Books and Other Materials
- Find books, videos, etc. in the Monroe LibraryUse the Monroe Library catalog to find books, DVDs, etc. You will *not* find journal articles in the catalog.
- Tulane's CatalogLoyola and Tulane have reciprocal borrowing for all students. Tulane has a larger art history program so they may have more books on some topics. Get a TU/LU card at the Monroe Library Learning Commons desk.
- Interlibrary LoanUse interlibrary loan to request books or materials from other libraries. Before requesting an interlibrary loan, check to see if the Monroe Library already has the item. ILLiad account required.
Journals owned by the Monroe Library
- Monroe Library Journal FinderUse this form to search for journals that the Monroe Library subscribes to, either in print or online. Article titles cannot be found using this search form.
Appropriate Use of Electronic Resources
Please see our Appropriate Use of Electronic Resources (last revised Aug. 2013).
Art Reference Resources
- Oxford Art OnlineVisual art encyclopedia online with over 45,000 articles includes bibliographies and links to many images. Consists of the Grove Dictionary of Art, Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and the Oxford Companion to Western Art Formerly Grove Art Online.
- Cambridge Companions OnlineCollection of basic e-books in literature, classics, philosophy, religion, culture and music. Browse and search titles 1991 to present from Cambridge University Press.
- Online Image CollectionsOn this research guide, we have pulled together a list of many image collections available at museums, libraries, and other institutions around the world.
- Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and the ArtsAn in-depth, comprehensive reference work that covers the cultural history of biblical texts, themes, characters, images, and the Bible itself in the literary, visual, and musical arts
- Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in ArtSearchable text of the reference book.
Art Indexes
- Art RetrospectiveSearch for articles in an international array of peer-selected art publications. (For newer articles, see Art & Architecture Complete.) Covers publications from 1929 to 1984.
- Art & Architecture CompleteFind full-text art journals, magazines and books, plus detailed indexing and abstracts. It covers fine, decorative and commercial art, as well as architecture and architectural design.
General Indexes and other Art Resources
- JSTORFull-text scholarly journals in many subject areas. We have Arts & Sciences I through X and Life Sciences. JSTOR has the beginning of each journal to 3, 4 or 5 years ago. How-to videos.
- Project MUSE StandardProvides full text articles of scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences, including literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, education, political science and gender studies. Coverage dates vary by journal title. Mostly 1993 to present. How-to videos.
- OCLC WorldCatCatalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide in OCLC member libraries. (Does not include book chapters or individual articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers.) Includes considerable non-English language material.
Newspapers
- New York TimesSearchable full text of the daily newspaper. 1980 to present. To view other NYT publications, click "Publications" above the search box or go to https://loyno.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/nytimes/publicationbrowse/news/?accountid=12168
- New York Times (Historical)Article and page images of every issue of the New York Times newspaper from 1851 through 2014.
- Access World NewsA full-text collection of over 6700 primarily U.S. newspapers. Source for the New Orleans Advocate and Times-Picayune.
Subject Guide
Design Digital Archives
- AIGA Design ArchivesFrom the website: "The AIGA archives and special collections serve to identify, preserve, and make collections of enduring value available to the public. With more than 20,000 selections dating back to 1924, the AIGA Design Archives is a vital record of all disciplines of communication design."
- Center for the Study of Political Graphics (CSPG)A searchable online archive of over 8,000 political posters covering a range of subjects.
- Cary Graphic Arts CollectionA digital collection of primary sources on graphic arts communication, provided through Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Libraries
- Letterform ArchiveA searchable digital collection of the Letterform Archive (based in San Francisco, CA), with items relating to typography, lettering, calligraphy, and graphic design.
- Cooper Hewitt Online CollectionOnline collection of over 215,000 objects from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York, spanning thirty centuries of historic and contemporary design.