- Finding books
- Fine arts and architecture Dewey numbers
- Dictionaries, encyclopaedias and image sources
- Audiovisual resources
- Finding journal articles
- Research tips
- More information
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Finding books
To find books in the UWA Library on a particular topic, begin with a keyword search in the Library Catalogue.
As you are browsing through the list of books, look at the Subject Headings listed in each catalogue entry. Click on the links to relevant Subject Headings to find more books on your topic.
You can also search catalogues at other WA libraries'. The State Library of Western Australian holds an extensive collection of local materials, of which some can be accessed online.
It is always worthwhile checking to see if a bibliography has been produced on your topic. There are specialised bibliographies in the EDFAA Collection for example:
Women artists: a historical, contemporary and feminist bibliography - 709.22 1994 WOM.
You should also check bibliographies at the end of encyclopedia entries.
Fine arts and architecture Dewey numbers
| 700 | The Arts, Fine and Decorative Arts |
| 710 | Civic and Landscape Art |
| 720 | Architecture |
| 730 | Sculpture |
| 740 | Drawing and Decorative Arts |
| 750 | Painting and Paintings |
| 760 | Graphic Arts, Printmaking and Prints |
| 770 | Photography and Photographs |
Dictionaries, encyclopaedias and image sources
The specialised dictionaries and encyclopedias in the EDFAA Reference Collection can provide definitions and introductory information on your research topic.
Grove Art Online, accessible through the catalogue or Supersearch on the Library Web site, is and excellent source of information on artists and their work, as well as images.
ARTstor is a repository of digital images drawn from museums, photo archives, slide collections, and art reference publishers. They cover a wide variety of civilizations, time-periods, and media.
Picture Australia available at www.pictureaustralia.gov.au/ contains links to Australian paintings, drawings, cartoons and photographs.
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Your search should result in a list of journal articles on your topic. To locate the articles, click on the Find it button against each entry or check the journal title in the catalogue.
Audiovisual resources
| The Individual Slide Collection | The EDFAA Library has an Individual Slide Collection. There are approximately 50,000 Art, Architecture and Archaeology slides covering the period from prehistory to the present. |
| Videocassettes | Videocassettes are located in the EDFAA Audiovisual Collection. |
| DVDs | DVDs are located in the EDFAA Audiovisual Collection |
Finding journal articles
To find journal articles on a topic you will need to look in sources that index journal articles by subject. These indexes are available via SuperSearch on the UWA Library Web site.
The EDFAA Reference Librarian can advise you on choosing the appropriate indexes for your research topic and provide instruction on using these indexes. Some useful indexes include:
| Wilson Art Full Text | Indexes over 380 art periodicals and contains full text from 108 journals going back to 1997. Subjects include architecture, archaeology and the history of art, as well as crafts, costume and textiles. |
| Bibliography of the History of Art | Contains references to the journal articles, conference proceedings and dissertations, exhibition and dealers' catalogues. Covers painting, sculpture, drawing, prints, architecture, decorative and applied arts, crafts, graphic arts, and folk and popular arts. |
| Academic Research Library | Contains information in the social sciences and the humanities. Over 2,300 journals indexed with approximately 1400 available in full text. |
| APA-FT - Australian Public Affairs Full Text | Indexes articles from a wide range of Australian periodicals, newspapers, scholarly journals, conference papers and books in the social sciences and humanities and PRO\ovides access to the full-text of selected documents, including journal articles. |
| Periodicals Contents Index | Periodicals Contents Index is an electronic index to the contents of thousands of periodicals in the humanities and social sciences, from their first issues (as early as 1770) to 1995. |
| The nineteenth century | A project to republish on microfiche the English-language books and pamphlets of permanent research value published in all parts of the world except North America between 1801 and 1900. The index is available on the Library's catalogue. The documents are in microfiche format and are located in the Scholars' Centre (F2176). |
| Art bibliographies modern (1988-1999) | Covers all aspects of twentieth century art. It is located in the EDFAA journal Collection (P 709.04 P). |
There are many indexes that may be relevant to your topic, please inquire at the Reference Office for advice.
Your search should result in a list of journal articles on your topic. To locate the articles, click on the Find it button.
Research tips
Keep a record of where you have searched for information and, if using electronic databases, print out your search profile. Keeping a copy of your research strategies will make it easier to verify references at a later date.
Ensure that you keep complete details of your reference. This strategy makes it easier to compile a bibliography later.
Information on citing your sources is available under Guides on our Web site.
More information
- Contact the EDFAA Reader Services Librarian (6488 1962) if you need more information or assistance.
