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The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. More
Open Libraries – Elizabeth Dafoe and Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Libraries are open for student study space. Check hours and access details.
Archives & Special Collection - access is by appointment only. Contact Archives.
Physical materials can be requested for contactless pickup at the hold lockers at Elizabeth Dafoe Library (Fort Garry Campus) and Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library (only accessible for Bannatyne campus students, staff, and faculty who have swipe card access).
When searching for materials on art theory, use art together with the following keywords: theory, aesthetics, philosophy, criticism. For contemporary art use art modern 21st century. When researching art history as a discipline, use the subject heading: art historiography.
Documents of Contemporary Art Seriespublished jointly by MIT Press and Whitechapel Gallery covers themes such as systems, abstraction, memory, the sublime, failure, ethics, materiality and many more.
Oxford Art Online provides access to Grove Dictionary of Art and Benezit Dictionary of Artists. It includes hundreds of thousands of articles that span ancient to contemporary art and architecture, including images, structures, plans, and artist signatures.
Credo ReferenceCredo Reference is an online reference service that aggregates authoritative reference works for desktop delivery. There are approximately 180 reference titles in Credo Reference, giving a total of 1.7 million entries, fully integrated and cross-linked.