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Art DatabasesUse these databases to find journal articles and other research materials in Art. A subject guide Try these firstArt Abstracts (1929 - Current)
Covers 220 leading international art publications and can be searched by artist's name, work of art, title of publication or article, or subject. Updated monthly.
Art and Architecture Database
Contains approximately 3000 art and architectural images. Collections include Greek and Roman sculpture and architecture, Minoan art, artists throughout history, and selected images from several art history textbooks. Part of the Digital Media Center (OhioLINK).
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (1980 - Current)
This "Web of Science" database covers the journal literature of the arts and humanities, indexing 1,100 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, and relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social science journals. Updated weekly.
Tutorial Bibliography of the History of Art (1973 - Current)
Covers European and American art from late antiquity to the present; it indexes and abstracts art-related books, conference proceedings and dissertations, exhibition and dealer's catalogs, and articles from more than 2,500 periodicals. Updated quarterly.
Also recommendedAcademic Search Complete
Provides full text for more than 4,000 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. This database is updated daily.
List of journals included. Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (1890 - Current)
Indexes more than 1,000 periodicals published worldwide on all areas of architecture. Updated daily.
Avery Index also contains citations for art related topics including artists who work with architecture, and architectural interiors containing art or architectural exteriors embellished by artists and designers representing the fine arts.
Digital Media Center
Several databases of electronic images, videos, and sound; will eventually also include numeric data and other types of electronic media.
Contains images of important art works from major museum
collections
Dissertation Abstracts (ProQuest Dissertations & Theses) (1861 - Current)
Includes citations for dissertations dating from the first U.S. dissertation issued in 1861. Contains abstracts for dissertations from 1980 to the present and for master's theses from 1988 forward. The work of authors from over 1,000 North American graduate schools and European universities are also included. Titles published since 1997 are available in PDF digital format and have 24 page previews available.
Contains dissertations from university doctoral programs in the history of art.
Index to 19th-century American Art Periodicals
Indexes 42 art journals published in the US during the 19th century and offers information on popular culture and industry, artists and illustrators, painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, architecture and design, exhibitions and sales, decorations, and collecting.
You might also tryBulfinch's Mythology-
Provides the complete text of Thomas Bulfinch's "The Age of Fable or Beauties of Mythology" (1913). The text is searchable by key term or browsable by chapter/topic.
Citation Indexes (1980 - Current)
Three multidisciplinary "Web of Science" databases covering the journal literature in the areas of the arts and humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Updated weekly.
Tutorial Historical Abstracts (1967 - Current)
Contains references about the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada, which are covered in America: History and Life).
JSTOR
JSTOR is an electronic archive of complete journal backruns, current to within 2 to 5 years. The collections include: Arts & Sciences I, Arts & Sciences II, Business Collection, Ecology & Botany, General Science, and Language and Literature. For Kent State University, students and faculty now have access to 381 JSTOR journals representing over 2 million articles.
ProceedingsFirst (1993 - Current)
Provides tables of contents of papers presented at conferences worldwide. Each record contains a list of the papers presented at one conference. ProceedingsFirst provides access to the British Library Document Supply Centre's collection of conference proceedings. Updated monthly.
WorldCat
Contains records to over 100 million items in most (if not all) subject areas. Materials may include books, computer data files and programs, films, journal and magazine titles, newspapers, manuscripts, musical scores, and more. Not included are individual articles, stories, or book chapters. Updated daily.
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