SEARCH THE LIBRARY CATALOG (CONSULS) FOR PRINTMAKING RESOURCES

CONSULS - This is where you can find books, print journals (magazines), & media (videos, DVDs, music CDs, etc) in the library's collection by using the online catalog called CONSULS. When you search CONSULS, you are searching the collections of Eastern, as well as Western CT State University, Central CT State University, Southern CT State University, and the CT State Library. You can limit your searches to just Eastern. Or - you can request materials from the other libraries, which arrive in about 3-5 days. Ask at the reference desk for more help in searching or requesting materials.

You can search by keyword, or by subject. Subjects are pre-determined vocabulary used to search the catalog.

Sample Subject Searches

• Art Asian
• Engraving
• Intaglio Printing Technique
• Paper Handmade
• Papermaking
• Prints Technique
• Screen Process Printing
• Women in Art

                                                                       

Browse for Books in the Stacks (Floor 3 and Reference books on Floor 2)

We organize our library collection by the Library of Congress Classification System. Most of the books relating to printmaking are in the classes:

Subclass N - Visual Arts:

    Subclass NE:  Print Media

        NE1 - 978   Printmaking & Engraving

        NE1000 - 1352   Wood Engraving

        NE1400 - 1879   Metal Engraving

        NE2250 - 2750   Lithography

    Subclass TS:  Manufactures

        TS1080 - 1268   Paper Manufacture & Trade

 

Journal Titles for Browsing

Visual Arts - General - Periodicals

(A list of several periodicals in the Visual Arts found in our library or access to our databases)

Other titles relating to Printmaking. Use the "Journal Locator" title search to find the below titles in the library.

You'll find the most current issues of these titles and more in our current periodical reading room (Floor 2).

• Art and AsiaPacific
• Print
• Print Quarterly
• Woman's Art Journal

 

How to Find Media (videos, DVDs, CDs, etc.)

Looking for information about an aspect of visual arts or printmaking on video or DVD? Start an "Advanced Keyword" search for your subject in CONSULS. Choose a "Material Type" of DVD, video, etc. for the format you're seeking. You can also limit your search to just items at ECSU from the "Location" pull-down menu in the keyword search box. You can always ask for help at the Reference Desk.

 

Page updated fall 2007, CR