Lantz Art History Library Reference Page
Resources for Collection DevelopmentArchive for Collection Development Tools
National Center for Educational Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/libraries/
This site provides specific library statistics on collection size, growth, use studies and more. A good resource for comparison studies between two or more libraries or institutions.
National Endowment for the Arts
A good site to consider for funding options, this website includes information about the arts including: Endowment news, funding opportunities, arts and research resources, and general interest articles.
Mother of All Art Resource Pages
http://www.art-design.umich.edu/mother/
This one stop site created by the University of Michigan Museum of Art includes links to Art History Departments and Fine Art Schools in the U.S., a list of major art libraries, an extensive list of visual resource sites, links to online art collections and exhibitions, a list of museums and museum organizations, and a list of sites dedicated to new media art forms such as video. The resource page also includes general art websites, purchasing sites, info on governmental funding for the arts, and links to map collections concerning art. Also includes information on art reference texts, journals, bibliographies, newspapers, and publishers.
Artlibraries.net
An online catalog that contains bibliographic information on 6 million books, articles, conference papers, exhibition catalogs and other art related titles.
Locating & Acquiring Art-Related Books on the Internet
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ARTH/booksweb.html
This resource collected by UC Berkeley Librarians, lists dozens of links organized by region, to search and buy art books online. This site is especially helpful in locating books published outside the U.S.
