20th century European & Latin American Art

ARTH 472/599Transatlantic Encounters in 20th c. European & Latin American Art
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What are the 4 steps in the Research Process?
1. Pick a topic
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. Write the paper

1. Pick a topic
2. Where to search (catalog, databases)
3. How to search (keywords)
4. How to get it (find the article)
5. Is what I found any good
6. Write the paper

Where to Search:
Library Resources
Library Website:
Ask-a-Librarian-> IM…
InfoGuides (http://infoguides.gmu.edu)
Library catalog:
Books
E-books
DVD, VHS
WRLC
And more…

More Library Resources
Research Databases—Arts Databases
Art Fulltext
International Bibliography of Art (IBA) & Bibliography History of Art (BHA)
Design & Applied Arts (DAAI)
ARTBibliographies Modern
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
ARTstor

More Research Databases
Interdisciplinary Databases
Academic Search Complete
ProQuest Research Library
JSTOR
Latin American Studies
Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS)
Hispanic American Periodicals Index
Fuente Academica

Image Databases
ARTstor
Oxford Art Online
Art Museum Image Gallery
Other Sources
Books
Articles
Museum Websites

Find an image you want to explore?
Diego Rivera
Portrait of Martín Luis Guzmán, 1915oil on canvasFundaciónTelevisa, A.C. Mexico City

Brainstorm: Search Terms
Artist: Diego Rivera OR Rivera, Diego
Medium: Painting or Oil on canvas
Geography: Mexico or Mexican; Paris; Spain…
Imagery: Martin Luis Guzman; Mexican iconography (seated in an equipal (reed chair) & wearing a boldly colored Zacatecan serape); bullfightingin Spain (matador's headdress & serape draped over arm like cape)
Related: portrait or portraiture; politics; influences (Cubism, indigenous Mexican techniques, etc.); part of exhibit “Cubist Paintings of Diego Rivera” at National Gallery of Art
*Try as general searches & see what you find…

The Starbucks Syndrome
Keyword vs. Subject Searching
Keyword:
Simplest search
Looks for records that match the words typed, not the
ideas represented by the words
Good place to start
Controlled Vocabulary (Subjects):
Use subject headings for more refined results
Looks for records that match the ideas represented by the words.
Terms are standardized
Often active links
Diego Rivera AND Portrait vs. Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957 --Exhibitions.ANDPortrait painting, Mexican --20th century --Exhibitions.

Let’s try searching…
http://library.gmu.edu

Research Process
DefineYour Topic
DetermineYour Information Needs
Locateand Retrieve Relevant Information
AccessInformation using Technology
EvaluateInformation
UseInformation Ethically

Tips & Tricks
State your topic as a question.
Identify main concepts.
Narrow or broaden your topic.
Keep a list of search terms that work for your topic & add as you go.
Works whether you’re writing a brief paper or an in-depth research paper.

Questions?
Visual Arts Liaison:
Email, call, schedule research appointment
Reference Desk
IM, call, stop by

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