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Peer Reviewed Journals

To determine whether a journal is peer reviewed, search for it in Ulrich's Periodicals Directory and look for the little referee symbol: .

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Articles

Use these databases to find scholarly articles, book chapters, and more.

Art Full Text This link opens in a new window Also known as: | Art Abstracts | Art Index | Provides comprehensive indexing of international art publications, including English-language periodicals, yearbooks and museum bulletins, as well as periodicals published in French, Italian, German, Japanese, Dutch, and Swedish. Subjects areas indexed include art, architecture, design, film, archaeology and marketing.
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Art Index Retrospective This link opens in a new window Provides comprehensive indexing of international art publications, including English-language periodicals, yearbooks and museum bulletins, as well as periodicals published in French, Italian, German, Japanese, Dutch, and Swedish. Subjects areas indexed include art, architecture, design, film, archaeology and marketing.
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ARTbibliographies Modern (ABM) This link opens in a new window ARTbibliographies Modern contains abstracts of journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, dissertations, and exhibition reviews. The scope of ARTbibliographies Modern extends from artists and movements beginning with Impressionism in the late 19th century, up to the most recent works and trends in the late 20th century. Photography is covered from its invention in 1839 to the present.
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A particular emphasis is placed upon adding new and lesser-known artists and on the coverage of foreign-language literature. Approximately 13,000 new entries are added each year.

ARTbibliographies Modern covers all aspects of modern and contemporary art, including performance art and installation works, video art, computer and electronic art, body art, graffiti, artists' books, theater arts, crafts, jewelry, illustration, and more, as well as the traditional fine arts of painting, printmaking, sculpture, and drawing.

This web version of the database covers volume years 1974 to the present.
International Bibliography of Art (IBA) This link opens in a new window The International Bibliography of Art (IBA) is the successor to the Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA), and includes the most recent index records that were created by the Getty Research Institute as part of BHA.
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These records were created in 2008-2009, and cover scholarship up to 2009, including retrospective records for material published in previous years. ProQuest will be building on this by adding new records going forwards, ensuring unbroken coverage of indexed journals.
For earlier records, see the Bibliography of the History of Art.
Bibliography of the History of Art This link opens in a new window Contains indexes and abstracts of art-related books, conference proceedings and dissertations, exhibition and dealer's catalogs, and articles from 1975 to 2007. Includes coverage of its two predecessor art indexes: RAA (Répertoire d'Art et d'Archéologie) from 1973 to 1989 and RILA (Répertoire International de la Littérature de l'Art) from 1975 to 1989. For material published after 2007 see the International Bibliography of Art.
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Design & Applied Arts Index (DAII) This link opens in a new window A leading source of abstracts and bibliographic records for articles, news items, and reviews published in Design and Applied Arts periodicals from 1973 onwards. Topics include ceramics, glass, jewellery, wood, metalsmithing, graphic design, fashion and clothing, textiles, furniture, interior design, architecture, computer aided design, Web design, computer-generated graphics, animation, product design, industrial design, garden design, and landscape architecture.
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Art and Architecture Archive This link opens in a new window A full-text archive of magazines in the fields of art and architecture, dating from the late-nineteenth century to the twenty-first. Subjects covered include fine art, decorative arts, architecture, interior design, industrial design, and photography.
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Arts & Humanities Database This link opens in a new window Arts & Humanities Full Text contains full text of journal articles covering Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies.
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Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window Also known as: |Academic Search Premier| Academic Search Complete provides indexing and abstracts for a large number of scholarly journals in a variety of disciplines, and full text for a subset of these journals.
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The Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library (LHCADL) is an initiative established by the Alberta Government. It was created as a legacy to the late, the Honourable Lois Hole to continue her vision of greater learning opportunities for all Albertans.
For additional information, go to the Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library information site.

Search Strategies

Visit the Starting Your Research Guide to learn about finding specific books and articles, choosing a topic and keywords, putting a search together, evaluating information sources, and more.

Background Information

Are you looking for information about an artist or their work, or an overview of a particular art movement? These are examples of the types of information you can find using the resources below. For more resources, visit Finding Background Information.

Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window Also known as: Grove Dictionary of Art| Grove Art Online| This database contains articles on every aspect of the visual arts - painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts, and photography from prehistory to the present day. There are peer-reviewed articles with supporting materials including bibliographies, media, and links to related resources. The search engine has options to refine by source, type, subject, and availability.
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Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists Contains cross-referenced entries covering artists, painting, sculpture, graphic arts, top collectors, dealers, patrons, galleries, museums, materials, and techniques.
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Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art Covers the movements and styles of the twentieth century, from Renior to the Guerrilla Girls.
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Gale Ebooks This link opens in a new window Also known as Gale Virtual Reference Library, this is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research
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Images and Videos

The following online collections include images and videos of art from around the world.

ARTstor This link opens in a new window The ARTstor Digital Library is a collection of digital images of art, architecture and design from a number of books (notably art history survey texts), museums, archives, and slide collections.
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Registering for ARTstor:
- At the first ARTstor page click on the orange "Go" icon (upper right of screen).
- Click on "Not registered?" (upper right). Include an email address (this can be a non-UofA email address if you've already keyed in a University of Alberta CCID and password).
- Confirm the email address, then select and confirm a password.
- Click on "Submit."
Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window Also known as: Grove Dictionary of Art| Grove Art Online| This database contains articles on every aspect of the visual arts - painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts, and photography from prehistory to the present day. There are peer-reviewed articles with supporting materials including bibliographies, media, and links to related resources. The search engine has options to refine by source, type, subject, and availability.
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Art and Architecture in Video This link opens in a new window This collection has documentaries and interviews illustrating the theory and practice of a variety of art forms. This includes fine arts, construction, artists, architecture, techniques, museums, sculpture, photography, exhibitions and criticisms.
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Historical Newspapers

If you want to find news coverage of an artist's work or exhibitions, try searching a news database like the ones below. For more news databases, visit the Newspapers Guide.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Times This link opens in a new window Fulltext of the New York Times.
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Illustrated London News Historical Archive 1842-2003 This link opens in a new window This collection from Gale includes full facsimile run of the Illustrated London News. Fully searchable, and includes high-quality color facsimile images. Areas covered include politics, social history, fashion, theatre, media, literature, advertising and graphic design, as well as genealogy.
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