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FINDING AIDS
General
  • Google. Full-text search.
  • Yahoo. Subject trees and links to other search engines.
  • WorldPages. International search for finding persons, businesses, and government information.
  • Internet Public Library, maintained by University of Michigan, School of Information & Library Studies. Information on how to use the internet.
Arts and Humanities
  • Art Resources at Yahoo.
  • ArtSource. Central location for pointers to art and architecture resources on the web as well as a site for original contributions from librarians, artists, and art historians.
  • Galaxy Arts Directory, a service of TradeWave Corporation.
  • Art History Resources, maintained by Chris Witcombe, Sweet Briar College.
  • The History of Art Virtual Library, maintained by the History of Art Department, Birkbeck College, University of London.
  • FineArt Forum directory of internet art resources.
  • Internet ArtResources. Ferguson-Taylor Group's searchable databases of art resources on the internet.
  • World Wide Arts Resources. Indexes for artists, museums, galleries, and other resources.
  • Voice of the Shuttle, maintained by Alan Liu, University of California at Santa Barbara. Web page for humanities research.
  • World History Index and History Central Catalogue, maintained by the European University Institute, Florence, Italy (formerly the "Index of Resources for Historians", hosted by the Department of History, University of Kansas). Large single file of several thousand connections arranged alphabetically by subject and name.
  • Art History Imagesearch, a searchable database of images for art history instruction maintained by Chris Henige, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
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Libraries
Databases To Contents
  • Art Bibliographies Modern (UW-Madison campus access only; locate through E-Resource Gateway).
  • Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (UW-Madison campus access only; locate through E-Resource Gateway).
  • Art Abstracts (formerly Art Index), 1984-date (UW-Madison campus access only). Abstracts begin with 1994. In addition to articles, this database indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals. Updated monthly. For coverage of the years 1929-1984, consult Art Index Retrospective.
  • Humanities Full Text (formerly Humanities Index), 1984-date (UW-Madison campus access only). Indexes 400 English language periodicals covering archaeology, classical studies, art, film, folklore, history, journalism, linguistics, literature, music, performing arts, philosophy, religion, and theology. Abstracts begin with 1994. Full text begins with January 1995. Updated monthly.
  • UnCover, 1988-date. Millions of citations to articles from 30,000 English-language publications held at universities across the U.S. About one-half science; one-third social science; the rest humanities. Can browse tables of contents of individual journal issues. Updated daily.
  • SIRIS, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Access to Smithsonian library catalogs, inventories of American painting and sculpture, and the Archives of American Art.
  • Auctions On-Line. Searchable database of auction records for fine art, antiques, and collectibles.
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Publications To Contents
ARTISTS To Contents
EXHIBITIONS To Contents
  • Art Daily. Daily news from the art world as well as extended international coverage of new and continuing exhibitions.
  • Art in Context. Current exhibitions. Indexes of artists, museums, galleries, and dealers.
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Indexes
Midwest To Contents
National To Contents
International To Contents
IMAGES & IMAGING PROJECTS To Contents
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS To Contents
CAREER INFORMATION To Contents
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS & INTERNSHIPS To Contents
TOPICS
Africa To Contents
Architecture To Contents
Asia To Contents
Classics and Archaeology To Contents
Contemporary Art To Contents
Middle Ages and Renaissance To Contents
Near Eastern Studies To Contents
  • ABZU, guide to internet resources for the study of the ancient near east. Maintained by Charles E. Jones, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago.
  • Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, Department of Art, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee.
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