LibGuides: Art and Art History: Books

QUICK GUIDE
LoC Classification System:
Fine Arts

Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Online Catalog, Fine Prints.

N Fine Arts.

   Visual Arts

    * NA Architecture
    * NB Sculpture
    * NC Drawing. Design. Illustration
    * ND Painting
    * NE Print Media
    * NK Decorative Arts
    * NX Arts in General

* TR Photography

See Library of Congress Classification Outline for more. (downloads as a Word document)

Books in Carlson Library are classified under the LC system.

Book Reviews

ARLIS/NA reviews
BookForum
search "art" for book reviews
caa reviews
full reviews available to College Art Association members only
EBSCOhost book review search
Enter "BOOKS -- Reviews" as a subject term to bring up only book reviews. Combine your search with additional art-related terms. Or try selecting only art-related databases to search within (such as Art & Architecture Complete and Art Full Text (H.W. Wilson).

Search OCLC

OCLC FirstSearch*
is the OCLC union catalog, containing more than 43 million records describing books and other items owned by libraries around the world. WorldCat covers thousands of subjects and includes records for items as far back as 1000 B.C. WorldCat does not include individual article titles or stories in journals, magazines, newspapers, or book chapters.

*(on campus only)

Search Google

Search (below) or browse art books in Google* (sort by date to show newest books):

Results are approximate.

Search Carlson Library for art books

Search for items on reserve at Carlson Library

Items may be books or other material. They may be located at the Circulation Desk at Carlson or available electronically.

Search OhioLINK for art books

Toledo Museum of Art Reference Library

Search the TMA Reference Catalog

Students currently enrolled in UToledo art department courses have borrrowing privileges at the TMA Library. Find out more about the TMA library’s resources and services on our library website.

Check out a selection of New Books at the TMA Library.

Titles added to the collection in the last 2 months

The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library

Or .. browse their Art, Architecture and Photography books (results are approximate)

Public library art books are classified under the Dewey Decimal System (art is in the 700s)

WorldCat Catalog

Combined catalog of libraries all over the world

Search WorldCat

WorldCat can be used to search for books and resources you haven't been able to locate elsewhere. Enter a zip code and have materials in the libraries closest to you come up first. Items found in WorldCat can be requested through Interlibrary Loan.