Using MnPALS (Library Catalog) to Search for Art Prints
A variety of art prints are available for check-out from the Curriculum Materials Center collections. To search for an art print, follow these steps:

1. From the library home page (http://www.mnstate.edu/library/), click on MnPALS Library Catalog in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
2. On the next screen, the wording in bold in the upper left should state: You are searching: All MSU Moorhead.
3. On the drop down list under “Libraries and Collections,” click on “Picture File.”
4. On the “Search for” line, type the name of the artist or the title of the artistic work.
5. Click on the “Title,” to see a full view of the item.

Locating Art Prints
Art prints are located under their “Browser Call Number" or "Contents Note” heading in the CMC picture files.  Large prints are located in the horizontal picture files. If you wish to browse through the prints to make your selection, look under the following description headings:

Horizontal files
ART, ABSTRACT
ART APPRECIATION
COLOR PRINTS
COLLAGE
DRAWING
IMPRESSIONISM (ART)
INDIAN ART
PAINTERS-MEXICO
PAINTINGS
SCULPTURE
WOMEN ARTISTS

Art: A Personal Journey
There are 18 art prints available with this textbook.  A teacher's guide provides additional information about the art prints.  The box of prints is available in the textbook area.  (Curric. Text 700 D26 A784 no. 3).  Prints from these sets can be checked out individually.

Art First Nations
There are 2 sets of 20 art prints available with this textbook.  A teacher's guide provides additional information for each print.  These boxes of prints are available in the textbook area (Curric. Text 700 A78 A78 Prints).  Prints from these sets can be checked out individually.

Art in Action Prints
There are 30 art prints available in the Art in Action textbook series. The box of prints is located in the textbook area (Curric. Text 700 C763 A78 Prints). Prints from this set may be checked out individually.

Through Their Eyes Prints
There are 14 art prints available in this curriculum bulletin series. The set of prints is located in the bulletin area (Curric. Bulletin 700 B478t). Prints from this set may be checked out individually.

A World of Images Prints
There are 24 art prints available with this textbook.  A teacher's guide provides additional information for each print.  The box of prints is available in the textbook area (Curric. Text 700 D26 W921).  Prints from this set can be checked out individually.

Plastic covers for carrying and protecting large art prints are available at the Circulation Desk. Please request one when you check out your prints.

Further assistance is available in the CMC or from the first floor Reference Desk.

Compiled by Carol H. Sibley, Curriculum Librarian, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, Minnesota, 11/06.

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