LibGuides: AP Art History: Home

Books in Our Library

Styles, schools and movements: the essential encyclopaedic guide to modern art. by Dempsey, Amy
Call Number: 709.04 DEM
ISBN: 0500283761
Publication Date: 2005

Art books are shelved in the 700 range. Be sure to check the oversize section. Use keyword searches in the Destiny Online Catalog to find books about artists, periods, and places. The "power" search in Destiny allows you to combine terms such as "painting and france".

Library Databases

Artstor
The preeminent database of images for art, including AP Art History; also includes supporting materials for AP US History and other history and literature curricula.
JSTOR
Full-text archive of 1500 scholarly journal articles in all subject areas, going back to their first issues (but not including the most recent years).

Gale in Context: History This link opens in a new window
Articles, primary sources, reference, and multi-media content covering human history.

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Full text of thousands of academic (scholarly) journals, going back to 1975 or further.
Oxford/Grove Art Online
Over 23,000 articles, 21,000 biographies, 500,000 bibliographic citations, 40,000 image links and 5,000 images. An essential database for art research.
Oxford Reference Online
A wealth of 100+ Oxford reference works covering many subjects. Includes a growing number of titles from the acclaimed Oxford Companions Series, plus the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.

Useful Web Sites

AP Art History Exam (College Board)
Includes a description of the exam as well as practice tests.

Citing Sources

Noodletools
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Purdue OWL: Research and Writing
MLA In-Text Citations (Purdue OWL)
Sample MLA Works Cited List (Purdue OWL)

Off campus?

For access to the databases from off campus, email the librarians for passwords.