MCCC Library Guides: ART 280--O’Halloran: Overview

RESEARCH STRATEGY FOR ART 280

Reference Databases
- Online handbooks, dictionaries, & encyclopedias
- For overview information, definitions, criticism, etc.
MCCC Online Library Catalog
- Locate books, DVDs and e-books
- Explore your topic in depth with criticism & biography
Article Databases
- Indexing & full-text for journals, magazines & newspapers
- Find current, cutting edge information and research
Internet Sources
- Web sites for credible, online information sources
- To identify, update and expand information

Credo Reference (Infobase) This link opens in a new window
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Find definitions, pronunciations, images, maps, overviews, and topic introductions from hundreds of subject encyclopedias, dictionaries and handbooks. Covers art, medicine, history, technology, literature and more. Use the Mind Map feature to identify related terms and topics.
- Citation information is available at bottom of each article
- How to Run a Basic Search on Credo (video from Credo, 3:07)
- Mind Map Tutorial (video from Credo, 2:06)
- Credo Reference Image Search (video from Credo, 1:39)
Oxford/Grove Art Online (OUP) This link opens in a new window
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Find articles, images, and image links for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide from ancient to contemporary. Comprehensive coverage plus a timeline of world art, general visual art topic overviews, pronunciation guides for artist names and art terms, podcasts and interviews with contemporary artists, and more.
- Oxford Art Online Training Video (from Oxford Art, 11:09)
- Oxford Art Images Permissions help (from Oxford Art)

MCCC Library Site
MCCC's new library page; find print & electronic resources, library guides and more.

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO, via MeL) This link opens in a new window
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Find magazine, newspaper, and scholarly journal (peer-reviewed) articles on a wide variety of topics and subjects. Covers most disciplines (English, History, Political Science, Technology, etc.).
ProQuest Central (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
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Find news, magazine, and scholarly journal articles; also dissertations, reports and more across all major subject areas, including business, health & medical, social sciences, arts & humanities, education, science, technology, and religion.
- ProQuest Platform Basic Search Guide (from ProQuest, PDF)

Detroit Institute of Arts Museum
The DIA art collection is among the top six in the United States, comprising a multicultural and multinational survey of human creativity from prehistory through the 21st century.
Toledo Museum of Art
The TMA has more than 30,000 works of art representing American and European painting, the history of art in glass, ancient works, Asian and African art, medieval art, sculpture, decorative arts, graphic arts, and modern and contemporary art.