Library Home Page > Research Topics art/artists This guide is an introduction to the research process that, while not being an exhaustive list of information resources available, should be helpful in getting started in your research about art/artists.  Below you will find pointers to suggested research terms about art/artists, materials in the library catalog about art/artists, websites relevant to art/artists, and links to library databases that contain information about art/artists.  Please use our email reference service, contact us at (310) 434-4254, or visit us in the library at the reference desk if you need further assistance. Go to:    Suggested Research Terms    Materials in the Library Catalog     Websites    Library Databases Suggested Research Terms One of the really helpful things when searching for information about a topic is a short list of terms related to a topic.  We think the following terms will help with your research about art/artists: art art history artists art terminology Back to top of page Materials in the library catalog about art/artists We have the following materials in the library catalog about art/artists: art art catalog art history art terminology artists artists biography modernism art women artists   Back to top of page Websites on art/artists The following websites will help you with your research on art/artists: Artcyclopedia Biographical information on artists, especially women and location of their exhibits are given here. Material searchable by subject, movement and nationalities. Art History Resource Gives Art History from prehistoric art to 21st century with research resources as lists of links, lists of artists for biographies, and specific art forms in countries of Asia, Africa, and the Americas are included. World Wide Arts Resources World Wide Arts is a great searchable directory of art sites with more than 3000 categories and over 150,000 pages. Some of the major categories include: Museums, Antiques, Arts Resources, Commercial Arts and Galleries, Artist Index, Festivals, and Performance Arts. The Art Newspaper (International Edition) This site reports on "old art, new art, decorative art, the commercial and the non-commercial world" and the effects of political and economic events on art. Special features include Focus on Looted Art and Today's Artist which has an artist interview and examples from the artist's oeuvre. There are links to international art resources, a free newsletter, and a forum. Archived and searchable through links in bottom menus of most pages. Artchive This site has extensive biographies of artists plus  references to books and videos.  Has good scanned images and lists of links to major art resources Back to top of page Library Databases relevant to art/artists The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain material relevant to art/artists.  Databases may include magazine, newspaper and journal articles.  Off-campus users, please note: you must be a Santa Monica College student, faculty or staff member to use these services. Grove Dictionary of Art Contains 45,000 articles on every aspect of the visual arts painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography from prehistory to the present day. Academic Search Premier, MasterFile Premier Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. Encyclopedia Americana Includes 45,000 articles, plus thousands of hypertext links to web sites featuring additional data. It is updated quarterly. Encyclopedia, Funk and Wagnalls New World Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas. Readers' Guide Retrospective 1890-1982 Comprehensive indexing of general-interest periodicals. Coverage includes the years 1890 through 1982. National Newspapers (U.S.) Searchable index for recent issues of the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and the Christian Science Monitor. Full-text for newer issues and citations for older materials. More information on coverage Newspaper Source (Regional, National and International) Provides selected full text for 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers. Ethnic NewsWatch News, culture and history from the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press -- English and Spanish language. Youth Resources Resources of interest to primary and secondary school students. MAS Ultra School Edition, Primary Search, Ebsco Animals and the Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia include full text for more almost 600 popular general interest and current events publications, more than 500 full text pamphlets, 252 full text reference books, 84,074 biographies, 86,132 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. Researched and evaluated by: josephine pletscher,Librarian 4-12-02 Back to top