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Contemporary Art Journals and Periodicals

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Contemporary Art Publications: Journals & Periodicals

These titles are available in print or electronic form. Current issues (2006/2007) are kept in the reading room of the Art & Architecutre Library, along with many more art & architecture journals. Please check Orbis, Yale's online catalog, for titles and back issues available in bound volumes or various databases. Please note you need to be using an on campus computer or the VPN or the Proxy Server to access articles in electronic databases. Links to the publication's website is included if significant content is provided. To find articles in additional journals for the arts and other disciplines go to the Yale University Library's Databases and Article Searching page. The Art & Architecture Library provides a useful list of arts specific databases and indexes.

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ARTbibliographies Modern on the Web (1974-present)

Abstracts of journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, dissertations, and exhibition reviews. Covers modern and contemporary art, including performance art and installation works, video art, computer and electronic art, body art, graffiti, artists' books, theater arts, crafts, jewelry, illustration, and more, as well as the traditional fine arts of painting, printmaking, sculpture, and drawing.

Art Full Text (1984-present)

Citations to articles, full text for some, from American and foreign periodicals and museum bulletins dealing with the arts and related disciplines such as archaeology, architecture, art history, city planning, fine arts, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, photography, films and museums.

Art Index (1929-1984)

Cumulates citations to Art Index volumes 1-32 of the printed index published between 1929-1984. Provides historical coverage for Art Full Text and can be cross-searched along with that database via Wilson Web.

DAAI: Design and Applied Arts Index (1973-present)

Currently contains over 110,000 annotated references from more than 450 art, design and craft journals published between 1973-2001, and data on over 50,000 designers, craftspeople, studios, workshops, firms etc.

DAR: Design Abstracts Retrospective (1894-1986)

DAR provides coverage of more than 100 design and design-related journals most of which have ceased publication, but which are distinctly important to the development of design concepts in the early 20th century.

LexisNexis Academic (coverage varies, mostly last 10 years)

Full text news coverage from around the world. Includes newspapers, magazines, blogs, web publications, transcripts, and business information.