HISTART R1B: The Institutions of Art

Off-campus Access to Library Resources

ljones@library.berkeley.edu (Lynn Jones) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:35:19 -0700

Before you can access Library resources from off campus make sure you have configured your computer with proxy server settings.

After you make a one-time change in your web browser settings, the proxy server will ask you to log in with a CalNet ID or Library PIN when you click on the link to a licensed resource.

Art History Library

ljones@library.berkeley.edu (Lynn Jones) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:27:30 -0700

Art History/Classics Library: 308 Doe Library: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ARTH/

The Art History/Classics Library contains a core collection of scholarly books and journals used primarily for PhD research. Undergraduates may use the Art History/Classics Library if the identified resource is only available there. When you identify a unique book or journal, please present your Cal ID to the circulation desk staff and fill out a Day Pass in order to access the material. All AH/C resources are library use only.

Art Research

ljones@library.berkeley.edu (Lynn Jones) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:51:22 -0700

Check out Google Art Project, which gives you virtual tours of some of the world's major art museums, including close ups of major art works.

News databases

ljones@library.berkeley.edu (Lynn Jones) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:18:51 -0700

The newspaper databases listed here contain articles published mostly after 1985. For historical topics use Historical Newspapers [Proquest] database

Databases for Film Studies

ljones@library.berkeley.edu (Lynn Jones) — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:55:29 -0800

The MLA Bibliography can also be a good source for film criticism, particularly for films that were adapted from novels.

Getting Material from NRLF

ljones@library.berkeley.edu (Lynn Jones) — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:03:09 -0700

A large part of the library's collection is stored off campus in an environmentally secure building called the Northern Regional Library Facility [NRLF].

Submit online requests via the REQUEST button in OskiCat to borrow material shelved at NRLF. To receive electronic or paper copies of book chapters or journal articles, submit an online request via the "Request an article from NRLF (photocopy or web delivery)" link that appears in eligible titles in OskiCat. Staff at public service desks of any campus library can assist you with further questions.

Catalogs

ljones@library.berkeley.edu (Lynn Jones) — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:19:24 -0700

To find books, DVDs, maps, sound recordings, manuscripts, and much more - everything except articles - use a library catalog.

OskiCat = UC Berkeley libraries

MELVYL= all UC campus libraries, including all UC Berkeley libraries

What's the difference?

For each item make sure you know the name of the physical library, call number, and whether or not it's checked out, library use only, etc.

Art images

ljones@library.berkeley.edu (Lynn Jones) — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:06:37 -0700

ARTstor
A repository of more than 1 million digital images and associated catalog data. Short instructional videos are available online. See: Intro to the new ARTstor, Downloading images to PowerPoint, Batch download tool, and Making an image group.
Grove Art Online
Online version of the 34-volume Grove Dictionary of Art; also includes The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms,Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and The Oxford Companion to Western Art. Contains articles on every aspect of visual arts including painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography. Also includes biographical information on major artists, bibliographical references and links to images.

Other ways to get help

ljones@library.berkeley.edu (Lynn Jones) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:59:26 -0700

Other ways to get help: in person, by e-mail, using specialized chat services

All Questions Welcomed!

ljones@library.berkeley.edu (Lynn Jones) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:00:52 -0700

"There are no dumb questions!"

That's the philosophy of reference librarians, who are here to save you time and trouble. If you get stuck, you can talk to a reference librarian at any campus library.