Places to Start
Finding Articles
Useful Web Sites
Citing Sources

Best Electronic Database to Start With

Search for books on art genres or artists in the online library catalog.

Grove Dictionary of Art - Best starting place for background information on artists! Access 45,000 articles on all visual arts from prehistory to present. Also includes images of art.

Finding Articles

Expanded Academic ASAP via InfoTrac Web - Academic and general interest periodicals. Subjects covered include the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

ProQuest

AHSearch: Arts & Humanities Search via FirstSearch - Index and citations from world's leading arts and humanities journals. 

WilsonSelect FullText via FirstSearch - Full text of journals in art and many other topics!

Useful Web Sites

Artsource - Central location for pointers to art and architecture resources on the web.  Art resources including art journals with full-text articles online and electronic exhibitions.  Includes images.

Art History Resources on the Web - Comprehensive and current links to resources starting with prehistoric art.  Search by period, style, format, etc.

Mother of all Art History Links Page - Links to all art resources, especially good for links to image collections and online art.

ArtLex: Dictionary of Visual Art