Fine Arts Guide
Villa Maria College Library
The journal articles you need for your assignments can be found in our online databases.
The complete list of databases available can be found on our website.
Articles not available in full text can be requested through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Contact the library for help with ILL.
Off-campus access to most online databases requires a username and password. Drop by the library to get this information.
Online Databases
Gale has a number of databases to use
EBSCO
Other
- ARTstor Be sure to register for an account in the top right corner using your Villa Maria College email address!
Search for Books, eBooks, Print Journals and DVDs
The library's online catalog,
Alexandria, can be used to find both books and ebooks.
Books in the standard collection may be borrowed for three weeks. Books placed on reserve by your professor will have a shorter loan period. Books not available from the library can be borrowed through AcademicSHARE or Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Contact the library for help. To find items held by Villa and other libraries, try WorldCat.
Don't forget your Villa Maria College ID card to check out books!
Journals
Find current and archived journals in the South Room in the library. Print journals can be borrowed for one week. Some additional titles are also available for single issues and archives.
Online Encyclopedias
With quick, factual questions or to get a basic overview of a topic, try an encyclopedia:
Britannica Online
Artdaily
An online art newspaper
ArtSource
This collection of online resources offers websites on artist projects, events, vendors, museums and more.
Europeana
This open access resource has a large collection of digitized cultural heritage. This includes, images, texts, sounds and videos. Be sure to check out their Pinterest boards for special collections of images!
UbuWeb
An independent resource for avant-garde, ethnopoetics and outsider art.
Susan Abel-Smith
Reference and Information Literacy Librarian
