This guide helps visual arts students search for books, articles, and Internet resources.

Books in Academic Libraries Search for books at Owens and other Missouri libraries.	Search for Articles Locate journal, magazine, and news articles.	WWW Resources Selected visual arts web pages recommended by Owens Librarians.
Request Books and Articles Get books and articles from other libraries if Owens Library or MOBIUS doesn't have the item.	Oxford Art Online This is the premier reference source for the visual arts in the English language.	MLA Style See examples of how to cite various sources, including books, journals and web pages.

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Books in Academic Libraries: online catalogs

Library Catalog Search the library catalog for books located in Owens Library or in over 50 MOBIUS Missouri academic libraries. Click Art to access books and other materials related to visual arts in the Owens Library catalog Click Related Subjects (Lc) to access a list of over 70 subject headings related to visual arts in the Owens Library catalog Click Art Sources to view a list of visual arts books in Owens Library selected by Owens Librarians Click Drawings to find out how to access books with master drawings and figure drawings 1) When searching in the Owens Library catalog, use the Search MOBIUS button to conduct the same search in the entire MOBIUS catalog (the holdings of over 50 Missouri academic libraries) and retrieve more results. 2) If a book you find in Owens Library is DUE that means is it checked out to someone else. If you want that book, click the Search MOBIUS button to see if you can find it in the MOBIUS catalog. If it is in the MOBIUS catalog, use the REQUEST THIS ITEM link to have the book delivered to Owens Library for check out. 3) When your MOBIUS catalog results list return books not available in the Owens Library, use the REQUEST THIS ITEM link to have books in the MOBIUS catalog delivered to Owens Library. Note: Northwest is part of the TOWERS cluster Google Book Search Search the full text of a huge database of millions of book titles and view your keywords in context in the the book text. View the book table of contents and index for most books indexed. Use the library catalog or the MOBIUS catalog to get the full text of many titles you find. Use interlibrary loan to borrow the books not available in the library catalog or MOBIUS. Art Sources Art books in Owens Library recommended by librarians at Owens. eBooks Search Owens Library's eBook collection of over 30,000 volumes, including over 250 eBooks on fine arts.

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Search for Articles and Locate Full Text When Available

Search for Articles Below are a list of recommended periodical databases for visual arts research. 1) Art Index     1st Floor, Reference 016.7 A78a This print index covers over 300 art publications, including periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. It offers broad coverage of the visual arts, including archaeology, architecture, art history, city planning, crafts, motion pictures, graphic arts, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, photography, and related fields.           2) Recommended Art Databases A list of all databases that Owens Librarians recommend for finding the best visual arts articles.

Visual Arts Periodicals List      This is an A-Z list of scholarly journals and magazine related to the visual arts and the databases where they are available in full-text. Here is a list of selected subjects - architecture,  arts and crafts, decorative arts (includes ceramics), drawing, design & illustrations, and photography.

Locating Periodicals in Owens Library             Learn how to find the call number, the format/media type, and the Owens Library location      of a periodical title, i.e., NOT the title of the journal or magazine article itself.

Types of Periodicals      Determine how to tell the difference between a scholarly journal and a popular magazine.

Locating Peer-Reviewed Periodicals       Discover how to limit a search to refereed or peer-reviewed articles.

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