Welcome to the NMSU Library research guide for ARTH 1115, Orientation in Art. The resources below are a great place to start your research.
Online Reference Sources -- The following resources can help you build a foundation of knowledge.
A robust art research database providing full-text art journals and magazines, plus detailed indexing and abstracts. Useful for artists, art scholars and designers, it covers fine, decorative and commercial art, as well as architecture and architectural design.
Journals (print & electronic) -- Most electronic journals are available through the databases listed above. Print journals are shelved in the stacks, primarily in N (Zuhl, 3rd floor) but print photography journals are found in TR (Branson, 4th floor). Below is a link to look at journals in the areas of Art, Architecture, and Applied Arts. This includes Fine Arts, Gardens, Landscape Architecture, and the visual arts, such as painting, photography, and sculpture.
Print Reference Books -- Here are some selections to get you started!