LIBRARY GUIDE TO ART RESOURCES

For Art internet resources use the following link :  INTERNET RESOURCES

PRINT RESOURCES

ELECTRONIC BOOKS

In addition to print holdings, Berkeley City College patrons may access electronic copies of books via NetLibrary which provides electronic access to over 50 books on Art.  To search NetLibrary, try using the some of the subject headings listed below.

PRINT BOOKS

SAMPLE REFERENCE RESOURCES AT BERKELEY CITY COLLEGE LIBRARY

• Modern art, 1851-1929 : capitalism and representation N6757 .B74 1999
• Contemporary artists TR139 .C664 1995
• The dictionary of art N31 .D5 1996
• Illustrated dictionary of symbols in eastern and western art N7740 .H35 1994
• History of art N5300 .J3 1991
• Mixed blessings : new art in a multicultural America N6537.5 .L5 1990
• Career choices for the 90's : for students of art N6505 .C34 1990
• Career opportunities in art  N6505 .H35
• Varieties of visual experience N71 .F42 1973
• Arts & ideas NX440 .F56 1991
• The artist's handbook of materials and techniques ND1500 .M3 1991
• The creative impulse : an introduction to the arts NX440 .S67 1990
• Women artists : an illustrated history N8354 .H45
• Peterson's professional degree programs in the visual & performing arts, 2005 L901. P448 2005
• Art information and the internet : how to find it, how to use it N59 .J66 1999
• "Primitivism" in 20th century art : affinity of the tribal and the modern N6494.P7 P75 1984
• The visual arts : a history N5300 .H68 1982
• Varieties of visual experience N71 .F42 1973

SAMPLE CIRCULATING RESOURCES AT BERKELEY CITY COLLEGE LIBRARY

• Reclaiming female agency : feminist art history after postmodernism N 72.F45 R43 2005

• Art 21 : art in the twenty-first century N6512.S637 2005Video art N6494 .V53 R87 2003

• Mixed blessings : new art in a multicultural America N6537.5 L5 2000

• Color and meaning : art, science, and symbolism ND1488 .G344 1999

• His other half : men looking at women through art NX652 .W6 L4 1991

• Naked authority : the body in western painting, 1830-1908 ND1290 .P6 1990

• African American art and artists N6538 .N5 L38 1990

• Gardner's art through the ages N5300 .G25 1980

• The futurist moment : avant-garde, avant guerre, and the language of rupture NX600 .F8 P46 1986

• Primitivism in modern art N6465.P74 G65 1986

• Overlay : contemporary art and the art of prehistory N7428 .L56 1983

• A primer of visual literacy N7433 .D66 1974

• North American Indian arts E98.I5 W45 1970

• The art of the Renaissance N6370 .M97 1963

• The social history of art N72 .H353 1957

• A primer of modern art N6490 .C5 1939

DATABASES

Below is a sample list of available databases, since many if not all of the databases offered by Berkeley City College will provide access to information regarding Art related subjects, please go to the LIST OF DATABASES to access a complete list of Databases available at Berkeley City College.

Encyclopedia Britannica  provides access to the articles from the Encyclopedia Britannica plus thousands of additional articles.  This is a good place to start when looking for general information on subjects.

Ethnic NewsWatch is a good place to start to access popular and academic journals..  Using Ethnic News Watch, you can also limit your search to specific ethnic groups.

Expanded Academic ASAP  provides access to articles from a wide variety of journals covering various disciplines. To browse subject headings run a “subject guide search” for “Art” [The search will provide lists of narrower subject headings and related subject headings].

Gale's Discovering Collection : is a comprehensive database of reference content for the areas of Literature, History, Biographies, Science, and Social Studies.  To view art related subjects, run a subject search for “art” and browse the art related subjects on the left side of the screen.

Grove Art Online provides web access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art, ed. Jane Turner (1996, 34 vols.) and The Oxford Companion to Western Art, ed. Hugh Brigstocke (2001). Also includes ongoing additions of new and updated articles, over 1,500 thumbnail art images and line drawings displayed in the text of articles, and extensive image links.

NewsBank (Global) : provides coverage of global issues and events from multiple perspectives and diverse primary news sources from around the world.  Records are arranged by subjects including "Art," "European Art," "Asian Art," "Art Reproductions," "Pre-Columbian Art," "Animals In Art," "Art Supplies Industry," "Latin American Art," "Native American Art," "Religious Art," "Painting," "Modern Art," "Museum Acquisitions," "Art Thefts," "African American Art," "British Art," "Museums," "Art Schools," "Installations (Art)," and "Folk Art."

SIRS Researcher is a general reference database containing thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, historic, economic, political, and global issues. Articles are selected from domestic and international newspapers, magazines, journals and government publications. Search for the subjects “Art” to view a list of relates subjects.

SAMPLE SUBJECT HEADINGS

Library Of Congress Subject Headings For Anthropology

The following subject headings and terms can be useful search terms in many of the databases including the library catalog.

The subject heading “Arts” captures works on the arts in general, including the visual arts, literature, and the performing arts. General works on the visual arts are entered under Art.

The subject heading “Art” covers general works on the visual arts. Works on the arts in general, including the visual arts, literature, and the performing arts, are entered under Arts.

The subject of art overlaps with a number of other disciplines. Therefore, in art, in order to do comprehensive research, make sure to think about which other disciplines may touch on your topic.

The following lists of terms are by no means complete lists of subject headings related to Art. Additional subject headings are found in the Library of Congress Subject Headings books. These are the large red books located in the library. If more help is needed, please ask a librarian.

To locate books on particular artists, you should search the online catalog by subject using the individual's last name as the subject. For example: “Picasso, Pablo”

In the  Berkeley City College Library circulating and reference collection, books with Fine Arts being a primary subject heading have call numbers beginning with N.  You can browse our collection or other library’s collections that use the Library of Congress Classification System [LCCS] by going to the N sections of the stacks.
The outline for the N classifications is:

• N1-9211  Visual Arts
• NA1-9428  Architecture
• NB1-1952  Sculpture
• NC1-1940  Drawing. Design. Illustration
• ND25-3416  Painting
• NE1-3002  Print Media
• NK1-(9990)  Decorative arts
• NX1-820  Arts in general

For a more detailed breakdown of the N classifications click HERE.

NOTE : Many other books with Art as subject heading will be located elsewhere in the stacks depending upon it’s other subjects, to be sure you don’t miss items available at Berkeley City College it’s a good idea to search the catalog.

Click HERE to view a current listing of holdings in the Peralta District libraries with the subject term Art.  You can limit the search to Berkeley City College Library's holdings by clicking on the “limit by” bar and selecting “Loc: Berkeley City College Library.”