Wolfgram Subject Guides: Fine Arts &amp; Art History: Start Here

Use the tabs to navigate the different library resources and to find more information about these topics:

Research Databases: Access specific databases for finding articles best suited for research.
Top Scholarly Journals: Find the most frequently accessed Fine Arts & Art History journals in our collection.
Print Books & eBooks: Identify books with information on Fine Arts & Art History topics accessible through the Wolfgram Library.
Fine Arts & Art History Reference: Tools for finding history information in a variety of formats.
Web Resources: Find information in web-based information resources.
APA Style Guide

... in addition to research tips on:

Boolean Operators
Cited Reference Searching
Citation Management
Evaluating Web Resources
Scholarly vs. Non-Scholarly
Using Wikipedia or Twitter for academic research.
Types of Sources (Primary, Secondary, Access Tools)

Library Databases

Recommended Databases for Research in Fine Arts and Art History:

ArtSTOR Public Collections This link opens in a new window
Artstor’s ever-growing public collections offer approximately 1 million freely accessible images, videos, documents, and audio files from library special collections, faculty research, and institutional history materials, as well as hundreds of thousands of open access images from partner museums. NOTE: we only have access to the public collections at this time.
Adam Matthew Digital 2018 backlist This link opens in a new window
Discover millions of pages of unique primary source content spanning the social sciences and humanities, developed in collaboration with leading libraries and archives. Organized by themes such as: Borders and Migrations, Gender and Sexuality, Global History, and War and Conflict. Includes a range of additional features to enhance student engagement including Handwritten Text Recognition, Data Visualization, Video and Oral Histories.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Coverage: Varies
JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources.
Online Tutorial Available Here
Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1975 - present
Humanities International Complete covers all aspects of the humanities, with worldwide content pertaining to literary, scholarly and creative thought.
Online Tutorial Available Here
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1926 - present
A searchable online database that provides over a million citations to scholarly publications in literature, modern languages, and linguistics. Updated monthly.
MetPublications This link opens in a new window
Five decades of Met publications on art history, available to read, download, and/or search for free.
AVON (Academic Video Online) This link opens in a new window
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More than 72,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more
Online Tutorial Available Here
Gale in Context | Biography This link opens in a new window
Coverage: current
Biography In Context is built on a foundation of more than 650,000 biographical entries covering more than 400,000 international figures from all time periods and areas of study. Providing coverage of the most-searched and studied people, Biography In Context includes more than 4,500 portal pages on the world’s most remarkable contemporary and historical names.
Project Gutenberg This link opens in a new window
Coverage: varies
Project Gutenberg offers over 54,000 free eBooks: Choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online. You will find the world's great literature here, especially older works for which copyright has expired.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Coverage: varies
Project MUSE is a leading provider of digital humanities and social science content for the scholarly community around the world. For over 20 years, Project MUSE has been the trusted and reliable source of complete, full-text versions of scholarly journals from many of the world's leading universities and scholarly societies.

NOTE: Be sure to select "Only content I have access to" in the search filters.
Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1975 - present
ASP provides comprehensive content, including PDF backfiles to 1975 for nearly 140 journals and searchable cited references for more than 1,000 titles. As a leading scholarly database, it provides access to acclaimed full-text journals, magazines, and other valuable resources.
Online Tutorial Available Here
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Coverage: varies
PQC allows you to search multiple top databases within one platform

Online Tutorial Available Here
SAGE Premier This link opens in a new window
SAGE journal collection available for Widener University faculty and students, including their deep backfile collection.

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