University of Southern Maine

Art History 412 - African Visual Culture

Introduction | Reference Sources | Indexes & Databases | Internet Resources | Writing the Paper

For further research assistance, please contact Pat Prieto (pprieto@usm.maine.edu; 780-5662) Research and Instruction Librarian, Glickman Library, University of Southern Maine.
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In order to find books, journals, you will need to consult URSUS, the online catalog. Because journal article citations are not individually included in URSUS, you will need to use a discipline-specific index to identify journal articles (see Indexes and Databases section below), then URSUS to check for holdings.

Books that are not available through the University of Maine System (URSUS) or Maine InfoNet may be requested through Interlibrary Loan (Illiad). Journal articles that are are not available at the USM Libraries may be requested through Interlibrary Loan (Illiad).

Encyclopedia of World Art (17 volumes)
GOR Reference, POR Reference N31 .E533

To find scholarly articles it is necessary to consult a discipline-specific electronic or print index/database. The following are electronic indexing sources available to the University of Southern Maine community.

Academic Search Premier
Date coverage: Varies
Provides indexing for 8,025 publications, with full text for more than 4,500 scholarly publications of which over 3,600 are peer reviewed.

Art Index
Date Coverage: 1985-present
Art Index is a bibliographic database that indexes articles about art, architecture, archaeology, crafts, design, museology, photography, television and textiles, in addition to all aspects of art including graphic, folk, and decorative, from periodicals published throughout the world.

Art Index Retrospective
Date Coverage: 1929-1984
A bibliographic database that cumulates citations to volumes 1-32 of Wilson's Art Index (more than 600 publications). International in scope.

Arts and Humanities Search
Date Coverage: 1980-present
Indexes the world's leading arts and humanities journals; selected articles from social science and science journals; and indexes articles, bibliographies, editorials, letters, reviews, and more.
On-campus access only.

Directory of Open Access Journals
The aim of the Directory of Open Access Journals is to increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scholarly journals thereby promoting their increased usage and impact. Includes journals in art, visual arts, and architecture.

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
Date Coverage: Varies
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses and ABI/INFORM Global databases allow users to search dissertations and selected newspapers.

WorldCat
Bibliographic records for more than 36 million items held at OCLC member libraries throughout the world. Includes all types of information resources, and is useful for identifying book chapters, essays, etc. that can easily be missed by other sources. Updated daily.

Google Images

Jenda:a Journal of Culture and African Women Studies

Maine College of Art Library Catalog
USM students may borrow books from the MECA library with an activated USM card.