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Niagara University Library
Guide to Fine Arts Research

Need Help?

Contact the Library subject specialist for fine arts:

Melissa Langridge
716-286-8028
mlangridge@niagara.edu


Finding Articles

Try the following databases:

Academic Search Premier via EBSCOhost
This is a multidisciplinary database that indexes some art journals and contains some full text.

Research Library via ProQuest
This is another multidisciplinary database that has a few art publications and some full text.

Lexis/Nexis
This full-text database provides access to hundreds of newspapers and can be a good source of local reviews of exhibits and profiles of artists.
Arts and Humanities Search Via FirstSearch
This database indexes art journals, but it does not contain any full text.

Tip: If you don't see a full-text link to the article you need, remember to View the list of journals, magazines and newspapers available online and in the Library. The Library may have access to the article in another database or have it on the shelf.

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Finding Books

Use Niagara University's Library Catalog to locate books owned by the Library.

Tip: When looking at a book in the Library catalog, be sure to check which collection it is shelved in. Many art books are shelved in the Oversize collection, which is located on the basement level of the Library to the right.

If you want to search for books owned by other libraries, too, then try searching WorldCat, a catalog that contains references to more than 57 million items owned by 9,000 libraries worldwide. Don't worry - if you need a book owned by another library, you can request it. To learn how, jump to the section called Obtaining Materials NU Library Does Not Own.

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Finding Facts and Web Sites

The Reference Collection on the first floor Library contains some art reference books that can also be useful. Look for call number Ref N to see titles like:

  • Encyclopedia of the Arts
  • Encyclopedia of World Art
  • Oxford Dictionary of Art

If you are looking for specific information on the World Wide Web, visit a search engine like Google and type your keywords in.

If you would like to browse directories of art web sites, try these:

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Obtaining Materials NU Library Does Not Own

If you need an article or a book that NU Library does not own, you can make use of Interlibrary Loan to obtain it.

Tip: In a hurry? If the article or book you need is owned by another library in Western New York, you can visit that library and use their resources on site (view a list of Western New York library web sites).

Please note: If you wish to borrow a book from another Western New York library, you can get an Infopass Card at the Reference Desk.

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How to Cite Your Sources

Check with your professor first, but the most commonly used style manual in the Theatre Studies Department is the following:

  • MLA Handbook For Writers of Research Papers. (Ref LB2369 .G53 2003b)

This manual is the definitive source, but you will find some online guides as well.

Try a Google search of "MLA Style" to see other guides.

Tip: Please talk to your professor if you have questions about how to cite your sources.

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