Likness, Craig S."Can We Talk? Or, What Do Art History Undergraduates Really Need To Know About the Library."Art Reference Services Quarterly.. 1(2) 1993: p. 29-35.
This article is included as part of an issue devoted to: Approaches to Library Instruction in Art and Architecture. Library training in humanistic disciplines, such as art history, should address a variety of matters, which demonstrate how libraries support research. Purposes a collaborative, collegial relationship, rather than that of student-teacher, argues that this approach is suitable for introducing undergraduates to research in art history, and describes specific topics librarians may choose to address. (Bethany Hayward)
VanJacob, Scott J."Integrating Library Instruction into a Undergraduate Art Historical Methods Course."Art Reference Services Quarterly.. 1(2) 1993: p. 53-64.
The Fine Arts Department at Dickinson College, Pennsylvania, offers an Art Historical Methods Seminar to all senior students. An integral part of the course is an introduction to the principle bibliographic tools in art historical research. Students are introduced to printed sources and online databases and the learned skills are used to research artists and their works for an exhibition of selected works from the college's art gallery. (Journal abstract)
Christopher Witcombe, associate professor of Art History at Sweet Briar College, Virgina had provided a useful site for art history students. Part One of his web site includes information on the Prehistoric, Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, 18th and 19th centuries and 20th century eras. The second part of this web site provides links to museums, Image Resources, Research and Methodology information. (Bethany Hayward)
This web page provides links to several topics such as Art History Departments, Research Resources, Resources for Visual Collections, Image Collections and Online Art, A Sampling of Online Exhibits, Fine Art Schools and Departments, Art Museums and Textual and Linguistic Resources. (Bethany Hayward)
This web resource provides links to many useful online resources for art historians. It also provides a network of art historians such as mailing lists and newsgroups to help with finding relevant information. [on the home page] "The Internet as a Research Medium for Art Historians" by Leif Harmsen. (Bethany Hayward)
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