Art & Art History  Tags: art art_history art_books art_journals art_images art_class_pages  

This research guide provides general library resources for Art & Art History. For resources for a specific art topic or class, please see the Class Pages tab.

If you have any questions, contact me anytime by email, voice, or chat. As the Subject Specialist for Art & Art History, I'm your librarian!

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Free online art journal in Spanish (with English abstracts).

Do you need some basic research help? Try Research 101.  Research 101 is an interactive online tutorial for students wanting an introduction to research skills. The tutorial covers the basics, including how to select a topic and develop research questions, as well as how to select, search for, find, and evaluate information sources.

Research 101 is intended to help improve how you research, so you can tackle information problems anywhere. Research 101 is NOT a UTSA-specific help page with links for finding information; and it is NOT intended to replace meetings with your instructor or librarians.

How much do you already know about your topic?

Click on the I need to find... tab to find:

• Background Information if your topic is relatively new to you
• Books for broad in-depth information on an artist, movement, period, or style
• Articles for very specific in-depth information on a narrow topic
• Images for recommended image sources

You may also wish to check out:

• Tutorials for short "how-to's" for Library resources
• Class pages for specific tips and resources for selected classes

The UTSA Library uses the Library of Congress classification system to assign call numbers to books so that you can find them on the shelves. You'll usually find art books under these broad categories:

N Visual arts
NA Architecture
NB Sculpture
NC Drawing. Design. Illustration
ND Painting
NE Print media
NK Decorative arts
NX Arts in general
TP Chemical technology (includes some ceramics/pottery)
TR Photography
TT Handicrafts. Arts and crafts

Example: NB237.N43 A4 2007 is the call number for the book:

Visit the Department of Art and Art History page on the UTSA web site for information about undergraduate and graduate programs, faculty, galleries and more.

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Do you have a favorite Art / Art History web site that you think would be a great resource to have on this Guide?  Please make a suggestion.

  

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Do you need some help? You've come to the right place!  Contact your Art/Art History Librarian (that's my contact info at right) or if I'm not available, use our Ask A Librarian service to contact us by phone, email, text, or IM (chat).

Are you interested in art-related blogs? Would you like to watch lectures from some major universities or art museums? Check out these links compiled by the Online College. 

Books mentioned in the Look What's New! section above will be archived here for easy access. Click on a title for availability.

Seeing is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees: Over Thirty Years of Conversations with Robert Irwin
JPL Stacks
N6537.I64 W4 2008