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Oxford Art Online Support: Searching and Features

Searching

To search all content available in Oxford Art Online, use the search box located in the right top corner and enter your search term e.g. Bauhaus .

Search box: Bauhaus | Advanced search

At the results page you can modify your search.

Term | all | bauhaus | additional term | and | or | not | design | add term |updateAdd additional terms to your search by clicking on Add term. You can combine your terms by using the operator AND, OR or NOT. To update your search click the Update button.

To limit your search further, click on the drop-down icon for a list of categories including:

  • Authors
  • Article title
  • Headings
  • Exhibitions

Results are automatically displayed by relevance, click on the drop-down icon to sort by title, author or publishing date.

You can also adjust the Date range e.g. From 2018 January will show you only results published after January 2018.

Date range | Single date | From 2018 | January | To | Year (yyyy) | Select month

Further filters are available on the panel on the left hand side of the page including:

  • Format (article)
  • Type (bibliographical article,  subject reference)
  • Place type (building/structure, country)
  • Collection (Benezit Dictionary of Artists, Grove Art Online)

Search Tips

  • To search for an exact phrase, enclose it in inverted commas (e.g. "to be or not to be").
  • Select the Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT).
  • Use the wildcard * in your search e.g. Austral* to find Australian or Australia.

Gateway to Oxford Art Resources

Oxford Art Online is the gateway to the following reference resources:

Also included:

  • Specially-commissioned articles and updated bibliographies only available online.

 Check out the free tools and resources created by scholars and specialists.

You have also access to additonal Oxford University Press reference resources on art and architecture via the links below.

Personal Profile

About | News | Tools and Resources | Subscribe | Customer Services | Personal Profile circled in orange

To create a personal profile that will enable you to save content and searches for future visits, click on the Personal Profile tab located on the top navigation bar.

Recent Activity (2) | Saved Content (2) | Saved searches (0) | Save Annotations (1) | Edit Profile Details 

Once you have created your account your name will appear e.g. Personal profile: Jane Doe

Click on your name to view content, searches and annotations that you have saved. 

Browsing

The collection can be browsed by Category, these include:     

  • Field e.g. contemporary art
  • Medium e.g. ceramics and pottery
  • Era e.g. 1900-2000
  • Region e.g. Asia
  • Place Type e.g. city
  • Occupation e.g. artist, architect, or designer

Select a category from the top navigation bar e.g. Medium. Then select a sub-category, e.g. Prints and Printmaking.

medium | era | region | place type | occupation | books, manuscripts and illustration | glass | photography | graphic design and typography | prints and printmaking

 

Field | African Art (45) | American Art (145) | Art of the Middle East/North Africa (19) | Contemporary Art (812) circled | East Asian Art (29)                        

To filter the results further use the filters located in the left hand navigation bar e.g. Contemporary art. 

 

On the top of the result list you will see the categories you have selected. The results are sorted by Article Title - A to Z, you have the option in the drop-down menu to change this to sort by Author / Editor or by Published Online Date.

1-20 of 812 results for: contemporary art | prints and printmaking | clear all | sort by article title - A to Z | Achard Michel | article | published online: 31 October 2011 | Collection: Benezit Dictionary of Artists

You can now click on any title that you wish to view, e.g. Achard, Michel.

Find out more about navigation in the videos below.

Oxford Art Online Training Videos

Printing, Saving, Citing, Emailing and Sharing

  Oxford Art Online allows you to print, save, cite, email, share resources and create annotations. 

print icon | save icon | citation icon | email icon | share icon

PDF icon Click the PDF icon to save or print the PDF. By confirming, you agree to the Intellectual Property Rights in Oxford's Privacy policy and Legal notice.

Save iconThe save icon allows you to save the current entry or page to your folder in the personal profile. If you do not have one, use the printer icon to save the page.

Cite icon Click the pencil icon to choose from the citation formats e.g. APA. The citations can be copied and pasted directly into a document. For the correct referencing style, you will need to adjust the citation to comply with TAFE NSW referencing guidelines.

Send icon Click the letter icon to send a link. Please note that the link will not work if you are not logged in to Oxford Art Online.

Share icon Click the share icon to share a link to the current article or page on a social bookmarking site (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, etc.). Please note that the link will not work if you are not logged in to Oxford Art Online.

Annotations

 Annotations 

Oxford Art Online allows you to add annotations (notes) that remain even after you have closed the article or image. 

1. To add an annotation, highlight the text that you would like to annotate.

2. Click on the annotate icon and a text box will open. Type your note and click save.

3. To view your saved annotations click on your Personal profile.

Accessibility

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