Library Class and Subject Guides: Art & Design, Art History, Art Education: Books & Exhibition Catalogues

Find Print Books in the Library

Art books are on the second and third floors. Look for the following letters in the General and Oversize Collections.

N	Visual Arts
NA	Architecture
NB	Sculpture
NC	Drawing, Design, Illustration
ND	Painting
NE	Print Media
NK	Decorative Arts
NX	Arts in general
TR	Photography
Z4-276	Bookmaking & Typography

Online Books

Ebook Central (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
The Library provides a large number of Art & Design books online. You might want to search Ebook Central directly...

MavScholar
Search MavScholar for online books, print books, and more!

Exhibition & Research Catalogues Online

The MET: Read Online and Free
"The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art..." Located in New York City, the website provides many useful resources including online exhibition catalogues.
British Museum Research Catalogues
These research catalogues "combine peer-reviewed introductory essays with carefully selected groups of object records generated from the Museum's Collection online database."
National Gallery of Art Exhibition Catalogues
From the site: "Browse or download free digital backlist titles from the National Gallery of Art publication archives."
Art Institute of Chicago Digital Publications
The Art Institute of Chicago offers a selection of exhibition catalogues.

Get Books Worldwide

Search WorldCat to find and request books from other libraries using our Interlibrary Loan service. See our Get Books from Other Libraries guide for detailed instructions.

WorldCat Discovery
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Provides citations to books and other materials (including those that are out of print) held by libraries worldwide.Use this database to request books via Interlibrary Loan. *This resource is provided by the Electronic Library of Minnesota, freely accessible to anyone in Minnesota!*