Searching social media and online news: Secondary sources about social media

There is a small but important body of research into how social media is used in the art world. The social media behaviour of artists, dealers, collectors, and enthusiasts has been looked at.

Summon is often the best starting point for finding this material.  Here is an example search:

Filtering your results with the CONTENT TYPE - Journal Article option will often be useful for this kind of search.

• guides to Summon for further search tips

You may also want to run supplementary searches in two other databases:

• EBSCO: combined search
• Google Scholar: an alternative to Summon
  • info about using Scholar
  • video intro to Scholar (3 mins)

Many SIA students have written dissertations about social media in recent years..  

• partial list of SIA dissertations about social media

See also:

• Insta'gratification: Art Newspaper column by Aimee Dawson, looking at social media and the art world
• The Art Collector Instagram Attention Report: compiled by Larry's List in 2022