Research+Guides

= KALAMAZOO INSTITUTE OF ARTS = =RESEARCH RESOURCES AND TOOLS FOR DOCENTS=

1. Background Information: Reference Books

 * BENEZIT: Dictionary of Artists (N 40 .D5213 2006)
 * Art Speak: a guide to contemporary ideas, movements and buzzwords (N 6490 .A87 1990)
 * Art Spoke: a guide to modern ideas, movements and buzzwords (N 6447 .A85 1993)
 * Who’s Who in American Art (N 6536 .W4)
 * Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975 (N 6536 .W5)
 * Artists in Michigan: 1900-1976 (N 6530 .M4 B3)
 * 300 Years of American Art; 2 vols. (N 6536 Z4)

2. In-depth information
//Artist Files (list available on the KIA Library Web site)//
 * Local/regional artists
 * Artists with works in the KIA permanent collection

//Electronic databases// A. Michigan E-Library (MeL.org-available from home)
 * CAMIO: database of high resolution digital images from prominent museums
 * Biography and Genealogy Master Index: index to biographical resources (must access through Michigan E-Library)
 * Academic OneFile : magazine and journal articles (must access through Michigan E-Library)
 * MeL Michigana: digital image collection of photographs, historical documents and assorted information pertaining to Michigan

B. Art Abstracts online (KIA Library only): articles from art magazines and journals C. AskArt.com: artist biographies and (at KIA Library only) art auction information D. Biography Resource Center (Kalamazoo Public Library): biographical information

Links available via the Meader Library catalog
 * MeLCAT (Michigan statewide catalog)
 * WorldCat (worldwide library catalog; professional version only available via Meader Library computers; see below for home version link)
 * Western Michigan University Library catalog
 * Kalamazoo Public Library catalog
 * Portage District Library catalog
 * Kalamazoo College Library catalog

**IF YES:**
1. Consult the Artist Files (list available on the KIA Library website). 2. Consult reference sources from the //Reference Books// list above. 3. Consult appropriate databases: 4. Try the Meader Library catalog 5. Try the MeLCat Library catalog 6. Try the WorldCat Library catalog(home version)
 * Biography and Genealogy Master Index (must access through Michigan E-Library)
 * AskArt.com (available only via computers at Meader Library)
 * Academic OneFile : general magazine articles (must access through Michigan E-Library)
 * Art Abstracts Online: articles from art magazines and journals (available only via computers at Meader Library)

4. Other art-related Web sites

 * www.nga.gov/resources/index.shtm (educational and visual resources from the National Gallery of Art)
 * www.artic.edu/aic/education/onlinelearning/index.html (online educational resources from the Art Institute of Chicago)
 * www.bu.edu/library/instruction/findimages/index.html (guide to finding images on the web -- Boston University Libraries)
 * http://memory.loc.gov/learn/ (educational resources from the Library of Congress/ American Memory Web site)