LibGuides: Painting II : Art 127 (Day): Welcome & Find Articles

Selected Resources

Understanding Paintings

Begin looking for arts materials by browsing our collection in the call number range N for visual arts, ND for books about painting specifically..

Welcome

Use the tabs above to find books, articles, websites, and online tutorials that may help you find resources for learning about and looking at paintings. If you have any suggestions or comments about this guide, contact a Middlesex librarian.

Here is a link to self-paced tutorials that can help you access library resources effectively:

Library Tutorial

Find Articles

A complete list of all of the library databases, help sheets, and tutorials is available.

Art & Performing Arts students should take a look at:

General MultiSearch (EBSCO Basic) This link opens in a new window
- Why search here?
  Use this link to search multiple EBSCO databases at once. This collection of databases that can be found listed individually in the A-Z Database List. Choose the databases you want to search on the next screen. This is helpful if you aren't sure which database to search or want to search multiple places at once.
- What's included?
  This collection includes the following databases: Academic Search Complete, Associates Programs Source Plus, MasterFILE Premier, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, Religion and Philosophy Collection, and eBook Collection
ArtStor (Digital Art Images) This link opens in a new window
This database contains over 1 million museum quality images. Users can search by geography image classification. Instructors to contact the library for instructor access.
Biography (Gale in Context)
- Why search here?
  Biography (Gale In Context) uses numerous reference works to provide extensive biographical information. This database features many different search options and can be searched according to various categories.
- What's included?
  Includes in-depth, full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals and reference sources. Search for subjects based on one or more personal facts or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search.
Gale Databases MultiSearch (Comprehensive)
- Why search here?
  Use this link to search multiple Gale databases, spanning many subjects, at once. This collection of databases that can be found listed individually in the A-Z Database List. Choose the databases you want to search on the next screen. This is helpful if you aren't sure which database to search or want to search multiple places at once.
- What's included?
  This collection provides access to articles, videos, charts, images, infographics, and more from Academic OneFile, Biography, Gale eBooks, General OneFile, Opposing Viewpoints, Popular Magazines, Pop Culture Studies, The New York Times Article Archive, and Vocations and Careers.

Print subscriptions in the MCC Libraries

These and other print subscriptions are available in the MCC Libraries