Department of Art
Departmental Research Guide

This research guide describes basic information on library and information resources related to the fine arts, as provided by University Libraries and/or sites on the World Wide Web.

1. To Shelf-Browse for Books (using main Library of Congress Subject Divisions)

Books on subjects associated with this field are shelved under the call number ranges listed below. Use TOPCAT to search for specific items in the collection, or more narrowly-defined subjects.

Architecture NA:  History NA190-1614 ------- Architectural Design and Drawing NA2695-2793 ------- Architectural Details, Motives, Decoration NA2835-4050 ------- Special Classes of Buildings NA4100-8480 ------- Aesthetics of City, City Planning and Beautification NA9000-9428

Sculpture:  NB1-1952

Illustration, Design, Drawing NC:  Commercial Art, Advertising Art NC997-1003 ------- Caricature, Pictorial Humor and Satire NC1300-1766 ------- Posters NC1800-1850

Painting ND:  Special Subjects ND1290-1460 ------- Watercolor Painting ND1700-2495 ------- Mural Painting ND2550-2888 ------- Illuminating of Manuscripts and Books ND2890-3416

Printing NE:  Printmaking and Engraving NE1-978 ------- Wood Engraving, Woodcuts, Xylography, Block Printing NE1000-1352 ------- Metal Engraving NE1400-1879 ------- Etching and Aquatint NE1940-2232.5 ------- Serigraphy NE2236-2239.7 ------- Lithography NE2250-2570 ------- Printing of Engravings NE2800-2890

Decorative Arts, Applied Arts NK:  Arts and Drafts Movement NK1135-1149.5 ------- Interior Decoration NK1700-3505 ------- Other Arts and Crafts Industries NK3600-9955 ------- Ceramics, Pottery, Porcelain NK3700-4695

Arts in General:  NX


2. To Find Journal and Magazine Articles (using indexing/abstracting/full-text services)

The following are recommended for courses for first-year students and non-majors:

• Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost): Covers 3,200 journals in social science, humanities, general science, etc. Many articles in full-text.
  
• MasterFILE Premier (EBSCOhost): Covers over 1,830 periodicals in nearly all subjects. Many articles in full-text.
• Art Index (call no. Ref.Per.Ind. NX1 .A12 A7x): Paper index covering articles and illustrations in art magazines and journals since 1929.
• Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature (call no. Ref.Per.Ind. AI3 .R48): Paper index covering articles on all subjects in magazines since 1904.
  

The following are recommended for use by advanced students and researchers:

• Art and Humanities Citation Index (AHSearch): FirstSearch database available to faculty and graduate students (and to undergraduate students by special permission) that indexes over 1,300 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, 1980 to present.
  
• Art Abstracts: FirstSearch database available to faculty and graduate students (and to undergraduate students by special permission) that indexes over 400 leading art publications from around the world, 1984 to present (with abstracts since 1994).
  

Special resource:  TDNet Electronic Journal Finder [use to access Libraries' electronic journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as some indexes and databases containing full-text articles; includes a comprehensive A-Z listing of titles]

• The dictionary of art (Grove). Ref N31 .D5 1996
  
• Encyclopedia of world art (McGraw-Hill). Ref N31 .E4833
  
• International dictionary of art and artists (St. James). Ref N33 .I55x 1990
  
• Critical terms for art history (U. of Chicago). Ref N34 .C75 1996
  
• Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs... (E. Benezit). Ref N40 .B47 1966x
  
• The Oxford dictionary of art. Ref N33 .O93 1997
  
• A dictionary of art titles: the origins of the names and titles of 3,000 works of art. Ref N33 .R56 2000
  
• St. James guide to Black artists. Ref N40 .S78 1997
  
• American art directory. Ref N50 .A54
  
• Art information and the Internet: how to find it, how to use it. Ref N59 .J66 1999
  
• Dictionary of women artists: an international dictionary of women artists born before 1900. Ref N43 .P47 1985
  
• Illustrated dictionary of architecture (McGraw-Hill). Ref NA31 .B83 1998
  

4. Department of Art Faculty

Art Department home page http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Academic/AHSS/Art/art.html
Art Department faculty http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Academic/AHSS/Art/people/faculty/faculty.htm

5. Related Professional Societies (for professional news, careers/jobs, memberships, etc.)

• Association of Art Historians http://www.aah.org.uk/
  
• National Association of Schools of Art and Design http://nasad.arts-accredit.org/index.jsp
  

• Art History Resources on the Web http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
  
• ArtSource, "a gathering point for networked resources on Art and Architecture" produced by the University of Kentucky http://www.ilpi.com/artsource/
  
• Artist Indexes http://cgfa.sunsite.dk/fineart.htm
  
• ArtsEdNet http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/images/index.html
• Canadian Heritage Information Network http://www.chin.gc.ca/
  
• Fine Arts Library Internet Resources (Indiana University) http://www.indiana.edu/~libfinea/internet/internet.html
• National Endowment for the Arts http://arts.endow.gov/

University Libraries Liaison: Terri Baker (x6119 / terri.baker@wku.edu) last updated 3/02/2007
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