Art + Art History Research Guide   Tags: art, art_history  

This Research Guide contains links to online resources and information about print materials located in Belk Library.

If you have any questions, IM me via the chat box on this page or email me at "lbisko at elon dot edu".

This guide is a gateway to books, DVDs, CDs, articles and web resources related to art and art history.

To learn more about the academic research process, first look at the Academic Research Guide and then come back here to search art-related resources.

Start your research by using encyclopedias and other reference materials, such as the ones listed below. Also check the other tabs in this guide for more ideas.

Oxford Art Online

Includes online access to
* Grove Art Online
* The Oxford Companion to Western Art
* Encyclopedia of Aesthetics
* The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms

Oxford Reference Online

Online access to encyclopedias and dictionaries on art, artists, art terms, design, the decorative arts, Islamic art and architecture, modern and contemporary art, and architecture.

Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms

Call Number: REF. 703 L963th2

Art:21: art in the 21st Century

Seasons 1-3 available online
* Season 1:- Parts 1 & 2 and Parts 3 & 4
* Season 2:- Parts 1 & 2 and Parts 3 & 4
* Season 3:- Parts 1 & 2 and Parts 3 & 4
* Season 4:- on DVD.

The Grove encyclopedia of American art

Call Number: REF. 709.73 G919ma v.1-5

Encyclopedia of American Art before 1914

Call Number: REF. 709.73 En19tu

Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography

Call Number: REF. 770.9 En19wa v.1-3

Art in World History

Call Number: REF. 709 H725ar v.1-2

Encyclopedia of World Art

Call Number: REF. 703 En19

You can access the databases from off-campus with Elon's VPN service. Use the link below and select the WebVPN Group.