Guide to Ceramics
Information Sources

This guide provides you with a good starting point for locating ceramics information sources.

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Reference Sources

For a quick introduction to the topic, its vocabulary and references to in-depth coverage and related subjects see:

• The American Ceramic Society
• Credo Reference
• Encyclopedia Britannica
• Health and Safety in the Arts
• Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia
• Interpreting Ceramics
• Wikipedia

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Books

Whether you need an in-depth or very specific treatment of the topic, detailed instructions, historical records or very comprehensive references to authoritative sources look for books in:

• Southwestern's Library
• Google Books
• NetLibrary

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News and Magazine Articles

To get the latest news on the topic, news analysis, related stories or product reviews use these sources:

• Ceramics Monthly
• Academic Search Complete
• High Tech Ceramics News
• InfoTrac Newspapers
• International Ceramics
• Interpreting Ceramics
• Lexis Nexis Academic
• Newspaper Source

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Research Articles and Reports

For articles and reports introducing or scrutinizing research, or providing technical information on the topic try these sources:

• Ceramics: Art & Perception
• Ceramics Technical
• Glass & Ceramics
• National Institute of Standards and Technology
• NIST's Ceramics Webbook

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Images and Video

For images of ceramic art with accompanying data or for related video see:

• ARTstor
• Films on Demand
• LACMA's Studio Ceramics
• National Gallery's Italian Renaissance Ceramics

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