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Art  Tags: art photography painting drawing sculpture art_history  

This page is a selective guide to assist Art students. If you would like more assistance, please contact Elizabeth Phipps or your instructor. Thanks!
Last update: Oct 17th, 2009 URL: http://usm.maine.libguides.com/art  Print Guide  RSS Updates

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General Indexes & Databases

  • Academic Search Premier  
    Scholarly journals and general periodicals in all subject and interdisciplinary areas.
  • America: History & Life  
    Index to research on the history of the United States & Canada.
  • Annals of American History  
    Original full-text source documents on United States history.
  • Historical Abstracts  
    Index to articles, dissertations, and books on the history of the world, except the United States & Canada.
  • JSTOR  
    Three different Arts & Sciences collections.
  • Maine Folklife Center & Acadian Archives  
    A catalog of three prominent archival collections on Maine and the Canadian Maritime Provinces.
  • Making of America  
    Primary source materials focused on the major journal literature of the period, ranging from general interest publications to those with more targeted audiences (such as agriculture).
  • MLA International Bibliography  
    Index to scholarly research in literature, language, linguistics, & folklore.
  • Philosopher's Index  
    Indexing & abstracts from books and journals on philosophy & related interdisciplinary fields published in the U.S. and the Western World.
  • Sociological Abstracts  
    Sociology & related disciplines including anthropology, criminology, demography, education, gerontology, mental health, minority studies, political science, public health, social psychology, social work, urban studies, welfare programs, & women's studies.
  • Women & Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000  
    A resource for students and scholars of U.S. history and U.S. women's history.
 

Art Indexes & Databases

  • Art Index  
    Bibliographic database, includes English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch, & Swedish periodicals. (1985-present)
  • Art Index Retrospective  
    Bibliographic database, includes English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, & Dutch periodicals. (1929-1984)
  • Directory of Open Access Journals  
    Free peer-reviewed journals.
  • Humanities International Index  
    Citations & abstracts for articles, essays & reviews, original creative works, poems, fiction, photographs, paintings & illustrations.
  • National Gallery of Art  
    Information on the collection at the National Gallery of Art (D.C.). Search collection by artist, title, or combination, also lists paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, and works on paper by school.
  • Project MUSE  
    Covers the fields of literature & criticism, history, the visual & performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, & others.
  • ProQuest Dissertations & Theses  
    Index to dissertations from 1861 to the present and more limited coverage of master's theses from 1962. Full text of dissertations written at the U. Maine after 1996.
  • ProQuest Newspapers  
    Full text of U.S. and international news sources. Includes New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, & Times of London, and others. Maine papers: Bangor Daily News (1992+), Portland Press Herald (1995+), business coverage from Maine Times (1994-2002) and Central Maine Morning Sentinel (1993-1997).
 

Journals

Journals for Art by Subject:

 

Journals for Art by Title (selected list):

  • African Arts  
    Articles on the plastic and graphic arts of Africa, broadly defined to encompass sculpture in wood, metal, ceramic, ivory and stone, and less familiar work in fiber, hide, mud and other materials used in personal adornment and architecture.
  • Aperture  
    Journal for photography.
  • Archives of Asia Art  
    Devoted to the arts of South, Southeast, Central, and East Asia.
  • Art in American  
    Articles on major achievements & events particularly in painting, sculpture, photography and prints.
  • Journal of Aesthetics & Art Criticism  
    Articles on all studies of the arts & related experience from a philosophic, scientific, or other theoretical standpoint, including those of psychology, sociology, anthropology, cultural history, art criticism and education.
  • Journal of Visiual Culture  
    Publishes work from a range of methodological positions, various historical moments & across diverse geographical locations. It promotes research, scholarship & critical engagement with visual cultures.
 
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