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This page is intended to serve as a starting point for faculty and students in the Art History Department at the CUNY Graduate Center who wish to conduct research on the World Wide Web. With this in mind it is necessary to mention that the links below represent only a fraction of what is out there. These sites have been chosen either for the useful nature of their material or their own ability to act as starting points for art history students.

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Search Engines: 

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General Academia: 

The English Server
Excellent academic site for humanities and the social sciences.
WWW Virtual Library
Vast array of links on many subjects--not limited to art history.

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Libraries: 

CUNY+
Search the CUNY system and get access to the Art Index.
The New York Public Library
Information about the NYPL system and access to CATNYP catalogues.
The Library of Congress
If you can't find a book here, you can't find it anywhere.

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Art History: 

WWW Virtual Library (Art History)
Useful art history links.
World Wide Arts Resources
By far the most comprehensive arts research site.
Mother of All Art History Link Pages
The name says it all.
Getty Art History Information Program
Visually interesting and helpful site from the Getty Foundation.
Artsource
Provides links to many art history sites, including bibliographies.
Voice of the Shuttle
UC Santa Barbara site for art history research. Also includes links to architecture and photography sites, conferences, calls for papers, and course syllabi.

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Architecture: 

WWW Virtual Library (Architecture)
Pointers to a wide variety of architecture web sites; includes information about conferences.
Yahoo (Architecture)
Contains a searchable index for architecture resources.

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Museums: 

NYC Museums
Lists local museum addresses, hours, admission fees and links to a museum's web site if there is one.
WWAR Art Museums Page
Comprehensive source for web sites of museums all over the world. You can search for a specific museum or browse their database by continent.

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Galleries: 

WWAR Galleries & Exhibitions
The most comprehensive site of art galleries.
Contemporary Art Site
Includes links to galleries in New York, Los Angeles, and Germany
Art City
Commercial site with its own online exhibitions, links to "real" galleries, and a link to Art and Auction Magazine

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Online Books: 

Online Books Page (CMU)
Index of more than 1200 online texts; wide range of titles.
Project Gutenberg
Another great source for books, especially classics.

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Online Journals: 

Fine Art Forum Online Magazine
One of the few devoted specifically to the Fine Arts.
CTheory
Essays and reviews of books on theory, technology, and culture.
Postmodern Culture
Theory-oriented electronic journal.

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Auction Houses: 

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Internet Information: 

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