Course Guides

Databases

Scholarly, peer-reviewed journals are available from our subscription databases. Listed below are suggestions for starting your research. A complete list of our Digital Resources are available from the Databases link.

• Academic Search Premier [INFO]
• Communication and Mass Media Complete (many full-text) ([INFO]
• JSTOR Arts & Sciences I Collection (full-text backfiles) [INFO]

Books and More

The Library catalog is a collection of books and other print materials, such as videos/DVDs, music CDs, and scores. The catalog offers a variety of searches - Keyword, Subject, Author, Title, and Call Number. Examples of searches are below:

• Subject search for graphic arts
• Subject search for lithography
• Subject search for computer graphics
• Subject search for etching

Reference Material

Reference sources may provide a good starting point for research and include encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, and statistical sources. Some key resources are listed below. Additional titles may be located by seaching the Library catalog

• The Design Encyclopedia
• The Oxford Dictionary Of Art
• Prentice Hall Graphic Communications Dictionary
• The GATF Encyclopedia Of Graphic Communications
• The Design Encyclopedia
• The Oxford Dictionary Of Art
• Prentice Hall Graphic Communications Dictionary
• The GATF Encyclopedia Of Graphic Communications

Web Sites

• National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
• Online Encyclopedia of Western Signs and Ideograms
• Center for NonVerbal Studies

More…

• Ask a Librarian
• Subject librarian: Bill Kietzman

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