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ART206 - Introduction to Art History - Neoclassicism to Twentieth Century: Find Books

Sources for researching art history, 1790-

Search Terms & Tips

Use the Library Search to find books. Limit your search to books by selecting the Books (Summit System) or Books (E and other libraries) resource type under Refine My Results.

picture of book entry in search results, showing call number

 

  • Chemeketa printed books will show as Available, followed by the location and call number
  • Chemeketa e-books will show Online Access or Full Text Available. Click the title to view a page with a link to the book

 

Search Type Method Example
Keyword [time period or style] + "art" art deco
Keyword [technique,medium, etc.] + [place name] art Germany 20th century
Keyword [technique, medium, etc.] + [period or style] painting 19th century
Keyword "art," "architecture," etc. + [geographic adjective] sculpture French
Subject Library of Congress subject heading (Clicking takes you to a site where you can find an appropriate heading.)

Neoclassicism (Art); Art, Abstract
Subject [Artist's name] Arp, Jean

TIP: When using keywords, try truncating: baptis* finds baptism, baptist, baptists, baptistery, etc. (* is the truncation character for the library search).

E-Book Information

Chemeketa's library search has many electronic books.  For information about accessing and using e-books, please see About E-Books.

Primo Library Search

Finding Books on the Shelf

  • Our library uses the Dewey Decimal System to arrange books on the shelves 
  • Each book is assigned a decimal number that represents its subject 
  • There can be many books with the same decimal number

Picture of call number label

  • A second part of the call number is used to arrange books that have the same decimal number
  • Typically that line represents the author's name
  • Books shelved in special areas of the library have a tag that represents the area at the top of the call number 

In the example pictured, after locating the Reference shelves of the library, read the decimal number first, then the next line.  This call number represents a dictionary of English rhymes by an author named  Upton.

MLA Citations