Art History

Please go to the library website directly or hit the "library" tab within my.newpaltz.edu. 

Finding E-books using the Catalog 

1. Start on the Library homepage: https://library.newpaltz.edu/
2. Select the "Catalog" tab on the homepage and search for a book by title, author, keyword, subject, ISBN or call number. Hit the orange magnifying glass on the right hand side to search. 
3. Once on the search page, use the refiners on the left hand side to select "Full text Available Online" in Availability and select "Books" in Resource Type. Hit "Apply Filters" at the bottom of the Refiners list. 
4. The results page will now show E-books for your search terms. Browse the search results page and click on the title of an interested E-book. 
5. On the description page for the book, scroll to the "View Full Text" for a link to the E-book. 

Go directly to an e-book database

The Sojourner Truth Library uses the Library of Congress Classification System for the call numbers it assigns to most of the items in its collections.

If you're on campus and just want to browse the Stacks, here are the call number areas for fine arts:

Class N - Fine Arts

The Sojourner Truth Library uses the Library of Congress Classification System for the call numbers it assigns to most of the items in its collections, including Reference, in-depth books (Stacks), and Media. Because books are classified by subject, you can often find several helpful books on the same shelf, or nearby.

This video created by the Douglas College Library offers some helpful tips for reading a Library of Congress Call number to locate an item