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AVT 395The Artist as Researcher & Writer
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Library ResourcesLibrary Website:
Ask-a-Librarian→ IM… InfoGuides
Library catalog: Books E-books (Net Library) DVD, VHS WRLC And more…
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More Library Resources
Research DatabasesArts Databases
Art Fulltext
Bibliography History of Art (BHA)
Design & Applied Arts (DAAI)
ARTBibliographies Modern
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
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More Library Databases
General Databases Academic Search Complete (exs: Digital Creativity,
Visual Studies, Visual Anthropology)
ProQuest Research Library (ex: British Journal of Photography, Journal of Glass Studies)
Wilson Omnifile (E-Journal Finder lists art journals, like Art in America, as available here)
JSTOR (exs: Artibus et Historiae, Museum Studies)
Humanities International Complete (exs: Art Asia Pacific, Word & Image)
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Types of Information• Online Catalog – Books can provide general overview
OR detailed insight about your topic
• Research Databases – access to different types of periodicals (articles, reports…)
• Primary Sources – Original records like letters, manuscripts, newspapers, interviews, photos, recordings, works of art
• Reference Sources – From background information to images
• The Web – benefits and limitations for research
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Advantages of…
Books• Good for background information, timeline,
definitions, etc. • Length allows author to go more in-depth into a
subject
Articles• More specialized searching• Better for newer artists/designers (may not have
books yet)• More current information—more recently published
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Research Process• Define Your Topic (Identify main concepts; Narrow or
broaden topic; List of search terms )
• Determine Your Information Needs (how current, specific publication type)
• Locate and Retrieve Relevant Information (search strategies)
• Access Information using Technology (catalog, databases, web)
• Evaluate Information (print & electronic)
• Use Information Ethically (cite sources)
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Search StrategiesKeyword:
• Simplest search• Looks for records that match the words typed, not the
ideas represented by the words
Controlled Vocabulary (Subjects):• Uses subject headings for more refined results• Looks for records that match the ideas represented by
the words.• Terms are standardized• Often active links
Keyword: Aboriginal art VS Subject Heading: Art, Australian aboriginal.
Keyword: David Malangi VS Subject Heading: Malangi, David, 1927-
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Color
More Search StrategiesBoolean Searching
AND/OR/NOTCombine keywords to narrow/broaden your search
AND— NARROWS YOUR SEARCHEX: Interior Design AND Color
OR—EXPANDS YOUR SEARCH
EX: Film or video OR
Wall paintings or murals
NOT—LIMITS TERMS FROM SEARCH NOT
Interior design
AND
Wall paintings Murals
Maya Software
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More Search StrategiesTruncation
Save time using Truncation searching…
1. In the catalog:Photograph? → Photograph, Photographs, Photography, Photographic, Photographer
2. In the databases:Architect* → Architect, Architecture, Architectural, Architecturally, Architectonic
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Is a photograph a depiction of reality? How is photography art?
North Dome, Basket Dome, Mount Hoffman, Yosemite
Artist: Ansel Adams, born San Francisco, CA 1902-died Monterey, CA 1984
Medium: silver print on paper
Type: Photography-Photoprint
Date: ca. 1935
Topics:
Landscape\California
Landscape\bird's eye view
Landscape\park\Yosemite National Park
Landscape\mountain\Mount Hoffman
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Brainstorm• Ansel Adams or Adams, Ansel as Subject
• Photography, photograph…
• Yosemite, Yosemite National Park, California, Mount Hoffman
• National Parks
• Landscapes or Landscape Photography
• Natural history→ narrow to Natural history—West (U.S.)
• Nature photography
• Photography, artistic
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Study in Art & Design
Benefits of using the library:
• Wonderful source of both written and visual research opportunities
• Wide range of material available in general reference, as well as specific books on periods, artists and designers
• Written & visual sources can provide inspiration, explain techniques, etc.
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Evaluate Your Sources• Evaluate the sources you find!
• Print AND Online
• CRAAP Test:• Currency—Is the information out-of-date?
• Relevance—Is the information on topic?
• Authority—Who wrote the information?
• Accuracy—Is the information correct? • Purpose—What is the information intended to do?
Educate? Persuade? Entertain?
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Research Checklist
1. State your topic as a question.
2. Identify main concepts.
3. Narrow or broaden your topic.
4. Keep a list of terms that work best for your topic & add to it as you go.
5. This works whether you’re writing a brief paper or an in-depth research paper. It even works for an artists statement, thesis proposal, or bibliography.
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Questions
• Stop by the Reference Desk
• Ask-a-Librarian: IM, Email, etc. (
http://library.gmu.edu/ask)
• Call the reference desk or your liaison
• InfoGuides (http://infoguides.gmu.edu/)
• Visual Arts Liaison: Jenna Rinalducci