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Research Resources



Library Catalog - Search Alexandria for items in the CVA Library.

Databases - Search for Articles in Journals, Magazines & Newspapers.

Oxford Art Online - Formerly the Dictionary of Art, this new web site includes Grove Art Online, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, The Encyclopdeia of Aesthetics, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.
OFF CAMPUS USERS:Click on main link above then type in your 7-digit CVA Library barcode number in box for "Library barcode login".

NetLibrary - Access to over 15,000 eBook titles. This database is part of the Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM), a state-funded MINITEX program.
OFF CAMPUS USERS: Access requires registration. Contact the Library staff for more information.

ARTstor A database of over 700,000 art, design & photography images.
OFF CAMPUS USERS: Click here for information about Remote Access.

Other Library Catalogs

Student Textbook List - MBS Direct/CVA Virtual Bookstore. The 2008 Summer Session is now available.

Class Web Pages

Google Scholar

Images Web Sites

MLA Citation Format (Prepared by Dr. Sue Short)

 

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July 4
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Kathy Heuer
Library Director
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Jean Curtis-Neitz
Assistant Librarian
jeancn@cva.edu

COOL WEB SITE!
Botanicus Digital Library
Botanicus is a freely accessible, Web-based encyclopedia of historic botanical literature from the Missouri Botanical Garden Library. Botanicus is made possible through support from the W.M. Keck Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.