2006)

Art Index (on Dacus Library Online)

• Indexes hundreds of journals in all aspects of art, including art history.
• Can limit to "peer-reviewed' publications.
• Includes foreign-language publications.
• Coverage is from 1984 to the present.
• Can use an * for plurals and as a truncation symbol to find all variations of a search term.
• Click on "Help" for search hints and additional information.
• provides citations only; it is not full-text. Use WebBridge as a link for checking library holdings quickly.
• Can print, email, or download results.

ArtStor (on Dacus Library Online)

• Contains over 300,000 digital images of world art and architecture
• Specialized collections include the Art Survey Collection, the Carnegie Arts of the United States Collection, the Hartill Archive of Architecture and Allied Arts, the Huntington Archive of Asian Art, and many more.

Arts and Humanities Search (on Dacus Library Online)

• Indexes over 1,300 of the world's leading art and humanities journals.
• Coverage is from 1980 to the present.
• Can use a + after a term to find both the singular and plural forms or an * as a truncation symbol to find all variations of a search term.
• Click on the "Help" button for search hints and additional information.
• Arts and Humanities Search provides citations only; it is not full-text.
• Can print, email, or download results.

Academic Search Premier (On Dacus Library Online)

• Indexes over 8,000 journals and magazines in all subject areas
• Provides full-text for over 4,500 of these titles
• Can limit to "scholarly (peer-reviewed) publications".
• Use an * as a truncation symbol to find variations of a search term
• Click on "Help" for search hints and additional information.
• Can print, email, or download results.

Academic OneFile (on Dacus Library Online)

• Indexes over 10,000 journals and magazines in all subject areas.
• Provides full-text for over 4,300 of these titles.
• Can limit to "peer-reviewed publications".
• Use an * as a truncation symbol and to find both singular and plural forms of a search term.
• Click on "Help" for search hints and additional information.
• Can print, email, or download results.