Art research encompasses art history, painting, drawing, sculpture, artistic photography, design, graphics arts and other related subjects. See Art + Architecture + Planning, UBC Library's in-depth Subject Guides for more specific topics.

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Books
Most art books are classed in the Ns, and located in the stacks of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.

Print Journals
Search the UBC Library Catalogue by the subject Art - Periodicals for a list of art journals. Current issues of journals are located across from the reference desk on level 3 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.

Electronic Journals
Art, Architecture & Applied Arts Electronic Journals at UBC

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Article Indexes: For information on finding Articles please visit How to Find Articles. Art Full Text 1984- Art Index Retrospective 1929-1984. ARTbibliographies modern 1974- Bibliography of the history of art (BHA) 1978- Design and Applied Arts Index 1973- Index of Christian Art 1917- JSTOR varies by journal Other Reference Tools: Bibliographies Art and architecture in Canada Guide to the literature of art history Specialized Indexes World painting index Sculpture index Dictionaries/Encyclopedias Grove Art Online Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts ArtLex - art dictionary Europe 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages McGraw-Hill dictionary of art Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation Theses & Dissertations ProQuest Dissertations and Theses - Full text 1861- Theses Canada Portal 1965- For information on searching for theses and dissertations please visit FAQ: Dissertations and Theses. Directories American art directory International directory of arts Directory of art and design faculties in colleges and universities, U.S. and Canada Image Sources: ARTstor

Associations/Societies: University of Waterloo, Scholarly Society Project. Resources of Scholarly Societies - Fine Arts Web and Internet Sites: Web Resources in Art

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UBC Departments: Art History, Visual Art and Theory Art + Architecture + Planning, UBC Library

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And don't forget to try: UBC Library Catalogue or Web/Internet Search Tools