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Journal Locator

Journal Locator

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Selected Databases

Use databases to find articles on your topic. These databases are the best place to start.

Art Suite
Art Suite provides access to Art Full Text, Art Index Retrospective, Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, and Art Museum Image Gallery. Updated: Regularly.
Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA)
Bibliography of the History of Art provides citations and abstracts to journal articles in all areas of art history. Searches the Bibliography of History of Art (BHA) and Répertoire de la litterature de l'art (RILA). Searchable by subject, artist, author, article or journal title, and other elements. Access provided by The Getty.
Coverage: 1975 - 2007.
Oxford Art Online
Oxford Art Online contains images and articles from Grove Art Online , the Oxford Companion to Western Art, the Concise Dictionary of Art Terms, and Oxford’s Encyclopedia of Aesthetics. Included in this databases are Grove/MoMA learning resources, a world art timeline, thematic guides, and links to the ARTstor database.
Updated: Continually.
JSTOR

JSTOR archives images and full text of scholarly journals. Subscription includes: Life Sciences Collection (which includes Biological Science, Ecology & Botany and Health & General Sciences), Arts and Sciences Collections I through X (which includes many disciplines within the Humanities and Social Sciences including: Anthropology, Archaeology, Architectural History, Area Studies, Art & Art History, Asian Studies, Business, Classical Studies, Economics & Finance, Education, Feminist & Women’s Studies, Film Studies, History, Language & Literature, Law, Library Science, Linguistics, Mathematics & Statistics, Medicine, Music, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Psychology, Sociology, Religion, and Technology.) and many individual journal titles.
Updated: Continually.
Humanities Full Text
Humanities Full Text contains full text, abstracts and bibliographic indexing of scholarly sources in the humanities, as well as specialized magazines. Also includes: feature articles, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction, drama, and poetry, book reviews, and reviews of ballets, dance programs, motion pictures, musicals, operas, plays, radio and television programs, and more.
Coverage: 1984 - Present. Updated: Daily.

Tips & Tricks

Tips & Tricks

When searching databases, use AND, OR, and parentheses to focus your search.

The asterisk * symbol will search for all variations of a word. For example: basket* will search for baskets and basketry. Using quotes will search for a phrase.