Finding Books

Library Catalog
Use the catalog to find books we have in the Kresge Library. Also use the catalog to see if we have access to a particular journal title on-line or in print.

MelCat
You can request materials from Michigan libraries directly and pick up them up at Kresge Library. It is faster than traditional interlibrary loan.

Finding Articles

ArtAbstracts via FirstSearch
Includes citations from 475 leading art publications from around the world, including direct links to some full-text sources, from 1984 to the present.

Academic OneFile
Interdisciplinary database with full-text for a variety of journals, including a number of art journals. From 1980 to date.

JSTOR
A database of hundreds of full-text journals in a variety of subject areas, including art history. Includes back runs of journals.

CAMIO
Images from museums available for educational use.

Grove Art Online
Comprises the full text of The Dictionary of Art, edited by Jane Turner (1996, 34 vols) and The Oxford Companion to Western Art, edited by Hugh Brigstocke (2001), as well as articles that have been added or updated since their appearance in print. Limited to one user at a time; please log off when finished.

Lexis-Nexis
Indexes full-text articles for most major US and international papers.

New York Times Historical Collection
Full-text and page images dating from 1851- 2003.

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Databases by Subject
Try browsing the databases listed in Art and History.

Contact Information

Research Assistance

Other Resources

The Dictionary of Art - 2nd floor - Ref. N 31 .D5 1996

Encyclopedia of World Art - 2nd floor - Ref. N 31 .E533

Google Images

Yahoo Images

Art and Art History Pathfinder

eJournals in Art, Architecture & Applied Arts

Tools & Guides

RefWorks - allows you to create a personal database of references and automatically generate formatted bibliographies for your projects.