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Dictionary of Art. (Grove's Dictionary of
Art)
Print: Reference N 31 D5 1996
Encyclopedia of World Art. Articles
include bibliographies.
Print: Reference N 31 E4833
Encyclopedia of the History of Classical Archaeology
Print: Reference DE 5 .E5 1996
Do keyword searches in Truman's Library
Catalog to find other reference
sources depending on your topic.
For example medieval and encyclopedias
Library Catalog -- Our library's collection of books, videos, periodicals, etc...!
MOBIUS -- Missouri academic library consortium
WorldCat -- Libraries around the country. Available through FirstSearch.
For
books check the Library Catalog first, then MOBIUS. Only use ILL as a last resort.
Forms: available on the Interlibrary Loan Services site, through most FirstSearch & EBSCO databases, and at the Reference desk.
Do not wait until the last minute to request materials through ILL!
If you found this article reference in a bibliography, how could you find out if our library has it?
Manning, Sturt W. et al. “New evidence for an early date for the Aegean Late Bronze Age and Thera eruption.” Antiquity. 76 (Sept. 2002):733-44.
Search JournalFinder available in the FIND IT list on the Library's home page. JournalFinder will retrieve the catalog record to a journal if the library has it in print (so you can get the Call number) and will also link to full text options if they are available.
General sources (all subjects)
Academic Search Elite (EBSCO). 1985+. A multi-disciplinary database that indexes over 3000 periodicals, many scholarly journals and some popular magazines. Includes full text of about 2000 of the periodicals. You can limit your search to find only scholarly, peer-reviewed journals. Be careful to only use scholarly journals.
ArticleFirst.
Database of scanned tables of contents from about 13,000 periodical titles since 1990.
Includes both popular and scholarly periodicals.
Dissertation Abstracts. Index to dissertations from 1861. The actual dissertations may sometimes be obtained through interlibrary loan.
Art Full Text. 1984+. [use this
link during library workshops]
Indexes more than 400 key international arts periodicals and some other
arts publications. Full text from 1997 onward is available for select
publications.
Art Index Retrospective. 1929-1984. Coverage of older articles in international periodicals and journals in the arts. Also in print 1929-1997: Reference N1 A1 A78.
Humanities Abstracts.
1984+ Citations from
about 325 periodicals in archaeology and classical studies, area studies, folklore,
history, performing and visual arts, philosophy, religion and theology,
language and literature.
1907-1996
in print: Reference AI 3 S6
(Early volumes called International Index)
JSTOR. Archive of scholarly journals. Includes journals in Art & Art History, Archaeology, Classical Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, and History.
RILA: International Repertory of the Literature
of Art. 1978-1989.
Print:
General Collection (non-circulating) N 7510 R54
International Medieval Bibliography.
1969+ An index of journal articles conference proceedings, Festschriften,
and collected essays covering all aspects of medieval studies from
450 to 1500 on the continent of Europe and the Middle East and North
Africa for the period before the Muslim Conquest.
In print: Reference D 111 I63
Annual Egyptological Bibliography. Published by the International Association of Egyptologists in cooperation with the Netherlands Institute for the Near East. 1992-1998 online.
Arts
& Humanities Search. 1980+ International multidisciplinary
database indexing 1,300
of the world's leading arts and humanities journals.
The word sources or documents or documentary usually occur on records for anthologies or collections of primary source material. Use those words in a keyword search to bring up collections of documents.
art
and history and (sources or document*)
medieval
and (letters or correspondence)
greek
and s:sources The s: limits
the term sources to the subject field.
Use Truman's Library Catalog to find these in our library. Use WorldCat to see what other volumes might exist that you could borrow through Interlibrary Loan.
Art History Resources on the Web Links are arranged by time periods, Prehistoric to 20th Century
The Ancient Greek World A digital presentation of a real-life exhibit at The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
Egyptian Art & Archaeology University of Memphis Institute of Egyptian Art and Archeology. Includes exhibits, color tour of archeological splendors, and other links.