Finding Books

• The best way to find a book on your topic is to start with a search in the Library Catalog. Once you've found something of interest, you should also browse the stacks in that particular area.
• Possible Subject Headings to use in the Library Catalog:
  

  Sample Subject Headings:

  • Art treasures in war
  • Art thefts [Country] History
  • Cultural Property
  • Intellectual Property

Searching for Articles using E-Resources A - Z

Art Index (1984-Present)

Art Index Retrospective (1929-1983)

Bibliography of the History of Art (1990-Present)

PAIS International/Public Affairs Information Service

Expanded Academic Index

Social Sciences Citation Index


News and Current Events Resources

Lexis-Nexis Academic provides full-text of US and foreign newspapers and some periodicals. US and European legal materials are also available online.

The Art Newspaper

US State Department: International Cultural Property Protection

UNESCO: Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

ICOM:Fighting the Illicit Traffic of Cultural Property

INTERPOL: Stolen Works of Art

Museum Security Network

Report on the National Library and the House of Manuscripts

Getting Started On Research MHC Guide

Art History Research Guide MHC Guide

Looking for Good Art: Web Resources and Image Databases

 

Web Resources (examples)

ARTstor: A Searchable Database of Art-related Images

AccuNet/Associated Press Multimeda Archive

Mother of All Art and Art History Links Page

 

Metropolitan Museum of Art Timeline of Art History

Grove Dictionary of Art

 

Having trouble finding what you need? Go to LITS and chat with a librarian at the Reference Desk. Or, with advance notice, set up an appointment to meet with Bryan Goodwin, History liaison. We're here to help you with your research!