Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology

Articles, Databases and Indexes

Main Database page (select Art & Archaeology from Subject list; other subject areas may also be useful: e. g. African Studies, Chinese Studies, Classics, General/Multidisciplinary, History, Japanese Studies, Latin American & Iberian Studies, Near Eastern Studies, etc.)

CORE RESOURCES
ART SALES/AUCTIONS
GENERAL REFERENCE
HUMANITIES DATABASES

Search the Library Catalog first when determining if we subscribe to a particular journal either in print OR online.

WorldCat (comprehensive online catalog of the holdings of public, academic, and special libraries in the U.S. and abroad)

JSTOR provides the full text of several important art, archaeology, and architectural history journals, such as the American Journal of Archaeology, Art Bulletin, Art Journal, Burlington Magazine, October, and the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. More details on JSTOR holdings in archaeology, architecture & architectural history, and art & art history.

Other databases with art full-text include: EBSCO's Academic Search Premier, ProQuest Research Library and Wilson OmniFile Full Text.

Core Resources
Bibliography of the History of Art (1973+)
Art Index (1929+)
ARTstor
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (1930s+)
ARTbibliographies Modern (1974+)
CAA Reviews (1998+)
Index to 19th-Century American Art Periodicals
Oxford Art Online (includes the Grove Dictionary of Art)
Design and Applied Arts Index / Design Abstracts Retrospective

NOTE: The Répertoire d'Art et d'Archéologie (1910-89) indexes art monographs, journals, sales catalogs, and festschriften; 1910-72 is not currently available electronically: see Marquand Library Stacks Z5937.R4.

Art Sales / Auction Catalogs
Art Sales Catalogues Online (1600-1900)
Art Sales Index (1974+)
Gordon's Print Price Annual (1985+)
Gordon's Photography Price Annual (1970+)
Lugt's Repertoire online (1600-1925)
SCIPIO: Art and Rare Book Sales Catalogs (Late 16c to present)

General Reference
Biography & Genealogy Master Index
Blackwell Reference Online
Guide to Reference
Lexis-Nexis Academic (current NY Times, etc.)
Oxford Reference Online
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online
Periodicals Archive Online
Periodicals Index Online
Readers Guide
World Biographical Index

Databases in the Humanities
America History & Life
Anthropology Plus
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Web of Science)
Essay and General Literature Index
Francis (Hums & Soc. Scis.-international)
H-Net Reviews (can browse by subject)
Historical Abstracts
History Reference Center
Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective
Humanities Full-Text