LEARNING RESOURCE CENTERS

Reference Books

Architecture

American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia
REF NA705.H36 1998 (Thames Valley)

Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice
REF NA1966.A726 2003 (Thames Valley)

Contemporary Architects
REF NA680.C625 1987 (Thames Valley and Mohegan)

Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
REF NA31.C85 2006 (Thames Valley)

Encyclopedia of Architectural Technology
REF NA31.G58 2002 (Thames Valley)

Encyclopedia of American Architecture
REF NA705.H86 (Mohegan)

Encyclopedia of Modern Architecture
REF NA680.E5 (Thames Valley)

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Architects and Architecture
REF NA40.I45 1991 (Mohegan)

Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects
REF NA40.M25 1982 (Thames Valley)

Time Saver Standards for Building Types
REF NA2760.D42 2001 (Thames Valley)

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Art

Art Museums of New England
REF N510.5.N4 1982 (Thames Valley)

Art Terms & Techniques
REF N33.M37 1992 (Thames Valley)

Artists from Latin America
REF N6502.5.C657 2002 (Mohegan)

Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists (4 vol.)
REF N40.B535 2005 (Mohegan)

Book of Art (3 vol.)
REF N31.B6 (Mohegan)

Complete Encyclopedia of Illustration
REF NC960.H4 1979 (Mohegan)

Dictionary of Art (34 vol.)
REF N31.D5 2002 (Mohegan)

Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols
REF N7560.H34 1979 (Mohegan)

Dictionary of World Pottery and Porcelain
REF NK3770.B64 (Thames Valley)

Encyclopedia of American Folk Art
REF NK805.E6 2004 (Mohegan)

Encyclopedia of Italian Renaissance & Mannerist Art
REF N6370.E53 1999 (Mohegan)

Encyclopedia of Latin American & Caribbean Art
REF N6502.E53 2000 (Mohegan)

Graphic Works of the Impressionists
REF NE647.6.I4 1972 (Mohegan)

Great Artists of the Western World (20 vol.)
REF N40.G77 1990 (Mohegan)

Larousse Encyclopedia of Byzantine & Medieval Art
REF N5970.H813 (Mohegan)

Larousse Encyclopedia of Renaissance and Baroque Art
REF N6350.H813 (Mohegan)

Oxford Companion to Twentieth Century Art
REF N6490.O94 (Thames Valley)

Oxford Companion to Western Art
REF N33.O923 2001 (Mohegan)

Oxford Dictionary of Art
REF N33.O93 2004 (Mohegan)

Schirmer Encyclopedia of Art (4 vol.)
REF N31.L3 2002 (Mohegan)

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Databases

Although the Learning Resource Center does not have access to any art-specific databases, there are several multi-discipline databases available that index arts and architecture journal articles.

Academic Search Premier
On-campus Off-Campus

Gale Virtual Reference Library
On-campus Off-Campus

JSTOR -- Arts and Sciences I:
On-campus Off-Campus

MasterFILE Premier
On-campus Off-Campus

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ADAM: An art, design, and architecture descriptive text source. Take note of the fact that it is no longer updated, yet it is still a valuable resource because the Multi-Option Browser (first click on Search and Browse, then “Multi-Option Browser”) which allows search by subject and period. This is a text only.

Archives of American Art: This site contains primary sources: letters, photographs, diaries, sketches, scrapbooks, business records, catalogues, artists’ papers, materials relating to dealers, critics, art historians. Especially noteworthy is the “oral history section”.

Art History Research Center: A researcher’s guide to library catalogs, article indexes, online galleries, and art history department website pages.

Art History Resources on the Web: A comprehensive survey of art history arranged by era and geographic location. An excellent starting point!

ArtLex: Dictionary of Visual Art: A dictionary of over 2,800 art terms. The index of terms is located in the left margin. This is a useful site because it is excellent as an interactive dictionary. Definitions are linked to examples. Student User guide available.

ArtSource: Gathering point for art and architecture resources. It provides links to scholarly articles, museum web pages, and art-related events.

AskART: Catalog of over 52,000 American artists featuring biographies and discussions of their work. Research Center (left margin) includes styles, glossary, and art prices, and Marketplace (left margin).

British Library: Learning: This is a new learning site featuring the British Library’s famous book collection crafted to assist personalized learning and individual research projects.

Ceramics Today: Website of the publication Ceramics Today, it contains biographical profiles, articles on ceramics from many publications, as well as links to artists’ websites. Menu on left margin has “archaeology and history” feature for research.

iCONN Art&Images: Part of the Connecticut digital library, it provides access to art and architecture resources in the internet, including links to images, museums and galleries and free online journals.

Mother of All Art History Links: Site contains useful list of art history departments’ program descriptions.

Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide: Website of The Association of Historians of Nineteenth-Century Art, a society affiliated with the College Art Association, containing scholarly articles about different artists, movements, and subjects that can be helpful in research.

Voice of the Shuttle: Art & Art History Page: Website of over 100 art links ranging from the general to specific. Since it links major art media sources and you can search within the site, this is a good current news and information source for the art world.

Voice of the Shuttle: Architecture: This contains an extensive list of architectural websites. The site provides search capacity within the site, and thereby a quick, efficient means of finding out the latest information in the field of architecture.

Women Artists of the American West: A Reading Course with essays on the American West offering articles, images, and links to other resources.