 Meet with your group to divide up the topics (biography, style, subject, etc). Write down the work/artist your group is covering, and what specific topic you'll be researching. Before you begin researching, review the assignment requirements: the paper needs to cite 5 sources (no internet sources). Take note of what questions you will need to answer in the paper. Finding Background Information To find the most useful books and articles you may need to learn more about your topic. Reference materials, like encyclopedias, dictionaries and handbooks give you a general overview of your topic and can point you to more specific research. Reference materials also help you identify relevant names, places, ideas, movements and time periods to use as search terms for the rest of your research. Dictionary of Art - N 31.D5 1996 (select volumes) Get important information on your artist and work Encyclopedia of World Art - N 31.E4833 Learn more about specific artists, works, movements, styles, periods and medium. Oxford Art Online - on databases page scroll down to Art Music & Literature section and select Oxford Art Online Search several different art reference sources, view images of works and view artist bios Biography Resource Center - on databases page scroll down to History & Biography section and select Biography Resource Center Compare biographies from different sources and see where they appear in the news. Finding Books Books will be helpful in giving you more detailed information and can also put the artist or work in an historic or cultural perspective. Your professor and librarian have selected some books that will be very useful for the works and artists you'll be researching. Use these as a starting point. Don't see your artist? Search the Library Catalog or ask your professor or librarian for suggestions Start with a basic search to see what results you get. You'll have more luck searching for the artist, movement or style not an individual work. Advanced Search Tips:  Try several searches using different keywords -- background information (above) can help you think of good terms to try Finding Articles Proquest Research Library - on databases page under General Periodical Databases section, select Proquest Research Library Broad subject coverage with articles from thousands of newspapers, journals and magazines. Has several "sub-databases" to choose from, including the "Washington State Newsstand" for the major Washington newspapers. Citing Sources you need to cite your sources in MLA (Modern Language Association) style, using footnotes and a bibliography. The library can help! Try these resources:
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ART 100 // Art Appreciation (Olson-Rudenko) |