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Art Therapy Books

Art Therapy books can be found on the shelves at Library West. The primary call number for Art Therapy is RC489 and you can try shelf-browsing that number in the book stacks. Or you can search for a topic or title you are looking for in Prism the library's online catalog. The following are some examples of what you will find:

Art Therapy in Private Practice by James West (Editor)
Call Number: RC489.A7 R834 1999
ISBN: 9781785920431
Using Art Techniques Across Cultural and Race Boundaries by Lorette Dye
Call Number: RC489.A7 M3563 2004
ISBN: 9781785922343
Ethical Issues in Art Therapy by Bruce L. Moon
Call Number: RC489.A7 H365 2003
ISBN: 039807626X
Multicultural Family Art Therapy by Christine Kerr (Editor)
Call Number: RC489.A7 M345 2007
ISBN: 9780415827324
The Big Book of Even More Therapeutic Activity Ideas for Children and Teens by Lindsey Joiner
Call Number: RC489.A72 E975 2005
ISBN: 9781849057493
An Introduction to Art Therapy Research by Lynn Kapitan
Call Number: RC489.A7 T37 1998
ISBN: 9781138912847
Integrative Art Therapy and Depression by Vibeke Skov; Arthur Robbins (Foreword by)
Call Number: RC489.A72 M317 1998
ISBN: 1849055777

Article & Ebook Databases

Art & Architecture ePortal This link opens in a new window
The A&AePortal platform features authoritative scholarship in the history of art, architecture, decorative arts, photography, and design, and also provides invaluable content in related disciplines, such as African American studies, religious studies, women’s studies, environmental studies, and visual culture. It contains 300 titles across 25 subject areas and 60,000 associated images.
Art & Architecture Source This link opens in a new window
Formerly Art Source. Offers broad coverage of art topics, including painting, photography, sculpture advertising art, art history, film, graphic arts, industrial design, interior design archaeology, architecture, decorative arts, folk art, textiles and more. Full text access to over 630 art and design journals with coverage from 1929 to the present.
Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Ebook Central's Academic Complete collection contains over 207,000 multidisciplinary ebooks with unlimited, multi-user access, powerful research tools and DRM-free chapter downloads.
ERIC This link opens in a new window
ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center database of the U.S. Department of Education, contains citations and abstracts from over 980 educational and education-related journals, as well as full text of more than 2,200 digests.
Gale Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
Provides access to over 12,000 periodicals with millions of articles available in full-text covering the arts, sciences and humanities.
Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine This link opens in a new window
Use this database to find articles on: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A full text scholarly database of 150 titles focused on the arts and humanities. The Arts & Sciences III collection includes articles from journals on the history and study of art and architecture, film studies, language and literature, music, folklore, performing arts, and religion.
ProQuest Central Ejournals This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Central contains ~30,000 journals across all major subject areas, including Business, Health and Medical, Language and Literature, Social Sciences, Education, Science and Technology, as well as core titles in the Performing and Visual Arts, History, Religion, Philosophy, plus thousands of full-text newspapers from around the world.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
From the National Institutes of Health, PubMed® comprises more than 30 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

Art Therapy Journals

SVA Library provides access to art therapy titles both in-print at the Main Library and online in the databases listed above. Here are some examples of available titles:

Image Databases

Artstor This link opens in a new window
Documents artistic traditions across many time periods and cultures including architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design. Digital images come from museums, archaeological teams, photo archives, slide collections, and art reference publishers. The collection is over 2+ million images and continues to grow. Users must create a personal account.
Colourbox This link opens in a new window
Stock image source with hundreds of thousands of royalty-free photographs, vector images, and videos for use in your projects. Create an account with your SVA email address. Contact library@sva.edu for the current educational key.

Art Therapy Videos

Expressive Media Film Library This link opens in a new window
Please contact library@sva.edu for a link to register for a free account. Contains hundreds of hours of clinical and educational footage in art therapy. An invaluable teaching resource, it contains many examples of arts therapies pioneers practicing their specialties.
Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window
Academic Video Online makes video material available with curricular relevance: documentaries, feature films, interviews, performances, news programs and more. Search for award-winning films including Academy®, Emmy®, and Peabody® winners and access content from PBS, BBC, 60 MINUTES, National Geographic, Annenberg Learner, BroadwayHD™, A+E Networks’ HISTORY® and more.

Collection Links

Prism Catalog
Search for books, ebooks, movies, articles, magazines, images and more in the SVA Library.
A-Z Databases
Find millions of articles and images using our e-resources.
Research Tools & Information Literacy
A guide to doing research, evaluating sources, writing, citing, plagiarism, and copyright.

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