Dr. De Almedia’s ART 3302 class

Your Professor has asked us to give you an overview of the different library art resources, etc. for your class.

So, let’s take a look!

First, when you visit our website, you might want to start with our specific art databases.  To view these, go to the left-hand side of the website and click on the link

Find Articles (Databases)

Once on the databases’ page, you will notice that in the upper left-hand corner there is a databases sorter option.  Here, you can click on Arts- Visual and the recommended Art databases will pop up, etc.  

Some of the recommended databases for this class include:

ARTstor ARTstor is a digital library of nearly one million images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present, and manage images for research and teaching purposes.

Design and Applied Arts Index The Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI) contains over 130,000 annotated references from more than 500 design and craft journals and newspapers published from 1973 onwards, and data on over 50,000 designers, craftspeople, studios, workshops, firms etc., making it the largest index of its kind in the world.

Humanities International Complete Humanities International Complete provides full text of hundreds of journals, books and other published sources from around the world. This database includes all data from Humanities International Index (over 2,000 journals and 2 million records) plus unique full text content, much of which is not found in other databases.

Remember, when searching in these databases just construct a keyword search.

Think of your topic and pick out the keywords associated.  Also, remember that you can use advanced search operators when doing your searches to expand your results, such as…

The * is a wildcard allowing for mutilple endings (in our catalog it is, however, a ?)

The operator OR searches for similar terms

The operator NOT excludes terms

The use of ” ” searches for a phrase or two words right next to each other. 

Now, besides our databases, you will also want to search through our catalog for materials such as books and videos (if available).  So, once again, on the library website, click on the link

Find Books (UCO Catalog)

Inside our catalog, you can do a keyword search.  Or, if you want to get more specific, you can do a Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) search. 

The sample LCSHs I showed in class were:

Art, African

Art, Nigeria– Benin

Searching for books outside our library

We can’t own everything in the world so something else you might consider when doing your research is Interlibrary Loan (ILL).  You can do an ILL search by visiting the catalog WorldCat.  This can be located by visiting our website and clicking on the Catalogs tab on the right-hand side of the website.

Once inside WorldCat, quite like our Catalog, you can perform either a keyword, LCSH, or ISBN search.

Ok, well that’s about that.  Remember, if you have any questions, you can always contact us at the Reference desk via email, phone (405-974-2878), chat, or text!

See you around the library!

Ona Britton & Amanda Lemon  

 

 

 

ART1073 3-D Fundamentals – Broadwell

Finding Definitions

Find Books (UCO Catalog)

type art and dictionary in search box

Subject(s): Art –Dictionaries  - click on this subject heading to get a list of art dictionaries

Type sculpture and techique in search box

Subject(s): Sculpture–Technique – click on this subject heading to get list of sculpture technique books

Find Articles (Databases)

Find Articles (Databases) > Chose a Subject > Arts Visual >

Oxford Art Online – Artworks from prehistoric to present. Contains the full text of:

Grove Art Online, consisting of the prestigious 34-volume Dictionary of Art
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms
The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics (4 volumes)
The Oxford Companion to Western Art

ARTBibliographies Modern   Articles for modern and contemporary arts dating from the late 19th century onwards.

(limit to english)

Art Abstracts Articles on painting, sculpture, graphic arts, mixed media, art history, advertising, archaeology, crafts, folk art, interior design, video, film, architecture and art history.

ARTStor - A digital library of nearly one million images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences.

Create a free account to create folders and to download images.

Citing Sources MLA Style

MLA Handout - Handout given to you During Class

A Short Guide to Writing About Art by Sylvan Barnet – On reserve at the Circulation Desk for use in library

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers – available at the Reference Desk for use in library

Microsoft Word 2007 – Use the reference tab and select MLA to help you format your reference page and cite sources within text

The OWL at Purdue - offers many examples of how to properly citing sources

Please ASK US! if you need additional assistance with your research.  Have a great semester.

Tonya L Holt – Reference & Instruction Librarian

ART1063 Fundamentals of Art 1/2D – Broadwell

Hello students,Glad you all made it to class so early on a Monday morning. I think only one person actually fell asleep. Below are some useful links for citing your sources MLA style and the power point presentation used in class. If you need further assistance please use the Ask Us! link on the library home page.

Tonya L Holt
Reference & Instruction Librarian

Important Note: I thougt about something important after class. If you are writing a paper comparing two artists there probably are very few articles that actually do the comparison for you. You will probably have to search each artist separately and look for information to support your ideas.
 

MLA StyleMLA Handout – General guidelines for siting information in MLA StyleThe OWL at Purdue (Online Writing Lab) – This website offers guidelines and examples of MLA citiation. Be sure you select MLA and not APA style. There is additional useful information about grammar and writing papers. KnightCite or Son of Citation Machine both help with formatting your reference or bibliography page. Be sure you select MLA and not APA Style. This may not be 100% accurate. Always consult your MLA manual to verify that everything is correctly formatted.Library ResourcesBasics Handout – This is the handout given in class with general information on how to research and use library resources.Searchpath Tutorial – This is our free online tutorial you can use at your own pace to learn more about using library resources.

ART 1153 Survey of Art History- Schilz

Good Morning,

Here’s just a quick rundown of some of the things we discussed in today’s class-

The Arts Subject Guides‘ page which will help you pinpoint different article databases, reference works, etc.

Databases that I would recommend for your assignment
ArtAbstracts
JSTOR
ArtStor

Searching for books–
UCO’s library catalog
WorldCat’s catalog– Remember to click on “libraries worldwide that own this item” link to see if UCO owns the book or not.  If not, feel free to click on the “interlibrary loan” link to submit your request.

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If the above link does not allow you to immediately access WorldCat, visit our library homepage– library.ucok.edu — then click on the “Catalogs” tab on the right hand side.

Sample searches I performed in class today–

Art Abstracts

frescoes and (middles ages or medieval)

ArtStor

frescoes

*Remember that you can use the “Advanced Search” feature to limit your results to a specific time period, geographic area, etc.

JSTOR

frescoes and renaissance

UCO’s Library Catalog

“Sistine chapel”

WorldCat catalog

“Sistine chapel”

Please remember, if you haven’t already—sign up for Interlibrary Loan!

Also, remember to go to the circulation desk on the 1st floor to fill out your application for the OKShare card.  This will allow you the ability to check out materials from participating libraries in the area.

I hope this helps and please do not hesitate to ask us for help with any of your research needs.  Again, you can visit us on the first floor, call us (405-974-2878), email us, or even chat with us.

 

Have a great day!
Amanda

ART1153 Survey of Art History – Meyers

Hello Students,I hope you found the class useful. Below is the power point presentation used in class followed by some information on citing sources using MLA. If you need additional assistance please contact us through the Ask Us! link from the library homepage.

Tonya L Holt
Reference & Instruction Librarian

Basics Handout – This is the handout given in class with general information on how to research and use library resources.

Searchpath Tutorial – This is our free online tutorial you can use at your own pace to learn more about using library resources.MLA Style

MLA Handout – General guidelines for siting information in MLA Style The OWL at Purdue (Online Writing Lab) – This website offers guidelines and examples of MLA citiation. Be sure you select MLA and not APA style. There is additional useful information about grammar and writing papers.KnightCite or Son of Citation Machine both help with formatting your reference or bibliography page. Be sure you select MLA and not APA Style. This may not be 100% accurate. Always consult your MLA manual to verify that everything is correctly formatted.

Broadwell’s ART 1063 Library Instruction Class (Thursday, July 5th)

Well hello ART 1063 students…

Fancy meeting you here.

Here’s a look at some of the things we covered in your instruction class this morning…

Informative Handouts:
Basics Handout (lots of important stuff about the library and searching in general!)
Citing with MLA

Databases reviewed in class: Remember! You will have to log into the library’s page if you’re off campus. The login will be the same as your UConnect email account.

Art Abstracts
Includes information compiled by specialists with expertise in all fields of art to provide an international perspective on many art subjects. Provides access to a wide range of bibliographies, notices of competitions and awards, reports of conferences, exhibition listings, review articles, interviews, and film reviews and much more!

ARTbibliographies Modern
ARTbibliographies Modern (ABM) provides citations and abstracts for modern and contemporary arts dating from the late 19th century onwards, and including photography since its invention. It includes abstracts of English and foreign-language material on famous and lesser-known artists, movements, and trends. The coverage of ABM is wide-ranging and includes performance art and installation works, video art, computer and electronic art, body art, graffiti, artists’ books, theatre arts, conservation, crafts, ceramic and glass art, ethnic arts, graphic and museum design, fashion, and calligraphy, as well as traditional media including illustration, painting, printmaking, sculpture, and drawing.

ARTstor (This is where you can search for images of your artist’s work)
ARTstor provides curated collections of art images and associated data for noncommercial and scholarly, non-profit educational use. ARTstor will initially be comprised of approximately 300,000 digital images and associated catalog data; the tools to make active use of those images; and a restricted environment that seeks to balance the interests and needs of users with those of content providers. ARTstor’s digital library contains approximately half a million images.

Design and Applied Arts Index
The Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI) contains over 130,000 annotated references from more than 500 design and craft journals and newspapers published from 1973 onwards, and data on over 50,000 designers, craftspeople, studios, workshops, firms etc., making it the largest index of its kind in the world. Research articles are covered, along with topical news items, conference and seminar reports, and book, video and exhibition reviews. Each reference includes full bibliographic details and a brief abstract.

Grove Art Online
Grove Art Online provides web access to the entire text of the prestigious 34-volume Dictionary of Art with ongoing additions of new material and updates to the text, plus extensive image links and all the sophisticated search advantages possible with an online reference resource. Includes image searching, encyclopedia-length articles, bibliographies, and searching by many factors such as timelines, styles and cultures, geography, artist, name of work, museum, and genre.

Need to find some books?
Chambers Library Catalog– Our library’s catalog! Remember your boolean operators when conducting your searches (and, or, not…)

WorldCat– Can’t find a particular title in our catalog but still need the book? Interlibrary Loan (ILL) it using World Cat! Click here for more instructions on how to exactly do an ILL!

**Is there a book you need available at OU or OSU and you’re willing to drive to get it? Then click here to find out more information about OKShare!**

Keyword Searching Tips for both the library catalog and databases–
Keyword searching uses the words AND, OR, and NOT as connectors between keyword terms to tell a database how to search according to a system of Boolean logic.

Your first task is to determine your research question or thesis statement.

Example: What are some factors that contribute to high morale on the job?

Identify the key concepts. In the example above, the key concepts are morale and work.

Now, make a list of synonyms for each of the concepts:morale, work satisfaction, employment, job

Use Boolean logic to connect these keywords into a search statement.

AND requires both terms to appear in a record, for example: morale and work

OR requires only one of the terms to appear in a record, for example: morale or satisfaction. Use “OR” to broaden your search. Also, put OR terms in parentheses: (morale or satisfaction) and (work or employment)

Put into one statement, this search looks like this: (morale or satisfaction) and (work or employment or job)

Sample keyword searches:

Useful keywords:	For databases:
“georgia o’keeffe”	Chambers Library Catalog
Georgia O’Keeffe	Grove Art, limit to biographies
o’keeffe and “calla lily”	Art Abstracts

Still need help?
Visit our ASK US page: http://library.ucok.edu/ask/index.cfm

Where you can find information on how to chat with us, email us, call us, or where to visit us.

Have a great post 4th of July weekend!
Ciao for now,
>^..^< Amanda Lemon