Olin Library Research Guides: Studio Art: Reference Resources and Citation

Online Reference Tools

Oxford Art Online
Provides access to Grove Art Online, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and The Oxford Companion to Western Art.
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History presents the Met’s collection via a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of global art history. Authored by the Met’s experts—predominantly made up of curators but also of conservators, scientists, and educators—the Timeline comprises 300 timelines, 930 essays, close to 7,000 objects, and a robust index, and is regularly updated and enriched to provide new scholarship and insights on the collection.
Getty Vocabularies
The Getty vocabularies contain structured terminology for art, architecture, decorative arts and other material culture, archival materials, visual surrogates, and bibliographic materials.

To find out more about proper citation see this Citation Styles Research Guide made by your Olin Library Librarians!

There are quite a few different ways to cite resources in your paper. The citation style usually depends on the academic discipline involved.

For example:

Check with your professor to make sure you use the required style. Whatever style you use, be consistent!

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Schedule a writing center appointment or a research consultation appointment at https://www.rollins.edu/library/consult/.