ART 100: Olson, J. (Spring 2025) - The Grand Tour: Articles
JSTOR
It is particularly recommended that you search in JSTOR (link is in the box below) for articles on your artist and/or painting. Choose "Advanced Search," which is right under the main JSTOR search box. For 'Item Type,' choose everything EXCEPT 'Reviews,' and for 'Language,' choose 'English.' If you want to limit further, under Disciplines, choose 'Art and Art History.'
Starting points
Searching for Articles
The Library has some print journals, magazines, and newspapers but most are stored electronically in research databases. The databases listed below cover a number of subjects (including art) and are good starting points for finding articles for your research.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Scholarly article database that provides indexing and full text of older articles from respected academic journals in the Arts & Sciences.This is the best database for art-related research, with the exception of contemporary art (use ProQuest instead). -
ProQuest Periodical Databases This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary database that provides index and full-text coverage of journals, magazines, newsletters, and newspapers. A mix of popular and scholarly sources. Includes general academic subjects. This is a particularly good database for finding information about contemporary artists. -
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary database that covers most subject areas (including art). Includes journal, magazine, and newspaper articles.
Art-specific periodicals
Find Art-Specific Periodicals
For a list of the art periodicals that TCC Library has access to click on the link below. Each periodical title is followed by the years of coverage to which TCC Library has access and a link to the database in which you can find it.
Why use journal articles in your research?
Why Use Articles?
- You can get more specific information in articles from periodicals (magazines, journals, and newspapers).
- Journal articles are often more current than books.
- The Library’s databases contain thousands of articles from newspapers, magazines, trade journals, and scholarly journals.
- You often cannot access the full text of most of these articles through Google (because the publishers like to be paid!)
Tip For Reading Articles
If the article has an abstract or summary, read the abstract to learn what the article is about. If it looks like it might be useful for your research, then read the whole article.
Where Are Articles in the TCC Library?
Your TCC Library has some journals, magazines, and newspapers in print, but you have access to so many more articles in periodicals that are stored electronically in research databases. The databases on this page are good starting points for finding articles on this topic.
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