LibGuides: ARTS 141: Introduction to Sculpture: ARTS 141 Class Guide

Finding Books

The main call number for books on sculpture is NB.

You will also find many contemporary artists' monographs under N6537.

1. Search for your artist's name.
2. You will get a list of books that are in the Cleveland Institute of Art's library - NOT DENISON.
3. Copy the title of the book (in bold).
4. Paste the title into Consort and search by Title.
5. If the book is not in Consort, search OhioLink.

Journal Articles & Newspapers

Journal Articles
Newspaper Articles

Art Full Text (1984-present)
Index of over 400 international art publications, including periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins.
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Subject Areas: Art

Includes English-language periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins, as well as periodicals published in French, Italian, German, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch, and Swedish. Cites reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals.

Indexing coverage begins 1984.
Abstracting coverage begins January 1994.
Full-text coverage begins 1997.

See Art Index Retrospective for earlier content.
Art Index Retrospective (1929-1984)
Indexes art literature (1929-1984) covering fine, decorative, and commercial art.
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Subject Areas: Art

Content includes high-quality indexing of nearly 600 publications, many of which are peer-reviewed, and citations of over 25,000 book reviews.

See Art Full Text for more recent content.

Format: Index and Abstracts
Dates of Coverage: Varies
Database Distributor: EBSCO
JSTOR
Most popular full text online database at Denison. Please note, Artstor is now a part of JSTOR. Looking for ways to use Artstor in JSTOR? Visit Artstor on JSTOR Guides.

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JSTOR is a digital collection of eBooks and academic journals, which extend back to the first volume published. This digital library is particularly strong in the humanities, but covers all subject areas. The database itself supports data and text mining as well. For additional information, visit the JSTOR Research Guides.
Please note, Artstor is now a part of JSTOR. Looking for ways to use Artstor in JSTOR? Visit Artstor on JSTOR Guides.

Format: Full Text
Dates of Coverage: Vary by title
Update Schedule: Annual
Database Distributor: JSTOR

New York Times (Proquest Historical Newspapers)
New York Times articles, from 1851 to three years ago.
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Subject Areas: Mass Media, U.S. History

Full page images of the New York Times newspaper, dating from 1851 to three years ago.

Format: Full Text Journals
Dates of Coverage: 1851-three years ago (moving wall)
Database Producer: ProQuest / Chadwyck-Healey.
Nexis Uni
News, business, legal, medical, & reference information from nearly 5,000 sources.
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Nexis Uni provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, medical, and reference information from nearly 5,000 sources, most of them available in full text.

The service covers newspapers, magazines, wire services, federal and state court opinions, federal and state statutes, federal regulations, and SEC filings. News information is updated daily and wire services several times daily.

Subject Areas: General, Law, Political Science, Current Events

Format: Newspaper and Journal Articles
Update Schedule: Daily
Database Producer: LexisNexis Academic & Library Solutions.
Newspaper Source
Newspaper Source contains selected full text for 245 regional U.S. newspapers, eighteen international newspapers, six news-wires, nine newspaper columns, and cover-to-cover full text for The Christian Science Monitor and The Los Angeles Times. This database also contains indexing and abstracts for four national newspapers.
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Subject Areas: Current Events, Mass Media

Newspaper Source contains selected full text for 375 regional U.S. newspapers, eighteen international newspapers, six news-wires, nine newspaper columns, and cover-to-cover full text for The Christian Science Monitor and The Los Angeles Times. This database also contains indexing and abstracts for four national newspapers.

Format: Index to Journal Articles
Update Schedule: Daily.
Database Producer: EBSCO Publishing.
Times Digital Archive
Full text archive of The Times of London. keywords: newspapers
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Subject Areas: Mass Media, History, Political Science, Theatre

The complete digital edition of The Times (London), 1785 to 2019.

Search using keyword searching and hit-term highlighting to retrieve full facsimile images of either a specific article or a complete page.

The entire weekday newspaper is captured, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories to facilitate searching.

For more coverage, see also the "Sunday Times (London), 1822-2016."

Format: Full Text
Dates of Coverage: 1785 - 2019
Database Producer: Gale

Recommended Websites

Art 21 website
Materials devoted to the exploration of contemporary art & artists.
ArtsJournal: Daily Arts News
The site is a digest of some of the best arts and cultural journalism in the English-speaking world.
Artsy - Sculpture
Images and artist biographies.
Colossal - Sculpture
Art, design, and visual culture.
International Sculpture Center
Champions the creation and understanding of sculpture.
The Jealous Curator - Sculpture
Great introductions to new artists and always links to artists' websites.
National Sculpture Society
Promotes the knowledge of excellence in sculpture inspired by the natural world.
The Sculpture Center
Arts institution dedicated to advancing the careers of emerging sculptors of the Ohio region.