Art
This is a general research guide for courses in OSU's Art program. For further help, contact Loretta Rielly, 737-2642, Loretta.Rielly@oregonstate.edu
Quicklinks
Off-Campus Access | ILL Forms | Academic Search Premiere | Art Index | Grove Art Online
Table of Contents
- Finding Books in Online Catalogs
- Finding Articles in Journals
- Call Numbers for Art
- Useful Internet Sites
- Reference Sources
Finding Books in Online Catalogs
Summit (Orbis): A collective catalog of academic libraries in Oregon and Washington.
Call Numbers for Art
Occasionally, browsing through the stacks can yield useful material. Here are the primary call numbers for art and photography materials. Check the online catalog to find books related to art that appear in other classifications (e.g., visual communications)
| N1-55 | Visual arts (general) | N5300-7418 | History of art |
| N7429.7-7433 | Technique, composition, etc | N7475-7483 | Art criticism |
| NA | Architecture | NB | Sculpture |
| NC | Drawing, design, illustration | NC997-1003 | Commercial art (graphic design) |
| ND | Painting | NE | Print media |
| NK | Decorative arts, applied arts | NX | Arts in general |
| TR | Photography | TR1-225 | Photography, general |
| TR624-840 | Applied photography | TR650s | Photographers, artistic photography |
| TK5105.888 | Web site design | Z116-259 | Printing, typography |
Finding Articles in Journals
To find articles in journals, magazines, newspapers, etc., use an article database that covers your topic.
Art Index 1984-Present
Index of approximately 200 key international, English-language arts publications. Citations from periodicals, yearbooks, museum bulletins, and more. Direct link to InterLibrary Loan for requesting articles not at OSU.
Print version: Art Index,1929-95 (Ref Z5931.A7)
Academic Search Premiere, 1984-present General magazines and scholarly journals, primarily in the social sciences and humanities. Includes full-text.
Arts & Humanities Citation Index 1980-Present
Index to over 1.4 million records from 1300 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals. Unique feature is citation search, which allows you to see who has cited a particular author and/or article. Direct link to InterLibrary Loan for requesting articles not at OSU.
Electronic journals
OSU Libraries online journals related to art:
These must be searched individually, which is not very efficient. Unless you want to search a specific journal, use a periodical index/database instead. One advantage of electronic journals is that they are full-text online. This list is subject to change, and years of coverage will vary by journal.
Print journals in OSU's collection:
| African Arts N7380 .A35 & online | American Artist: N1 .A25 |
| Apollo N1 .A33 | Art Bulletin: NA 111 .A4 & online |
| Art Forum International: N1 .A677 | Art in America: N1 .A47 & online |
| Art News: N1 .A66 | Art Journal: N81 .C6 & online |
| Baseline: Z119 .B371 | Burlington Magazine N1 .B9 |
| CMYK: NC997 .A1 C59 | Contemporary: N6480 .C66 |
| Design Issues: NK1160 .D481 & online | Domus N4 .D8 |
| Dot Dot Dot: NC1 .D68 | Eye: NC1 .E941 |
| Flash Art N1 .A1 F531 | Frieze: N6480 .F754 |
| Graphis: N8 .G7 | Journal of Aesthetic Education: N1 .J58 & online |
| Journal of Aesthetics & Art Criticism: N1 .J6 & online | Journal of Design History: NK1175 .J68 |
| Journal of Design History: NK1175 .J68 | Modern Painters: N6480 .M63 |
| October: NX1 .O27 | Oxford Art Journal: N1 .O96 & online |
| Parkett: NX456 .P358 | Print: Z119 .P7 & online |
| Sculpture Review: NB1 .N29 | Textile: NK8800 .T39 |
| Visible Language: Z119 .J88 | Winterthur Portfolio: N9 .W52 & online |
| Woman's Art Journal: N72.F45 W64 |
Reference Sources
Dictionaries & encyclopedias
- Grove Art Online
Online version of Grove's Dictionary of Art. (Ref N31.D5 1996) Comprehensive encyclopedic treatment of all aspects of world art. Includes links to images and other sources of information. - Oxford Reference Online. Includes:
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms
The Oxford Dictionary of Art
A Dictionary of Modern Design
The Oxford Companion to the Photograph
A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
The Oxford Companion to Western Art - Encyclopedia of World Art. / Ref N31.E53
Comprehensive, scholarly encyclopedia published 1959-87. - The Oxford Dictionary of Art. / Ref N33.O93 1997
- Typography: an encyclopedic survey of type design and techniques throughout history. / Ref Z 250 .A2 F76 1998
Three sections: When (a chronology), Who (people and institutions), and How (the tools). In English, French, German.
Handbooks & directories
- Art in America: Guide to Galleries, Museums, Artists. / Ref N1.A47
August issue of Art in America provides directory information. - Graphic artists guild handbook: pricing and ethical guidelines. / Ref NC 1001.6. G7 2001
Resource for individuals selling or buying illustration and design products and/or services. Includes information on legal rights & copyright; salaries, standard contracts; illustration, animation, cartooning, and surface design prices. - International Directory of the Arts. / Ref N50.I6
Index to organizations and individuals dealing with art throughout the world. Includes schools, museums, galleries, dealers, etc. - Artist's Market: Where & How to Sell Your Artwork. / Ref N8600.A76
- Picture Researcher's Handbook: an International Guide to Picture Sources and How to Use Them. / Ref N4000.E8 1992
Index to archives of photographs available for loan or copying. - Illustration Index / Ref N7525.V3
Subject index to illustrations in periodicals from 1950-1991. - Index to Reproductions of American Paintings. (Munro)/ Ref ND205.M6
- Index to Reproductions of European Paintings. (Munro) / Ref N45.M6
Useful in locating illustrations of paintings in books and periodicals. - Index to Reproductions of American Paintings. (Smith and Moure) / Ref ND205.S575
Indexes reproductions appearing in more than 400 books, mostly published since 1960. - World Painting Index / Ref ND45.H38
Index of paintings illustrated in books and catalogs published between 1940 and 1980 and not covered by Munro. - Sculpture Index. / Ref NB36.C55
Index to illustrations of sculpture.
Biographical information
In addition to the dictionaries and encyclopedias listed above and general biographical works, consult the following:
- Who's Who in American Art. / Ref N6536.W5
Brief biographical information about living artists and people involved with art. - Contemporary Artists. / Ref N6490.C657 1983
Lists primarily artists living after 1930. - Contemporary Designers. / Ref NK1166.C661
Biographical information on individuals in many fields of design, including architectural, interior, fashion, stage, and film. - Index to Artistic Biography. / Ref N40.H38
Index to books containing biographical information about artists. - Biography Index 1984-Present
Index of autobiographies, biographies, obituaries, critical studies, and interviews appearing in English-language perodicals and books.
Print version available 1946-95 / Ref CT100.B5
Other Useful Internet Sites
- Artsource
A thorough and well-organized index to art resources. - FineArt Forum
- Union List of Artist Names (ULAN). Getty Research Institute
Searchable database of artists' names and their variant spellings. Useful for finding information when you don't the when or where of an artist. Includes references. - World Wide Arts Resources
The only comprehensive registry of arts information on the Internet. Over 7,500 artists and thousands of other art resources have registered.
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