CCS Bard Library List of Digital Resources (COVID-19)
We developed this list of subscription and open-access digital resources for art research in response to the closure of our physical space and the need for remote access during the COVID-19 pandemic. For additional help navigating these resources, or for any trouble accessing subscription resources, please do not hesitate to reach out to CCS Bard library staff at ccslib@bard.edu for assistance. We’re here to help!
CCS Bard Resources
CCS Bard Selected Electronic Resources for Art Research
Bard e-books: now searchable via the CCS Bard Catalog. To isolate this material, you can do an advanced search and select “E-books” in the Resource Type facet then pair with additional search terms. You can also simply hit “Enter” to browse the material. Don’t forget to use quotation marks around your search terms to reduce false hits.
Notable full-text/media subscription resources
Open access full-text/media sources
Books Online (Smithsonian)
Canadian Online Art Book Project
Directory of Open Access Books
Directory of Open Access Journals
e-Artexte:digitized texts on contemporary art, with a focus on Canada
Fillip (the publication has made their entire archive of online content freely accessible)
Getty Publications Virtual Library
Guggenheim Library Collection via Internet Archive
Hemispheric Institute Digital Video Library: digital video library of performance practices in the Americas.
Heritage Preservation Titles (World Monuments Fund)
Hispanic American Historical Review (HAHR) - as of 3/26 all 20th Century volumes, 1918-1999, are available open-access from Duke University Press.
Internet Archive: has created a National Emergency Library, suspending their waitlist until the end of the academic year or the end of the national emergency. See also a collection of art books in their Open Library.
New York Public Library Digital Collections
One Star Press artist books: now available as PDFs during this time
OSCI (Museum collection catalogs via the Getty)
Smithsonian Libraries Collection via Internet Archive
Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources, E-Learning, and Online Collections (compiled by the Museum Computer Network, MCN)
Video art and artists essays (Video Data Bank)
Walker Art Center’s Living Collection Catalogues (Volumes I-III)
Whitney Museum of American Art via Internet Archive
Wildenstein Plattner Institute
Other sources
Google Books - note that this source is best for historical public domain texts that are no longer in copyright, but can be useful for it’s snippet view of more recent publications.
NYPL’s guide for research in dance and theatre: these guides links to open resources as well as subscription databases available remotely, many of which have been opened for access during the library’s period of closure, accessible with a NYPL card. New York residents can apply for a card from home via SimplyE.
Latest update: March 27, 2020