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ARTH 430: TEXTILES AND
TRADE
Library ResourcesLibrary Website:
Ask-a-Librarian→ IM… InfoGuides
Library catalog: Books E-books (Net Library) DVD, VHS WRLC And more…
More Library Resources
Research DatabasesArts Databases
Art Fulltext
Bibliography History of Art (BHA)
Design & Applied Arts (DAAI)
ARTBibliographies Modern
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
ARTstor
More Library Databases
General Databases Academic Search Complete (exs: Digital
Creativity, Visual Studies, Visual Anthropology)
ProQuest Research Library (ex: British Journal of Photography, Journal of Glass Studies)
Wilson Omnifile (E-Journal Finder lists art journals, like Art in America, as available here)
JSTOR (exs: Artibus et Historiae, Museum Studies)
Humanities International Complete (exs: Art Asia Pacific, Word & Image)
Advantages of…
Books• Good for background information, timeline,
definitions, etc. • Length allows author to go more in-depth into a
subject
Articles• More specialized searching• Better for newer artists/designers (may not have
books yet)• More current information—more recently published
Search StrategiesKeyword:
• Simplest search• Looks for records that match the words typed,
not the ideas represented by the words
Controlled Vocabulary (Subjects):• Uses subject headings for more refined results• Looks for records that match the ideas
represented by the words.• Terms are standardized• Often active links
Keyword: Aboriginal art VS Subject Heading: Art, Australian aboriginal.
Keyword: David Malangi VS Subject Heading: Malangi, David, 1927-
More Search Strategies:
Boolean SearchingAND/OR/NOT
Combine keywords to narrow/broaden your search
AND— NARROWS YOUR SEARCH EX: Tapestry AND Flemish
Interior Design AND Color
OR—EXPANDS YOUR SEARCHEX: Film OR video OR
Wall paintings OR murals
NOT—LIMITS TERMS FROM SEARCH EX: Gothic NOT Revival
Maya NOT Software NOT
Tapestry FlemishAND
Wall paintings Murals
Gothic Revival
Research Checklist
1. State your topic as a question.
2. Identify main concepts.
3. Narrow or broaden your topic.
4. Keep a list of terms that work best for your topic & add to it as you go.
5. This works whether you’re writing a brief paper or an in-depth research paper.
Researching Textiles: General Search & Then Refine
Examples:Dyes and dyeing Silk
Narrow by Region→ Dyes and dyeing—Mexico
Narrow by Region→ Silk—China
Narrow by Method/Technique→ Batik
Narrow by Time Period→ Silk—History Silk—19th Century
Narrow by Material→ Dyes and dyeing—Wool
Other suggestions→ Silk industrySilk weaving
Find an image and want to find out more
Title: Court Kilim (detail)
Work Type: Decorative Arts, Utilitarian
Objects & Interior Design, Islamic
Carpets
Dynasty: Ottoman
Date: 17th or 18th c.
Creation site: possibly Turkey, Egypt,
or Syria
Material: wool; tapestry woven; slit
tapestry
Description: With carnation & other
floral motifs
From ARTstor
Tapestry, Tapestries, Woven, Weaving, Wool
Carpet
Islamic, specific country
Ottoman
Court Kilim
Floral motif
Dyes and dyeing
Time period
Decorative arts
Textile design
Brainstorm: Search Terms
Approaching Your Search & Evaluating Your Results
General Keyword Search• Start with a keyword search• Use 1 or 2 terms from the brainstorming activity• Check out book/article titles on the results page & any
extra info like a table or contents or abstract• Find a good book or article, look at the subject
headings
Subject Heading LinksAdvantages: • Refine your topic• Narrow your focus• Take search in new direction• Find resources wouldn’t have found otherwise
Evaluate Your Sources
• Evaluate the sources you find!
• Print AND Online
• CRAAP Test:• Currency—Is the information out-of-date?
• Relevance—Is the information on topic?
• Authority—Who wrote the information?
• Accuracy—Is the information correct? • Purpose—What is the information intended to
do? Educate? Persuade? Entertain?
Questions
• Stop by the Reference Desk
• Ask-a-Librarian: IM, Email, etc. (
http://library.gmu.edu/ask)
• Call the reference desk at 703/993-2210
OR your liaison 703/993-3720
• InfoGuides (http://infoguides.gmu.edu/)
• Visual Arts Liaison: Jenna Rinalducci