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ART 101 - Prehistoric to Gothic - Professor Robertson: Find Books

Using Online Library Sources for Art History research

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 

How to Find Electronic Books in the Library Catalog

Like to Browse?

Find books on all aspects of art under call numbers N1 - NX765 in the library's South Stacks.

 

Where is That Book?


Ever wonder how books are shelved?

In this library we use The Library of Congress Classification System to organize books on the shelves. The LC SYSTEM organizes material in libraries according to twenty-one branches of knowledge called classes. The system uses letters to represent the twenty-one broad branches of knowledge. The letters I, O, W, X AND Y are not used.

 The twenty-one classes are:

A – GENERAL WORKS

B – PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHOLOGY, RELIGION

C – AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY

D – HISTORY: GENERAL & OUTSIDE THE AMERICAS

E – HISTORY: UNITED STATES

F – HISTORY: UNITED STATES LOCAL & AMERICAS

G – GEOGRAPHY, ANTHROPOLOGY, RECREATION

H – SOCIAL SCIENCE

J – POLITICAL SCIENCE

K – LAW

L – EDUCATION

M – MUSIC & BOOKS ON MUSIC

N – FINE ARTS

P – LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Q – SCIENCE

R – MEDICINE

S – AGRICULTURE

T – TECHNOLOGY

U – MILITARY SCIENCE

V – NAVAL SCIENCE

Z – BIBLIOGRAPHY, LIBRARY SCIENCE & INFORMATION RESOURCES

These twenty-one broad subject areas are further divided into more specific subject areas by adding one or two additional letters as well as some numbers. For a more detailed breakdown of any subject, go to the Library of Congress web page

So, How Do I Find a Book on the Shelf?

Try this exercise, which was put together by the librarians at Kent State University, to see if you have figured out the Library of Congress system!

eBooks on the Web

Browse these sources for additional Electronic Books:

 

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. 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

  • Art, Ancient
  • Art, Ancient Egypt
  • Art, Ancient Greece
  • Art, Byzantine
  • Art, Celtic
  • Art, Egyptian
  • Art, Etruscan
  • Art, Gothic
  • Art, Greco-Roman
  • Art, Greek
  • Art, Medieval
  • Art, Prehistoric
  • Art, Romanesque

      PAINTING

  • Painting, Byzantine
  • Painting, Egyptian
  • Painting, Gothic
  • Painting, Greek
  • Painting, Medieval
  • Painting, Romanesque

      SCULPTURE

  • Sculpture, Gothic
  • Sculpture, Greek
  • Sculpture, Hellenistic
  • Sculpture, Medieval
  • Sculpture, Primitive

      MISCELLANEOUS

  • Cave Paintings
  • Christian art and symbolism
  • Maya art
  • Maya sculpture

      ARTIST'S NAME

  • Angelico, Fra
  • Giotto
  • Della Robbia
  • Mantegna, Andrea
  • Pisanello

Electronic Books

You may search Cerritos College Library Electronic Books

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

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