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AHDS: Arts and Humanities Data Service: National centre to coordinate access to and facilitate the creation and use of scholarly electronic resources in the arts and humanities.
Author: AHDS
Subjects: art research, higher education research data, historical data, humanities research, law links, library and information science research
DeweyClass: 001.3
Resource type: document collection, journal
Al Jadid Magazine: A Review and Record of Arabic Culture and Arts: A discursive representation of aspects of Arabic culture and arts, published in the English language. Full text versions are available for many magazine features, which include book reviews, essays, and interviews with intellectuals of the Arab world. Film, theatre, and women's issues are also covered.
Author: Al Jadid Magazine
Subjects: arabic, art research, cultural studies
DeweyClass: 305.8
Resource type: magazine
Araldo de Luca: Photographic Archive of Works of Art: Over 70,000 images of historical objects, artefacts and art works mainly pertaining to antiquity and religion and mostly from Europe, North Africa and Central Asia. Taken by award-winning photographer Araldo de Luca during major photographic campaigns to document issues in those regions. Lightboxes can be created to store selected images and details of the objects and images are provided. Can be searched in Italian, Spanish or English.
Author: Araldo de Luca
Subjects: art research, ethnic art, history of art, religious art
DeweyClass: 709
Resource type: image collection
Art and Architecture Thesaurus Browser: Searchable thesaurus providing exact and keyword matches, definitions and applications, synonyms and spelling variants.
Author: Getty Information Institute
Subjects: architectural research, art research
DeweyClass: 703
Resource type: thesaurus
Art in Context: The purpose of the art in context web site is to preserve and increase the availability of information important for research, education, public awareness and understanding in fine art. Includes indexes of galleries and dealers, museums, artists and current exhibitions.
Author: Art in Context Center for Communications
Subjects: art education, art links, art research, artists
DeweyClass: 700
Resource type: index
Art Magazines, Art Ezines, Art News, Art Journals: Alphabetical index of art journals, ezines, and magazines.
Author: Zeroland
Subjects: art links, art research
DeweyClass: 705
Resource type: index
Artcyclopedia: The fine art search engine which provides references to Web resources where artists' work can be viewed online. Also includes a directory of art museums worldwide.
Author: Malyon, John
Subjects: art links, art research
DeweyClass: 703
Resource type: directory
Art-public.com: Available in English, French and German, based in Paris and launched in 1997, art-public.com is a specialised online resource for information and documentation dedicated to art in the public arena. Includes an index to relevant Web material, organised by country. A subscription based online library is also offered.
Author: Béchy, Hervé & Risser, Michel
Subjects: art education, art research
DeweyClass: 730
Resource type: index
Arts and Crafts Society: Information about the Arts and Crafts movement, with bibliographies, details of historic sites, and an events calendar. Also includes a list of in-print books by and about William Morris.
Author: Arts and Crafts Society
Subjects: art research, crafts
DeweyClass: 706
Resource type: bibliography, news
Arts Journal: Daily Arts News: Daily digest of arts and cultural journalism from Englis -language newspapers, magazines, and television. Features news archives arranged by artistic area such as dance, music, theatre, visual arts, and media. Also incorporates a search facility and provides links to the online arts sections of newspapers.
Author: McLennan, Douglas
Subjects: art links, art research
DeweyClass: 700
Resource type: news
Burlington Magazine: Founded in 1903, The Burlington Magazine covers all aspects of the fine and decorative arts from ancient times to the present day.
Author: Burlington Magazine Publications
Subjects: art education, art research
DeweyClass: 705
Resource type: journal
Centre for the Study of Cartoons and Caricature: Research centre and picture library, based upon a unique archive of original cartoon artwork supported by a reference library of books, pamphlets, and AV materials. The Centre's main objectives are to conserve and catalogue cartoons, to encourage research into all aspects and periods of cartooning, to plan and promote exhibitions of cartoon originals, and to service teaching in a variety of disciplines.
Author: Kent University, Canterbury Templeman Library
Subjects: art research
DeweyClass: 741.5
Resource type: institution
Colour Group (Great Britain): The Colour Group of Great Britain, founded in 1940 to form an interdisciplinary society that draws together those concerned with different aspects of colour - its measurement, reproduction and perception. Information is provided about the group, its membership and the courses and conferences it is involved in. Images relating to colour theory are also available here.
Author: Forsyth, P. M.
Subjects: art links, art research
DeweyClass: 700
Resource type: documents, images
Digital Humanities and Arts: Online hub for research and teaching in the digital arts and humanities. It enables members to locate information, promote research projects and discuss ideas with fellow scholars. Details current UK projects in the field, provides a library of relevant resources including case studies and briefing papers, and recommends tools commonly used in digital arts and humanities research.
Author: arts-humanities.net
Subjects: art research, humanities research
DeweyClass: 001.3
Resource type: documents, index
Exploring Themes in American Art: Essays investigating artistic styles including abstraction, figure drawing, historical subjects, landscape and marine art, portraiture, still life, and topographical views. A selection of annotated images, biographies of artists, and related glossaries accompanies each section.
Author: American National Gallery of Art
Subjects: art research, artists
DeweyClass: 750
Resource type: image collection
Feminist Aesthetics: Offers a bibliography covering aesthetic theory, art in general, history of women artists, architecture, dance, film, music, painting, performance art, and theatre. Also provides biographical information about a number of feminist artists including Teresa de Lauretis, Adrian Piper and Griselda Pollock.
Author: Switala, Kristin
Subjects: art research, artists, philosophy links, women's issues
DeweyClass: 701
Resource type: bibliography
Fine Arts: Dictionaries/Encyclopedias: Reference materials on fine arts organised by category, including, general works, art terminology, biographical works, themes/symbols in art.
Author: Wilfrid Laurier University
Subjects: art education, art research, reference
DeweyClass: 703
Resource type: bibliography
Fondation Herge: Tintin: Information about the Belgian cartoonist Herge (1907-1983) and the adventures of his most famous creation, Tintin. Includes a biography of the artist, and details of characters, cinema and television productions of Tintin, and the foundation which now aims to increase awareness of Herge's works. Also features news and tribute sections. Available in English, French, Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Author: Hergé Moulinsart 2004
Subjects: art research
DeweyClass: 741.5
Resource type: documents, images
LCSH Thesaurus for Graphic Materials I: Subject Terms: Body of terms for the subject indexing of visual materials. Provides a controlled vocabulary for describing the activities, objects, types of people, events, and places represented in prints, photographs, posters, architectural drawings, and cartoons.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: art research, reference
DeweyClass: 700
Resource type: thesaurus
LCSH Thesaurus for Graphic Materials II: Genre and Physical Characteristic Terms: List of standard terms for the indexing and retrieval of still images. Enables users to search for functional and physical attributes of graphic materials to identify items according to type, such as publicity stills, booklets, juvenile art, and gameboards.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: art research
DeweyClass: 700
Resource type: thesaurus
National Art Library: Research and reference library based at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Includes information on the library, its collections, services, catalogues, publications and exhibitions.
Author: National Art Library
Subjects: art museums, art research
DeweyClass: 700
Resource type: institution
Origins of American Animation, 1900-1921: Collection of animated films created with several techniques, including clay, puppet, and pen drawings. Selections demonstrate the connections between newspaper comic strips and early animated films and also offer a glimpse into the social attitudes of the period. Available in RealPlayer, MPEG, and Quicktime formats, the films are searchable by keyword or browsable by title or subject.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: art research, film production
DeweyClass: 741.58
Resource type: moving images
Political Cartoons and Cartoonists: Traces the history of political cartoons in the US from the early nineteenth century onwards. Features samples of cartoons covering topics such as women's suffrage, the America First campaign of 1915, and Theodore Roosevelt as the personification of American imperialism. Also offers the complete Congressman Pumphrey satire on political corruption in 1907 Washington, and information on cartoonists such as Frederick Opper and Homer Davenport.
Author: Zwick, Jim
Subjects: art research, political history, united states political history
DeweyClass: 320.9
Resource type: documents
Psyart: Peer-reviewed journal about the psychological study of the arts. Includes a forum, and opportunity to discuss articles with authors.
Author: Institute for Psychological Study of the Arts
Subjects: art research, philosophy of mind
DeweyClass: 701
Resource type: journal
School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies: The School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies at the University of Leeds. Provides information about the school, its programmes, staff and research as well as information about how to apply for admission.
Author: University of Leeds
Subjects: art education, art research
DeweyClass: 707
Resource type: institution
Scottish Arts Council: The Scottish Arts Council distributes funding from the Scottish Executive and National Lottery funding received from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to applicants seeking to conduct research relating to the arts in Scotland. The council supports galleries, festivals, theatres, arts centres, touring companies, contemporary dance, promoters, service organisations, and artist resource centers, as well as providing awards, bursaries, fellowships, travel and research grants to a wide range of artists. In addition, information services are provided to the arts community.
Author: Scottish Arts Council
Subjects: art research, research funding, scottish culture
DeweyClass: 700
Resource type: documents
SignatureHelp: Fee-based database of artist signatures and monograms, offering 142,000 signature examples from more than 65,000 artists. Signatures are mainly from paintings produced since the 14th century, with some coming from sculptures, watercolours and prints.
Author: Signaturehelp.com
Subjects: art research
DeweyClass: 700
Resource type: image collection
SIRIS: Smithsonian Institution Research Information System: An interactive system offering details of research resources held by the Institution's libraries, archives, and research units. Provides access to the Freer Gallery of Art Library with examples of Asian art, photographic archives comprising the Peter A Juley and Son Collection, and Smithsonian Chronology listing significant events in the history of the Smithsonian Institution.
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Subjects: art museums, art research
DeweyClass: 708
Resource type: opac
Toonpedia: Presents an encyclopaedia of cartoons and their characters. Also features information on the creator, production company, date first shown, and original medium of each entry.
Author: Markstein, Don
Subjects: art research
DeweyClass: 741.5
Resource type: documents, images
VADS: Visual Arts Data Service: VADS provides the UK higher education community with access to digital research data appropriate for re-use, by building an on-line archive of electronic resources created by and of use to the visual arts community. These resources will adhere to agreed standards of best practice for the creation, management, preservation and access of electronic information.
Author: VADS, Surrey Institute of Art and Design University College
Subjects: art education, art research, painting, sculpture
DeweyClass: 700
Resource type: document collection
Zeroland: Arts on the Web: Zeroland provides an overview or map of arts and culture Web pages throughout the world. Topics are indexed alphabetically by subject, genre, period, name and country.
Author: Zeroland
Subjects: art links, art research
DeweyClass: 700
Resource type: directory, index