We have been using Understanding Art by Lois Fichner-Rathus. It looks like in the Spring they will be moving to Gateways to Art: Understanding the Visual Arts by Debra J. DeWitte. Some have used Gardner's Art Through the Ages. Linda A. Linda Andrews Reference Librarian Preston Ridge Campus Collin College Frisco, Texas (972) 377-1588 [log in to unmask] http://www.collin.edu/library/ >>> "Bouchard, Karen" <[log in to unmask]> 11/10/2014 9:02 AM >>> I'm asking this question for a friend. Is anyone out there using Gombrich as a survey text? What are the most commonly used textbooks now? Although I do collection development, we don't buy textbooks for the library, so I'm a little out of touch with what the faculty are using. Is Janson still the most commonly used textbook in the US? You can reply directly to me and I'll summarize to the list if others are interested. thanks, Karen Bouchard -- Karen A. Bouchard Scholarly Resources Librarian for Art and Architecture Rockefeller Library, Box A 10 Prospect Street Brown University Providence, RI 02912 USA Phone: (401) 863-3218 [log in to unmask] http://libguides.brown.edu/profile.php?uid=56435 Images at Brown blog, latest entry: https://sites.google.com/a/brown.edu/image-collections-in-the-brown-library/new-posts/dogs ( https://sites.google.com/a/brown.edu/image-collections-in-the-brown-library/newer-posts/music ) Tweeting all about art, architecture, music & more at: @KbouArtMusic If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. Cicero. Epistulae ad Familiares, book IX, epistle 4. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~