Use the Library Catalog to find books on your subject. Suggested subject headings include:

You can also use an artist’s last name as a subject. A search for Turner, Robert will give you a list of books about Robert Turner.

In general, books on ceramics will be shelved in the N’s or the T’s depending on whether they deal with the art (N) or craft and technology (T) of ceramics.

Listed below are some Reference Books that may be useful in your research. This is only a select list. Browse the reference stacks for more titles. Reference books give you valuable background information on a topic and help you become more familiar with your artist or style. The online Reference databases GaleNet and Grove Art Online can also be used for this purpose.

Journals and magazines usually provide the most current information on a topic. Journal articles are more scholarly or professional while magazine articles tend to be shorter and more general. Newspaper articles, while not usually scholarly or professional, can give you the most current news and some additional facts on your topic.

Thew library has subscriptions to the following journals the cover the art and technology of ceramics and pottery:

Many other art journals are available online in EbscoHost MasteFile Premier

To find articles on your topic, use one of the online indexes listed below. They are available at http://www.cerritos.edu/library/http://www.cerritos.edu/library/e-resources.html . Use key words that are similar to the subject headings you used to locate books.

EbscoHost

Grove Art Online

GaleNet Discovering Collection

The Internet can be a valuable source for supplementing the information you have gathered from books and periodicals. It is important that you evaluate the information you get from the Internet to determine if it is reliable and useful to your research. A few Internet sites that may be useful are listed here.

http://www.potterymaking.org/

This nonprofit organization "serves the informational, educational, and professional needs of the international ceramics community. Some material is only available to members.

http://www.nceca.net/ 

The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts is a professional association of individuals and organizations whose interests, talents and careers are focused on the ceramic arts.

Information about this Canadian museum "devoted to ceramics." The site features a database of images of selected items from the collection, and an overview of the museum's holdings of ceramics from the ancient Americas, Asia, and Europe, and contemporary works.

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