General Databases

• JSTOR
  Digital archive of over 1,000 leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs and other materials valuable for academic work.
  Access: Museum computers only; automated login
• Oxford Art Online/Grove Art Online
  Access to the full text of The Dictionary of Art, edited by Jane Turner (1996, 34 volumes), the landmark reference work containing more than 45,000 articles (more than 21,000 biographies and 500,000 bibliographical citations) contributed by 6,700 scholars from 120 countries. Grove Art Online is maintained with a regular update program to articles and bibliographies. Each year, new articles are added to enhance the coverage of significant areas of the visual arts with the participation of more than 1,000 international art historians. All new content continues to be written and peer reviewed by scholars and specialists. Oxford Art Online also provides access to The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.
  Access: Museum computers only; automated login
• FirstSearch
  Access to a range of databases, including Index to American Art Periodicals, Bibliography of the History of Art, Book Review Digest, Dissertation Abstracts Online, Humanities Index, WorldCat, and many others; access Art Index and Art Index Retrospective below.
  Access: Museum computers only; automated login (opens new window)
• WorldCat
  Comprehensive database that allows searching of library holdings worldwide. Materials include books, serials, archival collections, manuscripts, maps, musical scores, sound recordings, films, photographs, posters, computer files, electronic resources, and more. The catalog reflects the collections of major research libraries; academic, public, corporate and national libraries; archives and museums; and historical societies.
  Access: Free public access