LibGuides: Art Research Guide: Finding Articles & More

Article Databases

In the databases below, you will find full-text articles on art-related topics. Make sure to use Boolean AND (to include all terms) or Boolean OR (to include either term) when searching. See the YouTube video for a brief tutorial on Boolean searching.

Fine Arts (Gale OneFile)
Supports research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking with more than 150 full-text magazines and journals.
JSTOR and ARTSTOR
Good database for scholarly articles on art history and criticism. The JSTOR database now includes the contents of Artstor, an image database featuring images from museums, photo archives, scholarly, and artists' collections from around the world.
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Large database of articles from journals, magazines and newspapers, many in full-text, on a variety of topics, including art.
Database Tutorial:
Academic OneFile (Gale)
Large database of articles from journals, magazines and newspapers, many in full-text, on a variety of topics, including art.

View Complete List of Art Databases

Other Art Journals

Architectural Digest
Call Number: PERIODICALS

Selecting and Using Keywords Video (3:50)

Joshua Vossler's video "Selecting and Using Keywords"

Keywords and Database Searching

Use specific keywords, not questions.
Revise your keywords to see how that changes your results.
Look for more keywords in the articles you find.

Quick Tips and Shortcuts for Database Searching (video 5:19)

Safeshare.tv link for Quick Tips & Shortcuts

Brainstorming for Keywords & Boolean Operators
Use this MCC Library worksheet to help you brainstorm keywords. Also contains information on using Boolean Operators to refine your search.

Entering Keywords into a Database (video 4:41)

Art Program Journals

The MCC Library owns the journals listed below, which are located in the Periodicals Stacks. If you are looking for a specific journal not listed below, check our listing of e-journals to find out if it is available in one of our databases.