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BOOKS AND MEDIA
Help Finding Books
Hillyer Art Library: Location of Art Materials
AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive - 1840 to present - Full Text
Current year's photos from the Associated Press photo library and over 750,000 photos dating from the 1840s. Separate databases include graphics, maps, illustrations, and logos dating back to the 1920s with AP captions.
ARTstor - Help
A library of 300,000+ digital images covering art, architecture, and archaeology from a wide range of cultures and time periods, with strengths in European, American and Asian cultures.
Census of Antique Works of Art and Architecture Known in the Renaissance - Full Text
Information on 20,000 Renaissance works of art documenting 10,000 antique monuments illustrated by 30,000 photographs. Links Renaissance sources with the antique works they document, their locations, dates, names, and modern bibliographical citations
Index of Christian Art - Full Text
Documents over 200,000 works of art in all media produced from apostolic times through the 15th century with Christian themes or for ecclesiastical settings. Entries include bibliographies, scholarly commentaries, images
Five College Museums & Historic Deerfield Collections Database
Catalog of the works of art in the permanent collections of the Five College Museums and Historic Deerfield.
Library Catalogs
Five College Library Catalog
Search for books and other materials in the four colleges or UMass Amherst libraries.
WorldCat - all dates
OCLC catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide. Contains millions of records.
Art Institute of Chicago, The Ryerson and Burnham Libraries, Library Catalog
Frick Art Reference Library, Research Catalog (FRESCO)
Getty Research Institute, Research Library Catalog (IRIS) - Help
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library, Library Catalog (Watsonline)
Museum of Modern Art, Library, Archives and Study Center, Catalog (Dadabase)
National Art Library (at the Victoria and Albert Museum), Library Catalogue
Royal Institute of British Architects British Architectural Library Catalogue - 1986 to present
More than 215,000 records describing articles in 300 journals and books, drawings, photographs, manuscript and archival materials in the library collection. Covers all aspects of architecture. Abstracts for most records.
Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS)
Searching gateway for the Archives of American Art catalog, National Inventory of American Paintings Executed before 1914, Inventory of American Sculpture, Archives of American Gardens catalog, and other resources.
Winterthur Library Catalog (Wintercat)
Book Purchases and Reviews
Books in Print - 1979 to present
Includes information on scholarly, popular, adult, juvenile, reprint and all other types of books covering all subjects currently published and distributed in the U.S. Includes titles declared out-of-print from July 1979 to the present.
Worldwide Art Books - 1960 to present
Includes records for 37,000 international exhibition catalogues published since the early 1960s, and books issued by American trade and university presses since 1992 available from this well-established art book vendor.
Art Documentation Reviews on the Net - 1996 to date
Reviews of recent books, exhibition catalogs, and media on all aspects of the visual arts from the Art Libraries Society of North America's semi-annual journal, Art Documentation.
Bryn Mawr Classical Review - 1990 to present
"Publishes timely reviews of current scholarly work in the field of classical studies (including archaeology). This site is the authoritative archive of BMCR's publication, from 1990 to the present." Searchable backfile of reviews is available.
ARTICLES
Help Finding Articles
Electronic Journal Locator - Full Text - Help
Access full text articles by journal title or citation.
Scholarly Articles
Art Abstracts - 1984 to present - Full Text
Covers all aspects of the visual arts, indexing articles, reviews, and images in over 300 periodicals published throughout the world. Updated monthly, abstracts are provided for records added after 1994.
Art Index Retrospective - 1929 - 1983
Cumulates citations from volumes 1 to 32 (1929 - August 1984) of Art Index. Includes articles, reviews, reproductions from more than 420 periodicals. Provides international coverage for all aspects of the visual arts.
ARTbibliographies Modern - 1974 to present
Covers information about late 19th- and 20-century fine arts, decorative arts, design, and photography in periodicals, dissertations, exhibition catalogs, and books published throughout the world. Updated quarterly, abstracts for all records.
Arts & Humanities Search - 1980 to present
Indexes 1,300 journals covering all arts and humanities disciplines. The database of almost 2.1 million records includes materials published from 1980 to the present as well as older material cited in these publications. Updated weekly.
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals - 1930s to present
International coverage of architecture, architectural sculpture, city planning, and landscape architecture. Provides regular access to 1,000 periodicals. Selective coverage back to the 1860s. Updated daily.
BHA: Bibliography of the History of Art - 1973 to present
Indexes literature on post-classical western art in 2,500 periodicals, books, exhibition catalogs, dissertations, and collected works. Incorporates RILA (1975-1989) and RAA (1973 to 1989). Abstracts for most records, updated quarterly.
Design and Applied Arts Index - 1973 to present
Annotated references to 115,000 articles, reviews, & illustrations in 500 design and craft periodicals. International scope, covers graphic, industrial, interior, fashion, textile, theater, and multimedia design, architecture, and design management.
DYABOLA: RealKatalog DAI Rom (WWW version) - 1956 to present
Subject catalog of the German Archaeological Institute in Rome. Covers literature about classical art and archaeology in 1,100 journals and other serials, books, and essays in collected works published throughout the world. Updated annually.
Index Islamicus - 1906 to present
Lists articles, books, essays, reviews on Islam, the Middle East & the Muslim world (incl. Asia, Africa, & Muslim minorities elsewhere). Covers art, archaeology, economics, history, law, literature, philosophy, politics, religion, sciences...
Index to 19th-Century American Art Periodicals - 1800 - 1900
Provides nearly complete coverage of 19th-century American art journals indexing the entire contents (articles, art notes, illustrations, stories, poems, and advertisements) of 42 titles. The file includes 27,000 records.
L'Année Philologique - 1959 to present - Help
Covers all aspects of classical studies, including history.
Royal Institute of British Architects British Architectural Library Catalogue - 1986 to present
More than 215,000 records describing articles in 300 journals and books, drawings, photographs, manuscript and archival materials in the library collection. Covers all aspects of architecture. Abstracts for most records.
NEWS
AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive - 1840 to present - Full Text
Current year's photos from the Associated Press photo library and over 750,000 photos dating from the 1840s. Separate databases include graphics, maps, illustrations, and logos dating back to the 1920s with AP captions.
REFERENCE TOOLS
Biographical Dictionary of Artists (Andromeda)
Bloomsbury Guide to Art
Thames & Hudson Dictionary of 20th Century Architecture
Thames & Hudson Dictionary of 20th Century Design and Designers
Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art and Artists
Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms
Thames & Hudson Dictionary of British Art
Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Graphic Design and Designers
Thames & Hudson Encyclopaedia of Impressionism
Early Modern Italy - 1850 to present
A comprehensive didactic bibliography in English and French on Early Modern Italy (1550-1800). Covers history, art history, music, literature, philosophy, religion and science. September 2002 edition.
Encyclopedias
GROVEart - Full Text - Help
45,000 articles on every aspect of the visual arts--painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography--from prehistory to the present day. Includes links to 130,000 images and 1,000 Web sites. Updated quarterly.
Style Manuals
Style Manuals & Citation Guides
INTERNET META-SITES
Architecture and Building Internet Resource Guide - 1993 to present
Compiled by Jeanne Brown, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Selective guide covers architecture, building and construction, design, housing, planning, preservation, facility management, energy and the environment, landscape architecture.
ArchNet - 1993 to present
Provides access to Internet resources on archaeology by subject and by region. Maintained by the Archaeological Research Institute, University of Arizona.
Art History Resources on the Web
Maintained by Christopher L.C.E. Witcombe, Sweet Briar College, Department of Art History
Classics and Mediterranean Arachaeology Web Sites
Maintained by Sebastian Heath, Department of Classical Studies, University of Michigan
6,500 Museum, Observatory Links from Japan and All Over the World
Maintained by Murai Naoya.
Art Guide: The Art Lover's Guide to Britain and Ireland - 1997 to present
Produced by Cognitive Applications Limited
WWW Virtual Library: Museums Page - 1994 to present.
Maintained by Jonathan Bowen, sponsored by the International Council of Museums.
Yahoo: Arts Museums, Galleries, Centers
INTERNET RESOURCES
Rhizome - 1996 to present - Full Text
An online discussion forum, exhibition venue, bulletin board, and calendar on new art media technologies and Internet culture.
ORGANIZATIONS
American Association of Museums (AAM)
Information about this organization for museums and museum professionals, membership, annual conference, workshops and seminars, publications, and employment opportunities.
Archaeological Institute of America
Information about membership, annual conference, local chapters, lecture programs, publications, educational programs and fellowships for archaeology students.
Association of Art Historians (AAH)
British organization to promote the study of art and design history, cultural studies, conservation and museum studies. Links to a searchable database of the papers of artists, designers and craftsmen held in public collections in the U.K.
College Art Association of America (CAA)
Information on membership, the annual conference, publications, career information.
Rhizome - 1996 to present - Full Text
An online discussion forum, exhibition venue, bulletin board, and calendar on new art media technologies and Internet culture.
RELATED SMITH WEB SITES
Hillyer Art Library
Brown Fine Arts Center
Department of Art
Smith College Museum of Art
LIBRARY RESEARCH GUIDES
Help Finding Books
Help Finding Articles
ARH101: Art Writing / Writing Art (F. Ward) - Fall 2004
ARH101: Realism, the Desire to Record the World (K. Koehler) - Fall 2004
ARH101: The Home as a Work of Art (V. Evalds) - Fall 2004
ARH130: Africa, Oceania, & Indigenous Americas (S. Kart) - Fall 2004
ARH240: The Arts of England, 1485-1714 (J. Moore) - Fall 2004
ARH260: 20th-century Islamic Art & Architecture (S. Kart) - Fall 2004
ARH260: Exhibiting Africa (D. Leibsohn) - Fall 2004
ARH293: The Artists' Book in the 20th Century (M. Antonetti) - Fall 2004
LSS105: Introduction to Landscape Studies (N. Antonetti) - Fall 2004
LSS300: Rethinking Landscape (N. Antonetti) - Fall 2004
THE252: Set Design I (E. Check) - Fall 2004
THE352: Set Design II (E. Check) - Fall 2003
Older Art History Class Guides
Archived class guides may not be up-to-date. Please ask a Librarian for assistance if you encounter broken links.
HELP FROM A LIBRARIAN
Barbara Polowy
Use Ask a Librarian to send a question at any time or contact the librarian liaison directly: Hillyer Art Library, Room 121, 413-585-2941

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