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This web page gives guidance to Art and Design students and staff on where to find subject resources in the physical campus libraries and also the �virtual� (online) library. Access to online information sources relating to Art and Design is available through the links provided. They are only a selection of some of the available resources. By using search engines or information gateways such as the ones listed below, you will find many more.

FINDING YOUR SUBJECT IN THE LIBRARY

BOOKS: Every book in the library has a classmark on the spine. When you search the online catalogue you need to make a note of an item�s classmark (listed under "Location") so that you can find it on the shelves. Books about the same subject will be shelved under the same classmark. However, books on related subjects will also be found in other areas of the library. Each subject is allocated a decimal number e.g. 750 for painting. Following this will be three letters taken either from the author's surname or from the title of the book if it is an edited work.

Below is a selection of useful class numbers:

N.B. This list is not comprehensive. Please use the Library Catalogue for further information (click on the link at the top left of this page).

PERIODICALS: Also known as journals, periodicals are shelved alphabetically by title. They are for reference use in the library only. See the link to 'PRINT PERIODICALS' at the top of this page for a full list of Art and Design periodicals available in the Library. The link next to this (to 'ONLINE PERIODICALS') shows all the electronic periodicals that you can read online on a PC (most will require your ATHENS username and password).

VIDEOS:
Off-air videos: these are useful recorded television programmes such as documentaries. They are arranged not by classmark but by broad subject headings, e.g. ARTS for programmes about any aspect of the Arts. They are available for 7-day loan or can be viewed in the library.
Commercial videos: these are classified in the same way as books and include feature films and educational videos. The feature film videos are arranged alphabetically; at the end of this sequence, all other commercial videos are arranged by classmark. These items are also available for 7 day loan or for viewing in the library.
Videos on CD-ROM: these are shelved with the loan software (at end of CDs section) and can be loaded and viewed on Play PC in the Open Access Area. Examples: 'Marianne de Trey' (10 CD-ROMs); 'David Leach' (13 CD-ROMs).

SEARCH ENGINES

There are numerous search engines on the World Wide Web. Here are a few good ones:

AltaVista	Google	HotBot	Ixquick	Mamma	MetaCrawler	Searchalot

INFORMATION GATEWAYS

Information gateways work in a similar way to library catalogues, in that they allow you to search for information on a specific topic and then direct you to relevant resources on the World Wide Web. They help you to find quality information quickly on the subject you are looking for.

• ADAM Information Gateway - Art, Design, Architecture and Media resources gateway; a searchable online catalogue of internet resources covering subjects such as fine art, sculpture, ceramics, metals, furniture design, industrial and product design, broadcasting, animation and museum studies.
• Artifact guide to quality Internet resources in the Arts and Creative Industries
• The BUBL Subject Tree is a good starting point for all subject areas. More specifically there are links for various aspects ofThe Arts.
• World Wide Arts Resources includes links to artists, agencies, events, exhibitions, museums, galleries and employment vacancies in the arts.

INTERNET TUTORIALS

• Art, Design & Media, part of the RDN Virtual Training Suite, is a free "teach yourself" tutorial on internet information skills for students, lecturers and researchers in the field of Art & Design. A guided tour provides links to some of the key art & design web sites. There is also advice on tools and techniques for Internet searching, and on how to evaluate online resources. N.B. Although this particular tutorial is tailored specifically for those in further education, the basic design is the same as for the higher education tutorials.
• Information Skills is an online resource developed by Canterbury Christ Church University. It aims to provide support in developing information skills including searching the internet, referencing etc.

GENERAL

• Art on the Net (art.net) is a site which displays information about and work by many different artists from around the world. Includes visual artists, sculptors, animators, video artists, and 'hacker artists'. There is also an online gallery, a keyword search facility, art related events information and a list of related links.
• artdaily.com is the first internet art newspaper.
• Art'EShow (Artichaud) provides links to the web sites of French independent compositors, sculptors, painters and producers.
• Art Guide : The Art Lover�s Guide to Britain and Ireland is a comprehensive internet guide to the art collections of Great Britain and Ireland.
• ArtLex Art Dictionary provides definitions for more than 3,100 terms used in visual culture, along with thousands of images.
• ArtSource draws together networked information on art and architecture and provides pointers to many different types of resource. There are links to internet resources as well as original materials submitted by librarians, artists, and art historians, etc.
• Art Studio Chalkboard is a set of online tutorials for artists and art students concentrating on the technical fundamentals of perspective, shading, colour and painting.
• An A-Z of Artists is provided by the Yahoo! Web Directory. You can search for web sites under any of the following categories: architects, directories; furniture, graphic or industrial designers; illustrators, painters, photographers, printmakers, sculptors, typographers or video artists.
• TheBloomsbury Research centre is a free on-line database of reference books. Over 17,000 entries are cross-referenced, providing a wealth of information, all linked and all fully indexed.
• The British Arts Festivals Association (BAFA) is the independent association of professional arts festivals in Britain. Its web site acts as an online directory of leading professional arts festivals in the UK. Features include an A-Z of festivals, festival calendar and a listing by category.
• The Figure-Drawing Lab is an online tutorial for artists and art students. It focuses on the elements that make up the human figure and how to better portray them.
• FineArt Forum is an online magazine for the fine arts which offers art publication reviews, news and features, an online gallery and links to other sites relating to fine art.
• TASI (the Technical Advisory Service for Images) has an extremely useful section on Searching the Internet for Images.
• The Web Gallery of Art presents more than 3500 digital reproductions of European paintings and sculptures dating from 1200 to 1700. Many have accompanying commentaries, and there are biographies of significant artists, a versatile search facility and a browseable index.
• WebMuseum, Paris : Famous Artworks Exhibition is an online gallery containing samples of the work of over 170 artists.
• Women-Related Web Sites in the Arts and Humanities includes a section on Art.

AESTHETICS & ART THEORY

• Aesthetics Online contains articles on aesthetics, philosophy of art, art theory and art criticism, information about aesthetics events worldwide and links to other aesthetics-related resources on the internet.
• Words of Art : an On-line Glossary of Theory & Criticism for the Visual Arts is a site provided by the Department of Fine Arts at Okanagan University College, British Columbia.

ART HISTORY

• Art History Resources on the Web is a comprehensive set of links to art history sites on the World Wide Web. For modern art, follow the 20th-Century Art link.

BUILT HERITAGE CONSERVATION

• architecture.com is the UK's largest online resource on architecture and architects, run by the Royal Institute of British Architects.
• buildingconservation.com is an online information centre for the conservation and restoration of historic buildings, churches and garden landscapes. The site is designed and maintained by Cathedral Communications Limited. There is a list of links to FULL-TEXT ARTICLES on Building Conservation. If you follow the Directory link, you will find a Companies A-Z, a Products & Services A-Z and a list of Organisations, Associations, Professional Bodies and Other Useful Contacts. There are also links to an extensive themed list of books on building conservation, plus an impressive list of forthcoming Events and Exhibitions.
• Church Care is a 'one-stop shop' for anyone involved in the running of a church. The site is managed by the Archbishops' Council, serving the parishes of the Church of England. An A to Z of Church Maintenance is available on this site.
• Context: the Journal of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation
• CoOL (Conservation OnLine): Resources for Conservation Professionals, a project of the Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries, is a full-text library of conservation information and covers a wide spectrum of topics of interest to those involved with the conservation of library, archives and museum materials.
• The Cultural Heritage Search Engine will link you to resources relating to the conservation of cultural heritage, restoration and maintenance of architecture, and preservation of the urban landscape.
• Historic Scotland provides information on more than 300 properties in the organisation's care, details of Scotland's listed buildings and scheduled ancient monuments, plus information on conservation research.
• ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property).
• ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments & Sites) UK.
• Institute of Historic Building Conservation
• International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
• Journal of Conservation & Museum Studies is a freely-available electronic journal, published under the auspices of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London.
• PANGAEA Historic Building and Monument Care are specialist consultants in conservation of historic buildings.
• The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors hold a Building Conservation Forum.
• The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings home page.
• United Kingdom Institute for Conservation home page.

CERAMICS

• Ceramics: Art and Perceptionis the web site of the periodical of the same name. Features include an online gallery, sample articles from back issues and links to other sites.
• The CeramicsWeb includes databases of glaze recipes and material analyses, links to other sites, health and safety information, and also educational materials.
• Clayzee: Worldwide Ceramics and Pottery Directory offers links to many web sites related to pottery and ceramics.
• Virtual Ceramics Exhibit is an exhibition of contemporary ceramics utilizing the internet as the gallery space.
• The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Ceramics is a listing of internet-based resources on ceramic arts.

DESIGN

• Using AHDS: Visual Arts, you can search various image collections, including the Basic Design Collection at Bretton Hall, the Design Council Archive at the University of Brighton and the College Archive of the London College of Fashion. Material within the AHDS: Visual Arts catalogue must be used for educational purposes only.
• Artifact's catalogue of design resources
• Design Council home page

DRAWING

• CartoonHub, the website of the Centre for the Study of Cartoons and Caricature at the University of Kent at Canterbury.
• The Drawing Board: a Web Site for Illustrators is a web site devoted to matters of interest to illustrators, students and professionals. There are sections on technique and style, marketing, agents, plus links to other illustration resources.
• Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci is an online gallery of 28 of his drawings.

PAINTING

• The Complete Writings and Pictures of Dante Gabriel Rossetti : A Hypermedia Research Archive is a searchable database of Rossetti�s work. Subjects covered include the artist�s paintings, drawings and design. A biography is provided, along with detailed notes and commentaries on each painting.
• The Francis Bacon Image Gallery, a site devoted to the life and work of Francis Bacon, contains over 200 of the artist's drawings and paintings.
• Frida Kahlo & Contemporary Thoughts
• Henri Matisse Art Gallery offers access to an extensive selection of the French painter�s work on the internet.
• On-line Picasso Project is a comprehensive site devoted to the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. It contains a large gallery of images covering the artist's distinguished career, biographical information, details of books about the painter, online resources, etc.
• Picasso and Portraiture : Representation and Transformation is a website which accompanies the exhibition of the same name. Some of the works from the show can be viewed online and there is also a diary of Picasso events worldwide.

PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Association of Photographers is a non-profit making trade association for fashion, advertising and editorial photographers.
• The Digital Journalist is a web magazine devoted to photography and photojournalism which makes use of RealAudio commentary and QuickTime video. Included are photo documentaries, columns by photo journalists, and featured camera reviews. Previous issues can be accessed and links to other sites are provided.
• The Digital Photography Exhibit is an annual international juried competition. The web site consists of both virtual images on the Internet, and actual prints on the walls of a "real" gallery. Exhibits from previous years can also be accessed. There is an alphabetical index of all the artists and a digital photography bibliography.
• A History of Photography from its beginnings till the 1920s by R. Leggatt is an online script-only (no pictures) history of the first eighty years of photography. It includes descriptions of many of the most important photographers of the period and information on some of the most significant processes used in the early days.
• International Photo Gallery Project is an index of links to photo galleries around the world. Photos displayed in the gallery are primarily of nature, wildlife, art, people and history of the countries listed.
• Masters of Photography offers articles and resources about 54 major photographers, along with a gallery of examples of their work.
• The Photographers' Gallery home page.
• Photo.net contains equipment reviews, tips on traditional and digital photography technique, a gallery, archives and an extensive list of links.
• Royal Photographic Society home page.
• Sight - Fine Photography Online contains portfolios by photographic artists and illustrated articles.

PRINTING AND PRINTMAKING

• Alma: Life and Work, 1909-1972 is a permanent online exhibition focusing on the life and work of Alma.
• The Floating World of Cyberspace is a catalogue of Japanese woodblock prints on the internet.
• Keith Howard's Non-Toxic Printmaking Page is a site which offers detailed advice on non-toxic printmaking methods.
• New Directions in Printmaking gives details of safe and environmentally-friendly printmaking processes. There is also an online gallery of prints produced using some of the processes listed.
• The Posters of Toulouse-Lautrec web site has a biography and a digital exhibition of 32 posters by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. There are essays discussing some of the people and places which inspired the artist, and relating his work to artistic developments such as Art Nouveau and japonisme. A section on printmaking provides a glossary of technical print and poster terminology.
• The Printmakers Council have their own web site.
• The Printmaking Links page includes over 130 links to sites dealing with printmaking and related topics. It also acts as a forum for a printmaking discussion group.
• Printworks Magazine is an online journal which features artwork by contemporary printmakers. Information on printmaking exhibitions, conferences, news and events worldwide is provided, as well as information about materials suppliers and services. There is a permanent exhibition of works by contributors and there are links to other resources.
• William Hogarth and 18th Century Print Culture is the online version of a commemorative exhibition to coincide with Hogarth�s 300th anniversary. His satirical graphic work is critically reassessed and the thematic sections of the exhibition demonstrate his deep concern with the artistic and sociological issues of the day.
• World of Escher is a site devoted to the work of the Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher, with a gallery of his work and biographical details.

SCULPTURE

• The Christo & Jeanne-Claude web pages were produced to support the Stanford Presidential Lectures and Symposia in the Humanities and Arts. They provide a background to the artists, essays by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, critical texts, links to other sites, and an annotated bibliography.
• The Greek Art and Architecture web site offers a database of images of Greek sculpture and architecture. The sculpture section covers reliefs, the female figure, and the Archaic, Classical, Late Classical and Hellenistic periods.
• International Sculpture Center, an organisation based in Washington DC, is dedicated to the understanding and advancement of contemporary sculpture. As well as information about the ISC and its activities, you will find a Portfolio section which presents new work by member sculptors, an online newsletter and an online magazine. A Library section offers links to resources on historical sculptors, technical resources and relevant organisations.
• The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum in New York City exhibits a comprehensive collection of the sculptor's work in a setting he created. Through its web site you can find out more about the museum and access images of Noguchi�s work. You will also find biographical details and research and resources about him collected by the Isamu Noguchi Foundation.
• Mus�e Rodin is the official web site of the Rodin Museum in Paris. As well as information about the museum itself and its activities, you will find details of the artist�s life and work and images of some of his sculpture and other works.
• Through the Roman Art and Architecture web site you can access a database of images which include architecture (Rome, Pompeii, Athens and beyond), sculpture, and painting.
• Sculptor.Org: a Comprehensive Resource for Sculptors offers information about resources relating to sculpture on and off the internet. You can find information about or links to: individual sculptors' pages, sculptors' associations, computer-aided sculpture, upcoming events, online galleries, foundries & sculptors' services, stone carving, wood carving, legal issues, grants and scholarships, jobs search facilities, and lots more.
• Follow the links on the International Sculpture Center site to access Sculpture Magazine On-line, an international publication devoted to contemporary sculpture which can be accessed from the International Sculpture Center home page. It includes criticism, reviews, interviews and technical information, and also lists commissions, calls for artists, grants, residencies and workshops in its Opportunities section. There is an archive of past issues.
• THAIS - 1200 years of Italian sculpture is a comprehensive site devoted to the history of Italian sculpture. There is information on many Italian sculptors, with biographical details and examples of their work. Movements and time periods in Italian sculpture, including Gothic, Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque and Modernism, are also covered. Images and descriptions of famous work from these periods are provided. From this site you can access sculptures from collections, museums and galleries in some of the bigger Italian cities, such as Florence and Rome. News about events in Italy�s contemporary sculpture community is also supplied.

ORGANIZATIONS

Association of Art Historians	Printmakers Council
Association of Illustrators	Public Monuments and Sculpture Association
Association of Photographers	Royal Academy of Arts
British Society of Master Glass Painters	Royal Photographic Society
Crafts Council	The William Morris Society Web Site
Design Council

ELECTRONIC TEXTS

• The On-Line Books Page. A comprehensive listing of links to over 10,000 full-text books now available on the World Wide Web, including some texts on Fine Arts. You can either use the search facility or browse by author, title or subject.

ELECTRONIC JOURNALSAll the e-journals listed below are published on the World Wide Web. This means that the full-text of all the articles from each issue can be accessed electronically - no passwords are required.

FINE ART:

BUILT HERITAGE CONSERVATION:

• FindArticles is a database containing "hundreds of thousands of articles from more than 300 magazines and journals, dating back to 1998". You can search for full-text articles within a specific magazine or within all the magazines in a specific subject category (e.g. Arts & Entertainment). Alternatively, you can search the entire database. For a list of full-text Art and Design magazines and journals freely-available via FindArticles, clickhere.

ONLINE DATABASES

• Art Abstracts is a service on the internet which allows you to search for periodical article references by subject and then email the resulting references to yourself. Many of the references are accompanied by an abstract which tells you more about the article in question.
  For help on how to use the service, consult ourguide.
  N.B. To access this ISI service, you will need to obtain a personal ATHENS account.
• BHI (British Humanities Index) contains abstracts from UK, US and international journals from 1987 onwards. Subject coverage includes all aspects of humanities.
  For a list of Art journals indexed on BHI, click here.
  A guide on how to use the service is available on the Library web pages.
  To access this service, click HERE and you will be taken to the main CSA Internet Database Service page. Then select Arts & Humanities and click on one of the Search buttons.
  N.B. In order to access the service, you will need toobtain a personal ATHENS account.
• EBSCOhost EJS also provides access to abstracts of periodical articles, including a select number of Art & Design titles.
  For a list of Art periodicals indexed on EBSCOhost EJS, click here.
  For help on how to use the service, consult our guide.
  N.B. To access this service, you will need toobtain a personal ATHENS account.
• Grove Dictionary of Art Online is the online version of the print edition, containing 41,000 articles, plus over 12,000 links to important art images in galleries and museums around the world.
  For help on how to use the service, consult our guide. N.B. To access this service, you will need toobtain a personal ATHENS account.
• Using Ingenta Connect, you can look up references to articles in over 26,000 multi-disciplinary publications.
  For a list of over 130 Art periodicals indexed on Ingenta, click here.
  For a list of Art & Design-related periodicals available full-text, click here.
  For help on how to use the service, consult ourguide.
  There are also subject-based links to resources on the internet.
  N.B. To access this service_, you will need toobtain a personal ATHENS account._
• Periodicals Archive Online is anotherfull-text electronic collection of core scholarly periodicals. It provides access to more than 200 years of full-text journal articles covering the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Coverage varies depending on the journal title but ends at 1995 at the latest.
  Full-text Art and Design periodicals available on Periodicals Archive Online are listedhere.
  For our user guide, clickhere.
  N.B. To access this service, you will need to obtain a personal ATHENS account.
  Please also note that some of the full-text articles are stored within JSTOR: To view full text articles via JSTOR you will first need to click on "Athens Logon" in the JSTOR site.
• Periodicals Index Online provides access to millions of citations for articles published in the arts, humanities and social sciences, across more than 300 years. For a list of Art and Design periodicals indexed on Periodicals Index Online, clickhere. N.B. To access this service, you will need to obtain a personal ATHENS account.
• Web of Science (ISI service, accessible viaWeb of Knowledge) is a service on the World Wide Web which allows you to search by subject for periodical article references and then email the resulting references to yourself. Using the Arts & Humanities Citation Index within WoS, you can search for references to articles on Art. Coverage is from 1981 to the present.
  For a list of Art periodicals indexed on WoS, clickhere.
  A guide on how to use the service is available on the Library web pages.
  N.B. To access this ISI service, you will need toobtain a personal ATHENS account.
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For a combined list of ALL Art & Design-related periodicals available full-text on the World Wide Web, click here.

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