When getting started with your research, it can be helpful to browse encyclopedia entries. These entries tend to be brief, yet broad, and can introduce you to your research topic. Encyclopedia entries are also helpful for developing keywords, which you can use in article databases or OneSearch (the library catalog).
Oxford Reference Online contains 100+ dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University press.
Oxford Art Online enables access and cross-search functionality to Grove and Oxford reference content in one location. Provides access to Grove Art Online, The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. Includes image partnerships with ARTstor, the British Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Images for College Teaching, Art Resource, Artists Rights Society and numerous international art galleries and artists.