ARTS 1323: Three Dimensional Design

An online guide to core library resources

Browsing?

If you want to browse the shelves for books on ceramics, the following ranges of call numbers are best bets:

  • NB (sculpture)
  • NK 3700–4695 (ceramics)
  • TP 785–869 (pottery and related crafts)
  • TT 697–927

Need Something?

The rising costs of periodicals and online databases have eroded our ability to purchase books. However, if our collection lacks something critical and obtaining via Interlibrary Loan is unsatisfactory in the long term, contact me and I can attempt to purchase it. You still may wish to place the ILL request—even if money is available, it takes time to purchase and process a text.

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Finding Books

Books remain important to the disciplines of art, architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture.

If we don't own the book or have access to an online version, request it via the Libraries' Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service, ILLiad.

Finding Books / Sample Subjects

OneSearch contains records of items owned at the University of Arkansas Libraries, including the Law Library. Searching by subject heading allows considerable precision. Below are examples of subject searches pertinent to this course.

  • ceramic materials
  • ceramic sculpture
  • ceramics
  • pottery
  • sculpture, abstract
  • wood sculpture

Note on Controlled Vocabulary

Most searchers rely exclusively on keywords to retrieve records in online catalogs. In many cases using keywords works well. If you wish to retrieve more precise results, try searching by the specialized terms of the database, also known as "controlled vocabulary," and often referred to as "subject headings" or "descriptors." The order in which you enter your terms can matter as well. For example, often you can best search by author by typing the last name before the first name.