Google Scholar
Some students prefer searching Google Scholar to identify relevant articles and then using the library to actually find the full text articles themselves. Many of the library's resources can be accessed through Google Scholar if your change some of your Google settings. Here is how.
JSTOR: Search JSTOR for your artist's name and/or subject of the piece
Need help? See the "How to Search JSTOR" guide.
Best Databases for Art Research @ CCBC
- Art Full Text This link opens in a new window
Articles about fine, decorative, and commercial visual art as well as photography, film, and design.
- Biography Reference Bank This link opens in a new window
Biographical articles about people in the news, arts, literature, sports, and history.
- Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
Articles and ebooks about humanities topics like arts, history, language, law, literature, philosophy, and politics.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Journals, books, images, and primary sources about many subjects.
- World History This link opens in a new window
Get background information about a particular place and time period here to enrich your understanding of the world in which your selected works were created.
Help!
Need help finding articles? Call the Library Reference Desk:
Catonsville 443-840-2730
Dundalk 443-840-2592
Essex 443-840-1425
Need technical help?
Call Library Tech Support 443-840-2720
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