Oxford Art Online - Help Sheet

Resource Name: OXFORD ART ONLINE (incl. Grove Art Online)

1. How do I access this resource?
You can access this from an internet computer at any Lake Macquarie City Library. You can phone ahead to book a computer. Ask the library staff for password access.

2. Is it available from home?
No. This is only available at the Library.

3. Does it have much Australian content?
Australian artists are included. You can search by country of artist.

4. Is there an advanced searching option?
Yes. Click on ‘Advanced Search’ on the main page.
Choose searches from: Main; Image; Biography and Bibliography.
Limit searches by: Full article text; Entry title; Bibliographies; Contributors
Choose which resource:
* Grove Art Online -- Art and Art Forms; Geography; People; Styles and Cultures; or Time Periods
* The Oxford Companion to Western Art
* Encyclopedia of Aesthetics
* The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms

5. For whom would this resource be suitable?
Students and art researchers. Artists. Crafts people.

6. How is this resource unique?
It is authoritative, from scholars around the world in one place. Includes images and links to image collections.

7. What are similar or complementary resources?
Books: McCulloch's encyclopedia of Australian art; Britannica encyclopedia of art; The New York Times guide to the arts of the 20th century; The Book of Art
Online: artcyclopedia.com; Harcourt's Guide to Researching Art History Using the Internet ; NSW State Library Research Guide .

8. What would be sample questions that this resource could answer?
Q. At what internet site might I find a lot of images by Sydney Nolan?
A. 1) Search “Sidney Nolan” in Advanced Images Search; 2) Choose images at external sites.
There is a link to the Tate Collection with 135 works included.

9. What does the search result list show?
The Title of the article and type of entry, with a snippet of text, and the source. You can refine results by type of entry and content.


10. Rate this resource.
This is a high quality site with very reliable and authoritative information about art and artists. It has references to other books, articles and online sources. Recommended for researching art topics in depth.