LibGuides: ARH 1000 Art Appreciation (Professor Gross): PBSC Resources

Art Related Databases

The databases in this section have a specific connection to art. JSTOR includes academic journals while Fine Arts (Gale OneFile) will have academic journals as well as magazine and newspaper articles. ARTStor is a great resource for viewing and learning details about specific art pieces.

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Access back issues of core journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Over 700 titles available.
ARTStor This link opens in a new window
Must login or create an ARTStor account the first time you access this database.
ARTstor is a digital library of approximately 550,000 images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences.
The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1, 2024. Artstor content is currently available through JSTOR and will survive on that platform.
Fine Arts (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Provides more than 150 full-text magazines and journals that are covered in indices such as the Wilson Art Index and RILM, this collection will provide support for research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.

Biography Databases

Need biographical information about an artist? These databases can help you out! They are quite different from each other, so you might want to try more than one to get a variety of resources on your subject.

Biography (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive, biographical reference database covering people in literature, science, multicultural studies, business, entertainment, politics, sports, government, history, current events and the arts.
Biography Reference Center (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Offers a comprehensive collection of more than 450,000 full-text biographies, including 9,000 Biographies from American National Biography (Oxford University Press) and many other resources.
Biography Reference eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
This ebook reference collection offers a rich selection of biographical eBook titles.

Reference Databases

Every library has a reference section, and the PBSC virtual library is no exception. These databases will help you find foundational information about art and artists.

Credo Reference (Credo) This link opens in a new window
A collection of over 500 reference sources from more than 70 publishers. Integrated with journal article databases (EBSCO, Gale, JSTOR, Wilson), as well as EasyBib.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Provides access to more than 85 reference sources including encyclopedias, almanacs, series and - eBooks - in many subject area including literature, health, science, art, history, business, social science, and multicultural studies. To search a specific title (e.g. Short Stories for Students, Drama for Students, etc.), select the publication by clicking on the "+" beside the discipline which covers it.