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Information Literacy Competencies for
Architecture & Design 1.0Alliah Humber, HU Libraries
Spring 2011
Overview• Background Information
• Searching
• Where to find books
• Where to find journal articles
Background InformationGeneral information about your topic.
Use subject specific resources such as encyclopedias. What to look for:
Technical terms used/explainedBibliographic references
General information can be found in:ChronologiesOverviews/abstractsIntroductions
Wikipedia
Another Wiki-type example
Heilburnn Time line of Art History www.metmuseum.org/toah/
Getty: Art & Architecture Thesaurus www.getty.edu
A History of Building Types (general subject-specific book sources)
Consider Search Terms
Singular / Plural : house / houses
Synonyms domestic architecturedwellingSingle-familyresidentialhouse
Search library catalogs and periodical indexes via name of the house the name of the architect
Find Books
Book Search via WorldCat www.worldcat.org
WorldCat (results display)
WorldCat (item/bibliographic record)
WorldCat.org (proximity result display)
WorldCat Sterling
Book Search via Sterling Library Catalog www.howard.edu > Library > Sterling
Sterling’s Virtual Bookshelf (click on the Call Number within the bib record to view)
Library of Congress Call Numbers
The library’s collection is organized according to Library of Congress Call Number system.
Browse books with call numbers Architecture History: NA190-1555.5 Architectural Criticism: NA 2599.5-2599.9 Domestic Architecture: NA7100-7884
Find books via Databases (Indexes) www.howard.edu/library > Databases
R = Restricted Database for HU community only. Login for off-campus access.
JSTOR R- book reviews, bibliographic citations supporting scholarly articlesDescription: Electronic access to a comprehensive archive of articles from journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics, ecology and botany.
Project Muse R- book reviews, bibliographic citations supporting scholarly articlesDescription: Provides full text access to over 160 journals. Full text is accessible only for Johns Hopkins University Press journals; bibliographic information and abstracts are given for non JHUP publications.
Proquest's Dissertations & Thesis R - bibliographies Description: PQD&T is the single, central, authoritative resource for information about doctoral dissertations and master's theses. Dissertations published from 1980 forward include 350- word abstracts written by the author. Master's theses published from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts.
Find Articles
Use print Indexes to Find Articles
Art Index 1929 - 2003Architecture Periodicals Index 1971 -The Architectural Index 1977 –
Search print indexes by Year via name of the house the name of the architect
Note: Each index is organized differently. Be sure to review instructional notes and browse subject headings before you try to find citations for the house and/or architect in question.
Use online Indexes to Find Articles
Search the RIBA, BNA online
Use the Avery Index online @ the Library of Congress. Get a Reader’s ID and use LoC’s resources free.
Search LexisNexis [online Database] for news articles
Find articles via RIBA Catalog http://riba.sirsidynix.net.uk/uhtbin/webcat
Find articles via Getty’s BHA Index http://library.getty.edu/bha
Find articles via Databases http://www.howard.edu/library
Use Indexes to find full text articles online and in print journals and magazines:R = Login authentication required for off-campus access
Academic Search Premier R Description: Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,000 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,100 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study including architecture, design, art and offers information dating as far back as 1975. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCO host.
Avery Index to Architectural Articles R Description: Essential resource for locating and discovering architecture and design- related articles in the library's print collection.
JSTOR R Description: Electronic access to a comprehensive archive of articles from journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics, ecology and botany.
LexisNexis R Description: Search the full text of today's news, or search back more than 20 years. Retrieve full text company news, financial and design industry information. Search full text federal, state & international legal materials. Search general reference
If you use Google, use Google Scholar & Google Books
Google Scholar - bibliographic citations supporting scholarly articles, book reviews, full-text (partial)Description: Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web.
Google Books - full-text (partial), bibliographiesDescription: Search full-text with limited content viewing, Google Book's well-integrated interface enables users to "Find a copy of the book in a Library" or links to popular online book sellers for purchasing
http://scholar.google.com/
Evaluate information & sources critically!
Citing Resources via Refworks https://www.refworks.com/Refworks/newuser.asp
All HU students can create a RefWorks account for free. Do it today!
With Refworks you can:create your own personal database import references from HU databases automatically format papers and bibliographies in seconds!!
