Art History News & Notes

ARTstor / Instructional Videos

jceballo — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:57:14 +0000

Instructional videos for ARTstor have been added under the entry for Image Databases, located on the Art History Resources page

ARTstor in 3 Minutes: Introducing the New ARTstor briefly walks users through the new look and feel of the ARTstor Digital Library

ARTstor in 3 Minutes: Download images to PowerPoint describes the steps required to download images and image details from ARTstor and add them to a PowerPoint presentation file

ARTstor's Batch Download Tool by Lynn Cunningham, Visual Resource Collection, University of California Berkeley

ARTstor in 3 Minutes: Making an image group leads users through the steps to save individual images to groups in the Digital Library

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OskiCat is now available!

jceballo — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:17:27 +0000

http://oskicat.berkeley.edu/

Christine Schick, History of Art PhD student, is the first patron to
check out a book on OskiCat!

Our long awaited new online catalog is now available to all patrons.
Nicknamed after "Oski" (Cal's mascot), OskiCat replaces Gladis and
Pathfinder and provides one place to do most of your library-related
transactions, for example renew books, place holds on material, save and
email search results, find course reserves, request items from NRLF (you need to be logged into "My OskiCat") and much more! Check it out
today!

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Graphics Atlas

jceballo — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:17:49 +0000

http://graphicsatlas.org/

Developed by The Image Permanence Institute at the Rochester Institute
of Technology, provides print identification and characteristic
exploration tools. Using the Object Explorer, browse and compare traits
across processes. Characteristics, including size, format, color,
texture, sheen, and layer structure, are explored logically. Accessible via the Art History Resources page , under Image Databases.

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ArtBabble

jceballo — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:12:10 +0000

http://www.artbabble.org/

An online community created to showcase art-based video content,
including interviews with artists and curators, original documentaries
and art installation videos. Partnered with Art21, Los Angeles County
Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, The New York Public Library,
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Smithsonian American Art Museum, each of which has provided video content. Accessible via Art History Resources, under Art Portals.

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CAA Reviews

jceballo — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:20:56 +0000

http://www.caareviews.org/

Critical reviews of books, exhibitions, and projects in all areas and periods of art history and visual studies published by the College Art Association. Available online to UCB patrons only.

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Analecta Hymnica Medii Aevi, 500 - 1400

jceballo — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:45:29 +0000

Analecta Hymnica Medii Aevi, 500 - 1400 contains texts of hymns of the Catholic Church, 500 - 1400. This complete digital edition allows for searching the full text of the hymns, including the bibliographic references to manuscripts and prints. The user may also search by author and title, and browse by volume. Available online to UCB patrons only.

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Treasures in the Art History/Classics Library

jceballo — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:19:16 +0000

"Why would anyone go to Google when there are so many treasures in the Art History/Classics Library?"

Linda Psomas
San Jose State University
Intern, Fall Semester, 2008
Art History/Classics Library

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How to Research an Artwork

jceballo — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:54:34 +0000

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ARTH/researchartwork.html

For additional research guides related to art history, see Research Guides

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