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Arts & Antiques Databases
The Library subscribes to online resources that contain articles and reseach materials that would not otherwise be available to local Internet users. All databases may be accessed inside the Library; most may be accessed from home using your library card and PIN. Please see notes for each database.

Antiques Database (In-Library use only)
Antiques Database (Access from home or work; Belvedere & Tiburon residents only)
The p4A Antiques Reference features photos and pricing information drawn from fifty leading regional auction houses.

Arts & Humanities Through the Eras
(In-Library use only)
Arts & Humanities Through the Eras
(Access from home or work; Belvedere & Tiburon residents only)
Profiles milestones and movements in the arts, literature, music, and religion from by period. Search by keyword.

AskArt
(In-Library use only)
Biographical information, auction prices, and sample images for over 34,000 American artists.

Biography in Context (In-Library use only)
Biography in Context (Access from home or work; Belvedere & Tiburon residents only)
Comprehensive database of biographical information on more than 380,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. It combines more than 450,000 biographies from respected Gale Group sources such as Contemporary Authors, Encyclopedia of World Biography, and Newsmakers, with full-text articles from nearly 300 periodicals.

Biography Reference Center (Requires MARINet library card & PIN.)
EBSCO's comprehensive collection of more than 461,000 full-text biographies, including the complete full-text run of Biography Today and Biography, as well as thousands of narrative biographies that are not available in other databases.

See also: Antiques & Collectibles Web Links
See also: Art & Architecture Web Links