Use the Library Catalog to search for books (including e-books) and print journals related to your topic. The catalog will search for print books and journals that we own in the library in addition to e-books that can be accessed online. The default search will search for keywords, but you can also search by title, author, subject, or call number. Learn more about call numbers here.
Access the Library Catalog search through the library home page (https://www.holycross.edu/library). Above the search bar, select "Library Catalog."
The library catalog uses subject terms to label or "tag" the main topics in a book. Subject terms are used to put everything related to one topic under a consistent label to make it easier to find with a search. Knowing the relevant subject terms for your topic can help streamline your search by essentially helping you speak the catalog's language.
When you search in the catalog, you will be able to see the subject terms assigned to your results when you click for more details about a search result. Try using one of those subjects in your next search to see what results it brings back.
For art sources, subject terms will typically include the medium (for example, "painting" or "sculpture"), the country or region where the art is from, and may include the art movement. Generally, time periods are noted in subject terms by century, not specific dates. For example, a book about contemporary art may have the subject terms "Art, Modern -- 21st century."
CrossSearch (also known as EBSCO Discovery Service) is a one-stop search tool that enables users to simultaneously search most of the informational resources available through the library, including:
As you can see, CrossSearch looks in many different places and for many different types of sources. In one search, you might see results for academic journal articles, books in the library’s collection, films, newspaper articles, and more. This can be a good place to start if you want to see a broad scope of the resources available on your topic. However, because CrossSearch includes so many types of resources, you might find you need to filter these results more than you would in a more specific database.
CrossSearch is best accessed through the library home page (https://www.holycross.edu/library).
Using CrossSearch
By default, CrossSearch retrieves items in the Holy Cross Libraries' collections that match your search terms. To expand your results, uncheck "Catalog & Full Text Only" on the results screen. If you discover an item we do not have access to, you may need to place an interlibrary loan request.
More Resources
Not everything owned by the Holy Cross Libraries is included in CrossSearch. You may wish to search individual research databases using our Research Databases list.
The Visual Arts Wing is located in the Dinand Library on the same floor as the Reading Room. It contains all art and photography books -- call numbers that begin with N or TR, respectively -- as well as current print magazines and journals related to art and photography.
The Worcester Art Museum (WAM) Library is a close partner of the Holy Cross Libraries and all members of the campus community have access to its resources. Their books are listed in our catalog and you can request them to be picked up in Dinand.
When looking at a book in the catalog, be sure to note the Location as well as the Call Number. Oversize books are shelved separately and will say "Oversize" in the location and have a plus sign (+) in the call number.
A collection of important reference works in the visual arts, including The Concise Dictionary of Oxford Art Terms, The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and The Oxford Companion to Western Art.
Journal articles in almost every subject area, including some historical articles back to the 17th century.
Art and architecture encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference books, published by Oxford University Press.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Public Library Edition.
Follow the instructions below each newspaper title to activate your subscription. For these newspapers, once you have activated your subscription you can access articles directly from the newspaper website.
Current access to the New York Times site, including news, columns and more -- courtesy of the Holy Cross SGA. ** To access, create an account with your HC email address. If you already have an account, there will be an option to click-through to log in.
Current access to the Wall Street Journal site, including news, columns and more -- courtesy of the Holy Cross SGA.
** To access: log-in with your HC email and password, then create an account using your HC email address.
These newspapers are available through library databases. Use the library links to browse current and past issues of the paper.
Date(s): 1980-present
Text-only articles from the Boston Globe.
National newspapers, blogs and online news sites, including the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and Wall Street Journal.
National and international news sources, including major titles like the Boston Globe, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, and LA Times.
Date(s):1989-present
Articles from the Worcester Telegram & Gazette; all pictures and advertisements are included 2018-present.
A world-wide catalog of books, journals, audiovisual materials, and other sources available in libraries worldwide. Includes direct links to request items on Interlibrary Loan.
Academic ebooks about the history of art, architecture, decorative arts, photography, and design.
Guide to writing and citing in Chicago Style.
*These examples are in the Notes-Bibliography style*
Book with a single author or editor
Footnote: Susan Walker, ed., Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt (New York: Routledge, 2000), 10.
Bibliography: Walker, Susan, ed. Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt. New York: Routledge, 2000.
Journal article from an online database
Footnote: Dominic Montserrat, "The Representation of Young Males in 'Fayum Portraits,'" The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 79 (1993): 220, https://doi.org/10.2307/3822166.
Bibliography: Montserrat, Dominic. "The Representation of Young Males in 'Fayum Portraits.'" The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 79 (1993): 215-25. https://doi.org/10.2307/3822166.
Newspaper article from an online database
Footnote: Alan Riding, "Under the Probing Gaze of the Egyptian Dead," New York Times, April 26,1997, ProQuest New York Times Historical.
Bibliography: Riding, Alan. "Under the Probing Gaze of the Egyptian Dead." New York Times, April 26, 1997. ProQuest New York Times Historical.
Page from a website
Footnote: Rachel Sabino, "Gilding the Dead: Mummy Portraits in Roman Egypt," Art Institute Chicago, last modified October 23, 2019, https://www.artic.edu/articles/767/gilding-the-dead-mummy-portraits-in-roman-egypt.
Bibliography: Sabino, Rachel. "Gilding the Dead: Mummy Portraits in Roman Egypt." Art Institute Chicago. Last modified October 23, 2019. https://www.artic.edu/articles/767/gilding-the-dead-mummy-portraits-in-roman-egypt.
Entry in an online encyclopedia
Footnote: Grove Art Online, s.v. "Cameo Glass," by Gordon Campbell, accessed April 4, 2024, https://doi-org.holycross.idm.oclc.org/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T2071246
Note: "s.v." stands for "sub verbo" or "under the word." It is used before the entry title in the footnote to indicate when articles are listed alphabetically, instead of with a volume or edition number.
Bibliography: Online reference works like major dictionaries and encyclopedias are generally cited in footnotes, not the bibliography.
Published or broadcast interviews
Footnote (audio/radio interview with text accompaniment): Tariq Trotter, “'Music was There for Me When I Needed It,' The Roots Co-Founder Tariq Trotter Says,” interview by Tonya Mosley, Fresh Air, November 7, 2023, https://www.npr.org/2023/11/07/1211025998/tariq-trotter-black-thought-the-roots-questlove-upcycled-self
Bibliography: Trotter, Tariq. “'Music was There for Me When I Needed It,' The Roots Co-Founder Tariq Trotter Says.” By Tonya Mosley. Fresh Air, November 7, 2023.
Footnote (video interview): Njideka Akynyuli Crosby, “Inhabiting Multiple Spaces,” interview with Tate Modern, Tate, October 3, 2016, https://youtu.be/UeYP8ssD_BM?feature=shared
Bibliography: Crosby, Njideka Akynyuli. “Inhabiting Multiple Spaces.” By Tate Modern. Tate, October 3, 2016, https://youtu.be/UeYP8ssD_BM?feature=shared
For other multimedia examples, see Chicago Manual of Style 14.267 Videos, podcasts, and other online multimedia