Reference materials, including encyclopedias and dictionaries, can be used when you are starting your research to get background information.
They are great for giving you keywords that you can use when you start searching for articles on your topic in the library databases or on the web.
Check Credo Reference or Oxford Reference or all of our E-Reference Sources at Alkek Library
American Art Directory: Bi-annual directory of art schools, art organizations, and art information center.
Artspeak: a guide to contemporary ideas, movements, and buzzwords, 1945 to the present
The Book of Art: A pictorial encyclopedia of painting, drawing, and sculpture