Lantz Art History Library Reference Page

Using this Blog

cathylantz — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:07:34 +0000

Welcome to the Reference Page Blog for the Lantz Art History Library.

Please check the General Information and Policy Statement pages for information about the library, the collection and the staff. Resources posted to this blog are organized by category. The categories so far are: Collection Development Tools, Museums, News, Organizations, Peer and Local Institutions, Review Sources, RSS Feeds and Hints and Tips. You can check out the resources by category or simply scroll down this page to see what is new. Many of the resources have been tagged, so you can also search the blog for specific information. Thank you for reading and please let us know of any resources or categories that you think should be added.

Additional Purchasing Sites

cathylantz — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:16:51 +0000

Don’t forget to utilize Amazon.com and Ebay.com as additional sites for purchasing monographs and older exhibition catalogs.

UIC-Art History Department

cathylantz — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:47:28 +0000

http://www.uic.edu/depts/arch/ah/geninfo.htm

Art Department Homepage for UIC’s College of Architecture and the Arts includes: general information on programs, faculty, students and events.

National Center for Educational Statistics

cathylantz — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:40:15 +0000

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

cathylantz — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:38:46 +0000

http://arts.endow.gov/

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.

University of Chicago-Art History Department

cathylantz — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:26:26 +0000

http://arthistory.uchicago.edu/

Graduate and undergraduate programs supported by publications, workshops, visual resource collections and extensive listings of museums, programs and resources.

Northwestern-Art History Department

cathylantz — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:20:06 +0000

http://www.wcas.northwestern.edu/arthistory/

A top ranked undergraduate and graduate program, the Art History Department’s home page contains info on publications, programs and events.

http://www.library.northwestern.edu/art/

The University Library’s Art Collection page contains information on resources and services.

Visual Resources Association

cathylantz — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:47:23 +0000

http://www.vraweb.org/

A professional organization dedicated to furthering research and education in visual arts management. Specifically addresses curators, librarians, producers, archivists, art historians and other media professionals through publications and educational activities. Collection Development Resource Page includes: online resources and software list, database planning, labor cost estimate worksheets, image user studies, strategic plans, and image providers directory.

Mother of All Art Resource Pages

cathylantz — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:19:40 +0000

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

cathylantz — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:54:43 +0000

http://artlibraries.net

An online catalog that contains bibliographic information on 6 million books, articles, conference papers, exhibition catalogs and other art related titles.