Visual Arts
Resources for Visual Arts
Visual Arts definitions and overviews
- Dictionaries help you to define your keywords
- Encyclopedias help you to get an overview of your topic and provide more information than a dictionary
Online dictionaries and encyclopedias
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Artlex: Visual Arts
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3,600 terms covering all aspects of art. It includes illustrations, pronunciation notes & links to other resources.
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Encyclopedia Britannica Online
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General Reference.
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Grove Art Online
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Covers all aspects of the Visual Arts: painting, sculpture, graphic arts, decorative arts & photography
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Oxford Reference Online
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Includes: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art & Artists, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art & more …
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Print dictionaries and encyclopedias
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Contemporary Photographers
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70.922/2
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Contemporary Women Artists
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709.22/22
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International Dictionary of Art and Artists
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700/51
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The encyclopedia of Australian Art
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709.94/2
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The Oxford companion to Aboriginal art and culture
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700.899915/1
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The Thames and Hudson dictionary of art terms
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703/9
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To find additional reference items
- Search the Library Catalogue
- Select advanced keyword search
- Combine a broad keyword AND the word dictionar**
art AND dictionar**
art AND encycloped**
- To retrieve variations of your keyword use the truncation symbol **
e.g. e.g. paint** will retrieve paint, painted, painter(s), painting, paints  Need help? Ask a question.
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Visual Arts books and moreSearch the Library Catalogue to find books, catalogue raisonne, exhibition catalogues, CDs, DVDs & videos If you know the exact title
- Select title search
- Type in the exact title
- Check the location, call number and status boxes to find the item in the Library collection
If you don't have an exact title OR only have a topic area
- Select advanced keyword search
- Type in keywords from your topic
- Combine your keywords with AND to find catalogue records that contain all of your keywords
e.g. aboriginal art AND exhibitions
- To retrieve variations of your keyword use the truncation symbol **
e.g. aborig** will retrieve aborigine, aborigines, aboriginal, aboriginals Catalogue search tips:
- Too many hits? Add another keyword e.g. aborig** AND exhibitions AND catalogue
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Use the limit functions in advanced keyword search e.g. limit by publication date, format, location
- Found a useful title? Click on the subject headings to find similar material
- Studying at a different UOW campus? Use an advanced keyword search and limit by location
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Visual Arts journal articlesSearch a database to find journal articles, book chapters, book reviews, conference papers, dissertations, newspaper articlels and research reports Try these first Complete list of Creative Arts databases Found a useful reference? Some databases do not provide the fulltext of the article. To locate these articles, you will need to search the catalogue to determine if the Library holds the journal title(s) either in print or electronically on another database. Database search tips:
- Break your topic into keywords and/or phrases. The search strategy worksheet will help you
- Consider alternative keywords or spelling variations
- To narrow your search combine your keywords with AND to find records that contain all your keywords
e.g. aboriginal art AND dreaming
- To broaden your search combine your keywords with OR to find records that contain either of your keywords
e.g. aboriginal OR indigenous
- Use truncation to retrieve variations of your keyword.
e.g. aborig** retrieves aborigine, aborigines, aboriginal, aboriginal
- Found a useful reference? Use the subject headings to find similar material
- Use library database tips or the database help screens for tips on how to search
More information: Finding Journal Articles Tutorial Need help? Ask a question. top of page
Visual Arts Internet sitesIt is important to critically evaluate all information found on the Web. Try the following sites as a starting point. Aboriginal ArtArt HistoryArt TheoryMuseumsPhotographyPrintmaking
- Print Australia
Collection of resources related to printmaking and artists books including a reference library, gallery , discussion group and arts magazine. SculptureTextiles
- Australian Contemporary Textiles
Images and biographical information of selected textile artists. A project of the Canberra School of Art Textiles Workshop and the ANU Institute of the Arts Library & Resource Centre. DirectoriesDirectories organise Internet resources by subject. The information provided in directories is created, arranged and maintained by people rather than machines.
- ADAM
A subject directory / gateway to over 2000 art, design, architecture & media sites. It has simple and advanced search features.
- Australian Government - Culture & Recreation Portal
This site provides access to online services and information in the fields of culture and recreation, from all levels of government and the non-government sector
- World Wide Arts Resources
An excellent site for all aspects of the arts. Relevant categories for visual arts include art schools, museums, arts agencies, art history, film resources and crafts. It also includes a searchable artists index. Search enginesSearch engines create databases using computer programs called 'spiders', 'robots' or 'crawlers' that trawl the web and other Internet sites and return results to the database. Try these first: UOW sitestop of page
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