Online Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
- Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new windowGateway to Oxford’s art reference works, including the regularly updated Grove® Dictionary of Art & the Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Includes articles that span ancient to contemporary art & architecture, as well as images of works of art, structures, plans & artist signatures.
- Oxford Bibliographies This link opens in a new windowAuthoritative guide to current scholarship, with original commentary & annotations. Includes material within 5 disciplines: African American Studies, Art History, Atlantic History, Cinema & Media Studies, Literary & Critical Theory.
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Articles from encyclopedias, dictionaries, & other reference books. Covers all major academic areas. An excellent place to start when learning the basics of any topic. Will help focus your topic, find keywords & people, & discover more in-depth books & articles. Images, audio & video files are included. - Berg Fashion Library This link opens in a new windowIntegrated text & image content on world dress & fashion throughout history. Includes the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress & Fashion, an extensive E-Book collection, a large image bank, extra reference resources, & more.
- Dictionary of Art HistoriansA biographical dictionary of historians of western art.
- New Dictionary of the History of IdeasAn encyclopedia which studies the history of Western thought and culture by exploring pivotal topics of human concern.