Librarian
Monica Ruane Rogers (California)
Contact:
109 Manderino Library
PennWest California
PennWest California
724-938-4048
Subjects: Art & Performing Arts, Business & Economics
Welcome
Welcome to the Art & Design Guide. This guide will introduce you to resources that may help you with your assignments and projects. If you need assistance, please visit the Help page.
Research Databases
- Art & Architecture Complete This link opens in a new window Providing access to over 200 full-text journals and full-text books, and a collection of over 63,000 images, this resource is designed for use by a diverse audience, including art scholars, artists, designers, students and general researchers.
- JSTOR Collections This link opens in a new window A full-text archive of over 1,700 of the best scholarly journals in social sciences, humanities, and life sciences disciplines. Includes access to ARTStor and JSTOR Primary Sources
- OneSearch This link opens in a new window OneSearch combines most of the library's resources into a single database. Rather than search databases separately, you can do just "one search." OneSearch includes articles, ebooks and books, and more.
Electronic Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus A resource which provides a controlled vocabulary for serious Art and Architecture Researchers, from the Getty Museum.
- Artist Index Brief biographies of artists from the Web Museum.
- Glossary of Art Terms A glossary of Art terms, from MOMALearning.
- Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture The most current and comprehensive resource for visual arts of the Classical period. (Oxford U Press, 2007)
- Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts An extensive collection of over 3,000 authoritative essays on the decorative arts. (Oxford U Press, 2006)
- Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in Art Covers all aspects of materials and techniques, from historical contexts to modern uses. (Oxford U Press, 2008)
Image Databases
- Artstor (on JSTOR) This link opens in a new windowArtstor has moved to the JSTOR platform. For more information, see our Artstor on JSTOR guide.
- Art & Architecture Complete This link opens in a new window Providing access to over 200 full-text journals and full-text books, and a collection of over 63,000 images, this resource is designed for use by a diverse audience, including art scholars, artists, designers, students and general researchers.
Other Art Resources
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: Researching Your Art Instructions for beginning your Art Research, as well as links to Smithsonian collections.
