EWP 060.113.03: Attacking Art

Library Catalog  ι  Databases for Journals  ι  Databases for Historical Materials ι Databases for General Reference ι  Evaluating & Citing Resources

The following resources will be especially useful in helping you obtain information relating to researching your paper for Attacking Art; however, these resources may be of help in other courses throughout your undergraduate career. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Leigh Anne Palmer, Librarian for English and American Literature, Film Studies, and Writing Seminars.

Use the library catalog as a starting point:

Johns Hopkins University Libraries Catalog  (Any location)

Consider using relevant subject headings to narrow your search with pin-point precision. Using any search module (alphabetical, basic keyword, or advanced keyword), type in your subject terms. If you use the alphabetical search module, you can even browse relevant subject area divisions. If you use the keyword search modules, you can search for books by combining subject terms and other keywords. Some useful subject headings include, but are by no means limited to the following.

Databases for finding articles in journals:

Humanities Full Text (also part of OmniFile full text mega)  (All US JHU)

Academic Search Premier  (All US JHU)

Art abstracts   (All US JHU)

Art index retrospective  (All US JHU)

Artbibliographies modern.  (All US JHU)

Databases for finding historical materials

ARTstor  (All US JHU)

LexisNexis Academic New Interface  (All US JHU)

ProQuest Newspapers (Current)  (All US JHU)

ProQuest Newspapers (Historical)  (All US JHU)

Other related Databases

Britannica Online  (All US JHU)

Grove dictionary of art  (All JHU (incl. International))

Webster's 3rd new international dictionary  (All US JHU)

Evaluating and citing resources

Can't I just use the web?

Evaluating internet resources

Citing resources

For more general electronic library resources, also see the webpages Art History Electronic Resources and Other Databases by Subject. They are accessible from your home computer if you have downloaded Hopkins' VPN client. If you have questions, feel free to contact Leigh Anne Palmer, Librarian for English and American Literature, Writing Seminars, and Film Studies.