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Art : Guide to Online Research

Accounting Anthropology Art Biology and Environmental Studies Business, Finance and Management Careers and Employment Criminal Justice Education History Health and Human Services Human Resources Humanities Law Marketing Mathematics Media/Communication Medicine and Health Philosophy Physical Sciences: Chemistry and Physics Political Science Psychology Sociology Sports Management Theater Arts Veterinary Science	Online Reference Sources Consult for background information, facts, definitions, statistics, etc.
	ArtLex - dictionary of visual art Definitions of more than 2,800 terms, illustrations, pronunciation notes, quotations, and links to other resources on the Web.
	The Artcyclopedia Guide and index to museum art images on the Web.
	Grove Art Online Contains the entire text of the 34 volume Dictionary of Art and The Oxford Companion to Western Art. Includes articles on all aspects of world art, over 1,500 thumbnail art images and line drawings, and extensive image links.
	Museums around the world
	Indexes and Databases Search for magazine, journal and newspaper articles, and other art resources.
	EBSCOhost Academic Search Elite Provides full text and indexing/abstracts for academic journals in a variety of disciplines, including the arts.
	LEXIS/NEXIS Academic Universe Search for general and Art related news articles
	ProQuest Search for magazine, newspaper and peer reviewed journal articles in many different subject areas.
	Recommended Web Resources Some of the "Best Sites on the Web," arranged by Program of Study. If you are looking for information on a specific subject - these links can be a great time saver.
	Web Directories
	ADAM: The art, design, architecture and media information gateway A catalog of over two thousand selected and annotated web sites and other Internet sources. .
	Art History Resources on the Web
	Mother of All Art History links From the University of Michigan. Gateway to world wide art history web sites including research resources, image collections, online exhibits, museums and textual resources.
	World Wide Arts Resources Meta site for Internet resources on all aspects of art.
	Web Sites
	Albright-Knox Art Gallery - Art Reference Resource Center Albright-Knox Resource Center provides links to many useful art web sites. Also offers a searchable collection database of thumbnail images, exhibition and publications for the Gallery's collections and a digital collection of the Gallery's archives.
	American Museum of Photography
	American Photography : A Century of Images
	Archives of American Art From the Smithsonian, this is a great source for researching American art history. Over 13 million documents about the American visual arts, 1700's - present.
	The Getty Website of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. The Museum houses European paintings, drawings, sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, decorative arts, and European and American photographs.
	National Gallery of Art Take a virtual tour of the gallery, and search the collection by artist and title. In-depth studies are included on various artists and works.
	Picturing the Century: One Hundred Years of Photography from the National Archives An online exhibit of over 70 historically significant photographs from both well-known and amateur photographers.
	Tate Collection Browse through the Tate Collection of British art from 1500 and international modern art. Also searchable by artist and subject, and provides information about each work of art.
	Timeline of Art History Based on the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection, this web site explores the history of world art from chronological, geographical, and thematic perspectives.
	E-Texts and Digital Collections - Online Books, Images, Exhibits, etc.
	Google Image Search More than two billion images are indexed and available for viewing.
	New York Public Library Digital Gallery The searchable database includes digital images from the NYPL's collections, including rare prints and photographs, and other works of art.
	Visual Collections Contains dozens of digital image collections from museums, universities and private collections throughout the world. Divided into 5 main categories including cartography, fine arts, architecture, photography, and other.
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