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Welcome to the subject guide for Art

Embroidery class Sheffield School of Art c.1910

Welcome to the subject guide for Art. Here you will discover how to find books, journals and information for your work. Please use the tabs on the left to look at the different sections.

Other relevant subject guides

This guide covers the core resources you need for day-to-day study and research. However, you may sometimes find other subject guides useful for specialised topics. You can find a full list of other guides on the Library Gateway, but some useful guides are:

Key databases

Art Full Text (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
Art Full text contains 300 full text journals. Covers art, artists, history of art, design, graphic design, architecture, metalwork, jewellery, cultural policy, visual culture, museums, film.
ARTbibliographies Modern This link opens in a new window
Provides abstracts of journal articles, books, exhibition catalogs on all forms of modern and contemporary art, including installations, video art, computer and electronic art, performance, body art, graffiti, artists' books, theatre arts, crafts, jewellery, as well as the traditional fine arts of painting, printmaking, sculpture, and drawing. Updated 6 times a year. 289,000 records.