There are several databases from which to choose when you are seeking secondary sources. For this assignment, most of you will want to start your search by looking at Art Full Text or a newspaper database (for items like exhibition reviews and commentary on the artist/work) or Arts & Humanities Database (scholarly work in art and cultural studies, among other areas). Always make sure that you've selected the most appropriate database to search!
News Databases:
In most cases, it's better to search subject databases to identify articles and then use Primo to link to the materials in these e-journal collections. However, if you have a topic that is very multidisciplinary, searching these electronic journal collections might be useful.
An interdisciplinary journal archive. It includes archives of over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs and other materials valuable for academic work. Includes the Artstor image collections.
Contemporary Art in Latin America by 
Contemporary Drawing: from the 1960s to now by 
Cultural Activisms: poetic voices, political voices by 
Manifestos and Polemics in Latin American Modern Art by 
Sabotage Art: politics and iconoclasm in contemporary Latin America by 
Teresa Margolles and the Aesthetics of Death by 
To and from Utopia in the New Cuban Art by 
Touched Bodies: The Performative Turn in Latin American Art by Try these strategies to become a better, more efficient searcher -- and help you find articles that you can actually use:
If your article is not available at Collins Library, you've got another option for getting it. Use Tipasa, our interlibrary loan service.
Tipasa is linked to your library account so you'll need to log in to use it.
Once you are logged in, either go directly to Tipasa and manually enter the information, or, if you're using a database, look for a shortcut link to automatically fill out the form:
Allow at least a week for the article to come. If your article is delivered in electronic format, you'll receive an email with a link to follow as soon as it's arrived.
