Library Research on Art Topics

Popular Databases

Available to current students, faculty and staff.

FAQs for accessing Collin databases

Oxford Art Online (Includes Grove Art Online)
   Full-text
   Current information
   Reference book articles, Images, Web site links
   Use for: Art, Humanities

ARTstor
   Images of artwork, historical artifacts and
   photographs with short descriptions
   Use especially for Art, Humanities, Photography.
   Useful for all subjects

Art Full-Text
   Includes Full-text
   Mid 1990s - Present
   Academic and peer reviewed journals,
      magazines
   Use for: Art, Humanities, Music, Film, Theater,
      Photography

JSTOR
   Includes Full-text
   Dates covered: 1600s up to 3-5 years ago.
      All issues of included journals.
   Scholarly and peer reviewed journals
   Use for: All topics, especially scholarly and
      historical information about any topic

Academic Search Complete  
   Includes Full-text
   Links to cited references
   1865-present, many full-text.
   Academic and peer reviewed journals,
      magazines
   Use for: General information on a wide variety
      of subjects

Additional Art-related databases

Find a Specific Journal Title
See if a particular journal, magazine
or newspaper is available

Finding Books and Video

Find Art books and videos in the library catalog.

Art Reference Books available at a Collin library

Electronic books can be found in the
library catalog or on the library's eBooks page.

Try the eBooks in Oxford Digital Reference Shelf for Art topics!

Sample Searches

• Artist Names, such as Michelangelo
• Artistic Styles, such as Romanticism
• Countries and regions, such as Italy Art

Citing Sources

Formatting Your Paper

Selected Websites

General Art Websites

Art History

Artist Directories

Museums