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Starting Your Research......
Art Appreciation Guide
This guide provides resources for the arts. This guide is not a comprehensive list of all of the available resources available to LSC-Houston North students and faculty, but is designed to guide researchers through the research process and provide a starting point for accessing materials.
Background Research Start your research by doing some background research. Take time to engage in some mind-mapping exercises that will help you identify key subject terms. Encyclopedias and other reference resources can be used to help you refine your subject terms and the citations in these sources can be used to find more information on your topic. Browse Art Encyclopedias Browse Art Dictionaries Make a Plan Consider how much time you have to complete your assignment and how hard it will be to get the resources you need for your topic. If you are finding your research difficult to manage, narrow your topic or break your research down into manageable sub-topics. If you are not finding enough information on your topic, try using broader subject terms. Next . . . Find Books & Media Find Articles |
Recommended Online Resources
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Art and Architecture ThesaurusSearch for art terms
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ArtcyclopediaBrowse or search for artists, artworks by title, or art museums
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Bosch - Interactive Art PanelAudio tour of The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch
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ClaraFree database of women artists
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DigiVatLibDigiVatLib is a digital library service. It provides free access to the Vatican Library’s digitized collections: manuscripts, incunabula, archival materials and inventories as well as graphic materials, coins and medals, printed materials (special projects).
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Discover Art & Artists: The Art Institute of ChicagoExplore thousands of artworks in the museum’s wide-ranging collection—from our world-renowned icons to lesser-known gems from every corner of the globe—as well as our books, writings, reference materials, and other resources.
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Google Art ProjectSearch engine for art and artists
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SCIPIOArt and rare book sales/auction catalogs
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Timeline of Art HistoryMetropolitan Museum of Art's timeline of art history
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World Digital LibraryThe WDL makes it possible to discover, study, and enjoy cultural treasures and significant historical documents on one site, in a variety of ways. Content on the WDL includes books, manuscripts, maps, newspapers, journals, prints and photographs, sound recordings, and films.
Note to Faculty
Are you a faculty member teaching courses in this subject? If so, you can recommend resources for this guide or request a course or assignment specific guide by contacting the librarian, at HN-Library@Lonestar.edu.