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Core Resources

Oxford Art Online Visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the present day. Includes the Grove Dictionary of Art, the best source for encyclopedia entries on artists, styles, periods, materials or techniques. Entries include extensive lists of sources. Access note: Limited to 6 simultaneous users.
Art, Design & Architecture Collection (ProQuest) A comprehensive collection of current publications in the fields of visual and applied arts. Includes the following collections: ARTbibliographies Modern, Arts & Humanities Database, Design & Applied Arts Index, International Bibliography of Art
Art Full Text + Art Index Retrospective (EBSCO) Essential art history index for finding scholarly articles dating as far back as 1923. Covers all periods and art media. Includes the following collections: Art Full Text (H.W. Wilson), Art Index Retrospective (H.W. Wilson)
JSTOR Digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources.
WorldCat (OCLC FirstSearch) Most comprehensive database of worldwide library holdings. Limited to 40 simultaneous users across the state of Colorado.

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Guide Content

Encyclopedias & Reference - Core online and print reference sources for art history.
Databases - Specialized subject databases relevant for art history research.
Books - Search the major library catalogs and full-text book resources.
Articles - Search for articles and journals.
Images - Major online image collections as well as information about copyright and fair use.
Primary Sources - Online sources for newspapers, alternative press, magazines, and older books and articles.
Multimedia - Sources for video, TV, and movies.
Citation - Citations style guides and citation management software.

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The Art & Architecture Collection

The Art & Architecture Collection, located in the north wing of Norlin Library, supports the Department of Art and Art History, the Program in Environmental Design, as well as the greater CU community. The collection houses one of the most comprehensive art library collections in the Mountain West. The Art & Architecture Collection contains approximately 100,000 volumes of reference works, monographs, exhibition catalogues. We subscribe to well over 200 journals and serials.

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Campus Resources

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Visual Resources Center (VRC) The VRC has an image and multimedia collection, and provides support for other important image resources such as Artstor. It provides Resources, training, and support in digital imaging and image presentation software for students enrolled in Art & Art History classes. The VRC loans equipment for use in creative work in connection with Art & Art history courses.
Digital Media Center The Digital Media Center (DMC) is a student and faculty academic support center, located in Rooms 305 and 306 of the ENVD building. It's mission is to provide the faculty, students and staff of the Program in Environmental Design with digital equipment check out, large format and 3-D printing and photography, videography and communication services in a professional and courteous setting.

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