Research guides: ART: Art History: Articles & images

Interlibrary Loans (ILLs)

If Camosun library does not have a specific article or book that you want, library staff can request it from another library.

Interlibrary loan service is provided to support research and study undertaken at Camosun and is available free to registered students, instructors and staff.

To place a request:

article
book

NOTE: There is a limit of 10 ILL requests per student per semester. There are also cost limits for individual items requested should there be a fee attached. Please review our policy should you have any questions.

Google Scholar

Google Scholar @ Camosun This link opens in a new window
Search scholarly literature as a Camosun user. Use the "Find it at Camosun" link to access licensed fulltext. (Off campus users may need to adjust their "Library Links" under Google Scholar Settings).

Camosun library subscribes to a number of databases containing collections of scholarly articles, newspapers, magazines, and other resources related to art and art history, as well as other related interdisciplinary subjects.

Use the databases below to find scholarly and peer-reviewed articles.

Core Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
All topics, academic focus, some Canadian content.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
An archive of over 200 academic journals in the fields of Arts and Humanities. Often this is the only place to find these journals. Quality resource for historical research.
Social Sciences Full Text This link opens in a new window
All social science topics (anthropology, sociology, political science, psychology, criminology articles); mainly journals, some magazines.

Art & Art History

Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts (AATA Online) This link opens in a new window
AATA Online is a free research database containing abstracts of literature related to the preservation and conservation of material cultural heritage. Covers restoration and preservation of artworks, material culture and archaeology. Includes progress of archaeological excavations and works of art newly discovered or authenticated. AATA does not provide full text documents, however is an excellent resource to identify resources for research.
Art & Architecture Source (formerly Art Source) This link opens in a new window
This database covers a broad range of related subjects from fine, decorative and commercial art, to various areas of architecture and architectural design. Includes full-text articles to over 650 journals.
Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Covers the history of the world (excluding the US and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more.

Images

ARTstor This link opens in a new window
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A digital image collection with more than one million images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences.

Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
Over 16,5000 images of prints, drawings, photographs, accessories, costumes, books, ceramics, etc.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collections Online
"LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection of more than 142,000 objects that illuminate 6,000 years of artistic expression across the globe." Thousands of images are available online.
New York Public Library Digital Collections
"Explore 884,351 items digitized from The New York Public Library's collections. This site is a living database with new materials added every day, featuring prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and more."

Oxford Companion to the Photograph This link opens in a new window
Online and print access (TR 9 O94 2005)

Worldimages (California State University)
"The internationally recognized WorldImages database provides access to the California State University IMAGE Project. It contains approximately 100,000 images, is global in coverage and includes all areas of visual imagery."

ART: Art History

Interlibrary Loans (ILLs)

Google Scholar

Camosun Single Search