SIAMS 2009: Summer Institute for Art Museum Studies 

Library Catalog Tutorials
Cover basic and advanced searching, checking your account and renewing, finding special types of materials.

Five College Delivery/Request Item
Use the library catalog to request delivery of books available in the Five College libraries

Smith Library Storage
Use the library catalog's Request Item feature to page materials from Smith's West Street storage facility

Five College Depository
Use the library catalog Request Item feature to request books or bound volumes of periodicals from the depository. Use the article request form to request individual articles from journals housed in the depository

Interlibrary Loan
Request books and media not available in the Five Colleges

Five College Library Catalog
The catalog provides access to the combined library holdings of Smith, Amherst, Hampshire, and Mount Holyoke Colleges, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

• Search for publications cited in bibliographies and notes to see if they're available in the Five Colleges
• Follow the hot-linked subject headings to find more books and catlaogs on the topic

Some useful library catalog subject headings for SIAMS 2009 research include:

• Art museums | Museum techniques | Museum Conservation Methods
  Museum Exhibits Museum labels | Museums -- Collection management

• [artist's name] -- Bibliography | Catalogues Raisonnes | Congresses
  Criticism And Interpretation | Exhibitions | Influence | Sources | Themes, Motives
  [artist's name]--[work of art], e.g., Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828. Caprichos.  
  
  
• Art, Modern -- 19th century | 20th century -- [country]
  Painting, Modern -- 19th century | 20th century -- [country]
  Sculpture, Modern -- 19th century | 20th century -- [country]
  
  
• Art, [country adjective] -- 19th century | 20th century, e.g., Art, French -- 19th century
  Painting, [country adjective] -- 19th century | 20th century
  Sculpture, [country adjective] -- 19th century | 20th century
  Bronze Sculpture, [country adjective] -- 19th century | 20th century
  
  
• Etching -- 19th century | 20th century -- [country]
  Engraving -- 19th century | 20th century -- [country]
  Color prints, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
  Drawing -- 19th century | 20th century -- [country]

Art & Architecture Subject Page: Books & Media
A selection of links to major art and architecture library catalogs and other databases.