Lemieux Library Guides: Art and Art History: Getting Started

Getting Started

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Art & Art History

The resources below are a great way to begin your research. Use the menu to the left to find additional resources for finding books, articles, and more.

Search the library catalog to find books on your topic:

Library Catalog

Interdisciplinary Databases

These databases are a good starting place for research. The span disciplines and are not art focused, but can be used to find periodicals, peer reviewed academic articles, news sources, and book reviews on your topic.

JSTOR
Excellent source for full text scholarly journal articles in history, economics, education, philosophy, literature, African studies, Asian studies, African American studies, sociology, political science, science, and psychology.
Project MUSE
Scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences.
Academic Search Complete (Ebsco)
Search more than 13,300 periodicals, including full text for nearly 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. It features a mix of interdisciplinary scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers and books.
ProQuest Research Library
From business and political science to literature and psychology, ProQuest Research Library™ provides one-stop access to a wide range of popular academic subjects. The database includes more than 4,000 titles—nearly 2,800 in full text—from 1971 forward. It features a highly-respected, diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers.