Research Guides: ART 4040: Cross Cultural Study of Masks: Articles

Scholarly/Peer Reviewed Journals

What are "scholarly" or "peer-reviewed" articles?

The video explains the process of peer review and the role that peer review plays in scholarly research and publication.

What is Peer Review
Overview of the peer review process.
African Arts Journal
Information about the peer review process for African Arts journal

As you search the library resources for information on your topic keep the following in mind:

Peer reviewed or scholarly articles can be excellent sources of information for your research.
When you locate an on-topic source (i.e. article, book chapter, web source) review the bibliographies for additional resources. You can then follow up on this list of resources to find additional relevant information on your research topic.
A regular review of bibliographies will also assist you in becoming more familiar with the areas of scholarship you are researching.

Complete list of L ibrary Databases

Art Index Retrospective This link opens in a new window
Covering content for more than 55 years of art journalism, this retrospective resource includes articles, interviews, reviews and much more from over 600 publications.
Art Full Text This link opens in a new window
Includes nearly 170 full-text periodicals, and indexes thousands of English and foreign-language periodicals, yearbooks, museum bulletins, dissertations, and art reproductions.
America: History and Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Provides access to journal articles, book reviews, and dissertations covering United States and Canadian history and culture from prehistoric times to the present.
Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Provides citations with abstracts to over 1,700 journals, book and media reviews, and dissertations covering world history (excluding the U.S. and Canada) from 1450 to the present.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides full text for over 8,500 magazines and journals over a wide array of academic disciplines.
Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America This link opens in a new window
Limited to 1 user at a time.
Sources include books, journal articles, essays, conference papers, and U.S. and Canadian government documents.
Anthropology Plus This link opens in a new window
Limited to 5 simultaneous users.
Provides citations to articles and essays from over 1,000 journals, monographic series, reports, commentaries, and review essays.
Performing Arts Periodicals Database This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 395 international periodicals, plus full text for more than 160 of the indexed journals, covering a broad spectrum of the arts and entertainment industry.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Core scholarly journals (especially back issues), ebooks, and images from a range of disciplines, with full-text searching and DRM-free downloads.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Indexes journal articles, books, and other resources on folklore, languages, linguistics, and literature.
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines, providing abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,800+ serials publications.

There are three way to get materials not owned by Appalachian State University. The links below provide information on each service.

ABC Express
Use this service to request items available at WCU or UNCA. ABC Express can have books or journals delivered within three days. ABC materials are delivered on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and may be picked-up at the Library Service Desk.
Interlibrary Loan
Use Interlibrary Loan to request items not held at ASU,UNCA, or WCU. First Time users must create an account.
Make requests online through ILLiad.
It wakes anywhere from 2 days to 2 weeks to receive materials through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Please consider this before ordering. To avoid delays, provide complete citation information for the materials requested.