It can be very useful when looking for historical background on an artist or period. A very popular full-text journal database that might prove useful for this topic is Academic Search Elite . Some of the best entries, while not full-text online, will be designated as available in print in Trexler Library. While such sites are not necessarily bad, they should be scrutinized. One way to screen web sites is to use a web directory as your search engine.
Web directories vary in restrictiveness, but all have some rating system for site inclusion.
Another highly regarded web directory is the Librarian's Index to the Internet . ArtSearch is a search engine devoted to art history. This site links to Baroque Art of Holland and Flanders , Baroque Art of Italy and Spain , and Baroque Art of England and France . See also Art History Resources on the Web or Worldwide Arts Resources for links to museums whose collections may in part be represented online. Some museums provide research bibliographies for works in their collection.