Key databases
The library provides list of core databases in fields that might be useful to students in Museum & Heritage Studies, including descriptions of the content of each database:
Database List by Subject (see: subjects like Anthropology, Biological Sciences, Computer Science, e.g., for topics related to Museum & Heritage Studies)
Auction Information
The Library does not subscribe to any current source for art auction information. However, limted auction data is available at the websites below for free; more current or complete information can be acquired if you personally subscribe to these services.
It's possible that articles in journals and trade publications may have some auction information. So, you may wish to search Art Full Text to see if articles have been published on the object you're researching.
Open Web Resources
- American Association of MuseumsAAMs mission is to enhance the value of museums to their communities through leadership, advocacy, and service.
- Archives and Museum InformaticsConferences, consulting, publishing, and training resources for cultural heritage professionals. Includes the past papers for the Museums on the Web conferences
- Best of the Web MuseumsFeatures listings of Museums by type and well as museum resources on topics such as conservation and preservation methodology.
- International Council of MuseumsICOM is the international organization of museums and museum professionals which is committed to the conservation, continuation and communication to society of the world's natural and cultural heritage, present and future, tangible and intangible.
- International Foundation for Art ResearchIFAR's site includes a section on International Cultural Property Ownernship & Export Legislation (ICPOEL) that searches the laws governing cultural property by nation.
- List of MuseumsWikipedia list of museums by country.
- Smithsonian Museum Studies & Reference LibraryMSRL is an information center and library with information resources on all aspects of museum operations.
- Virtual MuseumsWikipedia's entry on virtual museums.
Museum-Specific Bibliographic Databases
- Bibliographic Database of the Conservation Information NetworkProvides access to over 190,000 bibliographic citations for conservation literature. Not full text.
- ATTA OnlineAATA Online is a free research database containing abstracts of literature related to the preservation and conservation of material cultural heritage. It has been managed and published by the Getty since 1983. AATA Online contains over 148,000 records and adds approximately 4,000 new records each year through regular updates.