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Welcome! This guide will help you find the best information sources for Art

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Library databases are online collections that search quality journal, magazine, newspaper and other academic sources.

 

Most of our databases are searchable on our library discovery service, this means you can search several databases at once.

However, some databases will have to be searched separately. 

Click on the Databases button on the library website to:

  • see a full listing of our databases
  • see which ones are indexed on our library discovery service
  • search each database individually

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Key Databases

Art Databases

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Academic Search Ultimate

Content: Full-text journal articles, newspapers, images

Subjects: Wide range of subjects including Fine Art, Design, Arts, Education and Culture

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Art Full Text (H.W. Wilson)

Content:  Full-text articles, abstracts, and reproductions

Subjects: Fine, decorative and commercial art, photography, film and architecture.

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Donegal
Galway & Mayo
Sligo & St Angela's

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Irish Newspaper Archive

Content: Newspaper articles

Subject: Digital archive of regional and national Irish newspapers

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JSTOR

Content 

  • Full-text journal articles, book chapters, images.
  • Artstor's collection of high-quality images curated from museums and archives around the world.

Subjects: Fine Art, Design, Arts, Culture, History

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OmniFile Full Text Mega

Content: Full-text journal articles (full text and abstracts)

Subjects:  Wide range of subjects including Fine Art, Design, Arts, Education and Culture

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Oxford Academic Journals

Content: Full- text articles

Subjects: Wide range of subjects including Arts, Education and Culture

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Project MUSE

Content: Full-text journal articles, book chapters

Subjects: Arts, Social Sciences, Media, Technology and Culture

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Sage Journals

Content: Peer-reviewed, original research and review full text articles and journals

Subject:  Wide range of subjects including Arts, Social sciences, Materials Technology and Education

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Sage Research Methods

Sage Research Methods supports research at all levels by providing material to guide users through every step of the research process.

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Taylor & Francis

 

Taylor & Francis Online

Content: Full-text journal articles

Subjects: Wide range of subjects including Arts, Education, Social Sciences, Museum & Heritage Studies

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Times Higher Education

Times Higher Education is the UK's most authoritative source of information about higher education.

Contact the library for username and password.

Search Tips

  • Plan your search. Brainstorm keywords and synonyms. For example, genes, genetic, hereditary, congenital, inherited.
  • Most databases have an Advanced Search option. Use it to focus your search.
  • Use "quote marks" to search for phrases. For example, "genetic disorders"

Science Direct Topic Finder

The Topic Finder at the bottom of the Science Direct database page is an excellent tool to find the most relevant excerpts, definitions and related content for science related terms. It provides definitions and detailed descriptions for words related to a wide range of Science disciplines. 

Access the Topics page by scrolling to the bottom of the page on ScienceDirect and clicking on "Browse by Topic".


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