Humanities Resources

Humanities Resources

REFERENCE BOOKS (FOR IN-LIBRARY USE ONLY)

Encyclopedia of the Renaissance REF CB361.E52 1999

Arranges in alphabetical order, this six volume set includes nearly 1200 entries. Illustrations, maps and color photos are used to enhance the entries in this reference work.

American eras REF E169.1.A47 1979

This eight volume set begins with “Early American civilizations and exploration to 1600” and ends with “Development of the industrial United States, 1878-1899.” This set contains chronological listings of world events, as well as chapters that cover communications, government, lifestyles, and science and medicine.

St. James Encyclopedia of popular culture REF E169.1.S764 2000

This five volume set covers the 20^th century from Hank Aaron to ZZ Top. Sports figures, actors and actresses, authors, books, movies and television shows are some examples of the types of entries included in this set.

The dictionary of art (Grove) REF N31.D5 1996

This comprehensive set of 34 volumes is composed of insightful articles and biographies, as well as and photos of paintings, pottery, statues, and other works of art. This resource provides the reader with a history of the visual arts.

Encyclopedia of artists REF N31.E53 2000

Packed with color illustrations, this six volume set begins with the Middle Ages and covers Western art and artists through the present day. Volume six includes an index, a glossary, and articles on significant artistic movements and styles. Baroque, Gothic, Renaissance, Romanticism, and Symbolism are some examples of articles found in volume six.

CIRCULATING BOOKS (AVAILABLE FOR CHECK OUT)

The library has so many incredible humanities books for you to borrow. There are too many to list here. To browse the shelves, look within the call number ranges listed below:

Religion: BL31.W55 2004 through BX9418.B15713 1995

American history and travel: E and F sections

Music: ML section

Art: N through NX sections

Photography: TR section

For more books on humanities topics, go to the online library catalog. To access the catalog, click here (link to: http://www.linccweb.org/catalog?lib_code=flcc2905&screen=keyword ) or go to http://valenciacc.edu/wp/library and click on Library Catalog (LINCC) which is located under Research Tools.

RECOMMENDED DATABASES:

Art Full Text (Wilson)

Grove Art Online (Oxford University Press)

Humanities Full Text (Wilson)

To access the databases, link to: http://www.linccweb.org/index.asp?lib_code=flcc2905&screen=Alpha

1. Go to http://valenciacc.edu/wp/library

2. Click on Online Databases (located under Research Tools).

3. Select Valencia Community College from the "Select Your College" drop-down menu.

4. Type your borrower ID (the 14 digit number found on the back of your Valencia student ID) and your PIN (the last 4 digits of your Social Security number or studnet ID number.)

5. Click on log on.

6. Click on the name of the database you want to use.

RECOMMENDED WEB SITES

Yahoo! General Humanities: http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities

Use Yahoo! Directory to help guide you through various humanities Web sites.

University of Florida: http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/humanities

Through the University of Florida’s library system you are able to link to numerous Web sites pertaining to humanities.

Museum Web sites Check out museums without ever leaving your computer!

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. www.nga.gov

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York www.metmuseum.org

The British Museum, London www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk

Louvre http://www.louvre.fr/llv/commun/home_flash.jsp?bmLocale=en