ART 203 Art History I Guide

The journal articles you need for your assignments can be found in our online databases.

The complete list of databases available can be found on our website.

Articles not available in full text can be requested through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Contact the library for help with ILL.

Off-campus access to most online databases requires a username and password. When prompted, you should enter your MyVilla username and password combination.

Gale

• Expanded Academic ASAP
• Fine Arts and Music Collection

EBSCO

• Academic Search Premier
• Art Full Text

Other

• ARTstor Be sure to register for an account in the top right corner using your Villa Maria College email address!

The library's online catalog, Alexandria, can be used to find both books and ebooks.

Books in the standard collection may be borrowed for three weeks. Books placed on reserve by your professor will have a shorter loan period. Books not available from the library can be borrowed through AcademicSHARE or Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Contact the library for help. To find items held by Villa and other libraries, try WorldCat.

Don't forget your Villa Maria College ID card to check out books!

Some suggested books on your topic:

• An Egyptian Beastiary N7660 .G4313 2001
• The Animal World of the Pharaohs N7660 .H68 1996
• Art in the Ancient World N5345 .A88 Ref
• Prehistoric Art and Ancient Art of the Near East N5350 .B33

Search for ebooks directly:

eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)

With quick, factual questions or to get a basic overview of a topic, try an encyclopedia:

Britannica Online

Europeana

This open access resource has a large collection of digitized cultural heritage. This includes, images, texts, sounds and videos. Be sure to check out their Pinterest boards for special collections of images!

Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Browse and search by title, artist, time period, geographic region and more. A collection of thematic essays are also available.

The Getty

The world's largest cultural and philanthropic organization dedicated to the visual arts.

• AKG Buffalo Art Museum
• British Museum
  
• Burchfield Penney Art Center
  
• Frick Collection
• Guggenheim
  
• Los Angeles County Museum of Art
  
• Louvre
  
• Metropolitan Museum of Art
  
• Museum of Fine Arts Boston
  
• Museum of Modern Art
  
• Museum of Online Museums
  
• National Gallery of Art
  
• SIRIS - Smithsonian Institution Research Information System
  
• Victoria & Albert Museum

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

For your APA or MLA citation needs

MLA Format and Style Guide

MLA Citation Guide

Citation Machine

Reference and Information Literacy Librarian

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