RPCC Library Online Resources
- Art and Architecture Complete: Full-text articles and e-books on art, artists, and architecture, plus over 63,000 images.
- Films On Demand: Browse by:
- Art & Architecture
- Music & Dance
- Visual & Performing Arts includes Drawing & Painting, and Graphics & Design.
- Visual Communication: Graphic Design
- JSTOR - The Scholarly Archive: Articles from scholarly journals in the arts and sciences, humanities, business, etc.
- See JSTOR's collections of Primary Sources for journals, articles, images and more.
- Oxford Reference: Search for specific topics or browse collections of ebooks on:
- Art & Architecture
- Performing Arts (music, dance, & theater),
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Where to Look!
Find books and DVDs shelved in these call numbers. Be sure to check in Oversized, too!
- N to NX – Fine arts.
- N – Visual arts.
- NA – Architecture.
- NB – Sculpture.
- NC – Drawing. Design.
- ND – Painting.
- NH – Photography.
- M, ML, & MT – Music
- PN 2000 to PN 3307 – Theater
Magazines & Journals: Find these in our Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers, shelved by title. Login required for off-campus access to online databases.
- Aesthetica
- Also available online in Art & Architecture Complete from 2009 to date.
- Art & Antiques
- Find full-text issues in Academic Search Complete from Jan. 1, 2004 to July 1, 2007.
- Art in America
- Also available online in Academic Search Complete from Nov. 2002 to date.
- Smithsonian
- Also available online in MasterFILE Complete from June 1990 to date.
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Online Magazines & Journals
The following magazines & journals are available from our online databases. Login required if off campus.
- Art Education from May 2004 to date with a 12 month delay fo full text. Includes "articles, special reports and thematic issues on all aspects of art education published by the National Art Education Association."
- Art Papers Magazine from 1999 to date, is "dedicated to the examination, development, and definition of art and culture in the world today." See their website in the Suggested Websites tab.
- Border Crossings from Aug. 2005 to date. Investigates contemporary culture through a combination of articles, reviews, interviews and portfolios of photographs and drawings.
- Cultural Trends from Sept. 1998 to date, with a 12 month delay for full text. Investigates "issues in the arts, culture, and creative sectors."
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Interactive/Multimedia Learning Resources
- Art Papers, "an Atlanta-based organization with an educational mission to provide accessible forums for documenting, examining, commissioning, and presenting contemporary art and culture." Also publishes Art Papers Magazine; see the Online Magazines & Journals tab.
- Explore the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Khamseen: Islamic Art History Online from the Univ of Michigan.
- MoMA (Museum of Modern Art). Go to Art and Artists to find digital collections, audio content, videos (go to Magazine), and art terms online.
- Find multimedia resources on visual & performing arts from PBS Learning Media: The Arts.
Louisiana Museums & Centers
Some may offer discounted or free admissions to students and/or have online digital collections.
- Alexandria Museum of Art
- CAC: Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans.
- LASM: Louisiana Art and Science Museum, Baton Rouge.
- Louisiana State Museum, is a network of nine museums in historic buildings around the state.
- LSU Museum of Art, in the Shaw Center, downtown Baton Rouge.
- Newcomb Art Gallery at Tulane University, New Orleans.
- NOMA: New Orleans Museum of Art, in City Park.
- The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans.
- Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum, ULL, Lafayette.
Digital Collections
Browse these collections from national galleries & museums. Some include free images to download.
- Getty of the J. Paul Getty Trust. Find images, videos, & more under "Explore Art;" select Open Content in Images for Download for free images.
- Library of Congress: Digital Collections includes Art & Architecture and Performing Arts content.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Met Collection.
- National Gallery of Art offers information on exhibits with images and other multimedia available online.
- National Museum of Women in the Arts; click “Art + Artists” to see collection highlights and artist profiles.
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: Art + Artists includes online exhibits and multimedia resources.
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