ARTstor, LOIS, ProQuest Research Library Art 372/373, Spring 2008 Jeff Karlsen, LRC Librarian [email_address]

Library Website Link on the SCC website http://scc.losrios.edu Library home page http://scc.losrios.edu/~library

Link on the SCC website

http://scc.losrios.edu

Library home page

http://scc.losrios.edu/~library

LOIS : Books, audio/visual media, reserve materials, e-books

DATABASES – articles, image collections, reference works, e-books

Accessing databases from home: ARE YOU IN THE SYSTEM? In LOIS, go to the My Record section. If you can view your record in LOIS, then you can access resources from home (and renew and request books, too!). If not, visit the Circulation Desk.

In LOIS, go to the My Record section. If you can view your record in LOIS, then you can access resources from home (and renew and request books, too!). If not, visit the Circulation Desk.

ARTstor digital library Available from the databases page Over 550,000 images Browse by period, type of object, region/country of origin Search by keyword, filter by geography and chronology Images include records with descriptive information View high-resolution images Save lower-res image files (.jpg format) Save groups of images for later review (create free account)

Available from the databases page

Over 550,000 images

Browse by period, type of object, region/country of origin

Search by keyword, filter by geography and chronology

Images include records with descriptive information

View high-resolution images

Save lower-res image files (.jpg format)

Save groups of images for later review (create free account)

ARTstor Advanced Search Allows you to limit your search: specific regions types of objects chronological periods (Note “Clear Selections” buttons! Important if you do different searches.)

Allows you to limit your search:

specific regions

types of objects

chronological periods

(Note “Clear Selections” buttons! Important if you do different searches.)

ARTstor: Advanced Search results Sort results by Title, Creator, or Date; search within the retrieved set; double-click image to view it; click on title to view information about it

Sort results by Title, Creator, or Date; search within the retrieved set; double-click image to view it; click on title to view information about it

ARTstor: Image Viewer Hover over icons to learn their function Saved images are usually screen-resolution; use for viewing and presentations, not printing

ARTstor: Image information View information about the object: creator, materials, dimensions, dates If location of item is given, try going to the web site to find more info

View information about the object: creator, materials, dimensions, dates

If location of item is given, try going to the web site to find more info

More with ARTstor Save images in groups Use their presentation tool Export citations Add your own comments to images Upload your own images (!) Most of these require creating an ARTstor account (registration is free)

Save images in groups

Use their presentation tool

Export citations

Add your own comments to images

Upload your own images (!)

Most of these require creating an ARTstor account (registration is free)

Doing research in LOIS and text databases: Getting started Read the assignment and determine what exactly you are supposed to be researching What are keywords? Ideas, phrases, topics When you search for information, you can combine them

Read the assignment and determine what exactly you are supposed to be researching

What are keywords?

Ideas, phrases, topics

When you search for information, you can combine them

Using LOIS Start with keywords , move on to subjects Keyword searching Ideas, words, phrases—can be in title, subject, author, chapter titles Lots of results Not very precise Subject searching Subject terms are in a particular form—not intuitive Fewer results More precise

Start with keywords , move on to subjects

Keyword searching

Ideas, words, phrases—can be in title, subject, author, chapter titles

Lots of results

Not very precise

Subject searching

Subject terms are in a particular form—not intuitive

Fewer results

More precise

LOIS Keywords  Subject Enter keywords Skim results for promising books Click on the title to see the full record Look at subject

Enter keywords

Skim results for promising books

Click on the title to see the full record

Look at subject

LOIS Subject Searching On search screen (“Start Over”), choose “Subject” Type first words of subject ( e.g. sculpture) Browse list This process works with finding information about people, too

On search screen (“Start Over”), choose “Subject”

Type first words of subject ( e.g. sculpture)

Browse list

This process works with finding information about people, too

Where is the book? Location : SCC=Sacramento City College SCC-Reference-2nd Floor : Reference collection, does not leave the building SCC-Circ Desk-2 Hour : Reserve book, can only be checked out for 2 hours SCC-3rd Floor : Can be checked out for 3 weeks Online E-Book : can be viewed via the Internet (requires Student Access card barcode and PIN) Non-reserve, non-reference books at other Los Rios campuses (ARC, CRC, FLC) can be requested (2-4 days)

Location :

SCC=Sacramento City College

SCC-Reference-2nd Floor : Reference collection, does not leave the building

SCC-Circ Desk-2 Hour : Reserve book, can only be checked out for 2 hours

SCC-3rd Floor : Can be checked out for 3 weeks

Online E-Book : can be viewed via the Internet (requires Student Access card barcode and PIN)

Non-reserve, non-reference books at other Los Rios campuses (ARC, CRC, FLC) can be requested (2-4 days)

Finding articles: using Databases vs. Web (Google, Wikipedia, etc.) Information from high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed journals No advertising Saves you time For materials on art, ProQuest Research Library is the best database to choose

Information from high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed journals

No advertising

Saves you time

For materials on art, ProQuest Research Library is the best database to choose

ProQuest Research Library

ProQuest Research Library: Results ProQuest will suggest topics from its vocabulary—click on one to get all articles in that category

ProQuest will suggest topics from its vocabulary—click on one to get all articles in that category

ProQuest Research Library: Collecting materials “ Mark” documents to review later Use “My Research” tab to view marked documents E-mail, print, or save full text PDF generally better for preserving images—they don’t always display correctly in “Text+Graphics” Choose citation format—beware, sometimes format is not done correctly

“ Mark” documents to review later

Use “My Research” tab to view marked documents

E-mail, print, or save full text

PDF generally better for preserving images—they don’t always display correctly in “Text+Graphics”

Choose citation format—beware, sometimes format is not done correctly

Questions? Need more help? Reference Desk, 2 nd floor of Learning Resources Center Phone: 558-2461 E-mail me: [email_address]

Reference Desk, 2 nd floor of Learning Resources Center

Phone: 558-2461

E-mail me: [email_address]