OneSearch for Books & More! - ART 323 - Professor Solis Mattson (Fall 2025) - ARC Research Guides at American River College

Why Use OneSearch

Use OneSearch to search most of the library's databases and those will include a wide variety of sources (e.g. books, videos, eBooks, scholarly articles, newspapers, etc.). You can also use the limiters on the left side of the page to find relevant resources:

Want to learn more about how to use OneSearch? Watch OneSearch in One Minute and/or complete the OneSearch tutorial.

Remember, if you have any questions about how to use these search tools, you can email me at harrism@arc.losrios.edu, or contact any one of the ARC librarians.

OneSearch Tips

General Searches

(color or pigment) relig*
- Search Tip: Using an asterisk (*) to expand my results to include: religious, religion, religiosity, etc.
history (pigments or colors)
- Search Tip: Using parenthesis to expand my search to include: history pigments OR history colors
symbolism (pigments or colors)
- Search Tip: Using 3-5 relevant keywords

Advanced Searches

pigments -- history
color -- psychological aspect
- Search Tip: Using Library of Congress Subject terms for more precise searches
pigments -- history AND yellow
color -- psychological aspect AND lapis lazuli
- Search Tip: Add the pigment/color you are researching to these subject searches

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Potential Resources

Artists' Pigments by Robert L. Feller (Editor)
Publication Date: 1994-09-15

An encyclopedic reference developed in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art, the Artists' Pigments series combines two aspects of the study of pigments--the history of individual pigments and dyes and scientific methods for identifying and characterizing artists' colorants
March of the Pigments by Mary Virginia Orna
ISBN: 9781837671403

Mary Virginia Orna, a world-recognized expert on color, will lead you through an illuminating journey exploring the science behind pigments.
The Art of Colour by Kelly Grovier [Request title]
Consisting of ten chapters, each presenting a biography of a family of colors, this volume mines a rich vein of pigmentation from prehistoric cave painting to art of the present day. The book also includes beautifully designed features exploring important milestones in the history of color theory from the Enlightenment to the twentieth century.
Book of Earth by Heidi Gustafson [Limit: 1-user]
Part anthropological study, part art book, and part how-to, Book of Earth is an immersive introduction into the world of ochre, a naturally occurring mineral used to make pigment....Featuring practical advice and techniques for creating your own pigments and applying these skills in everyday life, Gustafson also includes contributor essays offering historical and cultural perspectives on color cultivation and the meaning of pigments to various cultures

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ART 323 - Professor Solis Mattson (Fall 2025): OneSearch for Books & More!

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