LibGuides: Fashion History Research Guide: Fashion & Dress Research

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OneSearch includes all the material we have on the shelves at Trinity, plus many journal articles. It is a great place to begin your research to get an overview of available sources. Search OneSearch.

Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window
Formerly known as Grove Art Online, Oxford Art Online offers access to and cross-searching of Oxford’s regularly updated art reference works: the Grove Dictionary of Art and the Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Grove Art is the foremost scholarly art encyclopedia, offering global coverage of visual culture, composed and expanded in collaboration with thousands of scholars and specialists around the world. Benezit offers unique information about the sale and collection of artists’ work, and it is one of the most comprehensive and definitive resources of artists’ biographies available.

Artstor This link opens in a new window
Nearly 500,000 art images of art, architecture and other forms of visual and material culture. Represents all time periods and cultures. Includes online and offline tools for faculty and students. Note: Artstor is now part of JSTOR. The Artstor website was retired on August 1, 2024.

WorldCat This link opens in a new window
Provides a fast and easy search portal for jump-starting your research process. Whether you need to find a specific book, or a selection of articles for your paper, or explore general scholarship on a topic, Worldcat is a great place to begin. You can also use it to request books from other libraries, including CTW.

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Archive of past issues of scholarly journals from all areas of study. Includes full runs of covered journals, excluding content from the past 2-5 years. Includes full runs of covered journals. NOTE: Internet Explorer is no longer supported by JSTOR. See 'More Info' re: browser troubleshooting.
Chrome may not work well with JSTOR. Be sure to use the latest version, and clearing cache/cookies 'for all time' may solve the problem.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Google's search engine for scholarly material.

When on campus articles available through Trinity Library resources are indicated by an Online- Trinity College link to the right of the article title. To view these indications when off campus open Google Scholar Settings and in the Library Links page search for Trinity College. Select Trinity College – Online- Trinity College and save your selection.