Best databases for Art
- Art Full Text This link opens in a new windowFull text plus abstracts and indexing of an international array of peer-selected publications and other non-Western art.
- Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new windowGrove Art Online, the Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.
- Arts & Humanities Database This link opens in a new windowFeatures hundreds of titles covering Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies.
Other databases for Art
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowJSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources. Coverage includes history, economics, political science, demography, mathematics, humanities and social sciences. Some current issues are available now.
- Art & Architecture Complete This link opens in a new windowMagazines, journals, trade publications and books covering a variety of art and architecture subjects including antiques, art and art history, interior and landscape design, and more. Includes image collection of over 63,000 images.
- Oxford University Classical Art Research CentreCovers the art of ancient Greece and Rome, and its collection and reception since antiquity.
General databases
These general databases may also contain articles related to art.
- Research Library (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowGeneral reference database from business and political science to literature and psychology scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and daily news content, accessible to readers and researchers at every level.
- AnthroSource This link opens in a new windowFull-text of American Anthropological Association journals.
- SocINDEX w/Full Text This link opens in a new windowThe most comprehensive and highest-quality sociology research database. The database features millions of records with subject headings from a sociological thesaurus designed by subject experts and expert lexicographers.
- Arts & Humanities Citation Index This link opens in a new windowIndex of arts and humanities journals. With link to full text journal articles.
- Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new windowLiterature & the literary arts, philosophy, the arts, history, culture, and creative thought. Journal articles, books, and other sources from around the world.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowScholarly full-text journals and peer-reviewed journals covering a wide range of subjects. 1975 to present.
All databases
Use Artstor off campus
To use Artstor wherever you are, you must first register for a free Artstor account.
- You must do this on an on-campus computer.
- You may use whatever email and password you like (does not have to be your Elon email and password).
- To maintain this access, you have to login from an on-campus computer every 120 days.
- Register at artstor.orgSelect “ENTER Artstor Digital Library” and then “Register” on the top right corner of the screen.
- Artstor mobileArtstor is accessible to registered users on compatible mobile operating systems. The mobile site allows registered users to search, browse, and view previously created image groups.