Portland Area Resources

Electronic Resources

Marylhurst College Shoen Library   Multnomah County Library   Oregon Historical Society   Pacific Northwest College of Art Library   PICA (Portland Institute for Contemporary Art):   Portland Art Museum   Portland Community College Libraries   Portland State University Millar Library   Reed College Library

American Craft Council   Artcyclopedia Text/images on more than 8,400 artists.   Art History Resources on the Web Text and images on art throughout the ages. Organized by art historical time periods and cultures.   ArtLex Definitions for over 3,600 terms used in visual culture, along with illustrations, pronunciation notes, quotations, and links to web resources.   Artsource Online links to art and architecture resources submitted by librarians, artists, and art historians.   Askart Extensive information on approximately  52,000 North American artists.   Bartleby.com Most comprehensive public reference library ever published on the web.   Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Excellent resource for documents, images, and primary and secondary sources. J. Paul Getty Museum Research Library   The Online Books Page Access to over 25,000 freely available books online.   Virtual Library Museums Pages Links to thousands of museum sites. Allows access to online exhibits and texts worldwide.   The Virtual Reference Desk Thousands of internet sites compiled by Christopher Brown, reference librarian at the University of Denver, Colorado.   ARTstor* Art image database offering access to over 300,000 images.   Design and Applied Arts Index* International periodical index to design and craft journals.   Grove Art Online* Visual art resource offering access to biographical information on over 21,000 artists, plus articles, bibliographies and images.   H. W. Wilson Art Full Text Periodical index* offering access to abstracts and full text articles (since 1997).   Westaf Artjob* The source for professional opportunities and key information in all areas of the arts.

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