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Subjects: Art and Architecture, Film Studies, Interior Architecture and Design, Museum Studies, Music, Theatre and Dance

A Short Guide to Writing about Art by Barnet, Sylvan
Call Number: GW Gelman Reserves N7476 .B37 2015
ISBN: 9780205886999
A highly useful guide for students who are new to art history and need to write research papers or exam essays.

Below is a selection of useful art databases. Access art and architecture databases.

Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window
The complete text of The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Grove Dictionary of Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, with ongoing additions of new material and updates.
Art & Architecture Source This link opens in a new window
Art & Architecture Source includes full text for over 600 journals and 230 books, and includes a collection of over 63,000 images. It supersedes Art Abstracts and Art Index Retrospective. There is strong international coverage.