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The Assignment
To research individual photographers – not only their work as a practitioner but also their personality, background, influences etc.
‘how their personal life connects to their professional ‘
Why take the Library seriously
"On average those who gained a first-class honours degree borrowed twice as many items and logged into MetaLib (to access e-resources) over three times as much as those who achieved a third-class degree." —Dave Pattern, University of Huddersfield, interviewed in Cilip’s Library and Information Gazette, 2nd September 2010
Library Research for
Photography
Simone Okolo
Subject Librarian (ADI)
s.n.okolo@uel.ac.uk
Email me if you need help with finding good quality articles.
Introduction
It is very tempting to go straight to the internet when you have a project to research.
You can glean lots of useful information from Google but where does it come from?
By using more books and journals for your research, you can be sure that material you are using comes from a sound academic background.
Adding some local colour
In order to get a more complete vision of your subject, you will be searching not only for books about, or by the photographer, but also books covering the culture, politics, art, philosophy etc. of the period.
The Catalogue
Using the catalogue, you can search for books, dvds, journals and ebooks
Reserve items
Request Interlibrary loans
NB:
Every module has a readinglist. Make sure you are familiar with resources lecturers have recommended. This will often give greater insight into the subject.
Don’t fixate on the photographer’s
name
Use alternative keywords
Modern photography
1940s art
1950s culture
1960s politics
Twenties, 20s, 1920s
Friends/Influences
Read through the material that you find – even just the introduction. You will find clues that will take you off on a new tangent
Imogen Cunningham
Edward Weston
Stieglitz
Beaumont Newhall
What are journals and why should
you use them?
More up to date than books
Written by experts
Written with professionals in mind
Concise
Different points of view
Some are available online
You can search for particular subjects using keywords
Much more reliable than Google or Wikipedia
Your lecturers want you to use a variety of sources
Hard copy and electronic
Some journals are only in hard copy form but some are electronic and can be found in Databases
Databases store information such as articles, reports, conference proceedings, reviews, research papers and statistical information covering a wide range of topics in electronic format.
Hardcopy Photography journals
Aperture
British Journal of Photography
Keyword searching
Using the databases, you can search by keyword – so you can find articles about that particular subject rather than simply scanning hard copies journals and crossing your fingers that you will find relevant articles.
Databases & E-Journals -
http://www.uel.ac.uk/lls/
Database A – Z list
Using Databases - Combining
keywords
When using the databases, remember you must use keywords – you can’t put in whole sentences!
Combine your keywords together with ‘and’ to narrow your search.
Eg. Photograhers and punk rock or Rock Music
Photography and memory
Photography and meaning
Databases
Jstor – since this is not specifically a photography database, you will be able to approach your research from many different angles
Artbibliographies Modern – all abstracts but do not discount it. It is an important resource. And you can learn a lot from abstract!
Nexis– newspapers – obituaries
Ebsco – Academic Search Complete and Communication and Mass Media Complete
Bibliography/References
Pay attention to the bibliography at the end of the article/book. You may find other articles that will be of use.
Even when a book seems to be a vision resource, read the introduction.
Guides
Guides for all the databases are available from the stand next to the Enquiry Desk .
These are also available online
Web Resources
Evaluating Websites
Authority
Currency
Coverage – more than book
Accuracy – Bias
Google Scholar
Referencing
Harvard Referencing
Cite Them Right 808.027/PER
Electronic version on Library Website – A-Z database list
Information on library website
Tutorials on library website
Bibliography
Angelo, M. (1998) Nostalgia Spotlight on the Twenties.
London: JupiterBooks.
Art Deco 1910-1939 (2009) Available at: http://www.v&a/index.html/. (Accessed: 17 October 2008).
Forman, M. (1978) ‘Tutmania’, Dress, 4, pp.7-16 Artbibliography [Online]. Available at: http://csaweb107v.csa.com/ids70/quick_search.php?SID=njoos7hf5k81qh0sa4mjag3c95 (Accessed: 17 October 2008).
Horsham, M. (2003) 20s & 30s Style. London: Grange Books.
Kenna, R. (2002) Glasgow Art Deco. 2nd edn. London: Prentice Hall.
Moreira, E. (1992) ‘High fashion: the search for style’, The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts, 18, pp.3-17 JSTOR[Online]. Available at: http://www.jstor.org/?cookieSet=1 (Accessed: 17 April 2007).
Skinner, T. and McCord, L. (2004). Flapper Era Fashions. Arglen: Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
Unsted, R.J. (2001) The Twenties. London: Macdonald Educational.
Athens Account
Your Athens account has been set up for you.
You will have received the username and password in an email (UEL Account)
Your username is uel15u1234565
Your password is your date of birth
06-Mar-66
Access to other libraries
SCONUL ACCESS
Allows full-time undergraduates reference use of other university libraries who are part of the scheme.
You need to apply online by going to the internet and searching for SCONUL Access
Design Arts libraries within
the M25 region
University of the Arts London Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, Southampton Row Chelsea College of Art and Design London College of Communication London College of Fashion Wimbledon College of Art University of Bedfordshire, Park Square Learning Resources Centre, Luton University of Brighton, St Peter's House Library Brunel University, Library Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, High Wycombe Campus Learning Resources Centre Goldsmiths, University of London, Goldsmiths Library University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield College Lane Campus Learning Resources Centre Kingston University, Knights Park Learning Resources Centre London Metropolitan University, Commercial Road and Holloway Road Learning Centre Middlesex University, Cat Hill Campus and Trent Park Campus Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication, Learning Resource Centre Royal College of Art, Royal College of Art Library Thames Valley University, St Mary's Road Learning Resource Centre Tate Library
Info Skills online tutorial
EBSCO - Academic Search Complete
& Communication and
Mass Media Complete
Searching for a specific photographer
and their work on Rock musicians
Bob Gruen is a well known photographer who specialises in depicting Rock musicians such as John Lennon, Yoko Ono, David Bowies.
This search is about the relationship between the phographer and their
Photographers depicting Rock Musicians
You can conduct a general search to look for photographers who specialise inDepicting Rock Musicians. (Photographers and Rock Musicians). Limit your search to FT. Do not limit to Peer reviewed as you may not find much.
Photographers who emphasize the relationship
be between photography and music
You may want to search without refining your search to fulltext just to see what you find.
Photography and activism
Darkroom and photography
JSTOR
JSTOR is another good database for searching for good quality articles
Photographers and Rock music
Click on Article pdf
To view the pdf article click on the Accept JSTOR’s terms and conditions
History of photography
Full article
Nexus for newspaper articles
The result
Project Muse
Project Muse can be accessed off Campus using your network username and password
NOT
Athens username and password.
Photography as propaganda tool
Articles
Art, Design and Architecture
Collection
Searching for female photographers
Cindy Sherman – search for other
female photographers
Contact me anytime you need help
Simone Ngozi Okolo
S.n.Okolo@uel.ac.uk
ADI Subject Librarian
02082232666