Photography
General Databases
Academic Search Premier ![]()
Provides full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. More database info.
A (largely) full-text database. Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.
Art Index
A bibliographic database that indexes articles from periodicals published throughout the world. In addition to articles, this database indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals. Coverage from 1984.
Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.
Art Index Retrospective
Cumulates citations to Art Index (volumes 1-32 of the printed index published between 1929-1984). Indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals. More database info.
Via Bard. Password required for all access. More access info.
ArtStor (image database)
The ARTstor Charter Collection is an image database of over 300,000 art reproductions. It includes architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design as well as many other forms of visual culture. Faculty may contact Library staff for additional features of this database, which include collation of images into slideshows. NOTE: Requires JAVA, Flash Player, and your browser must have cookies enabled. More database info.
Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.
Off-campus use of offline viewer component requires free pre-registration from on campus. Instructions.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online ![]()
The full-text online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
A full-text database. Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.
Essay and General Literature Index
A citation index to essays and articles contained in collections of essays and miscellaneous works published in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. Focuses on the humanities and social sciences.
Via Bard. Password required for all access. More access info.
Expanded Academic ASAP ![]()
Meets research needs across all academic disciplines, from arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology.
A full-text database. Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.
Lexis-Nexis Universe ![]()
Provides full-text documents from over 5,900 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications with a variety of flexible search options. More database info.
A full-text database. Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.
Oxford Art Online ![]()
A comprehensive online reference resource for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the present day. More database info.
A full-text database. Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.
WorldCat
OCLC catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. More database info.
Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.
Journal Collections
Academic OneFile ![]()
Academic OneFile is a collection of more than 8,000 journals with full manual indexing, a robust backfile and coverage of a variety of academic disciplines -- from science, technology and medicine to the humanities, and includes full-text of major newspapers. Content is provided in both HTML and PDF formats. More database info.
A full-text database. Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.
JSTOR ![]()
A collection of full-text scholarly journals. More database info.
A full-text database. Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.
Project Muse ![]()
Provides access to the full text of more than 200 scholarly journals in arts and humanities, social sciences and mathematics.
A full-text database. Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.
How to Find a Specific Journal
Simon’s Rock Full Text Journals
A searchable database of all the journals, magazines, and newspapers available to the Simon's Rock Community, both in print and online.
Works best from on-campus. More access info.
Photography Websites
Photography
A list of links from the Smithsonian Institution.
Open access from anywhere.
General Websites
Google Scholar ![]()
The ever-ambitious Google’s attempt to index “scholarly” information on the web. Not exhaustive or entirely reliable (the project is still in development), but worth a try if you’ve drawn a blank everywhere else. Note that many of the articles indexed require payment for viewing (though you can usually obtain the article citation for free). More database info.
Limited full-text. Open access from anywhere.