ARTH 440/599: Gender in Renaissance Art

Sexuality, Gender & Art in Early Modern Europe

Jenna Rinalducci

Art & Visual Technology Liaison Librarian

703-993-3720 or jrinaldu@gmu.edu

http://infoguides.gmu.edu/arth

What happens INBETWEEN picking a topic

& writing the paper? The Research Process.

1. Pick a topic

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6. Write the paper/Complete the project

2. Where to search (databases)

3. How to search (keywords)

4. How to get it (find the article)

5. Is what I’ve got any good?

InfoGuides

• Art History: http://infoguides.gmu.edu/arth

• Women & Gender Studies http://infoguides.gmu.edu/wgs

Library Resources

• InPrimo for initial browsing okay BUT not for

in-depth research

• Catalog (books, e-books, films, etc.)

• WRLC & ILL

• Research Databases (ARTICLES, e-books,

images…)

Where to Search: Databases

Super Stores

ProQuest Research LibraryMulti-subject, popular & scholarly articles, extensive full-text

Academic Search CompleteMulti-subject, popular & scholarly articles, extensive full-text

Specialty Stores

Subject-Based Databases

Art Full Text

Has full-text articles from over 300 journals & provides abstracts for over 600 other journals. Covers fine, decorative and commercial art, folk art, photography, film & architecture.

Women’s Studies International

Covers sociology, history, political science, public policy & education. Includes over 2,000 journals plus newspapers, book chapters, dissertations, etc.

Art History Databases

• Art & Architecture Complete

• Art Full Text

• Bibliography History of Art (BHA)

• ProQuest Arts Databases—International Bibliography of Art (IBA)

• JSTOR

• Humanities International Complete

• ARTstor (images)

Women & Gender Studies Databases• Women’s Studies International

• GenderWatch

• JSTOR

• Humanities International Complete

• ProQuest Research Library

• Academic Search Complete

How to SearchThe Starbucks Syndrome:

Finding the right search terms can make all the difference.

Examples• Shroud of Turin Holy Shroud

• Stained glass Glass painting and staining

InPrimo: Dutch Art Women

InPrimo: Judith Leyster

Catalog: Dutch Art Women

Art & Architecture Complete: Dutch AND Women in Art

Full Text Article

In Print: Mason Link

Available in Another Database

Adding Art Full Text

Women's Studies Databases: GenderWatch

How to Get It

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Questions?

Jenna Rinalduccijrinaldu@gmu.edu

703-993-3720http://infoguides.gmu.edu/arth