art research: a creative process art 413: chinese art mary woodley [email protected]...
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Where to start?
AssignmentDevelop a
Topic
Words toSearch by
Types ofResources
Where to find books, articles
What is the assignment?
• Paper, Presentation, Annotated Bibliography, Portfolio?
• Due date – when is the last date for ILL?
• Citation Style? APA? MLA? Chicago?http://library.csun.edu/guides/subject-guide/13-Step-5-Citing-
Your-Sources?tab=51
Types of publications?
Types of Resources
ART OBJECTSCataloguesLettersDocuments
Monographs on artistsStylistic AnalysisJournal articles
Most Internet sourcesEncyclopaedia entries
Art survey books
http://www.newcastle.edu.au/school/fine-art/arttheoryessaywritingguide/essaywritingguide.html
Choosing keywords to search
If one keyword does not work, try variations on the keyword
Chinese Art
Contemporary Art
Asian art, Chinese painting, Chinese sculpture, Chinese architecture, Art -- China
If too many titles are returned, try searching more specific keywords
Modern Art, Art 20th century, Han dynasty
Calligraphy shufa
Basic Search Strategies: Putting concepts
togetherBoolean operator and
Venn diagrams serve as a visual expression of the Boolean operations
Calligraphy Han dynasty
Basic Search Strategies: Putting concepts
together
Boolean operator or
Law and artArtists --
Legal status,
laws, etc
Artists’
Contracts
Truncation• Symbol used at the end of a word to retrieve variant
endings of that word.
• Allows you to search the "root" form of a word with all its different endings.
• Broadens or increases search results. Truncation = OR
– Example: artis* retrieves artistic OR artists OR photograph or photographic (or photograph*)
• artisan OR artistry
– However: photo* retrieves photograph, photography, but also photoelectric, photon, photosynthesis, etc.
• Use OR instead to maintain meaning:
Wildcards
– Some databases allow for wildcards to be embedded within a word to replace a single character. For example:
•wom?n retrieves woman, women•Colo?r retrieves color, colour
Need a book?
1. Search the Library's online catalog. Try searching using the keyword search.
2. Write down the floor location of the book and the call number where the book will be found on the shelf
How Call Numbers Work
Need an article?
• Popular magazines• Trade publications• Scholarly publications
All three may be available in print or online or both
Types of Periodicals:Scholarly Journals
• Articles must go through a peer-review or refereed process.
Scholarly/academic articles that are read by academic or scholar "referees" for advice and evaluation of content when submitted for publication. Referees recommend to the editor/editorial board whether the article should be published as is, revised, or rejected. Also sometimes know as "peer-reviewed" articles.
• Articles are usually reports on scholarly research.• Articles use jargon of the discipline.
Popular Magazines and Newspapers
• Authors are magazine staff members or free lance writers.
• Authors often mention sources, but rarely formally cite them in bibliographies.
• Individual issues contain numerous advertisements.
• There is no peer review process. • Articles are meant to inform and entertain. • Illustrations may be numerous and colorful. • Language is geared to the general adult audience
(no specialized knowledge of jargon needed).
Internet Resources vs. Surfing the Web
• Internet Resources include:– Internet accessible databases and journals
• Use a Web interface• Usually require subscription
– Exception: ERIC Wizard• Equivalent to print indexes and journals• Authoritative and reliable
• Surfing the Web:– Use free search engines
• E.G.: Yahoo, Google, HotBot– Critical evaluation required
• Anyone can put up a Web page!• Evaluating Web pages
Evaluating Internet Resources
Types of Web Sites: the url is a key
.gov
.edu.org.com
AuthorityContent & CoverageTimelinessAccuracyObjectivity
World Wide Web sites come in many sizes and styles. How do you
distinguish a site that gives reliable information from one that gives
incorrect information? Below are some guidelines to help.