All the electronic databases listed in this section may be accessed by going to the library's Database Page. If you are using databases from off campus, you will need your My Chemeketa user name and password.
You may find it helpful to click on Advanced Search On the JSTOR home page.
On the Advanced Search page, check off Article under Item Type; this will eliminate book reviews from your search results.
If you unclick Include Links to External Content, only articles that Chemeketa has access to will appear
You may need to use some special techniques in Gale Academic OneFile:
You may need to combine multiple search terms to find articles on your topic. The Gale Advanced Search screen has find a form for entering multiple terms.
TIP: When using keywords, try truncating: theor* finds theory, theories, theoretical, etc. (* is the truncation character for Gale).
If you find an article that meets your needs, look at its description for additional terms you can use to search.
Here are some words to search with in combination, using those that apply to your work of art. Your textbook may suggest others.
| Media, techniques, etc. | Time period or style | Miscellaneous |
| painting | Byzantine | church* |
| sculpture | Carolingian | cathedral* |
| fresco* | Gothic | sarcophagus |
| mosaic* | Merovingian | altar* |
| illumination | Ottonian | chapel |
| architecture | Romanesque | exhibition |
| earthworks | Fauv* | France, Italy, etc. |
| engraving | Futurism (art), Impressionism, German expressionism, etc. | Flemish, Roman, etc. |