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Library will scan articles from bound and microform journals and email them to you in 24-48 hours or obtain from another library in a week or so.  No charge

 
Art & Design Databases (CSA)
Best for upper level art courses.  Search for articles in four indexes with one search -- Bibliography of the History of Art, Artbibliographies Modern, Design and Applied Arts Index, and Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals. Use Check for Full Text @ JMU  for online articles.  [more info]
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Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Useful  for GenEd topics. Provides full text, peer-reviewed articles.  Try Check for Full Text @JMU  for online articles when html or pdf full text not available.  TIP: Search  Academic Search Premier and Art Abstracts simultaneously  using  Choose Databases tab. [more info]
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Art Abstracts (EBSCO)
Useful for art majors.  Good source for non-western art and art reviews.  Option to limit search to peer-reviewed articles.  Use Check for Full Text @ JMU  for online articles.  TIP: Search Academic Search Premier and Art  Abstracts  simultaneously  using Choose Databases tab. [more info]
Campus/Remote
Artbibliographies Modern (CSA)
Best for modern and contemporary arts (late 19th century onwards).  International coverage.  Use Check for Full Text @ JMU  for online articles. [more info]
Campus/Remote
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (CSA)
Great for architecture, historic preservation, and interior design. International coverage.  Use Check for Full Text @ JMU  for online articles. [more info]
Campus/Remote
BHA (Bibliography of the History of Art) (CSA)
Limited to European and American visual arts from late antiquity to the present. Use Check for Full Text @ JMU  for online articles. [more info]
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Design & Applied Arts Index (CSA)
Coverage includes graphic design, computer-aided design, Web design, computer-generated graphics, animation, product design, industrial design, garden design, ceramics, jewelry, and interior design. [more info]
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