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A Library Pathfinder This Pathfinder provides
information on how to locate To Browse
To
browse the book shelves
for Art books: See books with call numbers beginning with N. To Find Books and Nonprint Materials These are listed in the ACM Library Online Catalog: Go to the ACM Library Main Page: http://www.allegany.edu/library/ then click on the box “Library Online Catalog” You can then choose to search a particular campus collection, e.g., “Bedford County Campus" or “Complete online catalog” or just the "Nonprint collection.” Note: You may borrow books from any of the campuses. Subject headings: Browse To browse art related subject headings, go to the online library catalog and click on the browse searching box on the left margin, then type “art” (no quote marks needed ) into the search box and scroll down to “subjects” in the menu on the box to the right You will get a list of subject headings that you can browse to see the various subjects of books in our library. Pay attention to any notes e.g. “See also narrower term….” You can click on any of the headings and get a list of materials that are cataloged under that heading. Search: Or, you can search by keyword for specific subjects, such as specific artist’s names (Picasso) or concepts (Impressionism) or (women artists), etc. Tip: Be careful using keywords…you can miss some important items by not using the appropriate terms or misspelling a name! Spend some time thinking of alternate keywords that might describe your topic as well as using the Help feature. Obtaining books from other campuses: If you located a book
from another campus and would like it to be sent to you, follow these
steps: Go to the Library's main
page: http://www.allegany.edu/library/ Click on the blue box
“Interlibrary Loan Requests, " Choose
the option for ordering books, complete the online form and you will be
notified when the book is delivered to your local campus library.
Some Encyclopedias and Reference Books Online: An encyclopedia is a
good place to start a research topic. Encyclopedia Britannica is available
online: First, go to ACM library main page, then, click on either the “Online Databases” box
or the “Off-campus Access to Online Databases” box. (Note: the latter requires a valid ACM Library card
to access the Maryland Digital Library.
Ask for assistance to learn how to use this.) You may enter a specific word or words to search in the search box, or scroll down to browse in the A-Z Browse or Subject Browse sections. Reference Books: The following a some of the printed
reference books on art located in your campus libraries: Main Library ( The Britannica Encyclopedia
of American Art. Ref. N6505 .B73 McGraw-Hill Dictionary
of Art.
Ref. N33 .M23 v.1+ Encyclopaedia of the Arts / Ref. N31 .E54 The Book of Art; a Pictorial
Encyclopedia of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture. Ref. N31.B6
v.1+ The Praeger Picture Encyclopedia of Art: a Comprehensive Survey
of Painting, Sculpture, Architecture and Crafts, their Methods, Styles
and Technical Terms, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Ref. N5300 .P773 Everyman's Dictionary
of Pictorial Art. Ref. N31 .G3 v.1+ Dictionary of Art and
Artists
Ref. N31 .M8 1966 The The The Dictionary of Art Ref. N31 .D5 1996
v.1+ The Oxford Companion
to Art
/ Ref. N33 .O9 1970 The Oxford Companion
to Western Art / Ref. N33 .O923 2001 History of Art : the
Western Tradition / Ref. N5300 .J3 2004 The Oxford Companion
to Art
/ Ref. N33 .O9 1970 The Oxford Companion
to Western Art / Ref. N33 .O923 2001 Encyclopedia of World
Art.
Ref. N31 .E4833 v.1+ Dictionary of Contemporary
American Artists. Ref. N6536 .C8 1988
Since nonprint resources
(videos, slides, etc.) are important materials in the visual arts,
here are some which you might find useful: Sister Wendy’s Story
of Painting: Videotape ND50 .S57 1997 v.1+ Note: Nonprint sources
can be found in the library's online catalog. If you wish to search
for only nonprint items, click on the separate databases in the library
online catalog for "Nonprint Collection" and/or "Video
Collection." If you wish to browse the shelves,
art videos and other nonprint items will have call numbers beginning
with N. Magazines/Periodicals Browsing current periodicals
is an excellent way to keep current in a subject area…or a way for you
to “be inspired” on a topic for a paper or a project. Journals/Periodicals
held in Main Library ( Note: Individual issues
(except for the current issue) can be borrowed.
American Artist
American Craft
Art in
American Photo
Petersen’s Photographic
Popular Photography
Specific articles and other types of literature: To find specific articles
from magazines, newspapers and other publications, go to the library website
and click on either the box “Online Databases” for on-campus access or,
the box marked “Off-campus access to Online Databases.” Note: you will need a valid ACM Library card for
off-campus access via The Maryland Digital Library. Ask for assistance! For general articles about a current art exhibition, artist or event, (for example, articles in Time or Newsweek), try searching Academic Search Premier and use keywords to search for your topic. Tip: Be careful using keywords…you can miss some important items by not using the appropriate terms or misspelling a name. Spend some time thinking of alternate keywords or spellings that might describe your topic. Also, be sure to click on the Help feature for general searching instructions. Another source of magazine
articles would be the SIRS Knowledge Source. Click on that
box on the Online Databases Webpage and then choose the Sirs Researcher.
If you are not sure how to search, browse the subject headings first,
by typing in a term and keeping the “subject” flagged.
If you want to search by keyword, be sure to click on the small circle
before the phrase “ keyword/natural language”. (Ask for
help if you are not sure how to do this!) If you are interested
in finding newspaper articles about the visual arts, e.g., information
on artists, shows, exhibits, etc., try searching the National Newspaper Index database.
This includes the full text of major newspapers like the New York Times,
the Washington Post and the Baltimore Sun. Important Tip: In all of these databases, the list of results you get will be lists of citations or references to articles in magazines and other periodicals. Full-text articles (i.e., copies of the entire originals), may or may not be included with your results. If the full-text is not available, you can request an interlibrary loan of the article by going to the library main page: http://www.allegany.edu/library/ and doing the following: click on Interlibrary Loan Requests, click on “Instructions for ordering articles that are not full-text in these databases” and completing an online request form. (Often, the article can be photocopied and sent to you via inter-campus courier.) This may take some time (ranging from a day or two to several weeks) …so always allow plenty of time to gather your research! Photos and Audio sources: Are you interested in
searching for photos or images on a certain topic? The Multimedia
Archive is a source that might be of help to you. Click on the
box on the Online Databases Webpage. Be sure to click on the Take
a Guided Tour link if it is the first time you are using this source. Here are a few web sites
you might want to browse on this subject. Click on the links. The
Louvre: http://mistral.culture.fr/louvre/louvrea.htm The
The
National Gallery of Art: http://www.nga.gov/
The National Musuem of
Women in the Arts: http://www.nmwa.org/ The
The
The Carnegie Museum of
Art ( The
Renwick Gallery: http://americanart.si.edu/ The
National Gallery, London (UK): http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/ The
Prado ( Also: check the list of websites
on Art listed on the ACM Library website. From the ACM library main
page, click on the box “Websites for Students”, then click on Art
for a list of major websites of use to students. Another list of
resources on the Arts in
Ask for assistance if you need it!
Compiled by C. Prezlock, M.L.S.
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