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The Library Catalog and Article Databases

• Library Catalog
• Art Databases
• Additional Databases
  

Library Catalog

Cameo lists all holdings held by the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries.
or link to other library catalogs in the Pittsburgh area or the nation.

Art Databases

Use the following key art databases to find journal articles

• Art Abstracts (1984-present)
  Citations, abstracts and some full-text articles
  
• Art Index Retrospective (1929-1984)
  Citations to articles only
  Find articles, reviews, and art reproductions in 300+ key international arts periodicals covering all aspects of art and art history including related disciplines of architecture, archeology, design, film, museology and photography.
  (See a librarian to access print volumes in storage: 1929 to 1991)
  
• ARTbibliographies Modern 1974- (updated irregularly)
  Citations and abstracts
  Journal articles, exhibition catalogs, exhibition reviews, books, dissertations and essays in books or exhibition catalogs. Covers modern and contemporary art, art history, photography and design beginning with artists and movements in the late 19th century, and photography since it's invention in 1839.
  (See a librarian to access print volumes in storage: 1969-1995)

• Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) 1973- (updated quarterly)
  Citations and abstracts
  Art-related books, conference proceedings, dissertations, exhibition and dealer's catalogs, and articles from more than 2,500 periodicals covering European and American art from late antiquity to the present. Includes and extends the coverage of its two predecessor art indexes: RAA (Repertoire d'Art et d'Archeologie) from 1973 to 1989 and RILA (International Repertory of the Literature of Art) from 1975 to 1989.

Additional Databases

For more comprehensive research, use the following additional resources

• other arts databases
• databases in various disciplines
• full-text journals online
• METALIB
  Search multiple library catalogs and article databases simultaeously.
  Note: Searching Metalib may not give you as comprehensive results as searching individual databases