Tip sheet is available online at library home page > Distance Education Services > Research Tip Sheets.
Online Library Resources
In-depth assistance is available at How To Do Library Research on the Distance Ed Library Services page (see the Handouts and Demonstrations).- go to the Library
Catalog to search for books/videos/DVDs, etc.
- enter your term(s) and select the index you want to search (author, title, subject, keyword)
- your search may bring up journal titles with online links; click the "ENMU Portales online access" link to go to our Full-text Online Journals (see Full-text Online Journals, below, for instructions)
- to find journal articles, use a periodical database
- go to the library’s Periodical Databases page and select one of the databases listed below (click the letter that begins the database name at the first alphabetical list in the upper right)
- if you are off campus, type your ENMU ID# at the remote authentication screen
Databases for Fine Arts Research
- Grove/Oxford Art--scholarly, full text
- Grove/Oxford Music--scholarly, full text
- Academic Search Premier--scholarly, full text
- JSTOR--at Advanced Search, click the Articles box; scholarly, full text except current issues
- ARTstor database for art images
- Academic OneFile--scholarly, full text
- Naxos Music Library--listening library
- History Reference Center--art history, scholarly, full text
- Wilson/OmniFile--scholarly, full text
- Computers and Applied Sciences Complete--scholarly, full text; graphic design, digital cinema
- Education Research Complete--scholarly, full text; art and music education
- ARTSEARCH and Current Jobs in Art--job sites
- Directory of Open Access Journals
Full-text Online Journals
If you are unable to locate full-text material in the database you are searching, try using our Full-Text Online Journals, at the second alphabetical list in the upper right of the Periodical Databases page:- click the 0-9 link and type journal title in the Search box; if journal is available, click a link and then "Search Within this Publication" (type article title in search box or perform an open search)
- or, click a year/volume/issue link that corresponds to your citation and search the issue's table of contents for your article title
- or, go directly to our Full-text Online Journals for Fine Arts to see the specific journal titles we have available:
Art, Architecture, Applied Arts
Music, Dance, Drama, Film
If you are still unable to locate your material, you may place a request for it (see Requesting Material, below).
Fine Arts Web Resources
American Photography: A Century of ImagesBissonnette on Costume (visual dictionary of fashion)
Film Studies Resources
History of Photography
Milieux: The Costume Site
Music Treasures Consortium
Theatre History on the Web
University Of Iowa's Digital Media Resources
AICT Art
Art History Resources on the Web
Textiles Collection
Women Artists of the American West
Zaplin Lampert Gallery(Taos and Santa Fe art colonies)
See the Internet Resources page for general and reference works, and eBooks.
Requesting Material
Register with the ILLiad Interlibrary Loan (ILL) system and create your personal ILLiad account. Go to the Interlibrary Loan link and click the ILLiad Log In/Register link on the left-hand sidebar. Click the "First Time Users" button and register with the system. Enter your ENMU email account, create an ILLiad username of your own choosing, and enter your ENMU ID number as your ILLiad password. Return to the same ILLiad Log In/Register link and logon to your ILLiad account to use the system.
- if you are taking classes on the main campus, check Golden Library's holdings first, before submitting a request. If your item is unavailable online or in the library, you may place an ILL request.
- if you are a distance education student and do not come to the main campus for your classes, you may request anything not available full-text online via ILL, including items from Golden Library's catalog.
On-campus students may pick up requested items at the library's Circulation Desk. Items requested from distance education students will be sent directly to them. 95% of articles will be available electronically via your ENMU email account; some may arrive in your ILLiad account--login to your account and click the Electronically Delivered Articles link in the left-hand sidebar. For items we must request from other libraries, the turnaround time may be as long as two weeks for books; most articles arrive within 2-3 days. Golden Library has no control over lending terms and renewal policies set by other libraries.
Reference Assistance
Ask for help! Contact Michele Wood, or by phone at 562.2644, or 800.450.7279.