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AVT 494: Teaching Critical Responses to Art
This document summarizes a library instruction session on researching critical responses to art. It provides an overview of the library resources available, including databases, guides, and the catalog. It discusses the research process and strategies for searching databases, including using keywords and subject headings. Examples are given of searching for information on portraits of John F. Kennedy and Juliette Gordon Low. Contact information is provided for the art liaison librarian.
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- 1. AVT 494: Teaching CriticalResponses to Art Jenna Rinalducci Liaison Librarian jrinaldu@gmu.edu or 703-993-3720 http://infoguides.gmu.edu/art http://gmutant.gmu.edu/arted
- 2. Today › Overview oflibrary resources › Research Process/Search Strategies › Search Examples › Questions
- 3. Guides Created Justfor You! › Art InfoGuide: http://infoguides.gmu.edu/art › Art Education Research Portal: http://gmutant.gmu.edu/arted
- 4. Library Resources http://library.gmu.edu › Catalog:books, e-books, DVDs, CDs › Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC) › InfoGuides & Research Portals › Research Databases
- 5. Research Databases › ArtFull Text › Art & Architecture Complete › ProQuest Arts Databases › Art Bibliographies Modern › Design & Applied Arts Index (DAAI) › International Bibliography of Art › Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
- 6. Even More Databases ›JSTOR › Humanities International Complete › Academic Search Complete › ERIC › Education Research Complete › Education Full Text › ARTstor › Art Museum Image Gallery › Oxford Art Online
- 7. The Research Process(practically speaking) 1. Pick a topic 2. 2. Where to search (databases) 3. 3. How to search (keywords) 4. 4. How to get it (find the article) 5. 5. Is what I’ve got any good? 6. Write the paper/Create the project
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- 9. Searching › Keywords: – Simplestsearch – Looks for book/articles that match the words typed, not always the ideas represented › Subjects: – More refined results – Looks for book/article that match your topic – Standardized terms – Often active links › Keyword: Mary Cassatt VS Subject Heading: Cassatt, Mary, 1844-1926 › Keyword: Shroud of Turin VS Subject Heading: Holy Shroud
- 10. Example: John F. Kennedy,1963 Elaine de Kooning (1918-1989) Oil on canvas 262.9 x 115.6 x 6.4cm National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- 11. Brainstorm › John F.Kennedy OR John Fitzgerald Kennedy OR Jack Kennedy OR JFK › Elaine de Kooning OR De Kooning, Elaine › Women artists › Oil on canvas OR Oil painting › Presidential OR President or President of the United States › Portrait OR Portraiture › Nineteen sixties OR Sixties OR 1960s OR 196* › Washington, D.C. OR Massachusetts
- 12. Example: Juliette Gordon Low,1887 Edward Hughes Oil on canvas 167 x 130.8 x 10.2cm National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- 13. Brainstorm › Juliette GordonLow OR Low, Juliette Gordon › Edward Hughes OR Hughes, Edward › Oil on canvas OR Oil painting › Girl Scouts OR Girl Scouts of the United States of America › Portrait painting OR Portraiture › William Mackay Low (who commissioned the painting) › Nineteenth century › Savannah, Georgia
- 14. Questions? › Liaison Librarian:Jenna Rinalducci – jrinaldu@gmu.edu – 703-993-3720 › Stop by/Call the Reference Desk › Ask-a-Librarian: IM, Email, etc. (http://library.gmu.edu/ask) › Guides (http://infoguides.gmu.edu/art & http://gmutant.gmu.edu/arted) › Make a research appointment
Editor's Notes
- #8 Finding the stuffGetting the stuff Is the stuff I’ve got any good? (not just “is it scholarly” but not it related to you topic in the needed way)