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Art & Art History
 
Liaison Librarian: Susan McConkey
Location: Murray
Room: LIB 122.17
Phone: 966-7260
Email: Susan.McConkey@usask.ca


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Art Full Text Indexing: from 1984, Abstracting: from 1994, Full Text for selected titles: 1997 - present Bookmark and Share
A bibliographic database providing full text for an international array of more than 180 publications, plus article abstracts and indexing of more than 490 titles in total, covering the visual arts and related subjects. It can be searched alone or simultaneously with other WilsonWeb databases, including Art Museum Image Gallery. [details]
Art Index, The MAIN-REFERENCE STACKS Z5937 .A78 1929, v. 1 - Currently received
A print index covering over 450 North American and international art periodicals and museum bulletins covering archaeology, architecture, art history, city planning, crafts, graphic arts, industrial design, and interior design. [Catalogue Record]
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (AIAP) 1934 - present, with selective coverage back to 1741 Bookmark and Share
Bibliographic abstract and indexing database covering the literature of architecture and design. [details]
International Bibliography of Art (IBA) 2008 - present Bookmark and Share
Bibliographic abstract and index database covering at least 500 core scholarly journals, plus detailed coverage of monographs, essay collections, conference proceedings and exhibition catalogues related to western art.
"IBA is the successor to the Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA), and retains the editorial policies which made BHA one of the most trusted and frequently consulted sources in the field."
Index is offered via Proquest platform with some citations linked to fulltext articles.
[details]
BHA and RILA BHA (Bibliography of the History of Art/Bibliographie d'histoire de l'art) and RILA (Répertoire de la litterature de l'art) BHA: 1990–2007; RILA: 1975–1989 Bookmark and Share
A bibliographic database containing abstracts and citations from current publications covering the history of art, including scholarly journals, conferences, book, exhibition reviews, and exhibition catalogues. [details]
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI), see Web of Science below. Web of Science 1981 - present
Part of the Web of Science citation database collection, indexes over 1100 leading arts and humanities journals, including extensive coverage of fine arts, especially: art history and art periodicals.

Image Collections

Art Museum Image Gallery 3000 B.C. to present Bookmark and Share
A digital resource of more than 155,000 "art images and related multimedia gathered from the collections of distinguished museums around the world." It can be searched alone or simultaneously with other WilsonWeb databases, including Art Full Text. [details]
ARTstor Historical & current Bookmark and Share
A non-profit repository of more than one million digital images and associated catalog data from contributing museums, photographers, libraries, scholars, photo archives, and artists and artists' estates. The images document the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design, as well as many other forms of visual culture. There are over 150 collections covering the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences. A suite of software tools permit users to view, present, and manage images for research and pedagogical purposes.
Access Note: System requirements. [details]

Other Suggestions

Google™ Scholar Beta Coverage varies Bookmark and Share
Google's web search tool focusing on scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Includes both open access and commercial content with links to available Library full text and FindIt! linking service. Still in Beta test mode. [details]
Academic Search Complete (ASC) 1887 - present Bookmark and Share
Full text database, indexing more than 8000 journals covering science, social sciences, and the humanities. Includes a large number of art and art history journals with available full text content, including colour. [details]
Canadian Newsstand Major Dailies & Prairies Varies; 1985 - present Bookmark and Share
Major Canadian dailies and news sources and newspapers from across Canada and the Prairie region. [details]
CBCA Complete Canadian Business & Current Affairs Index: 1971 - present; full text: 1985 - present. Bookmark and Share
Abstract and indexing database covering more than 1,665 scholarly journal articles, trade publications, dissertations, books, newspapers, news services and magazines, including 600 full text titles, covering current events, business, science, the arts, and academic information produced in Canada. Combines full text and indexed content from all four CBCA database subsets (Business, Current Events, Education, and Reference). [details]
CPI.Q (Canadian Periodicals Index Quarterly) Indexing: 1980 - present; full text 1983 - present Bookmark and Share
A full text database of articles from Canadian and International journals, magazines and reference content from Gale, all with a Canadian focus. Includes Canada's national newspaper, The Globe and Mail; Maclean's weekly magazine; Canadian News Facts; and reference materials, such as the Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Canadian Newsmakers. [details]
Expanded Academic ASAP 1980 - present Bookmark and Share
From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this full text database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images! [details]
JSTOR Volume 1 through to a "moving wall" embargo period of the last 2 to 5 years that varies by title Bookmark and Share
Fulltext archive of core scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences and sciences, as well as 19th century British pamphlets. A unique e-journal database of complete backfiles of core scholarly journals in the arts and sciences. [details]
L'Année Philologique (APh) 1949 - present (updated to last completed year) Bookmark and Share
Bibliography of the literature on Greek and Roman antiquity, including western classical art history topics. [details]
MLA International Bibliography Modern Language Associations (MLA) 1920 - present; selected earlier coverage Bookmark and Share
Bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), covering international literature, linguistics and folklore research. [details]
Philosopher's Index 1940 - present Bookmark and Share
A bibliographic index (with author-written abstracts) of articles in over 550 scholarly journals in the field of philosophy, including aesthetics and visual arts theory. [details]
Project Muse Varies [1995 - present] Bookmark and Share
Access to the full text (HTML and PDF formats)of over 400 high quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from 90 scholarly publishers, covering the fields of literature, history, arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and more. [details]
Web of Science® with Conference Proceedings WOS SCI: 1899 - present; SSCI: 1956-present; A&HCI: 1975-present ; CPSI-S: 1990-present; CPSI-SSH: 1990-present Bookmark and Share
Collection of three citation databases, providing abstracts and indexing and cited reference searching to approximately 10,000 high impact scholarly research journals worldwide, including Open Access journals and over 110,000 conference proceedings, and covering topics in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Access Note: By default all five sub-databases are searched. To select one or more databases, change the default by clicking on [Change Limits and Settings] . [details]

Newspapers and Periodicals

The Waterloo Directory of English Newspapers and Periodicals: 1800-1900 Series 2 1800 - 1900 Bookmark and Share
A directory of 50,000 English language newspapers and periodical publications published in England between 1800-1900. Subjects covered include: Art & Architecture, Children, Feminism, Music, Theatre, Wit & Humour, and Women. [details]