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Art Education

A guide for finding art education resources in Adams Library and beyond.
Subjects: Art, Art Education, Education

Books

Art and Education Collections Call Numbers -- See CRC for Curricular Call Numbers

You can browse most of the art collection on the second floor of the Adams Library. General areas are listed below. 

BH    Aesthetics, Philosophy of art
N      Visual arts, History of art
NA    Architecture
NB    Sculpture
NC    Drawing. Design. Illustration. Cartoons. Animation
ND    Painting
NE    Print media, Printmaking
NK    Decorative arts. Folk art. Furniture. Metalwork. Textiles. Woodwork
NX    General Arts, Patronage
TP     Technology. Clay industries. Ceramics. Glass. Textile bleaching, dyeing, printing, etc.
TR     Photography
TT     Handicrafts. Arts and crafts. Textiles, tapestries and ceramics. Woodworking. Furniture making. Lathework. Turning

You can browse most of the education collection on the first floor of the Adams Library. General areas are listed below. 

L       Education (general)
LA     History of Education
LB     Theory and Practice of Education
LC     Special Aspects of Education

Tips for Finding Books

• Try a title or keyword search in the library catalog.

• Need a book now? Limit your results by Held by: Rhode Island College

• Pay attention to the publication date. Try to find recent titles when possible.

• Notice the publisher of the book. A book published by a university press is considered a scholarly work.

• Use bibliographies in your class readings and textbooks to discover titles of books and then search for those books in the library catalog.

• When in doubt, ask a Reference Librarian.