BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND RESEARCH GUIDES

Art Information: Research Methods and Resources Art Reference Blue N85.J64 1990       Comprehensive guide to the research process, beginning with essays on core reference sources and research tools, followed by an annotated bibliography of resources by period, geography, resource type, medium. Offers detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to find information for common types of art research problems: For example, the section on researching individual works of art discusses locating reproductions, provenance, appraisals, and so on. Especially strong for iconographical research. Appendices deal largely with terminology, including a multilingual glossary. Art Information and the Internet Art Reference Blue N59.J66 1999       Provides similar coverage, except that types of resources and search strategies are applied to the Internet, and URLs for the example websites may be outdated. Research Guide to the History of Western Art Art Reference Blue N380.K56 1982       Part I (the bulk of this book) consists of essays on historiography, methodology, and theoretical approaches of art history, with bibliographies for each section; Part II is a short annotated bibliography of reference sources. Visual Arts Research: A Handbook Art Reference Blue N85.P55 1986       Guide through the research process, from the basics of searching library tools to resources for researching artists and works of art, with a few selected reference sources discussed in brief essays. Appendix includes chart of Library of Congress classification for visual arts (as compared to Dewey). Guide to the Literature of Art History Art Reference Blue N380.A67 1980 Guide to the Literature of Art History 2 Art Reference Blue N380.M374 2005       Together, these two volumes cover works published in Western European languages before 1998, by means of annotated lists of reference sources and works by medium, by period and geography, including non-Western art. Fine Arts: A Bibliographic Guide to Basic Reference Works, Histories, and Handbooks Art Reference Z5931.E47 1990       Annotated lists of reference works, followed by art historical surveys by geography, including non-Western art. Covers works published in Western European languages before 1988. See also the other bibliographic guides by the same author on Applied and Decorative Arts (Art Reference NK1110.E57 1993) and Architecture (Art Reference Z5941.E38 1984). Guide to Basic Information Sources in the Visual Arts Art Reference N7425.M88       Resources and strategies for researching artists, works of art, primary sources, reference sources, art historical surveys, and periodicals, with additional sections on resources by periods of Western art and by medium. Covers English-language works published before 1977, discussed in essay form rather than listed.