Detail of: Ferdinand Roybet, The Connoisseur, 19th century. Oil on
panel (66 x 81 cm). Private collection. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

See the guides listed to the left for more detailed guidance on specific subject areas.

Summon is usually the best starting point for finding articles, books and dissertations. 

• video intro to Summon (4 mins) 
• collection of guides if you need help with particular Summon searches

You may also want to run supplementary searches in these databases:

• Art & Architecture Source
• Google Scholar: an alternative to Summon
  • info about using Scholar 
  • video intro to Scholar (3 mins)

For introductory articles:

• Oxford Art Online: its components, Grove Art Online and the Benezit Dictionary of Artists can be searched separately or together
• Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms for definitions. Note: running a search will also retrieve results from other Oxford reference works

For sales information:

• auction houses and catalogues
• price databases