Subject Guide: Art
This guide lists basic English language reference sources for Art in both print and electronic formats available in North Carolina Central University libraries. The titles and links that are listed in this guide do not represent all of the resources available to users in the James E. Shepard Memorial Library. Most electronic resources are accessible both in the library and from outside the library via the Shepard Library’s home page. Books or journal articles not available in the library may be obtained through Interlibrary Loan. Please do not hesitate to ask a Reference Librarian for help with your library research.
Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. –Samuel Johnson from Boswell, Life of Johnson, April18, 1775.
Before you start your research, ask yourself:
- What is my topic?
- What is the purpose of this research?
- What do I already know?
- What questions do I want to answer in my research?
Write down your answers; then, move on to the next step.
- Determine the type of information needed.
- List the keywords/terms which describe your subject.
- Select appropriate books/articles.
- Evaluate the information.
NCCU SirsiDynix Online Catalog
Use the NCCU Online Catalog to locate books on your subject using a keyword search, title
search, or author search. Consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings (located at the
Reference Desk) to find exact terms for a subject search.
Example:
Keyword search: art history = 642 records
Title search: = 200 records
Subject search: = 324 records
As evidenced above, you will probably retrieve more records by doing a keyword search. Using
a keyword search does not require an exact title or subject while locating a book. A subject
search will yield a closer match to your subject after the subject heading has been determined.
The James E. Shepard Memorial Library has a large circulating collection of books serving courses offered by the NCCU Art Department.
Useful call number for Art in the James E. Shepard Memorial Library:
N = Architecture, sculpture, graphic arts, painting.
Available in the James E. Shepard Memorial Library, Reference Department, Second Floor
Title Call Number
The Dictionary of Art., 1996. 34 vols. Ref. N31.D5 1996
The Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists Ref. N6505.M59 2007
Oxford Dictionary of Art Ref. N33.093 2004
The HarperCollins Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques Ref. N33.M37 1991
The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in Art Ref. N8510.G76 2008
Encyclopedia of American Art before 1914 Ref. 6507.E53 2000
Available in the James E. Shepard Memorial Library, Serials Department, Second Floor
Art Index
American Artist
Art in America
Art Education
Art Forum
Art Journal
Art News
Graphic Arts Monthly
Graphic Designs USA
Graphics
International Review of African American Art
School Arts
Studies in Art Education
To find a specific journal, please use Journal Finder.
Journal Finder is an integrated search interface that allows you to determine if the library provides electronic access, and to determine if the library owns a print copy.
E-Journals (Art) via Journal Finder
African Arts
American Artist
Art, Design, and Communication in Higher Education
Art in America (1939 to present)
Art Journal
Art and Architecture of the Americas
Graphic Arts Monthly
 Accessible Archives
Coverage: It makes available vast quantities of archived historical information, previously furnished only on microfilm. Its primary source material has been selected to reflect a broad view of the times, and has been assembled into databases with a strict attention to detail allowing access to specific information with pinpoint accuracy. Its full text search capability and digital imaging permits the user to search and manipulate information in ways never before possible.
 Academic Search Premier via EBSCOhost
Coverage: Provides abstracts and indexing for over 3,200 scholarly journals covering a wide variety of subject areas from 1984 to present. Includes many complete articles from over 1,000 journals including 380 journals dating back to 1990.
Art Index via H.W. Wilson Co.
Coverage: This database offers indexing of an international array of peer-selected publications—now with expanded coverage of Latin American, Canadian, Asian and other non-Western art, new artists, contemporary art, exhibition reviews, and feminist criticism. In addition to articles, this database indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals.
Education Full Text via H.W. Wilson Co.
Coverage: Education Full Text brings you comprehensive coverage of an international range of English-language periodicals, monographs and yearbooks. Full text of articles, with indexing cover to cover, from hundreds of journals, make this a one-stop source for research. Coverage includes about 79 journals (37 with full text) not covered by ERIC’s CIJE. Included are up-to-date subject headings keeping pace with today’s changing issues and terminology. Graphical content also adds a key dimension to research—PDF page images accompany full text articles, offering both words and images.
Education Research Complete via EBSCOhost
Coverage: Education Research Complete is the definitive online resource for education research. This massive file offers the world's largest and most complete collection of full text education journals. It is a bibliographic and full text database covering scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing. Education Research Complete also covers areas of curriculum instruction as well as administration, policy, funding, and related social issues. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 1,780 journals, as well as full text for more than 870 journals. This database also includes full text for 71 books and monographs, and full text for numerous education-related conference papers.
ERIC via EBSCOhost
Coverage: Indexes over 750 journals in the field of education from 1966 to present. Includes full text of ERIC Digests from 1967 to present.
Expanded Academic ASAP via Gale
Coverage: From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images. 1980 - Current.
Gale Virtual Reference Library via Gale
Coverage: Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries.
History Resource Center: U.S. via Gale Group
Coverage: It is a diverse, electronic multidimensional collection of uniquely combined current full-text periodicals, multimedia reference articles and overviews and facsimiles of historic documents. It creates a virtual library of the essential tools needed for the study of U.S. history through extensive inter-linking and cross-referencing — modeling the natural multidimensional research process of students.
MasterFile Premier via EBSCOhost
Coverage: Covers a wide variety of topics from about 3,100 magazines and journals from 1984 to present. Includes many complete articles from more than 1500 periodicals from 1990 to present.
Primary Search (Children's Magazines) via EBSCOhost
Coverage: Indexing and abstracting of 116 children's magazines from 1984 to present. Includes many complete articles from 35 children's magazines from 1990 to present. Also includes Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, the World Almanac for Kids and the World Almanac of the USA.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) via ProQuest
Coverage: Includes over 2 million master's theses and dissertations, with over 60,000 titles added every year. It's a great resource for researchers in a wide variety of fields.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Christian Science Monitor, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post via ProQuest
Coverage: Includes historical backfiles of Christian Science Monitor (1908-1995), New York Times (1851-2005), Wall Street Journal (1889-1991)and Washinton Post (1877-1992).
ProQuest Newspapers via ProQuest
Coverage: Includes all of North Carolina Newsstand and many full text articles from: Christian Science Monitor (1988 to present), Los Angeles Times (1985 to present), New York Times (1980 to present), Wall Street Journal (1984 to present), The Washington Post (1987 to present).
Searchasaurus via EBSCOhost
Coverage: Colorful and fun graphical search interface intended for elementary and middle school students. EBSCO databases searchable through this interface are: American Heritage Children's Dictionary, Encyclopedia of Animals, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, Image Collections, Middle Search Plus, and Primary Search.
Serials Directory via EBSCOhost
Coverage: Provides up-to-date information and pricing for popular magazines and other serials. Contains listings for over 150,000 U.S. and international titles, including 8,000 newspapers. Also includes data on over 87,000 publishers worldwide.
MLA Style Manuel – Ref. PN147.A28 1985
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers – Ref. LB2369.G53 2003
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association -- Ref. BF76.7.P83 2001
Electronic Styles: A Handbook for Citing Electronic Information – Ref. PN171.F56 L5 1996
You may also see (online) Landmarks Citation Machine.
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