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The Art & Architecture Complete research database covers the study of art and architecture. This database provides full-text coverage of periodicals and books; indexing and abstracts for academic journals, magazines and trade publications, and books; and an image collection provided by Picture Desk and others.
Oxford Art Online offers access to authoritative, inclusive, and easily searchable art resources. Users can access and cross-search Oxford’s art reference works: Grove Dictionary of Art and the Benezit Dictionary of Artists.
History of art, decorative arts, museum studies, conservation - journal articles, monographs, exhibition catalogues and more. Indexes sources published from 2008 - present.
Directory of employment opportunities in theatre and related performing arts. Register for a free account to view positions available.
This interface to the Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) and Répertoire de la Litterature de l'Art (RILA) provides a significant bibliography on the history of Western art. It lists scholarly books, articles, and catalogs published from 1974 to 2007. The database focuses on western/European styles of fine arts, decorative and applied arts-crafts, graphic arts, folk, and popular art.
Multi-disciplinary, full-text database offering full-text articles, including peer-reviewed titles; also includes indexing and abstracts. This scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study.
Citations to articles from key academic journals in the humanities (1984 - present), including art, communications, dance, gender studies, history, literature, music, philosophy, & theatre.
Full-text of older articles in selected scholarly journals (usually published more than 5 years ago). Also includes selected primary source collections, contributed archival collections, and selected ebooks.
Academic encyclopedia and dictionary entries defining and introducing topics in all disciplines.
Single search for several traditional art indexes (BHA, RILA, RAA) covering the European tradition in visual arts, from antiquity to the 20th Century. Indexes selected journals, monographs, and catalogs published from 1910 to 2007.
