EXDS: Spanish CompositionKathleen Baril, Collections and Electronic Resources Librarian

What We Will Cover:

• How to find works of Hispanic art, music and film using library catalogs and databases.

• How to find articles using the library’s resources.

• How to cite articles and where to find tools to help with bibliographic citation.

Research Tools

Catalogs: For locating books, audiovisual materials, government documents, etc

Databases: Usually for locating periodical and newspaper articles but may cover other materials as well.

Find Works of Art, Film and Music: Reference Books

Browse print and electronic encyclopedias to find references to particular works of art, film and music.

Find Works of Art, Film and Music: Library Catalog

Find Art:

Use the keyword search to search for artists, specific works of art and/or specific countries and art.

Find Works of Art, Film and Music: Library Catalog

Find Films: Browse the DVD collection in the library for specific titles or search for “Spanish movies” as a subject.

Find Works of Art, Film and Music: Library Catalog

Find Music:Limit your search to Audio CDs. Then, use the keyword search combined to browse for:

• types of music, for example flamenco, mariachi

• Search for specific countries to access such subject headings as Vocal Music – Spain.

Find Works of Art, Film and Music:

OhioLINK Catalog

• OhioLINK is a consortium of most of the college and university libraries in Ohio.

• You may request items from the OhioLINK catalog to be delivered to the ONU library.

• Requests generally arrive in 5-7 working days.

• No charge.• May renew 3 times.

Find Works of Art, Film and Music: OhioLINK Catalog

Use the Advanced Search which has more ways to limit your search.

Find Works of Art, Film and Music: OhioLINK Catalog

Click on Request button to request a book from OhioLINK.

Find Works of Art, Film and Music:

OhioLINK CatalogChoose ONU from the dropdown menu.

Fill in the request form, your name is both your first and last name and your barcode is all of the numbers from your ONU ID.

Find Works of Art: ArtSTOR

This database contains images of works of art from around the world from ancient times to the present.

Find Works of Art: ArtStor

Use this resource to find works of art in various regions and countries of the world.

Use the Advanced Search to limit by Geography and Date.

Find Works of Music: Naxos Music Library

Use the Advanced Search to limit your search to specific genres or to specific countries.

Finding Articles: Academic Search Complete

Finding Articles: Academic Search Complete

Some articles are available full-text in PDF or HTML format. Use the Find It! button for those that are not.

Finding Articles: MasterFILE Premier

Use MasterFILE Premier to find articles from popular magazines - - look for articles on popular music and film here.

Finding Articles:Subject Specific Databases

Art Full Text

Finding Articles: Subject Specific Databases

Fuente Academica:

Articles in this database are all in Spanish and come from scholarly journals from Spain, Portugal and Latin American.

Finding Articles: Subject Specific Databases

Other subject databases the use the EBSCO interface:

• Film and Television Index with Full Text

• MLA (for literature)

• RILM Abstracts of Music Literature

RefWorksTo Get Started:

• Create your own personal account.

• If you sign up on campus, this account is yours for life!

RefWorks• Export citations from

databases or enter citations individually.

• Create your bibliography from these citations using the citation style of your choice.

Need More Assistance? Contact the Reference Desk at 419-772-2185.

Contact the Reference Desk via email at reference@onu.edu.

Contact me directly k-baril@onu.edu or 419-772-2188 to set up an appointment.

Reference Desk hours, Monday-Thursday 8AM-12PM, 1PM-4:30PM, 6PM-9PM; Friday 8AM-4:30PM and Sunday 10AM-3:30PM.