Welcome to the Academy of Art Library guide for research in the Liberal Arts. This guide is intended as a starting place for researchers, pointing to tools for finding books, scholarly articles, reviews, and other topical and collection-related information. Please use the informational tabs to find resources in different information categories. Please see the research guide for the School of Art History for resources in that area of study.
Check out the selection of new Liberal Arts related materials at AAU Library
Rituals for Work: 50 Ways to Create Engagement, Shared Purpose, and a Culture that can Adapt to Change by 
What It Means to Write about Art: Interviews with Art Critics by Use this link to see the complete list of database subscriptions for the Academy of Art Library.
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