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ART 104 - African Art - Professor Robertson: Find Books

Ebooks in the Library Catalog

Use the Library Catalog to search for electronic books by subject, keyword, author, or title.

  • refine search results by Availability and select Available Online
  • further refine the results by Resource Type and select Books 

Finding Ebooks in the Library Catalog

Books

Finding Books on Your Topic  walking book

Once you have chosen a topic and done your background research you will be ready to conduct more comprehensive research using books.

Use the Library Catalog to find books available in the Cerritos College Library. Books can provide a broad overview of a topic or in-depth information. You can search for books by author, title, subject, or keyword. 

Use the following terms to search by SUBJECT for books on your topic:

       ART & ARCHITECTURE

  • Architecture, Islamic
  • Architecture, Medieval--Islamic Empire
  • Art, African
  • Arts, African
  • Art, African--20th Century
  • Art, African--Encyclopedias
  • Art, African--Exhibitions
  • Art, Black--Africa
  • Art, Black--Africa--History
  • Art, Black--Africa--Sub-Sahara

       MISCELLANEOUS

  • Art, Islamic
  • Art and State--Africa--Sub-Saharan
  • Body marking--Africa
  • Costume--Africa
  • Ethnic Architecture--Africa
  • Jewelry--Africa
  • Masks, African
  • Sculpture, African
  • Symbolism in art--Africa, Sub-Saharan
  • Vernacular Architecture--Africa

       ARTISTS

  • Artists--Africa--Exhibitions
  • Artists, Black--Biography
  • Women artists, Black--Africa, Sub-Saharan

Electronic Books

Here are few E-books available electronically which may be useful in your research:

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