ARTH 189: Modernism, 1840-1940
Prof. Rael Lewis
Art Subject Research Guide
Citing your sources
Finding books using library catalogs
BLAIS
the online catalog of the Libraries of the Claremont Colleges. Blais lists books and journal titles, not journal articles.
LINK+
a fast book request service and union catalog that allows to borrow books unavailable at our Libraries from several other LINK+ libraries.
Worldcat in FirstSearch
has holdings of most libraries in North America and the U.K.. These books may be borrowed through ILL.
RLIN
the combined library catalogs of several hundred research and special libraries (eg., museums and private research institutions). These books may be borrowed through ILL.
Searching for books by topic
If you are looking for books on a topic, begin with a Keyword search in
Blais, the Libraries' online catalog, using the most significant words in
your research topic. For example, I want to find books
about Degas' images of women. If your keyword search finds some
relevant titles, look at the subject headings that have been assigned; you
can click on them to find more books on that subject.
Subject searching in library catalogs like Blais require the use of Library of Congress Subject Headings. Here are some sample LC Subject Headings to use in library catalogs:
Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917 -- Themes, motives
Modernism -- Art
Morisot, Berthe, 1841-1895 -- Criticism and interpretation
Artists and the theater -- France -- Paris - Exhibitions
Art -- Political Aspects -- France
Fauvism
Photomontage
Artists-Political activity
Constructivism (Art) -- Russia (Federation) -- Exhibitions
FINDING ARTICLES/REVIEWS using electronic journal indexes
Major art and art history databases
Related and interdisciplinary databases
Retrieving books and articles not at The Claremont Colleges
If you need Interlibrary Loan to obtain books or journal articles that we
don't own at the Libraries, use the form on the Libraries' web site.
Fees: The Library pays all fees involved for ILL services-it's free to you.
Ask a Librarian!
Kelley Wolfe
Denison Library x73675
kelley.wolfe@libraries.claremont.edu
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