Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology

Finding books, articles, and images

| Finding Books |

TIP #1: You will not find articles in the online catalog, only journal titles. For articles look in databases like the Art Index or the Bibliography of the History of Art.

TIP #2: When doing keyword seaches you must use AND, OR, NOT logic. See below for details.

TIP #3: If the status of a Marquand book is charged [i.e. "Charged - Due on 06-01-05 --try Borrow Direct (books only) or Recall (any item)"], it is still in the library and available to consult. Please ask at the front desk, and we will tell you which carrel or shelf it has been charged to.

TIP #4: If Princeton doesn't have everything you need, search in WorldCat. You can request items through the Borrow Direct service or interlibrary loan.

Keyword Searching

Try to think of words that are specific to your topic (such as "durer" and criticism) and not too general (renaissance). Think of multiple ways to describe what you want. A keyword search requires Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) or quotes.

Use quotes for exact phrases

"northern renaissance"

Combine keywords to narrow your search

"art patronage" and germany
prints and netherlands and exhibitions
(sculpture and renaissance) not italy

You can also use truncation

photograph? picks up words like "photography" and "photographers"

Subject Searching

When you search by subject, you can search by a very broad concept (prints) to a very narrow one (exhibitions of 17th century Dutch prints). However, you must use standard Library of Congress subject terms, in a specially designated order. You cannot use AND, OR, NOT. Unless you know the exact subject heading, it is best to do a keyword search for your topic. Once you find a likely title, go to the Long View and click on the hyperlinked subject headings that most closely match your topic. More information on subject searching.

Limiting Searches

The "Set Limits" button takes you to a screen where you can set limits which will narrow your search results. These limits only work with keyword searches. They stay in effect for subsequent searches unless you clear them.

You can limit by:

Date (year item was published)
Language
Item type (such as archival collection or music score)
Medium (such as a soundrecording or visual material)
Location (a specific Princeton library)
Place of publication (country, US state, Canadian province)

| Finding Articles |

TIP #1: As in the main catalog, both keyword and subject searching will work in databases like Art Index.

TIP #2: To find the actual article in the library after finding the citation, you have to search the online catalog for the title of the journal. For instance, to find the following article:

M. Evans, "The Age of Van Eyck: The Mediterranean World and Early Netherlandish Painting 1430-1530." [Exhibit]. Apollo no. 492 (February 2003) p. 47-9.

Do a journal title search in the online catalog for Apollo.

TIP #3: Many databases support Find it @PUL, which searches for the article in full text sources and in our online catalog.

TIP #4: Consult the main database page at Princeton and select Art & Archaeology from the Subject List . This list is organized by core resources, related, and some coverage of the topic. Each entry contains a link to the database as well as a brief description of its contents and years of coverage.

| Finding Images |

TIP #1: Use both print and electronic resources for finding images.

Iconclass: an iconographic classification system by H. van de Waal; completed and edited by L. D. Couprie with R. H. Fuchs, E. Tholen. Amsterdam: North-Holland Pub. Co., 1973-1985.
Marquand Library (SA): Reference, Z697.A8 W3 1973
Iconclass is a subject specific international classification system for iconographic research and the documentation of images. Iconclass is also a 17 volume collection of ready-made definitions of objects, persons, events, situations and abstract ideas that can be the subject of an image. Iconclass organizes iconography into 10 'main divisions', each containing hierarchically ordered definitions. Visit the Iconclass website for more information.

World Painting Index by Patricia Pate Havlice. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1977.
Marquand Library (SA): Reference, ND30 .H3
The World Painting Index is an unparalleled source for finding reproductions of paintings in books. Works are listed by artist and title. The number(s) next to each entry refer to the books listed at the front of volume 1, where the reproduction appears. A "c" means the reproduction is in color. The list of books has been annotated with the location and call number in the Princeton University Library. Three supplements.

TIP #2: Often journal articles will contain images. Citations in Art Index, for instance, will indicate if there are reproductions of plans, elevations, etc.

TIP #3: Marquand has two scanners (reserved for Marquand materials) where you may scan images from books and articles. These digital images can be emailed, saved to the H drive, burned to a CD, and printed.

TIP #4: Museum websites can be excellent sources of digital images, if you know which museum owns the artwork you are interested in.