GSU Library Research Guides: Art & Art History: Articles

What are Databases?

Databases tell you about articles that have appeared in periodicals.

Periodical (n.):
A magazine or journal issued at regular or
stated intervals (usually weekly, monthly, or quarterly).
Source: Oxford English Dictionary

Learn more about the different types of periodicals
(magazines, trade journals, & scholarly journals).

Painter in her Studio
Louis Léopold Boilly / 1796

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All databases are accessible off-campus with your campus ID & password.

Art & Architecture Complete
Indexing and abstracts for more than 730 academic journals, magazines and trade publications in all areas of the arts & art history.
ARTbibliographies Modern
Provides abstracts of journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, PhD dissertations, and exhibition reviews on all forms of modern and contemporary art dating as far back as the late 19th century.

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Provides access to articles on architecture, urban planning, interior design, historic preservation, and more, coverage goes as far back as the 1930s.