Searching the Web
Subject directories are useful for browsing a subject area and
providing an overview of online information resources available. Subject
directories will also allow you to search for a particular artist.
Search engines are not so good for browsing but are useful tools
for finding information about specific artists. Use advanced search
features to conduct a more precise search.
Be aware that not all information is available online and not all
information is accessible through search engines or subject
directories Additionally no single search engine covers the entire
web, so try more than one or use a Meta Search Engine such as:
Meta search engines search a number of search
engines at once. Results may lack depth because meta search engines
tend to only retrieve the first few results from each search engine.
Also check out online resources featured on the
Art Images page. These sites can be useful for biographical information as
well as images.
Tasmanian and Australian Biographical Sources
Features information about artists resident in Tasmania.
A
guide and gateway to Australian museums and galleries with some
links to biographical information.
Dictionary of Australian Artists Online
DAAO is an open access and dynamic scholarly reference work which provides biographical data,
contextual information, commentary and images on Australian artists.
Provides access to Tasmanian Web
sites that have been preserved for posterity by the State Library of
Tasmania. Links within sites are not active.
Available from the National Library of Australian it indexes major Australian newspapers from September 2000.
A good source for recent information on important Australian
artists.
Provided by the State Library of Tasmania this index is useful
for locating articles about Tasmanian artists, especially
lesser known artists.
A
structured directory of websites belonging to people working in all
areas of the arts and crafts.
A
gateway to Australian visual arts and craft.
International Biographical Sources
Biographical information for over 32 000 American artists
including names of artists, their birth and death dates and museum
holdings dealers, auction houses, galleries, and museums in the
United States. Limited information available to non-subscribers.
Gateway to artists, museums, galleries and information on the arts. Includes biographical resources and
a glossary of fine art terms.
Over 16 000 artists’
biographies in abridged form. A free, but substantially abridged,
online version of The Grove Dictionary of Art, the print version of
which is available in the library reference section.
Biographies of distinguished women in art and other fields.
Includes
biographies of individuals as well as groups from a variety of
fields and walks of life.
The
online collection features an a-z index of artists in the
collection, including biographies and images.
Art images
and biographies of artists.
Includes information about 15,000 artists and their work. |
