Studio Art: Research Databases
Studio art research and exhibition resources.
Art Research Databases
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Art & Architecture SourceA broad range of related subjects from fine, decorative and commercial art, to various areas of architecture and architectural design. This resource searches the content of these well known art resources: Art Index Retrospective, Art Index and Art Abstracts. Coverage dates: 1937-present.
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Academic Search UltimateA large, multidisciplinary database that abstracts and indexes 9000+ journals and includes the full text of 5500+ journals. 4000+ of the journals are peer-reviewed. Coverage dates: Varies.
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OmniFile Full Text SelectOmniFile Full Text Select provides access to the full text of articles from approximately 2,700 publications, many of them peer-reviewed, from a number of disciplines.
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Bloomsbury Design LibraryGlobal coverage of the history, theory and practice of crafts and design. Coverage dates: Prehistoric times to the present.
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Art History Research netConsists of three databases: Design Abstracts Retrospective, ReVIEW, and Arts+Architecture ProFiles. Design Abstracts Retrospective (DAR) is a new ongoing abstracting and indexing service that aims to cover full contents of 70 of the most important design and applied arts journals published during the 20th century. Coverage dates: 1893 - 1986.
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Readers Guide Retrospective 1890-1982Electronic version of the Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature. Provides indexing for millions of articles in over 500 leading magazines. Includes peer-reviewed and consumer publications. Key finding tool for many 20th century publications where indexing did not begin until the 1980s. Coverage dates: 1890-1982. Colloquially called the Green Index books.
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Fort Worth Museum Libraries CatalogUse this link to search library collections of the Amon Carter Museum, Kimbell Art Museum and the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. The collections are non-circulating, but materials are available for use at the museum by making an appointment with the museum library. The Carter specializes in American art, history, and photography; the Kimbell in European, Egyptian, Asian, Meso-American, African, Pre-Columbian, Oceanic, and Middle Eastern art; the Modern in American and European modern and contemporary art; and the Cowgirl in the history of women in the West.
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Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI)Contains citations and abstracts from over 500 design and craft journals and newspapers published since 1973. Research articles are covered, along with news items, conference and seminar reports, book, video and exhibition reviews. Both new designers and the development of design and the applied arts are covered. Subject coverage includes: Product design, Interior design, Graphic design, Ceramics, Glass, Jewelry, Textiles, Furniture, Fashion and clothing, Illustration, Typography and type, Metalsmithing, Retail design, Architecture, Industrial design, Sustainability, Advertising, Packaging, Theatre, Vehicles, Exhibitions, Book design, Web design, Computer aided design, Computer graphics, Animation, Garden design, Landscape architecture, Urban design, Education, Design management, Inclusive design, Universal design and Design history. Coverage dates: 1973 - Current.
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Official Museum Directory OnlineOnline version of the Official Museum Directory. Includes all types of museums within the United States. Limited to 1 user at a time. Coverage dates: Current.
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BHA Bibliography of the History of ArtBHA (Bibliography of the History of Art) is a merger of RILA (International Repertory of the Literature of Art/ Repertoire de la litterature de l'art) and RAA (Directory of Art and Archaeology/Repertoire d'Art et d'Archeologie). BHA includes articles from over 1,200 journals. BHA includes all articles within the subject scope of BHA regardless of the subject focus of a particular journal. Thus, many of the journals on this list are covered partially, as only some of their articles are within BHA's scope. These citation databases, searchable together, cover material published between 1975 and 2007.
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HathiTrustThis digital collection includes books and primary source documents from a variety of sources, including Google, the Internet Archive, and libraries around the world.
Newspaper Archives
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New York Times Historical This database covers the New York Times from its first issue in 1851 - 4 years ago. Every issue includes the complete paper with full-age and article images in downloadable PDF format. Researchers can use the database to find news, editorials, letters to the editor, obituaries, birth and marriage announcements, historical photos, stock photos, and advertisements. Types of searches include author, date, keyword, article title and others. Coverage dates: 1851 - 4 years ago.
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Chicago Tribune HistoricalThe Chicago Tribune Historical is the digitized version of this newspaper. It is cross-searchable with other ProQuest Historical Newspapers and with the American Periodicals Series. Coverage dates: 1849-1986.
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Access Newspaper ArchiveContains historical newspaper articles. Coverage dates: 1759 - 2006.
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Los Angeles Times Historical The historical Los Angeles Times records the development of Southern California and the American West. It is cross-searchable with other ProQuest Historical Newspapers and American Periodicals Series. Coverage dates: 1881-1994
- Los Angeles Times 1985 - present
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Nineteenth Century US Newspapers This database provides access to primary source newspaper content from the 19th century, featuring full-text content and images from numerous newspapers from a range of urban and rural regions throughout the U.S. The collection encompasses the entire 19th century, with an emphasis on such topics as the American Civil War, African-American culture and history, Western migration and Antebellum-era life. Coverage dates: 1801 - 1900.
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Getty Research PortalThe Getty Research Portal is an online search platform providing global access to digitized art history texts in the public domain. The Portal is comprised of catalog records that link to full, digitized texts held at contributing institutions.
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American PeriodicalsMultidisciplinary full text collection of 1100+ periodicals that first began publishing between 1740 and 1900, including special interest and general magazines, literary and professional journals, children's and women's magazines, and many other historically-significant periodicals. Coverage dates: 1740-1900.
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British Periodicals Collection I-IV Almost 500 journals, newspapers and magazines spanning the late 17th through early 21st centuries, and covering a range of topics such as literature and drama, philosophy, history, science, the fine arts and the social sciences. Coverage dates: 1681 -2005
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Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals 19th Century UK Periodicals offers access to the enormous range of nineteenth-century periodical literature, unprecedented in its range and potential, and of interest to historians and students of nineteenth-century literature and culture, empire, feminism, the history of the book, the creative and performing arts, sport and leisure, science and medicine, the professions, in short, of all aspects of nineteenth-century life that the press encompassed.
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Gallica Digital LibraryDigitized collection containing over one million books and documents, such as manuscripts, maps, and images, and periodicals in French.
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Primary & Secondary Sources Explainedvia the Otis College of Art & Design
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U.S. Major DailiesProvides access to the five most respected US national and regional newspapers, including The New York Times and Washington Post, co-exclusive access to The Wall Street Journal, and exclusive access to Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune. The content is available by 8am each day. Images are not included. Coverage dates: 1985 - present
Database Search Tips
Phrase Searching
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Root Word Searching
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light* = light, lighted, lighting
photo* = photograph, photographable,
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