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You can search ARTstor by using the Keyword Search to search across all collections and in all data fields, the Advanced Search to refine your queries to specific collections or by date, geography, and/or object classification, or you can search Personal, Instructor, or Student notes.
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Keyword Search
- Begin a Keyword Search from any location in ARTstor:
- Enter your keyword(s) in the search box and click Go. ARTstor will return results that include all of your search terms, so there is no need to include "and" between terms.
- Want to use wildcards or shortcuts? For a complete list, as well as other suggestions for keyword searching, please see the Search tips below.
- Looking for a certain collection? You may also use specific search phrases to isolate images from a particular collection. For a complete list, please see: Searching collections.
- Your search results will be returned as thumbnails.
- Further refine your search by using the Keyword Search box in the upper right corner. Enter another search term and from the drop-down options choose Within this search result. Click Go.
On the front page of the Digital Library, the Keyword Search box is located in the upper left corner.
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On a search results page, the Keyword Search box is located in the upper right corner.
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Go to the ARTstor navigation menu and click Find > Search.
Please note: You may receive a message that the search has retrieved more than 1,000 results. View the first 1,000 images by clicking View results, or, refine your query by clicking the Advanced Search button.
Advanced Search
- Begin an Advanced Search from any location in ARTstor:
- Construct your Advanced Search:
- Enter a search term in the first search box.
- Use the drop-down menu to the right of this field to specify the scope of your search: in any field, in Title only, or in Creator only.
- Use the drop-down menu at the beginning of the second row to select a Boolean operator (AND/OR/NOT).
- Enter another search term in the field provided.
- Repeat these steps for each keyword term that you wish to enter.
- In the date range area, enter a year in the "From" field and choose an era [CE (AD) or BCE (BC)], using the drop-down menu.
- If you would like to search for a range of dates, enter another date choosing an era from the corresponding drop-down menu.
- Select a radio button below the "From" and "To" date fields to either include records with date ranges that overlap the range you entered, or to search only records with dates that are exactly in the range you entered.
- Use the scroll bar under Geography to review a list of geographic terms. Click the checkbox next to the desired region or country (up to five selections).
- Use the scroll bar under Classification to review a list of classification categories. Click the checkbox next to the desired classification (up to five selections).
- Use the scroll bar under Collections to review a list of collections available to you, which may include personal collections and/or institutional collections. Please note: All of these choices may not appear. Click the checkbox next to the desired collection.
- Once you have created your query, click Search. Your results will appear as thumbnail images. You may further refine these results by launching the Advanced Search window again, or by using the Keyword Search box and choosing Within this search result from the drop-down menu.
On the front page of the Digital Library, click advanced search beneath the Keyword Search box in the upper left corner.
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On a search results page, click Advanced search beneath the Keyword Search box in the upper right corner. You may also click the Advanced Search button.
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Go to the ARTstor navigation menu and click Find > Advanced search.
Search for words and phrases.
Search by date or date range.
Search by geography.
Search by classification.
Search by collection.
Search tips
Tips for Keyword and Advanced Searches
| Definition | Example | |
|---|---|---|
| Wildcards | ||
| underscore (_) | The underscore (_) can represent any one character. | m_net will retrieve "monet", "manet", etc. |
| asterisk (*) | The asterisk (*) can represent zero, one, or several characters. | ren* will retrieve "rene", "reni", "renoir", "rendering", "renaissance", etc. |
| dollar sign ($) | The dollar sign ($) will expand the search to include terms that stem from a given root. | $poison will retrieve "poison", "poisoned", "poisoning", "poisonous", "poisoner", etc. |
| Capitalization | There is no need to capitalize words in ARTstor, even in titles or artists' names. | When searching for Thomas Eakins, simply enter: thomas eakins |
| Articles | You do not need to use articles (a, the, le, la, etc.) before titles or other terms. | When searching for "The Judgment of Paris", you may simply enter: judgment of paris |
| Exact phrase | To search for an exact phrase, put the phrase in quotes ("..."). | When searching for the painting "Le Moulin de la Galette" by Renoir, enter: "le moulin de la galette" |
| Punctuation | When searching for phrases or words that include punctuation such as "self-portrait", you can either use the punctuation or leave it out. | The following searches will both yield the same results: self-portrait or self portrait |
| Word order | Unless your search phrase is enclosed with quotation marks ("..."), the order of terms will not affect the search. | The following searches will both yield the same results: albrecht durer or durer albrecht |
Tips for collection searches
While you may browse individual collections, you may also search for particular collections by using certain search terms.
Search notes
After adding personal or instructor notes, you may perform Keyword Searches on your text. Please note: It takes a couple of hours before new text entries are indexed and available for searching.
- Log in to your ARTstor account.
- Go to the ARTstor navigation menu and click Find > Search notes.
- In the new window that opens, enter keyword(s) in the search box. Choose whether to search all notes, or limit the search to Personal notes ("My notes"), Instructor notes, or Student notes by clicking the corresponding checkboxes.
- Click Search. Your search results will display as thumbnails. To view the notes, click the caption beneath a thumbnail to open the data window. Click the tab that corresponds to the type of notes that you would like to view: Personal notes, Instructor notes, and/or Student notes.