Cite It Right!

DOCUMENTATION IN THE ARTS

In the Temeraire Series, author Naomi Novik blurs the lines between real history and fantasy. She creates a world in which the ships of the Napoleanic wars were supplemented with warrior dragons fighting in the air in partnership with human captains. The central characters of the first book in the series, His Majesty’s Dragon are the human Laurence and his dragon Temeraire. In one encounter, where they find a young dragon who has lost its handler, Temeraire asserts their relationship to the other dragon:

“Laurence is my captain,” said Temeraire, the smallest hint of belligerance in his tone, and an emphasis on the possessive; Laurence looked up at him in surprise, and paused in his cleaning to pat Temeraire’s side. Temeraire subsided, but watched with pupils narrowed to thin slits while Laurence finished. (Novik, Her Majesty’s Dragon, 132)

As the quotation makes evident, the relationship between human and dragon is a deep one, and not merely that of a human master and an animal servant.

YOU ARE PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH USING CITATIONS IN ESSAYS, LIKE

THIS….

So that’s all good….But did you know that

you must also provide a citation and a an entry on your Works Cited

page if you are using a picture, cartoon,

photograph or other work of art in your project, research, or

presentation?

This painting called “Factory, Horta de Ebbo” is an excellent example of Cubism.

USING ART IN A PPT:WHO DID IT RIGHT?

This painting by Picasso is an excellent example of Cubism:

Pablo Picasso. “Factory, Horta de Ebbo.” 1909 (Oil on canvas)

http://www.artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/art_movements/cubism.htm

A big issue with the digitization of artistic material, is that of what you can incorporate into your assignments under fair use.

If the image has a large © symbol, or the word “Copyright” or the word “Proof” or the artist’s name watermarked across it, or the

phrase “All Rights Reserved” beneath it, then you MUST NOT copy and use the image. In this case, the creator of the image requires

that you purchase it in order to use it in any respect, or they do not wish others to use it at all. This is true even if you find it in Google

Images—it does not own the images it presents—it merely aggregates them from the web!

If the item does not have these restrictive labels in place, then you may use the image, providing that you provide a citation and Works

Cited entry acknowledging its source correctly.

For a detailed explanation of these rules check out:

http://library.wrdsb.ca/research/digital-citizenship/copyright-explained

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WHAT CAN YOU USE?

You can also find help for citing your artistic and digital sources in the library and on the library website. On the counter near the computer lab in the library there are a variety of note-taking and bibliography forms. The bright orange source log sheet covers how to create Works Cited entries for digital and artistic sources. You can also access these resources at home by visiting our Bibliography Resources page at:

http://sss.wrdsb.ca/library/bibliography-resources

WHERE CAN YOU FIND THE TOOLS TO DO IT RIGHT?

Click icon to add picture

BIBLIOGRAPHY HELP PAGE

The second link will take you to this specialized source log.

(Orange sheet in library)

DIGITAL/ARTISTIC SOURCES LOG

Please visit the following sites, and record the necessary information to create a citation, and Works Cited entry for

each item on your orange sheet.

Painting:

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/29.100.115

Political Cartoon: http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorial_cartoon/2014/01/28/moudakis_january_29_2014.html

Photograph:

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/mpc2005010016/PP/

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NOW, LET’S TRY IT…