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You can use Oxford Reference Online to access a vast online library of authoritative information in a variety of subject areas. With resources covering general reference questions, language, bilingual dictionaries, quotations, science and medicine, humanities and social sciences, and business and professional you can use this tool for a wide variety of needs.
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Credo reference delivers full-text entries as well as images, audio files and videos.
Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
You can use The Oxford English Dictionary to find word definitions and trace the evolution of more than 600,000 words over the last 1,500 years using 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of sources. This source is widely acknowledged as the most authoritative and comprehensive dictionary of English in the world.

Finding works about a piece of art can be difficult. We try to make it easier for you.

SARTLE
Rouge art history. A site that blends serious art history and the snarky fun bits of information that everyone wants to know.
Minnesotata Institute of Art Library Catalog
The MIA library houses detailed informational folders on over 500 works of art housed in the MIA. They also have a peerless collection of Cataloges and Artist Rea'sons. MIA for Researchers
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MIA library materials are for reference only. Photocopies are permitted for most items.
Index Project
Index Projects is an easy-to-use on-line platform designed to document artwork and share the records on the artist's terms. See the Gallery tab for examples

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The Artstor Digital Library's public collections provide open content from multiple institutions.

Library Search
Use Library Search to find materials you have access to as a UNW student, including books, ebooks, streaming video, reference entries, news and academic articles, conference proceedings, and more.

If you are searching for a phrase, use quotes in the search. (ie. "human body" )
You can also include multiple terms with capital AND (ie. "human body" AND degas)
Using just an artist's last name can broaden searches.
Make sure to look at the subjects in great sources to find others on the same subject.

The Dictionary of Art
Call Number: REFERENCE 703 D561
Encyclopedia of World Art
Call Number: REFERENCE 703 En1
ISBN: 9780070194663
Publication Date: 1959
Modern Arts Criticism by Joann R. Prosyniuk (Editor)
Call Number: REFERENCE 709.2 M72
ISBN: 081037689x
Publication Date: 1991