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Art and Architecture Librarian
Remote Resources for Art and Architecture
Databases for Art History
- International Bibliography of Art (2008-) This link opens in a new windowIBA is the successor to the Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA), and includes the most recent index records that were created by the Getty Research Institute as part of BHA. Covers the history of art, decorative arts, museum studies, and conservation. Learn more about this database
- Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) and Répertoire international de la littérature de l'art (RILA)
- Art Full Text (1984-) This link opens in a new windowArticles from major art and architecture periodicals, with an emphasis on those in English. Includes a total of 378 periodicals with the full text of 93 journals back to January 1997. Updated monthly.
- Art Index Retrospective (1929-1984) This link opens in a new windowJournal index of over 600 major art and architecture periodicals .
- A&AePortal (A and AePortal) Art & architecture ePortal This link opens in a new windowDelve into art and architectural history in a new way. The A&AePortal provides an innovative digital environment in which to discover and interact with important art and architectural history scholarship from top university press and museum publishers. With deep tagging on images and text, a robust image search that directs users toward relevant publications, and an interactive online reader tailored for highly illustrated works, the A&AePortal offers a powerful research tool for today’s students and scholars. Watch this trailer to learn more about this resource.
Off Campus Access
While some of the resources in this guide are freely available, most research databases and electronic journals and many online library services have access restrictions that require that you be a current Washington University student, faculty member, or staff member. See this page for help.
Getting Started/Background Information
- Oxford Art Online (8 users) This link opens in a new window A comprehensive and authoritative guide with extensive surveys and in-depth articles on the history of art; provides links to museums, galleries, and art collections around the world, as well as images. Available through this site are Benezit Dictionary of Artists, Grove Art Online, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.
- Oxford Reference Online (5 users) This link opens in a new window Contains almost 200 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. Includes over 50,000 additional in-depth, scholarly articles from titles in the acclaimed Oxford Companions Series, plus all 20,000 quotations from the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.
- Oxford Bibliographies Online: Art History This link opens in a new window Expert recommendations on the best works available in each discipline; from a chapter, a book, a journal article, a website, an archive, or data set. Each article includes an introduction written by a top scholar in the field. Covers the theory, method, and the history of the study of art history.
- Encyclopedia of Archaeology Full-text. '...encompasses all aspects of archaeology, including the nature and diversity of archaeology as a scientific discipline, the practice of archaeology, archaeology in the everyday world, and the future of the discipline.'
- Encyclopedia of Aesthetics A comprehensive survey of major concepts, thinkers, and debates about the meaning, uses, and value of all the arts—from painting and sculpture to literature, music, theater, dance, television, film, and popular culture.
