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Reference - Books,Videos, DVDs - Reviews - Indexes and Databases - Journals - Senior Projects - Web Sites
Items with call numbers may be found in the library's Reading Room.
- Dictionary of art REF N 31 .D5 1996
- Art history / Marilyn Stokstad REF N 5300 .S923 2002 - History of art / H.W. Janson REF N 5300 .J3 1995 - Contemporary artists REF N6490 .C6567
- Contemporary photographers REF TR 139 .C664 1995 - International dictionary of films and filmmakers REF PN 1997.8 .I58 1997
- Oxford encyclopedia of theatre and performance REF PN 2035 .O92 2003 - The design encyclopedia REF NK 1370 .B93 2004 - Sir Banister Fletcher's a history of architecture REF NA 200 .F63 1996
- Art books : a basic bibliography on the fine arts REF Z 5931 .L8 - Art books : a basic bibliography of monographs on artists REF Z 5938 .F73 1985. - Dictionary of subjects and symbols in art REF N 7560 .H34. - The concise encyclopedia of symbolism REF NX 600 .S95 C3713. - Applied and decorative arts : a bibliographic guide... REF Z 5956 .A68 E47. - The Graphic Arts Technical Foundation glossary of graphic arts terms REF Z 118 .G76 1991 - Interior graphic and design standards REF NA 2708 .R49 1986
Books that are not in the Library may be available via Interlibrary Loan.
Thorncat - Search Thorndike Library's online catalog - Search Tips
MaineCat - Search Maine libraries WorldCat - Search 10,000 libraries worldwide Print Indexes
For historical and contemporary coverage
Humanities Index (1974-1996) Reference Backfiles Readers Guide to Periodical Literature (1900- ) Reference Backfiles Full text online New York Times online - Search 'NYT Archive' using search box at top of home page
LexisNexis Academic - Search world-wide newspapers and wire services Proquest Newspapers *- Full text to 500+ national and international news sources Academic Search Premier * - Limit search by document type, images, full text *Funding provided by Maine State Library and University of Maine System
The following subscription based databases contain articles on Art. If an article is not available in full text, it may be available via Interlibrary Loan. Ask a librarian for assistance.
AATA Online - The Getty's Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts provides abstracts of literature related to the preservation and conservation of material cultural heritage.
Academic Search Premier* - Covers all academic subject areas.
Artstor - Over 300,000 images of art, architecture, and archeology for non-commercial, educational use.
Humanities Index (1974-1996) Reference Backfiles
JSTOR - Full text journal articles in all subject areas that are usually three (plus) years old.
LexisNexis Academic - Full text from a wide variety of sources
Master File Premier * - General interest coverage.
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature (1900- ) Reference Backfiles
* Funding provided my the Maine State Library and University of Maine System
Journals
Print Journals Search ThornCat for print journal titles in the library's collection - Search Tips.
Print holdings will be displayed in the journal record. Most current journals are on the shelves in the Reading Room. Some current journals and back issues are shelved alphabetically by title in the library stacks. Some old back issues are shelved in Kaelber Hall basement. Ask a librarian for help.
Electronic Journals
Ejournals at Thorndike Library - Locate full text journal titles available through Thorndike Library's subscriptions. Use the 'Please select a subject category' drop down menu.
Ejournals at Marvel!* - Locate full text journal titles available through Marvel!, Maine's subscription databases.
*Funding provided by the Maine State Library and the University of Maine System.
Ask a staff member for assistance to view Senior Projects.
Some senior project titles with the topic of 'Art':
- Environmental Awareness Through the Arts: A Senior Project Involving Teaching and Performance \ Sara Michelle Yasner
- The Ruin, An Art Project \ Daniel Gottlieb - The Young Picasso Project: Learning How to Develop a Youth Community Art Center on Mount Desert Island \ Caleb Davis - Bringing art to the community : a quest for nonprofit art \ Chloe Marr-Fuller - How to Start a Children's Creative Arts Program \ Cynthia Jordan Fisher - Word & symbol: the art & technology of the book \ Lisa Szarka - Symbolic culture : an interdisciplinary inquiry \ Elizabeth Gwinn AATA Online - The Getty's Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts provides abstracts of literature related to the preservation and conservation of material cultural heritage.
Architecture.com - Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) web site and 250,000 pages of useful information about architecture and architects. Art Images for College Teaching (AICT) - "Personal, non-profit project of its author, art historian and visual resources curator Allan T. Kohl . AICT is intended primarily to disseminate images of art and architectural works in the public domain on a free-access, free-use basis to all levels of the educational community, as well as to the public at large."
Artcyclopedia - A guide to electronic images of paintings and sculpture available on museum internet sites. Search by artist's name.
New York Public Library Digital Gallery - Over 600,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library.
Timeline of Art HIstory - Created by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Search by artist, subject, timeline.
Web Gallery of Art - A virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture from 12th to mid-19th centuries. |
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