All of the sources listed can be found in the University at Buffalo's Arts & Sciences Libraries or on the World Wide Web. This guide is a work in progress. Comments and suggestions are welcome. For assistance or more information, contact: Dorothy Tao.
Starting Points
Background Information:
The Grove Dictionary of Art
The Oxford Dictionary of Art
A Biographical Dictionary of Artists
LOCKWOOD Reference N40 .B53 1995
A Dictionary of the Avant-gardes
LOCKWOOD Reference NX456 .K67 2000
Modern Arts Criticism
LOCKWOOD Reference N40 .M63
The Yale Dictionary of Art and Artists
LOCKWOOD Reference N33 .L353 2000Guide to Researchand Writing in Art
Art Information and the Internet : how to find it, how to use it
LOCKWOOD Reference N59 .J66 1999
Art Information : research methods and resources
ARCH/PLAN Reference N85 .J64 1990
The Grove Book of Art Writing
LOCKWOOD Book Collection N7443 .G727 2000
A Short Guide to Writing About Art
LOCKWOOD Book Collection N7476 .B37 2000
Finding Books
Search BISON - UB Libraries Catalog to locate books on your topic. For searching tips, consult UB Libraries Web Catalog Help. And remember to note the location and call number of the books that you are interested in checking out.
To browse in the book or reference collections for titles focusing on art, look for call numbers within the range: N - NX, TR for PhotographyN Visual Arts
NA Architecture
NB Sculpture
NC Drawing, Design, Illustration
ND Painting
NE Print Media
NK Decorative arts
NX Arts in general
Finding Articles
To find articles on Art, please go to Resources by Subject : Art & Art History
For searching tips on finding journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, consult Locating Magazine and Journal Articles and Advanced Search Tips on BISON.
Citations & Style Guides
The Research Tips website is very helpful in finding, using, and understanding a citation style.
New Books in Art/Art History
The New Books database provides the latest book additions to the University at Buffalo Libraries collections. Do either a keyword search or browse by subject. Only the UB Libraries Catalog can tell you whether a book is available or checked out.
More Web Sites
- Aesthetics On-line - the official web site of the American Society for Aesthetics. The ASA sponsors an annual conference and three divisional conferences annually, and publishes the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism and the ASA Newsletter.
- Art Crimes: Writing on the Wall
- Art Deadline List -a monthly newsletter (via email or paper) with several hundred announcements (every month!) listing art contests & competitions, art scholarships & grants, juried exhibitions, art jobs & internships, call for entries/proposals/papers, writing & photo contests, residencies, design & architecture competitions, auditions, casting calls, fellowships, festivals, funding, and other opportunities (including some that take place on the web) for artists, art educators and art students of all ages.
- ArtSource
- Bookstorming.com -Contemporary art publications, editions and artist's books
- Major Modern & Contemporary Artists - each artist with portrait, brief biography, links to articles, essays and interviews; original art, limited edition art prints, photography and poster art, paintings, multimedia and artist's books.
- Virtual Art Galleries
For searching and evaluating tips consult Using Web Resources and Thinking Critically about Discipline-Based WWW Resources.











