Art History: Find Articles

If you have an article citation, see whether or not the PSU Library holds the full text  or print article:

     1. Use Google Scholar from the PSU Library web site, enter the title of the article in the search box.

     2. If the article is available in full text or print, click on Find it @ PSU. 

     3. The Download Article link provides the full text article, the journal level for it, or the call number for the article in print. 

 If PSU Library does not have the article in full text or in print, order the article from Interlibrary Loan & Article Delivery.

The first thing you should do when you have a research assignment is figure out what types of article sources are required or allowed. Some professors require you to use only scholarly peer-reviewed journals while others might let you use professional journals (also known as trade journals.

Scholarly article - written by an expert in the field and reviewed by peers who are experts in the same area. In many databases, you can limit your search to scholarly, peer-reviewed or refereed journals to weed out any non-scholarly content.

Professional/trade article - Trade or professional journals can have articles written by experts in the field or by staff writers. The articles are only reviewed by editors for style, so they go through a less rigorous review process. The articles often do not contain reference lists.

Popular journals - Written for a general audience rather than for professionals or scholars. Examples include The New Yorker, People, and Rolling Stone.

These are likely to be the best online sources in which to start your research.

While not specifically art resources, depending on your topic, these could be excellent sources.