ART 157 (Carrubba)

For 24/7 research help  LIVE CHAT  from the library homepage or call/email/text us.

SP 2025 Research Help Desk Schedule

• Tues 11 - 3 OCN
• Wed 8 - 12 OCN
• Thur 1 - 7 Online & OCN

Sample chat questions:

1. Can you help me find a scholarly article on Incan pottery?
2. Which database can I use to find eBooks about Mesoamerican Art?
3. Do my MLA in-text and Works Cited citations look correct?

EBSCO EBOOKS

• "art history" (2,683 books!!!)
• impressionist art

GALE EBOOKS

• Rene Magritte
• Surrealism

OXFORD ART ONLINE

• Salvador Dali

JSTOR EBOOK CHAPTERS (select book chapters in the Results List)

• Salvador Dali Spanish Civil War

JSTOR (select Journals in the Results List)

• Las Meninas
• medieval triptych

EBSCOHOST: ALL DATABASES

• Brunelleschi dome
• Albrecht Durer

GOOGLE SCHOLAR

1. You can search random words like Venus de Milo
2. Use our MLA guide to correctly cite sources, Live Chat for citation help from librarians!
3. If you get to a  pay wall (asking for you to pay)  simply request the article (FOR FREE) from the MiraCosta Library. Click on ILL Article Request here: https://library.miracosta.edu/request

JSTOR IMAGES

• Find a work of art, notice the museum ownership, and see if that museum's website has information about the piece!
• For example:

• Google: "The Lovers" Museum of Modern Art
• BAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79933