Art Abstracts is a database that indexes over 450 art serials from 1984 onward in 13 languages. It covers all areas of art and is useful for historical research. The tutorial outlines basic and advanced searching techniques, including the use of search limiters and fields. It also explains how to view and save article citations and check for full text availability in Art Abstracts or through interlibrary loan.

1. A rt A bstracts a tutorial by B.N. Jones

4. For the most general research try entering an author , artist , title (of artwork or article), subject , or period as a search term.

8. The Advanced Search interface offers more options and will probably be necessary for most serious research. Click the Advanced Search tab to use the Advanced Search interface.

11. Your Results List will appear below the search box. To the left of the Results List you will see your total number of results and suggestions for related search terms . Quality research nearly always requires multiple searches using multiple search terms.

12. Click any title on your Results List to see a detailed citation and abstract.

13. As you can see, the abstract provides a lot more information. From this screen you can print , email , or save the citation. If any article is exactly what you were looking for, other subject terms are listed to help expand your search.

14. You can print , email , or save multiple citations at once. First, click the Add icon to the right of any relevant citations.

15. To view the citations you have Added , click the “ Folder has items ” link.

16. In your folder , view all your citations and print , email or save them in mass.

17. Some of your results might be available in full text . If so, there will be a link directly below the citation . Often you will have a choice between HTML and PDF formats.

18. Some of your articles might be available as full text in other databases . Click the “ Check Article Linker for more info ” link.

19. As you can see, the full text of article is not available in any of the Carlson Library databases. Click the ILL link to request the article be loaned from another library .