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- About this Resource
- Art 101 -- Visual Literacy
- Instructor: Kunz
- Task: Conduct research for a page paper inquiring about the meaning in an artwork of artist assigned at the beginning of semester.
- Reference librarians are available to assist you with your research. Students can come to the reference desk, phone, text, e-mail or make an appointment for a personal consultation.
- Before You Begin
- You may want to consult guides to writing about art which are in the Luria Library.
- Reference Sources - Print
- Reference Books are a great place to begin your research. You can take notes or pages can be photocopied at ten cents a page. Just a few examples of reference books related to art & biography are listed below. These resources are available in the Luria Library Reference section.
- Encyclopedia of World Art R 700 E56 (17 volumes with 4 supplements)
- Dictionary of Art R 703 T948d (34 volumes)
- Oxford Companion to Western Art R 703 B856o
- Encyclopedia of World Biography R 920 E56w (27 volumes)
- Encyclopedia of the Renaissance and the Reformation R 940.21 B498e
- The Renaissance : an illustrated encyclopedia R 940.21 R119r
- Finding Books
- Search the Library Catalog to find books about your topic of research. Use the "Detailed Search" tab, and its drop down menu, to search by SUBJECT. Search for your artist or artwork as a SUBJECT.
- Finding Articles
- Journal and magazine articles usually provide the most current information on a topic. Journal articles are more scholarly while magazine articles tend to be shorter and more general. The databases listed here will contain full-text articles.
- To access databases from off campus you will need to log-in with your pipeline account number and password.
- Academic Search Premierfor general information
- ArtStor for images and some text
- History Resource Center Check here for reference books, periodicals, and primary sources.
- JSTOR, a database of full-text, scholarly articles.
- Project MUSE, a database of full-text, scholarly articles.
- Google Scholar can provide access to some full-text articles and books.
- Quality Internet Sites
- The Internet can be a valuable source for supplementing the information you have gathered from books and periodicals. It is important that you evaluate the information you get from the Internet to determine if it is reliable and useful to your research. The internet sites included here have been reviewed by a librarian.
- General Subject Directories:
- INFOMINE University of California & the California State Universities libraries
- Intute UK Universities Consortium
- Selected Websites:
- Cyclopedia of Art
- Whitcombe Art History Resources on the Web
- World Wide Arts Resources
- Two useful sites for evaluating information found on the Internet are listed below.
- CARS Checklist
- CSUCI Web Evaluation Criteria Sheet
- Interlibrary Loan Service
- Interlibrary loan is a free service for students. Students can request copies of articles or borrow books from another library. Students are advised to request loans early in the research process as loans can take three to ten days.
- Interlibrary Loan
- Need Help Writing Your Paper?
- Here is an online writing center at Purdue University.
- From the Purdue site, here is a hort piece on quoting, summarizing and paraphrasing.
- The SBCC Learning Resource Center has writing tutors. Plan in advance for a one-on-one session with your rough draft.
- Have a Question? Contact a Librarian
- Feel free to contact a reference librarian through instant messaging, by phone (805) 730-4444, or e-mail.
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