This document summarizes resources for researching Renaissance art, including contextual sources like surveys, timelines, and artist websites. It discusses searching the library catalog and databases for books, articles, and images. Specific databases mentioned that cover the Renaissance include ARTbibliographies Modern, Art Abstracts, Art Index, BHA, JSTOR, Oxford Art Online, and ARTstor. The document provides tips for evaluating sources and citations. It concludes by mentioning the art reference librarians are available for additional assistance with research.

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Renaissance Rivals, KCAI
Instructor Madeline Rislow
September 19, 2013
Presented by Amelia Nelson, Public Services Librarian
"Mercury "
Location: 450 Ward Parkway,
Kansas City, MO
Owner: Highwoods Properties
Artist/Designer: Paul
McGovney
Dates: Installed
Photo Credit: Judith Burngen

2. Research Strategy
General
Resources
Spencer
Catalog
Databases
What else
is out
there?
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3. Resources - Context
 Context
 Surveys
 Oxford Art Online
 Met’s Heilbrunn Timeline
of Art History
 Guides to techniques and
materials
 Artists websites
 Artist statements
 Exhibitions
 Bibliography
 Contact info.
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4. Resources - Context
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5. Resources - Context
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6. Searching - LibraryOneSearch - Books & More
6

7. Searching -
Refine My Results
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8. Resources for Renaissance Sculptor Giambologna
 Surveys
 Exhibition Catalogs
 Artist Monographs
 Specific exhibition
 Series of work
 Overview
 Highlights
 Catalogue R s
 Comprehensive
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9. Expanding your Search - Worldcat and Mobius
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www.worldcat.org From
Jannes Library Catalog

10. Journals
 Subscriptions to over 500
print magazines and
journals
 Access to thousands
more through subscription
databases
 Jstor
 ART bibliographies Modern (1960
– present)
 Art Abstracts (1984 – present)
 Art Index (1929 – 1984)
 Articlefirst (1960 – present)
 BHA (Bibliography of the History of
Art)
 International Bibliography of Art
 Art Price Databases (Auction
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Criticism
Exhibition Reviews
Interviews
Current projects and
work
New scholarship
Focused research

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Even, Yael. 1997. "On
Man, Woman, and
Centaur in Giambologna’s
Art". Source: Notes in the
History of Art. 16, no. 3: 1-
6.
Print
Online

12. Expanding your Searching – LibraryOneSearch
Spencer Collection Articles
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13. Art History Databases - Renaissance
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Spencer Art
Reference Only
ARTbibliographies
Modern (1960 –
present)
Articlefirst (1960 –
present)
Auction / Art Price
databases
International
Bibliography of Art
(2007 – present)
CAMIO
Spencer Art Reference
& Jannes
Art Abstracts (1984 –
present)
Art Index (1929 –
1984)
BHA (1975 – 2007)
Jstor (1665 –
present)
Oxford Art Online
Jannes Only
Art Full Text (1984
present)
ARTstor
Academic Search
Elite
MasterFile Premier

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Online
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Even, Yael. 1997. "On
Man, Woman, and
Centaur in Giambologna’s
Art". Source: Notes in the
History of Art. 16, no. 3: 1-
6.

15. Citation Article
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16. Citation Article
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17. Expanding your Search - LibraryOneSearch
Databases
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18. Images
 Camio
High quality images
from museum
collections around
the world
 ARTstor
(available at from
the Jannes Library)
– High quality
images from
museums, universiti
es and private
collections
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19. Expanding your Search
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•Museum and Gallery
Collections
•Inventories
•Archives
•Correspondences
•Diaries
•Memoirs
•Accounts
•Gallery information
•Artist Files

20. Primary sources on the web - Libraries
 Gallica: Digital Library
of the National Library
of France
http://gallica.bnf.fr/
 Europeana: European
Cultural Content
http://www.europeana.eu/
portal/
 Brigham Young
University
http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu/i
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ance 20

21. Archives Grid
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22. Specialized Resources
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24. Evaluation of different resources
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The Iraq War: Wikipedia Historiography,
2004-2009
Documents the 12,000 changes made to the Wikipedia article on
the Iraq War
Booktwo.org, On Wikipedia,
Cultural Patrimony, and
Historiography
James Bridle
September 6, 2010
http://booktwo.org/notebook/
wikipedia-historiography/

25. Evaluating Sources on the Web
 Accuracy
 Currency
 Authority
 Objectivity
 Audience
 User interface
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26. Other Tools
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27. Citation Timesavers
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28. Evaluating Primary Sources on the Web
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29. How to Research an Art Object in the Nelson-Atkins
Collection
1
• Visit the artwork in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Look at the label copy, and note the
title, artist, artist period and accession number.
2
• Search the collections online from the museum's website, http://www.nelson-atkins.org/collections
located under the Heading Art | Collections. This valuable resource may include label
copy, size, medium, museum location and other information
3
• Search the library's collection of books, auction catalogs and more in the online catalog
http://libraryonesearch.nelson-atkins.org
4
• After you've searched the collection database, museum publications and the online catalog, the next
step is to search the library's databases at http://libraryonesearch.nelson-atkins.org The databases
include a comprehensive art encyclopedia, article citations, full-text articles, auction sales results and
are available from the library's public computers.
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• Library staff is happy to help you further research. Please contact the reference staff at the Spencer Art
Reference Library at 816.751.1216 or via the Museum's website at: http://www.nelson-
atkins.org/education/Library.cfm

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Need more?
Spencer Art Reference Library
Contact:
Reference Desk, 816.751.1216
Marilyn Carbonell, Head, Library Services
Amelia Nelson, Librarian, Public Services
Tracey Boswell, Catalog/Reference Library
Roberta Wagener, Assistant, Public Services
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