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Key sources
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Topic guides - Oxford Art OnlineA collection of guides to topics in the visual arts, with links to key essays and biographies as well as external resources.
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Grove Art OnlineEntire text of The Dictionary of Art (1996, 34 vols.), updated annually; 45,000 articles, 40,000 links to art images from major galleries and museums. A handy starting point for definitions of terminology and subject overviews: architecture, design, visual arts.
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Oxford ReferenceDefinitions and terms
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A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary ArtAn authoritative reference work containing around 2,000 clear and concise entries on all aspects of modern and contemporary art.
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Art & Architecture Thesaurus® OnlineProduced by The Getty Research Institute, the Art &Architecture Thesaurus provides terminology about objects, artists, concepts, important to art, architecture, and material culture.
Research resources
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Bloomsbury Applied Visual ArtsBloomsbury Applied Visual Arts offers access to over 170 books which combine visual inspiration with practical advice on idea generation, research techniques, portfolio development and more, across the main visual arts disciplines. The fields of practice include Fashion and Textiles, Design and Illustration, Photography, Film and Media, Architecture and Interiors, and Marketing and Advertising.
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SAGE Research MethodsSRMO is a research tool supported by a newly devised taxonomy that links methods, terms and content. It provides research methods (quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods) across arts, humanities, the social and behavioural sciences.
Art image collections
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ARTstorThe Artstor Digital Library provides digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences with an accessible suite of software tools for teaching and research.
