Useful Books
A Short Guide To Writing About Art by Call Number: N7476 .B37 2015, Ask Alkek Desk - Secured, Floor 2 (4-hr loan)ISBN: 0205708250This best-selling text has guided tens of thousands of art students through the writing process. Students are shown how to analyze pictures (drawings, paintings, photographs), sculptures and architecture, and are prepared with the tools they need to present their ideas through effective writing.
The gods and symbols of ancient Mexico and the Maya: an illustrated dictionary of Mesoamerican religion by Call Number: F1435.3.R3 M55 1993ISBN: 0500050686
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Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Log in to ILLiad to make an Interlibrary Loan request
Interlibrary Loan is a Library lending service available to current TxState students and employees. ILL borrows items from other libraries that the Alkek Library does not own.
This service is free to Texas State students, faculty, and staff.
Typical turnaround for a book is 2 weeks. Turnaround time for articles
varies depending on format (hard copy or electronic) but averages 2 to
3 days.
Alkek Library Book Catalog
Search the library catalog for print resources, ebooks, movies, and more!
TIPS:
- Click on the title to see subject headings (if you're having trouble with keywords)
- Use truncation, for example if searching for political or politics, you can type polit* and get any form of the root word before the *
Useful Subject Headings and Call Number Areas
- Art -- Exhibition techniques.
- Art museums -- Collection management.
- Art museum curators.
- Museums Curatorship
- Museum Exhibits
- Museum Techniques
Below is a list of Call Number areas for Fine Arts and Design Resources for general browsing purposes when searching for images. The handout below the table is visual map version of this table.
| Subject | Call Number |
| Advertising | HF 5801-6182 |
| Aesthetics | BH |
| Architecture | NA |
| Art Encyclopedias | N1-9165 |
| Art General | NX |
| Decorative Arts | NK |
| Drawing & Illustration | NC |
| Graphic Arts & Computer Graphics | TR, NC, Z200 |
| Jewelry Making | TS, TT |
| Music | M |
| Painters & Painting | ND |
| Photography | TR |
| Printmaking | NE |
| Sculpture & Sculptors | NB |
Handouts for Finding Books
- Library catalog guide
- How to use the library catalog and locate books in the library by call number.
- Library Directory
- Floor information and call number map to find books
Below is a browsing map with different areas of inerest highlighted in yellow to use when you are looking for any image related subject, topic, or medium. Click on the image to download a printable PDF version of it and to see it better. :)
