Quick Link Index: Reference Titles & Online Books | Selected Writing Tools & Resources | Selected Art Sites | Digital Libraries & Subject Guides |
Reference Titles & Online Books
A Web of Online Global Language
Resources
Site affiliation: Commercial Description: A collection of
dictionaries, for English and a wide range of other languages, as well as a
thesaurus. URL:http://www.yourdictionary.com/
Information Please (Almanac+)
Site affiliation: Commercial Description: A quick facts and
information source. An almanac browsable by category. Keyword
search tool provided. Arranged in topical section for: World, Sports,
Entertainment, People, Money, Living, Society, Science & Technology and the
United States. Additional links to an online encyclopedia and dictionary. URL:http://www.infoplease.com/
Gallery Guide
Site affiliation: Commercial Description: The online version of
Gallery Guide magazine, which consists of seven regional gallery guides
distributed 10 times a year, plus special editions published yearly. URL:http://www.galleryguide.com
Bartleby.com
Site affiliation: Commercial Description: A literary resource for
online books. A selection of reference, verse, fiction and nonfiction
works made available on the web. Includes dictionaries, thesaurus, writing style guides, fact books,
compilations of quotations and much more. URL:http://www.bartleby.com/
Connecticut Law &
Legislative Reference
Site affiliation: Educational Description: Click on the link and then
scroll to the bottom of the linked page for a quick link list to CT state
general statutes, acts and legislation, compiled by Connecticut State Library.
URL:http://www.cslib.org/law.htm
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Site affiliation: Government Description: A biannual government
publication that describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the
training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide
range of occupations, including careers in the Visual Arts. URL:http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Artists
Rights Society
Site affiliation: Commercial Description: Artists
Rights Society (ARS) is the preeminent copyright, licensing, and monitoring
organization for visual artists in the United States. Founded in
1987, ARS represents the intellectual property rights interests of over 30,000
visual artists and estates of visual artists from around the world (painters,
sculptors, photographers, architects and others). URL: http://www.arsny.com/basics.html
Selected Writing Tools & Resources
How
to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography
Site affiliation: Educational Description: Guidelines for
preparing an annotated bibliography from Cornell University Library Reference
Department, IRIS; used with permission. URL:http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm
Writing
an Annotated Bibliography
Site affiliation: Educational Description: Guidelines for
preparing an annotated bibliography from the University of Toronto. URL:http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/annotatebib.html
Selected Art Reference Tools & Resources
Art Images for College Teaching
Site affiliation: Educational Description: Links to images
of Western and Non-Western art. A free-use image resource for the educational
community. URL: http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/html/
Art in Context
Site affiliation: Non-profit organization Description: An online
reference library for the publication and dissemination of information
about artists and where to find their work. Browsable index for: museums,
galleries & dealers, artists, current exhibitions and links to images. URL:
http://www.artincontext.org/
ArtLex
Site affiliation: Commercial Description: A visual art dictionary
for artists, students and educators in art production, criticism, history,
aesthetics, and education. URL: http://www.artlex.com/
Artnet
Site affiliation: Commercial Description: Website provides
information to buy, sell and research fine art online. Links to over 1,300
galleries, 36,000 works and 13,000 artists from around the globe. URL:http://www.artnet.com/
AskArt
Site affiliation: Commercial Description: "the artist blue
book". Provides information about thousands of American artists and
related links to museums, auction houses and much more. URL:http://www.askart.com/AskART/index.aspx
CAMEO-
Conservation & Art Material Online
Site affiliation: Educational Description: CAMEO
is a searchable encyclopedia and contains chemical, physical, visual, and
analytical information on over 10,000 historic and contemporary materials used
in the conservation, preservation, and production of artistic, architectural,
and archaeological materials. URL:http://www.mfa.org/cameo/frontend/
Dan Gheno's Recommended Art Links
Page
Site affiliation: Personal /educational website Description: Dan's
links list for: Artist Resources & Indexes, Art History, Technical
Information Online for Artists, Art Journals, Print Resources Online, Anatomy
Links, Museums, Artists and Places to find Art. Also provides a return link
to Dan's Painting & Drawing home page. URL:http://www.dangheno.net/links.htm
Art History Resources on the
Web
Site affiliation: Academic Description: Chris Witcombe's Award
winning site. Links for Pre-History to 20th C. Art, research resources and
more. URL:http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
ADAM
Site affiliation: Educational Description: The Art, Design,
Architecture & Media Information Gateway a searchable
catalogue describing Internet resources. Browse under the subject headings:
Architecture, Fine Art, or Museum Studies. Try a search with the terms
"sculpture", "Francis Bacon", or "figures"... URL:http://adam.ac.uk/sindex.html
The Mother of All Art
History Links
Site affiliation: Academic Description: Art History Departments,
Research Resources, Visual collections, Online Images, Fine Arts Schools, Art
Museums, and other useful resources. URL:http://www.umich.edu/~hartspc/histart/mother/
Digital Libraries & Internet Subject Guides
Argus Clearinghouse
Site affiliation: Academic Description: An Internet Research
library with a selected collection of descriptive topical guides to aid in
identifying and evaluating Internet-based information resources in a wide range
of subject categories including the Arts, Humanities and Sciences. URL: http://www.clearinghouse.net/
Historical
Anatomies on the Web
Site affiliation: Government/Research Description: An Internet
listing of anatomical atlases in the National Library of Medicine's collection.
Each atlas is linked to a brief Author & Title Description, which offers an
historical discussion of the work, its author, the artists, and the illustration
technique. Selected images from each title are made accessible and additional
links to other historical anatomies on the Internet are provided. URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/historicalanatomies/browse.html
Revised: 07/12/2007