Important works on urban design. Works on art historical methodology or art historiography. Important works on art theory and aesthetics. Certain manuals of design or studio practice. In addition, separate compact discs focusing on museum or artists collections are now being published.
Hard copy is preferred.
Unbound study photographs of works of art are generally not collected by the Art Library, nor are original works of art. The purchase of slides is left to the Art Department's Slide Collection and to the Media Center of Meyer Library. It includes the major published source materials required for dissertations and independent research, all important reference works and a wide selection of specialized monographs and other secondary literature as well as an extensive collection of journals. In addition to printed, microform, and online material, it may include manuscripts and other special materials, if appropriate. It includes a wide range of basic monographs, complete collections of the works of important writers, selections from the works of secondary writers, a selection of representative journals, and the reference tools and fundamental bibliographical apparatus pertaining to the subject.