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Research Resource List
ARTS MANAGEMENT
YI-CHUN, KUO (Alice)
Arts Management is a new field that collaborates different disciplines
such as Arts, Management, Non-profit Management and other fields. In order to
help people find the suitable resources of Arts Management, Research
Resource List informs the specific resources which include library catalogs,
online resources, and reference resources.
LIBRARY CATALOGS
GMU Library Catalog & the WRLC/ Aladin Catalog
ILLiad- Interlibrary Loan & Conducting research in D.C. area
GMU Library provides many resources of Arts Management, it includes not
only books and journals, also the diverse databases. GMU Library includes four
libraries which are Fenwick Library(Fairfax campus), Johnson Center Library
(Fairfax campus), Arlington Library (Arlington campus), and Mercer Library
(Prince William campus).
If you cannot find resources in GMU Library, you can also try WRLC/ Aladin
Catalog. The Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC/ Aladin
Catalog) is the consortium group that includes the nine libraries in Washington
DC area, you can also use the WRLC/ Aladin Catalog to check the information
on resources from other libraries.
ILLiad - Interlibrary Loan (ILL)is another tool that you can use on research.
Some books are harder to find, in this situation you should try (ILL) that can
come from anywhere, from the University of Alaska to Yale University. Finally,
the useful tool of research is conducting research in DC area. There includes
almost 13 libraries that you can research in Washington DC area.
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Subject Terms:
Arts Management
Arts Administration
Nonprofit Management
Nonprofit Organization
Museum Management
Gallery Management
Performing Arts
Visual Arts
Business Marketing
Fund raising
Foundations
Grants
Boards
Accounting
Arts Law
History of Arts
ONLINE RESOURCES
DATABASES
Use these recommended databases from Research Databases to find
articles. The databases most relevant to Arts Management can be found under
these terms.
http://furbo.gmu.edu/dbwiz/SPT--BrowseResources.php
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Arts-Performing and Visual
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Area and Culture Studies
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Grants and Nonprofits
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Public Affairs
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Policy Studies subject categories
JOURNAL ARTICLE DATABASES
1. ABI-Inform, 1984 - present
In-depth coverage of business conditions, trends, corporate strategies and tactics,
management techniques, competitive and product information, and a wide
variety of other topics.
2. Academic search complete, 1887 - present
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Provides a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary database with full-text,
peer-reviewed journals, as well as indexing and abstracts for monographs,
reports, and conference proceedings. The database features PDF content going
back as far as 1887, and searchable cited references for nearly 1,000 journals.
3. Art Full Text, 1984 - present
A very important art history databases. Work together with Art Index
Retrospective so check both. They'll give you full text articles when available.
Sometimes an abstract and/or full citation is only available.
4. Art Museum Image Gallery
Digital resource of art images and related multimedia gathered from the
collections of distinguished museums around the world.
5. ARTBibliographies Modern, 1974 - present
This database provides abstracts of journal articles, books, essays, exhibition
catalogs, PhD dissertations, and exhibition reviews on all forms of modern and
contemporary art from traditional to new media.
6. Bibliography of the History of Arts (BHA), 1973 - Present
Covers European and American art from late antiquity to the present, citations
and abstracts only (no full text) to books, conference proceedings, dissertations,
exhibition and dealer's catalogs, and articles from 1,400 journals.
7. JSTOR, Time periods vary
This database contains complete full text of core scholarly journals in various
subjects. This is a great resource for Non-Western art. Search together with the
image database ARTstor.
8. ProQuest Research Library
Covers more than 1,800 periodicals on a wide variety of topics, plus current
coverage of articles from newspapers.
9. Omnifile Full Text
OmniFile Full Text contains indexes and abstracts of eleven H.W. Wilson
databases in a wide variety of humanities, sciences, and social sciences subjects.
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All journals in Omnifile Full Text to which Wilson has full text rights are
offered in full text.
10. Oxford Art Online
Formerly, the Grove Dictionary of Art, Oxford Art Online includes over 45,000
articles on every aspect of art history. This is a great place to begin and don't
forget to check out the references at the end of each article.
11. WorldCat
“More Books, Less Calories!!” This is a valuable tool for building a list of book
citations. Stick to keyword searching, unless you are looking for a specific title
or author.
E-JOURNALS
The journals are available in the GMU Libraries’ e-journals, you can also find
these journals from E-Journal Finder of GMU Library.
The following is a listing of specific scholarly journals of Arts Management:
1. The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society
URL: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/10632921.asp
It includes the broad scope of the fields, such as arts management, law, the areas
of public policy, funding approaches, sociological perspectives, and culture
issues. The readers can find different information in the journal.
2. International Journals of arts management
URL: http://www.gestiondesarts.com/index.php?id=720
It houses the information of arts management from different country. Not only
the cases’ analysis in the United State, also the new information from many
countries.
3. Journal of International Business and Cultural Studies
URL: http://www.aabri.com/jibcs.html
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The journal publishes original manuscripts related to international business,
global economics, transnational cultural relations and societal issues as they
affect international business.
4. Museum Management and curatorship
URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rmmc20/current
The journal reviews or discusses the current issues of museum.
5. A journals of Performing Arts
URL: http://www.mitpressjournals.org/loi/pajj
The journals extended coverage of the visual arts, in addition to revoes of new
works in theatre, dance, film, and opera. Issues include artists' writings, essays,
interviews and dialogues, historical documentation, performance texts and plays,
reports on performance abroad, and book reviews.
WEBSITES
General Resources
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Artslynx International Arts Administration Resources
Association of Arts Administration Educators
The International Association of Arts and Cultural Management (AIMAC)
American Association of Museums (AAM)
American Council for the Arts
American Federation of Arts
Arts Management Network
Copyright in Visual Arts
Foundation Center (non-profit sector in the United States)
The Getty Foundation
Grants.gov
GuideStar
National Endowment for the Arts
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
The New York Public Library Arts Administration Page
Protecting Cultural Objects Through International Documentation Standards
(from Getty Information Institute)
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Marketing Resources
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Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington
(Resources for "Marketing the Arts" in the Greater Washington DC region.)
Marketing and Communication
(International Network for Arts and Business)
Marketing the Arts in Nonprofit Organizations
(New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA))
National Arts Marketing Project
(A Program of Americans for the Arts)
The Arts: Ask for More
(National Arts Education Public Awareness Campaign)
Management Resources
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Alliance or Nonprofit Management
Americans for the Arts
(Merged with Arts and Business Council. Builds partnerships between the arts and
business.)
Board Source
(Best practices, training, and development for board members of nonprofit
organizations worldwide.)
Clearinghouse for Volunteer Accounting Services
(Provides accounting services to nonprofit organizations.)
CompassPoint's Board Café™
(Find out "How much should we pay our executive director?" or "What to do when
you disagree with a board decision?")
Governance Matters
Idealist.org
(Jobs and volunteer opportunities)
Leader to Leader Institute
Management Assistance for Nonprofits
(Management consulting and services)
Support Center for Nonprofit Management
(Workshops, consulting, etc at modest costs)
Non-Profits Resources
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Nonprofit Connection
(Forming a nonprofit, finding an accountant or lawyer, etc.)
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Nonprofit Coordinating Committee
(Advocacy and other services)
Nonprofit Genie
(Resources ranging from Boards to technology)
Nonprofit Good Practices
(Preferred Practices/Pitfalls, books, websites)
The Nonprofit Times
(Periodical on management, governance, fundraising)
Reference Resources
Call Number
Title of Books
HD9980.5 .A53 1991
The AMA Handbook of Marketing for the Service Industries
HD57.7 .A44 2010
NX705.5.G7 L4 1990
The AMA Handbook of Leadership
Art, Culture, and Enterprise: The Politics of Art and the
Cultural Industries
NX770.A8 R34 1996
LB1576 .R25 1995
Arts Management: A Practical Guide
Administration and Supervision of the Reading/Writing
Program
NX765 .S5 1987
Arts Administration and Management: A Guide for Arts
Administrators and Their Staffs
PE1408 .H3927 2003
J 1.8/2: C 49/3
PN 147. G444 2008
PN 147. C483
The Nuts & Bolts of College Writing
Citation and Style Manual
MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing
The Chicago manual of style online
Arts Management
American Management Association. The AMA Handbook of Marketing for the Service
Industries. New York, NY: American Management Association, 1991. Print.
Harvey, Michael. The Nuts & Bolts of College Writing. Indianapolis, IN: Hackett Pub. Co,
2003. Print.
Lewis, Justin. Art, Culture, and Enterprise: The Politics of Art and the Cultural
Industries. London  ; New York: Routledge, 1990. Print.
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Radbourne, Jennifer. Arts Management: A Practical Guide. St. Leonards, N.S.W: Allen
& Unwin, 1996. Print.
Radencich, Marguerite C. Administration and Supervision of the Reading/Writing
Program. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1995. Print.
Shore, Harvey. Arts Administration and Management: A Guide for Arts Administrators
and Their Staffs. New York: Quorum Books, 1987. Print.
The AMA Handbook of Leadership. New York: American Management Association,
2010. Print.
Citation Style
MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing. 3rd ed. New York: Modern
Language Association of America, 2008.
Turabian, Kate L. 2007. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and
Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers. 7th ed. Chicago Guides to
Writing, Editing, and Publishing. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.