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Art history beginning research
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Art history beginning research
: Find background information on your artist
Students will find books, articles, films, images and reference sources for their research paper with an emphasis on full-text e-resources.
Reference works
Encyclopedia of African American artists
Published in 2009.
Oxford Art Online
Great starting point for finding essays, bibliographies, links to images.
Oxford Reference Online
Full text books from many disciplines.
Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory
Indispensible resource for scholars and students of literary theory and discourse.
For contemporary artists, check Google, Bing, Yahoo and social media.
Oxford Bibliographies. Art history
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Find books, ebooks, full-text articles and videos on your artist
Find more on your artist/topic with art databases
Books about writing about art
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Citing your work and keeping track of your sources
Finding new books in the Bowes Art & Architecture Library
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