Mason Link Access to 60,000 journals online Go to the E-Journal Finder if you don’t see Mason Link George Mason University Library Catalog 11,000 print subscriptions in Fenwick Library WRLC Consortium Loan Service Delivery among partner Universities Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Delivery from libraries nationwide

Whether artists statement or thesis, needs to be well researched & written Ethically—artist statement to thesis Define Your Topic (Identify main concepts; Narrow or broaden topic; List of search terms ) Determine Your Information Needs (how current, specific publication type) Locate and Retrieve Relevant Information (search strategies) Access Information using Technology (catalog, databases, web) Evaluate Information (print & electronic) Use Information Ethically (cite sources)

HNRS 122: Reading the Arts The Harlem Renaissance Tuesday, February 1, 2011 10:30AM Prof. LaNitra Berger Visual Arts Librarian: Jenna Rinalducci http://infoguides.gmu.edu/arth

Where to Search? Library Resources Library Website: Ask-a-Librarian→ IM… InfoGuides (http://infoguides.gmu.edu) Library catalog: Books E-books DVD, VHS WRLC And more…

More Library Resources Research Databases—Arts Databases Art Fulltext Bibliography History of Art (BHA) & International Bibliography of Art (IBA) Design & Applied Arts (DAAI) ARTBibliographies Modern Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals Oxford Art Online

Subject Databases Search topic more in-depth Specialized journals not in general databases Not as many “off-topic” results Unique search options Not sure where to start? Research Databases by Subject InfoGuides—Find Articles/Core Databases

More Research Databases Interdisciplinary Databases Academic Search Complete ProQuest Research Library JSTOR Humanities International Complete African American Studies Black Thought and Culture Black Studies Center African American Biographical Database

Getting the Article… Step 1: Is the article available full-text in the database? No. Then follow these steps. Step 2: Mason Link Step 3: Go to the E-Journal Finder if no Mason Link Step 4: Mason Library Catalog Step 5: WRLC Consortium Loan Service Step 6: Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

Finding Images ARTstor Oxford Art Online Art Museum Image Gallery Articles Books Museum websites

Example from ARTstor Images Saved to Personal “Image Group”

Find an image you want to explore? Creator: Aaron Douglas, North American; American, 1899 – 1979 Title: Aspiration Work Type: Paintings Date: 1936 Material: oil on canvas Measurements: 60 x 60 (152.4 x 152.4 cm) Repository: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (San Francisco, California, USA) *From ARTstor

Brainstorm: Search Terms Artist: Aaron Douglas OR Douglas, Aaron Medium: Painting; Oil on canvas Geography: American OR United States; New York City OR New York (N.Y.); Harlem Imagery: industry or labor; urban or city on the hill; slavery; chains; migration; storm; plinth; circles; waves; stars; education; accomplishments in architecture, chemistry, geography Related: Harlem Renaissance; African American Art; monochromatic; art and politics; art and history; race relations; Great Depression or Depressions --1929 --United States; influences; culture; style *Try as general searches & see what you find…

The Starbucks Syndrome Keyword vs. Subject Searching Keyword: Simplest search Looks for records that match the words typed, not the ideas represented by the words Controlled Vocabulary (Subjects): Use subject headings for more refined results Looks for records that match the ideas represented by the words. Terms are standardized Often active links

Let’s try searching… http://library.gmu.edu

Define Your Topic Determine Your Information Needs Locate and Retrieve Relevant Information Access Information using Technology Evaluate Information Use Information Ethically Research Process

Tips & Tricks State your topic as a question. Identify main concepts. Narrow or broaden your topic. Keep a list of search terms that work for your topic & add as you go. Works whether you’re writing a brief paper or an in-depth research paper.

What are the 4 steps in the Research Process? 1. Pick a topic 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Write the paper

What are the 4 steps in the Research Process? 1. Pick a topic 2. Where to search (catalog, databases) 3. How to search (keywords) 4. How to get it (find the article) 5. Is what I found any good 6. Write the paper

What are the 4 steps in the Research Process? 1. Where to search (catalog, databases)… 2. How to search (keywords)… 3. How to get it (find the article)… 4. Is what I found any good…

Questions? Reference Desk: call or stop by Email Telephone Research consultation