RESEARCH DATABASES:

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ART INDEX AND ABSTRACTS

   ART INDEX RETROSPECTIVE

• Print Location: Ref N1.A1 A655 
• Frequency: Quarterly 
• Holdings: 1929+ 
• Time Covered: All 
• Subjects Covered: Archaeology, Architecture, Art History, City Planning, Crafts, Film, Graphic Arts, Industrial Design, Landscape Architecture, Museology, Photography 
• Materials Indexed: Over 300 International Periodicals, Yearbooks, Museum Bulletins 
• Arrangement: Alphabetical by Subject and Author 
• Features: Reproductions of works of art, bibliographies, illustrations and portraits are indicated. (Separate section for Book Reviews since 1974.) 
• Start With: Alphabetical Index 
• Further Instructions: Help is available online.
• Electronic Access: ART INDEX AND ABSTRACTS (articles from1984-2000. Abstracts begin with January 1994). 
• Electronic Access: ART INDEX RETROSPECTIVE(articles from 1929-1984)

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ARTbibliographies MODERN

• Print Location: Ref N1.A1 A657 
• Frequency: Semi-Annually 
• Holdings: 1969+ 
• Time Covered: 19th and 20th Century (20th Century only, starting 1988) 
• Subjects Covered: Art, Architecture (until 1987), Photography and Design 
• Materials Indexed: Approximately 350 International Periodicals, Books, Exhibition catalogs, Theses, Separate essays within books 
• Arrangement: Alphabetical by Subject. Entries are consecutively numbered. 
• Features: Separate Museum, Gallery, and Author Indexes. Abstracts, Language of article indicated. 
• Start With: Main Index 
• Further Instructions: Help is available online.
• Internet Access 

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BHA (Bibliography of the History of Art) 

• Print Location: Ref N1.B53 
• Frequency: Quarterly 
• Holdings: Continues RILA and RAA 
• Time Covered: Late Antiquity (4th Century) 
• Subjects Covered: European and American Art in all media 
• Materials Indexed: Over 2500 International Periodicals, Books, Conference Proceedings, Collected Essays, Exhibition Catalogs, Museum Publications and Doctoral Dissertations 
• Arrangement: Main Index by broad categories. Entries are consecutively numbered 
• Features: Separate Subject Index, Author Index and Journal Index 
• Start With: Cumulative Subject Index. 
• Internet Access: 

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Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals 

• Print Location: Ref NA1.A1 A9 
• Frequency: Annual 
• Holdings: 1983+ 
• Time Covered: All 
• Subjects Covered: Articles of architectural interest published in all journals received by the Avery Architecture and Fine Arts Library 
• Materials Indexed: Periodical articles, book and exhibition reviews, obituaries 
• Arrangement: Single alphabetical arrangement for authors, architects, subjects, geographic locations, and architectural firms. 
• Start With: Alphabetical index 
• Internet Access: 

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Arts & Humanities Citation Index 

• Dates: (1992-Present)
• Description: Covers over 1,100 journals and is updated by 2,200 new records every week. More information about the database is available from ISI's product descripions. 
• Access: Internet Access: Web of Science. Restricted to Boston College Community.
• Further Instructions: Online help available. Click on Full Seach or Easy Search to select the Arts & Humanities Citation Index.

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GROVE DICTONARY OF ART ONLINE

• Print Location: Ref N31.D5 1996
• Frequency: Continually updated online.
• Time Covered: Prehistory to present.
• Subjects Covered: All aspects of the visual arts.
• Features: Extensive bibliographies and links to over 40,000 images.
• Further Instructions: Help is available online.
• Internet Access: 

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INDEX OF CHRISTIAN ART

• Print Location: Princeton University
• Frequency: Ongoing conversion of print index to web version.
• Time Covered: Late 1st century C.E. to 1400
• Subjects covered: Medieval Art and Christian Iconography
• Features: Extensive bibliographies and links to images or printed sources of art works.
• Further Instructions: Help is available online.
• Internet Access:Remote access is restricted to Boston College community.