ARH110: Art & Its Histories: Find Books & Catalogs

• Finding Books in the Five College Catalog
  In this self-guided tutorial, learn about how to find and check out books from all of the Five Colleges.

Start with a Known Item
When you know the title and/or author of a book or museum catalog, for example
Qin Terracotta Army: Teasures of Lintong

• Look up books cited in the references and bibliiographies of Oxford Art Online, your reserve readings, or other sources and then ... 
• Follow the hot-linked subject headings of interesting titles to find more books and catalogs on the topics

Start with Subject Headings
Use the subject key words listed below to find information about the terracotta army:

• Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259 B.C.-210 B.C. -- Tomb
• Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese --Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D.
• Excavations (Archaeology) -- China -- Shaanxi Sheng
• China -- Antiquities | Shaanxi Sheng (China) -- Antiquities
• China -- History -- Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C.

Request Materials
Use the Library catalog to request delivery of books and media in other Five Colleges and in the Smith Library Annex.

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