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Islamic Art and Architecture, KCAI
Dr. Madeline Rislow
February 12, 2015
Presented by Amelia Nelson, Public Services Librarian
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Spencer Art
Reference
Modern Art Center Concept
Changsha, China
Zaha Hadid

2. Spencer Art Reference Library Welcome
 We’re open to the public
 There is a sign-in sheet at the Reference Desk
 LibraryOneSearch – your access to a collection of
240,000 volumes covering the history of art and
design
 Items are paged from the library stacks and brought
to the reading room
 Materials don’t check out but there are hold shelves
in the library reading room
 There is always someone at the Reference Desk that
will be able to help you!!
 Tuesday – The library is OPEN by appointment2/12/2015 2

3. Research Strategy
General
Resources
Spencer
Catalog
Databases
What else
is out
there?
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4. 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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5. Resources for Zaha Hadid
 Surveys
 Exhibition Catalogs
 Artist Monographs
 Specific exhibition
 Series of work
 Overview
 Highlights
 Catalogues Raisonnés
 Comprehensive
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6. Searching - LibraryOneSearch - Books & More
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7. Searching -
Refine My Results
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8. Expanding your Search - Worldcat and Mobius
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www.worldcat.org
Jannes Library Catalog
MOBIUS

9. Searching -
Refine My Results

10. Articles
 Subscriptions to over 600
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

11. Art History Databases
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Spencer Art
Reference Only
ArtSource (1929 –
present)
ARTbibliographies
(1960 – present)
Articlefirst (1960 –
Auction / Art Price
International
(2007 – present)
CAMIO
Spencer Art
Reference &
Jannes
BHA (1975 – 2007)
Jstor (1665 –
present)
Oxford Art Online
Jannes Only
Art Full Text (1984
present)
ARTstor
Academic Search
Elite
MasterFile Premier

12. Expanding your Searching – LibraryOneSearch
Spencer Collection Articles
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13. Expanding your Search - LibraryOneSearch
Databases
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14. Citation Article
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Clark, Tim. "Exclusive AJ
interview: Hadid &
Schumacher." Architects'
Journal 240, no. 10 (September
19, 2014): 14-16.
Print
Online

15. Citation Article
Online
2/12/2015
Buckner, Clark. "The
Experimental Conditions
of Exhibition Practice.” Art
Journal. 68, no. 3 (2009):
104-108.

16. Images
 Camio
High quality images
from museum
collections around
the world
 ARTstor
(available at from
the Jannes Library)
– High quality
images from
museums,
universities and
private collections
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17. Expanding your Search
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18. Expanding your Search
Conference | Lectures | Interviews | Museum openings |
Galleries | Exhibitions | Archives | Digital Libraries
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http://youtu.be/DhHiYU3kL0E

19. Expanding your Search
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20. Expanding your Search
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21. Web Sources
 Gallica: Digital Library
of the National Library
of France
http://gallica.bnf.fr/
 Europeana: European
Cultural Content
http://www.europeana.eu/
portal/
 Digital Public Library of
America
http://dp.la/
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22. Evaluating Sources on the Web
 Accuracy
 Currency
 Authority
 Objectivity
 Audience
 User
interface
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23. 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/

24. Evaluation of different resources
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25. Other Tools
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26. Citation Timesavers
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27. How to Research an Art Object in the Nelson-Atkins
Collection
1
• Visittheartwork in theNelson-Atkins Museum ofArt. Look atthe labelcopy, and notethe title,artist,artistperiod and accessionnumber.
2
• Search thecollectionsonlinefrom themuseum'swebsite,http://www.nelson-atkins.org/collectionslocatedunder theHeadingArt |Collections.This
valuableresourcemay includelabelcopy, size,medium,museum locationand otherinformation
3
• Searchthelibrary'scollectionof books, auctioncatalogsandmore intheonlinecataloghttp://libraryonesearch.nelson-atkins.org
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• Afteryou've searchedthecollectiondatabase,museumpublicationsand theonlinecatalog,thenext stepisto search thelibrary'sdatabasesat
http://libraryonesearch.nelson-atkins.org The databasesincludea comprehensiveart encyclopedia,articlecitations,full-textarticles,auctionsales
resultsand are availablefrom the library'spubliccomputers.
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• Library staffishappy tohelpyou furtherresearch.Pleasecontact the referencestaffat theSpencer Art ReferenceLibrary at816.751.1216orvia the
Museum'swebsiteat: 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 Librarian
Roberta Wagener, Assistant, Public Services
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29. To the Library Reading Room to get started
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