To find books about arts administration, try the following Subject Heading searches in HOMER:
| art and state art patronage arts arts administrators arts economic aspects (also substitute terms like "museums" for "arts") arts facilities arts finance arts management arts marketing arts patronage arts political aspects arts united states study and teaching arts vocational guidance arts and society |
concert agents copyright corporate sponsorship cultural policy federal aid to the arts fund raising law and art museums public relations united states cultural policy
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These terms can also be used in Keyword searches. Ask a librarian how to find additional terms, or see the Subject Heading guide (PDF). (Broader and narrower terms for art itself--visual art, drama, theater, music, performing arts, etc.--are excluded from this list.)
Find Articles
This section is not yet written. For now, see finding journal articles. Also use the Research Database Locator to identify research databases that cover various topics: general databases (e.g., Academic Premiere, JSTOR, Project MUSE), or music, art, education, business, and sociology databases.
Web Sites
- Arts Administration (New York Public Library for the Performing Arts) -- Good collection of links to organizations, government sites, academic programs, legal/business sites, etc.
- Arts Education Resources (ArtLynx) -- Excellent site. Includes arts advocacy and administration resources.
- Business of the Performing Arts: Dance, Film and Television, Music, and Theatre (NYU)-- Bibliography of books and directories.
- Center for Arts and Culture -- "Aims to inform and improve policy decisions that affect cultural life." Includes searchable bibliography.
- Cultural Policy and the Arts (Princeton) -- Lists key journals and newsletter, relevant library databases, and Web resources. (UConn has many of those databases. Also try business databases.)
- Cultural Policy and the Arts National Data Archive -- Digital archive of arts and cultural policy in the United States. "A collaborative effort of Princeton University's Firestone Library and the Princeton Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies, CPANDA is funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts." Includes quick facts, data sets, resources, and research guides.
- Management Guide (Univ. of Hartford) --Lists of library classifications, subject headings, periodicals, literature, Web sites, etc. Also see Hartt's Performing Arts Online Resources.
- Media Research Guide (Metropolitan College of New York) -- Bibliography of entertainment business and legal books and Web sites.
- National Arts Policy Database (Americans for the Arts)
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