Research Guides: Art: Articles and Databases

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Art Databases

Art & Architecture Source This link opens in a new window
Currently Art & Architecture Source is included when searching Art Full Text (H.W. Wilson).
Coverage includes, but is not limited to, over 750 indexed and abstracted journals, over 63,000 images, and more within the fields of art and architectural history, contemporary art, costume design, decorative arts, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, museology, and photography.
ARTbibliographies Modern (ABM) This link opens in a new window
Indexing and abstracting of articles, essays and chapters on contemporary art from journals, exhibition catalogs, and books including anthologies and festschriften.
ABM began indexing all aspects of art and art history including architecture and photography from 1800 to the present. Architecture was dropped in 1988. ABM currently indexes modern art from the late 19th century and photography from its invention. All geographic areas of the world are covered and topics range from traditional art media to body art, performance art, grafitti and computer art.
Art index retrospective (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new window
Index to articles about art published in scholarly journals, art dissertations, magazines, and art reproductions. 1929 to 1984
International Bibliography of Art This link opens in a new window
Indexing and abstracting of the Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) from 2008 to the present.
Indexes journal articles, books,exhibition catalogs, conference procedings and dissertations and includes detailed abstracts . Topical coverage includes all traditional visual arts as well as new media, architectural history, museum studies and conservation, archaeology, classical studies and more. European art since late antiquity,American art since colonial times, and global art since 1945 are covered.
Design & Applied Arts Index This link opens in a new window
Indexes articles on graphic design, computer design and CAD, animation, product design, industrial design, more traditional applied arts such as ceramics, glass, textiles, and jewelery and environmental design.

Multidisciplinary Databases

Multidisciplinary databases are a good place to start regardless of if your topic is related to art or not, especially in the early stages of research.

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Multi-disciplinary database providing indexing, abstracts, and selected full text for peer reviewed/scholarly articles, magazines, trade publications, and newspapers in all fields.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Online archive of peer reviewed/scholarly journals in all disciplines.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
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Provides access to both the Science Citation Index (SCI) Expanded, Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), and Arts & Humanities Index. The database can be searched by words in article titles and abstracts, by author, by journal, and to look for cited references.

For a full list of databases available through UO Libraries:

Databases A-Z List

Newspapers

Newspapers can be great places to find reviews of exhibitions, or information about artists.

New York times (digital reproduction, 2008 - present) This link opens in a new window
Digital reproduction of microfilmed edition. New content is added to the database after the newspapers are microfilmed, so currency usually runs 6-12 weeks behind.
Los Angeles Times (2008 to present) This link opens in a new window
Digitized version of the Los Angeles Times newspaper, microfilm edition.
New content is added to the database after the newspapers are microfilmed, so currency usually runs 6-12 weeks behind. This site works only in Internet Explorer or Chrome on Windows computers and Firefox or Safari on Macs.
Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
Provides full text coverage of more than 340 regional, national and international newspapers. Includes full-text television and radio news transcripts from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR, etc.

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Research Tip

When using databases to find articles, sometimes the article will be available as a PDF Full Text or HTML Full Text. In these cases you can click on those links and access the article immediately.

If PDF or HTML is not available you can use the FindText button:

FindText will search the library catalog to see if the article is available elsewhere through the library, either online or in print. If you are not able to find the item through the FindText button, you can request articles through Interlibrary Loan.