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Refdesk
Professional Organizations Back to top
Visual
Resources Association The VRA
is an international association of professionals supporting Visual Resources
collections with publications, annual meetings, a listserve, etc. The site
includes links to copyright pages and data standards. Among the data initiatives is the CCO or
Cataloging Cultural Objects.
The Visual Resources Collection also belongs to the local chapter of the VRA, the VRA
- Greater New York Chapter New Site
Art
Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS-NA) The Art Libraries Society
of North America is the professional support group for Art Libraries
and other Art collections, including Visual Resources Collections
College
Art Association supports teaching and scholarship in the Visual Arts
Society
of Architectural Historians
Indexes Back to top
The
Index of Christian Art
Library
of Congress Online Catalog
Other
Art Indexes Available through Rutgers University Libraries Website
Art Library Collections
Thesauri Back to top
Rutgers
VRC Authority Lists for Type, Subject, etc. (need
password)
Getty Vocaulary Tools (ULAN, AAT, TGN)
Art & Architecture Thesaurus The AAT is the control vocabulary for the type, technique, and material authority files in the digital database.
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Union List of Artists' Names
Contemporary Artists (the-artists.org)
Columbia Gazetteer
United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information (domestic)
GEOnet Names Sharer (foreign names)
Gazetteer of British Place Names(Helpful for places not in TGN but last county changes not included)
Iconclass Homepage Iconclass is the control vocabulary for the subject authority file in the digital database. Online version
Library of Congress Thesauri Home Page
LC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials I: Subject Terms (TGM I)
LC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials II (TGM II)
Library of Congress Authorities (subject headings)
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias Back to top
Grove Dictionary of Art/ Access restricted to Rutgers University faculty, staff, and students
Rutgers
University Libraries Reference SourcesDictionaries,
Encyclopedias, Maps etc.
English
Dictionaries Available Through Rutgers University Libraries
Oxford
English Dictionary for Rutgers Community
Artcyclopedia
links to artist entries on museum websites
ArtLex
- Art Dictionary
Artnet
Artists, materials and styles
BibleGateway
Look up passages in different translations
Catholic
Encyclopedia
Conservation
& Art Materials Dictionary
Dictionary
of Art Historians
Encyclopedia.com
from Electric Library
Language Aids
Back to top
Latin
Saxo Lexicon Medieval Latin Dictionary
German English Dictionary
Chinese
WadeGiles/Pinyon Comparison Charts
Image Metadata Standards Back to top
Dublin
Core Metadata Initiative
Getty
Introduction to Metadata: Crosswalks mapping of other standard metadata
systems to VRA Core
CDWACategories
for the Description of Works of Art
Art Images for College Teaching (AICT)
AMICOfor Rutgers Faculty, Staff and Students
Other Directories Back to top
Art
History Resources Rutgers Art Library Web Resource
Guide to research resources maintained by Sara Harrington
Askart
- artist and museum directory
Maps Back to top
Univ.of
Texas Map Collection Excellent site for current
maps of counties and regions; find link on left to historical maps
(inlcudes
1923 Sheperds)
Panoramic
Maps Collection Smithsonian Institution Site - Historic Maps
David
Rumsey Map Collection - on Luna Insight Platform
- historic maps - searchable database
Hargrett
Library Rare Map Collection - University of Gergia - Historic Maps
of United States
Maps
of Islamic Development - University of Penn Site
Historical
Maps of Great Britain
Historical
Atlas of Europe
Osshe
Historical & Cultural Atlas - need Shockwave plugin for some maps
which are interactive
Uptravel
World Maps - includes historical maps (navigate by links in yellow
box)
Historical maps of China
Plan of Vatican
Other Back to top
Visual Resources Facilities Webpage Some of the more recent Visual Resources facilities are included at this site. A plan and numerous photos represent each facility. Includes pictures of the Rutgers VRC.
Robert Baron's SWAP Project Building a small museum data base from the bottom up
Department of Art History
Voorhees Hall
71 Hamilton Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Tel: 732-932-7041
Fax: 732-932-1261
Catherine Puglisi, Chairperson
Erik Thunø , Undergraduate Director
Susan Sidlauskas, Graduate Program Director
Cathy Pizzi, Department Administrator
Geralyn Colvil, Student Coordinator