Resources for ResearchVAH2291G

Craft & its Histories

Christy SichVisual Arts Librarian,

The D.B. Weldon LibraryFebruary 10th, 2011

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Research Essay

• Annotated Bibliography – 4 sources; at least one article from a periodical: February 17th, 2011 (5%)

• Essay due March 24th, 2011 (25%)• 2500-3000 words (10-12 typed pages)• Citation Style: Chicago Manual of Style

Your Burning Questions?

Today’s Objectives

• Find background information on your artist• Find books and articles using the Library

resources• Obtain books and articles that aren’t held by

Western Libraries• Cite sources using Chicago Manual of Style• Annotate sources for your Annotated

Bibliography

After today’s session, you will know how to...

Organizing Your Research

• How do you keep track of your research?

Photo by Gary Shewan

Where do you look forbackground information?

Oxford Art Online (live)

Search Strategies

• Keep track of keywords • Combine terms– Refine with AND– Broaden with OR

• Use wildcard characters such as * to find variant spellings etc.

(pottery OR ceramic*) AND Canad*

Your Turn! (5 min)

• Try a Web search for your artist. If your artist has a common name, try something like this:– “Kjeld Deichmann” AND pottery

• Note any variant spellings of your artists’ name

• Are there any websites devoted to your artist?• Is your artist represented at any galleries?• Has your artist exhibited anywhere?

Shared Library Catalogue

Shared Library Catalogue (live)

Broadening a Search

Databases

Types of Databases

Types of Library Databases

Types of Bibliographic Databases

• Full-text vs Citation only• Subject-focused vs Massive Multidisciplinary

Art Databases (live)

Finding & Getting Articles (live)

Finding & Getting Articles

Newspaper Sources

• Canadian News Stand• CBCA Reference and Current Events• CPI-Q (Canadian Periodical Index)• Factiva• Lexis Nexis Academic

Your Turn! (15 min)

• Try a quick keyword search in the library catalogue to see if we have any material on your artist.

• Search for your artist in Art Index Full Text. Did you find any articles? Does our library have a subscription to the journal?

• Try one of the newspaper sources: Canadian News StandCBCA Reference and Current EventsCPI-Q (Canadian Periodical Index)FactivaLexis Nexis Academic

What if our library doesn’t have material on your artist?

RACER - Interlibrary loans (live – follow along)

Finding More Books with WorldCat

Citation

Annotated Bibliographies• 1) Bibliographic information about the sources you evaluate includes:• 2) Annotations may include some of the following elements :• a. Author credibility (Why is author credible? State credentials, authority and / or• qualifications of author.)• b. Connection to topic• c. Source’s relationships to other works in the field• d. Scope and main purpose of the work• e. Accuracy of content• f. Objectivity of work• g. Relevance of coverage (Does it explicitly addresses thesis? Why is it suitable

for your topic?)• h. Source’s connection to other works you have chosen• i. Source’s strengths and weaknesses• j. Source’s conclusions• k. Your personal conclusions about the source

Recap & Questions

Locating Microform (fiche or film)

Thanks for Listening!