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:

Excavations (Archaeology) -- Italy -- Pompeii (Extinct city)
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Italy -- Herculaneum (Extinct city)

Pompeii (Extinct city)
Herculaneum (Extinct city)

Grand tours (Education) 
Travelers -- Europe -- History -- 18th Century

Naples (Italy) -- Description and travel

Italy -- History -- 18th century

For primary sources, look for these subdivisions: diaries, personal narratives, correspondence, sources.

Searching for Articles using E-Resources A - Z

Periodical Indexes (Secondary Sources):

Art Index (1984-Present)

Art Index Retrospective (1929-1983)

Bibliography of the History of Art (1990-Present)

Historical Abstracts

Social Sciences Citation Index

Periodical Indexes (Primary Sources):

Periodical Contents Index (1770-1991)

Reader's Guide Retrospective (1890 -1982)

Poole's Plus (1802-1906)

Newspapers (Primary Sources):

Lexis-Nexis -- For finding contemporary newspaper articles

New York Times Historical Backfile (1851-2004)

London Times Digital Archive (1785-present)
Available online at Smith College library.

 

Selected WWW Resources

General Sites:

ArtStor -- Image database of major art collections.

Metropolitan Museum of Art Timeline of Art History

Grove Dictionary of Art

Mother of All Art and Art History Links Page

Course Related Sites:

Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment -- Travel Literature

Italy on the Grand Tour (Getty Exhibitions)

Internet Archive [Search for texts on "Pompeii and travel"]

American Travellers to Italy -- Accounts

British Travellers to Italy -- Accounts

ECCO: Eighteenth Century Collections Online
Available online at Smith College library.

Pompeii Archive

Citing and Evaluation Websites

Getting Started On Research MHC Guide

Guides for Citing Sources

Evaluating Web Sites

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.