All universities and community college libraries in Nevada use the Library of Congress Classification System to organize their books. Books are arranged A-Z, with each letter corresponding to a subject. To find books on this topic, go to the following areas:
| Classification | Topic |
| N | Art |
| N40 | Artists |
| NA | Architecture |
| NB | Sculpture |
| NC | Drawing. Design. Illustration |
| ND | Painting |
| NE | Print media |
| NK | Decorative arts |
| NX | Arts in general |
| TR | Photography |
These titles are located at the Carson City Campus library unless otherwise indicated. The term “Ready Ref” indicates the item is shelved directly behind the Reference Desk.
* Asterisked titles are also available at the WNC Fallon campus library.
| Art Dictionaries & Encyclopedias | |
| Dictionary of Art (34 vols.) | REF N31 D5 |
| Encyclopedia of World Art (16 vols.) | REF N31 .E533 |
| Janson's History of Art | REF N5300 J3 |
| Architecture Dictionaries & Encyclopedias | |
| Dictionary of Archictecture and Landscape Architecture | REF NA31 C864 |
| Dictionary of Archictecture and Construction | REF NA31 H32 |
| Sculpture Dictionaries & Encyclopedias | |
| The Encyclopedia of Sculpture (3 vols.) | NB198 E53 |
WNC library books are listed in an online catalog shared by most northern Nevada academic libraries. To find in-depth materials, search the library catalog by typing in the topic you are researching. Be sure to use keywords or subjects rather than sentences. Clicking on the links below will perform a search for WNC books and videos about these topics in the library catalog. Please be patient; sometimes these searches can take a few minutes to finish.
Art (this one takes a while) |
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Artists (also try typing in the name of a specific artist) |
Painting (also try searching for a style of painting, i.e., impressionism, cubism, etc.) |
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Electronic journals can be searched by selecting "Find Magazines or Newspapers by Title" from the library home page. Researchers may also get a list of e-journals available on a given topic by selecting a subject category using the same link. The following journals are available electronically on art.
The library purchased digital art images that were originally published in the following books: Art Across Time, Gardner's Art Through the Ages, the History of Art: Western Tradition, and Western Humanities Art. WNC faculty can access this collection and download images from the college computers' T drive. For more information, call the Carson City Campus Reference Desk at (775) 445-3227.
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