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PRINTABLE GUIDES & HANDOUTS:

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SUGGESTED DATABASES:

  • Academic Search Complete - Provides full-text articles from more than 5,500 multi-disciplinary, scholarly journals and publications.
  • Art Full Text - Provides full-text coverage of all types of art, new artists, contemporary art, exhibition reviews, and feminist criticism. Full-text: 1997 to present.
  • Biography In Context - Provides full-text biographies, magazine articles, images, and website links for more than 900,000 people.
  • JSTOR - The Scholarly Journal Archive - Provides a multi-disciplinary archive of scholarly journals and other resources across the humanities, social sciences and sciences.
  • Oxford Reference Online - Provides full-text access to many subject dictionaries and encyclopedias, maps, timelines, and more. Uses a unique login; see RPCC Library Services under RPCC Support in Moodle, or stop by the Library for more information.

Please note that when accessing the databases from off-campus, you will be prompted to login.

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SELECTED E-BOOKS:

eBook Collection from EBSCOhost is our largest provider of ebooks (electronic copies of printed books PDF format), available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. eBook Collection has an easy-to-use search interface. You will be prompted to login with your 12-digit Library User ID to access these e-books from off-campus. Please see our Tutorials on eBook Collection from EBSCOhost for more information.

General Reference
Art History:
Art Materials, Mediums & Forms:

Visit our eBook Collections for links to eBook Collection from EBSCOhost and other e-book collections. Please note that books that are still protected by copyright may not be available online in full-text from the free sources.

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LOCATIONS OF ART RESOURCES IN THE LIBRARY:

Arts-related topics can be found in resources located in these Library of Congress call number ranges:

  • N1 to NX820 - Fine arts.
    • N1 to N9211 - Visual arts.
      • N61 to N72 - Visual arts . Theory. Philosophy.
        Aesthetics of the visual arts.
      • N5300 to N7418 - Visual arts .History.
    • NA1 to NA9428 - Architecture.
      • NA190 to NA1555.5 - Architecture. History.
    • NB1 to NB1952 - Sculpture.
      • NB60 to NB1115 - Sculpture. History.
    • NC1 to NC1940 - Drawing.
      • NC50 to NC266 - History of drawing.
      • NC390 to NC670 - Study and teaching.
    • ND25 to ND3416 - Painting.
      • ND49 to ND813 - History.
      • ND1115 to ND1120 - Study and teaching.
    • NE1 to NE3002 - Print media.

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    SELECTED BOOKS AVAILABLE IN THE LIBRARY:

    Please note that many art books are large and may be located in the Oversized Section, located along the back wall of Room C-124. In addition, we have numerous books on several artists, artistic styles & movements, countries, regions & historical periods, far too many to list here. Just browse the "Ns" to see what we have!

    General Reference
    • Anatomy for the Artist, 2000.
      Call number:NC 760 .B33 1999 OVERSIZED
    • The Art Book, 1994.
      Call number: N 33 .A575 1994 OVERSIZED; "an A to Z guide to 500 great painters and sculptors from medieval to modern times."
    • Encyclopedia of Artists, 2000.
      Call number: N 31 .E53 2000 REF; in 6 volumes.
    • A Dictionary of Art Titles: The Origins of the Names and Titles of 3,000 Works of Art, 2000.
      Call number: N 33 .R56 2000 REF
    • Dictionary of the Arts, Movements, Terms, People: From Ancient Art to World Music, 1994.
      Call number: NX 80 .D53 1994 REF
    • The Oxford Companion to Art, 1970.
      Call number: N 33 .O9 1970 REF
    • The Oxford Dictionary of Art, New Edition, 1997.
      Call number: N 33 .O93 1997 REF
    • The Yale Dictionary of Art & Artists, 2000.
      Call number: N 33 .L353 2000 REF
    Art History
    • Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art, 1998.
      Call number: N 5310 .B34 1998
    • Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series, 1993.
      Call number: NX 456 .G72 1993 REF, in 5 volumes.
    • History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography, 4th Edition, 1998.
      Call number: N 6490 .A713 1998 OVERSIZED
    • The Oxford History of Western Art, 2000.
      Call number: N 5300 .O96 2000
    • The Penguin Concise Dictionary of Art History, 2000.
      Call number: N 5300 .F64 2000
    • The Print in the Western World: An Introductory History, 1996.
      Call number: NE 400 .H79 1996 OVERSIZED
    • The Story of Painting, 2nd American Edition, 2000.
      Call number: ND 450 .B43 2000
    • The World's Greatest Architecture, Past and Present, 2003.
      Call number: NA 200 .F54 2003
    • A World History of Photography, 3rd Edition, 1997.
      Call number: NH 70 .R67 1997
    Art Materials, Mediums & Forms
    • The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques, 5th Edition, Revised and Updated, 1991.
      Call number: ND 1500 .M3 1991
    • Dictionary of Architecture and Construction, 4th Edition, 2006.
      Call number:NA 31 .H32 2006 REF
    • Digital Photography Fine Print Workshop, 2006.
      Call number: NH 567 .D49 2006
    • The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons, 1999.
      Call number: NC 1766 .U5 L46 1999
    • Encyclopedia of Interior Design, 1997.
      Call number: NK 1165 .E48 1997 REF, in 2 volumes.
    • Photography for Dummies, 2nd Edition, 2004.
      Call number: NH 467 .H37 2004
    • Sculpture, 1997.
      Call number: NB 60 .R36 1997
    • What is Painting? Representation and Modern Art, 1999.
      Call number: ND 1140 .B45 1999
    • The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons, 2nd Edition, 1999,
      Call number: NC 1325 .W67 1999 OVERSIZED, in 7 volumes.

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    SELECTED JOURNALS, MAGAZINES, & NEWSPAPERS:

    Print periodicals are located in C-119 (LRC)

    • Aesthetica
    • Art & Antiques
    • Art in America

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    ONLINE RESOURCES:

    General Reference
    Art History
    Art Materials, Mediums & Forms

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    LOCAL ART MUSEUMS & CENTERS

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