Finding Articles
The following databases are a good place to start finding peer reviewed articles on art history topics. For advice on how to search, using boolean operators, and identifying scholarly resources, look at our Library Instruction guide.
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Art Full Text provides comprehensive abstracting and indexing for periodicals published throughout the world. Full-text coverage for selected periodicals is also included. - ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
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ProQuest Research Library provides one-stop access to thousands of full-text periodicals from one of the broadest, most inclusive general reference databases ProQuest has to offer. Search from a highly-respected, diversified mix of scholarly journals, professional and trade publications, and magazines covering over 150 subjects and topics. - JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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JSTOR has created a full text digital archive of core scholarly journals with complete back runs of many titles. As part of JSTOR’s agreement with publishers, current issues (usually the last 3 – 5 years) are not digitized by JSTOR and may be obtained elsewhere. The Toronto Metropolitan University Library has access to the entire content of JSTOR’s archival journal collections. - Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals This link opens in a new window
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The Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals indexes periodicals published worldwide on archeology, city planning, interior design, and historic preservation, as well as architecture. Coverage reaches from the 1930s (with selective coverage dating back to the 1860s) to the present. - DAAI: Design and Applied Arts Index This link opens in a new window
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The premier source of information for all aspects of design and crafts, from textiles and ceramics to vehicle design, advertising and sustainability. Covers journal articles, exhibition reviews and news items from 1973 to the present.
How to Search with keywords
Your keywords are the main concepts or ideas of your paper.
For example the keywords for a paper on “youth employment in Canada” would be:
- Youth
- Employment
- Canada
Use synonyms: Often there are multiple ways to express the same concept. For example these synonyms mean essentially the same thing – make sure to use them:
employment can also be:
- job
- work
- career
Use “AND” and “OR”: By bridging your truncated keywords and synonyms with the capitalized search words “AND” and “OR” (known as Boolean operators), you can search for multiple concepts effectively.
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Peer Reviewed Resources
What is a peer reviewed article?
A peer reviewed article is an article that has been written by an expert and has been reviewed by other experts before being published. This review process ensures the quality of information in the article.
How to find peer reviewed articles
The Library subscribes to a large number of journals, newspapers and other resources. Not all articles are peer-reviewed, so you need to find a way to limit your results to peer reviewed articles.
- Some databases (Eg. Proquest) will let you click a peer review only checkbox before you start searching
- Other databases and Search Everything will let you limit to peer reviewed articles once you have completed the search
Proquest Search Box with Peer reviewed option checked
Search Everything Search Results with Peer Reviewed limit applied
How can I tell if my article is peer reviewed?
I've found a great article, but I don't know if it is peer reviewed? By using a resource called Ulrich's International Periodical Directory, you can check to see if the journal that the article is from is peer-reviewed.
- Go to Ulrich's
- Enter the title of the journal (not the title of the article) in the search box
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appears by the journal title in the peer reviewed column, then the title is peer reviewed.
