Skip to Main Content

Critical Media Practices: Books

Library Catalogs

CU Boulder Library Catalog


Use the following tools to get books from other libraries:

Digitized Books

Google Books and Hathi Trust let you search through the entire text of books and are very useful to finding mentions of specific topics.


Find Book Reviews

Documents of Contemporary Art

Where are the Art Books?

The Art & Architecture Collection is arranged in Library of Congress call number order, and can be found in the northwest corner of the second floor. Relevant call number ranges include:

  • N - Visual Arts
  • NA - Architecture
  • NB - Sculpture
  • NC - Drawing, Design, & Illustration
  • ND - Painting
  • NE - Print Media (e.g. printmaking, engraving, etching, litho, etc.)
  • NK - Decorative Arts (e.g. interior design, ceramics, glass, metals, textiles, etc.)
  • NX - Arts in General
  • TR - Photography
  • TT - Handicrafts, Arts & Crafts

Not sure where to find the book you need? Check out the map of the Art & Architecture Collection.