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Art Research Methodologies
Spring 2011
Library ResourcesLibrary Website:
Ask-a-Librarian→ IM… InfoGuides (http://infoguides.gmu.edu)
Library catalog: Books E-books DVD, VHS WRLC And more…
Library Art Resources
Research Databases
Arts Databases Art Fulltext Bibliography History of Art (BHA) Design & Applied Arts (DAAI) ARTBibliographies Modern Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals ARTstor
More Art ResourcesResearch DatabasesImage Databases
Art Museum Image Gallery Oxford Art Online
ARTstor
Other Sources Books Articles Museum websites
More Library Databases
Interdisciplinary Databases
Academic Search Complete (Visual Studies, Visual Anthropology)
ProQuest Research Library (British Journal of Photography)
JSTOR (Artibus et Historiae, ARTstor images)
Humanities International Complete (Art Asia Pacific, Word & Image)
Types of Information• Books
– general overview OR detailed insight about your topic
• Articles– Different types of periodicals (scholarly articles, conference reports…)
• Primary Sources – Original records like letters, interviews, recordings, works of art
• Reference Sources – Background information
• The Web– Benefits & limitations for research
Research Process
• Define Your Topic
• Determine Your Information Needs
• Locate and Retrieve Relevant Information
• Access Information using Technology
• Evaluate Information
• Use Information Ethically
What are the 4 steps in the Research Process?
1. Pick a topic
2. Where to search (catalog, databases)
3. How to search (keywords)
4. How to get it (find the article)
5. Is what I found any good
6. Write the paper
Tips & Tricks
1. State your topic as a question.
2. Identify concepts.
3. Narrow or broaden your topic.
4. Keep a list of search terms that work for your topic
& add as you go.
5. Works whether you’re writing a brief paper or an
in-depth research paper.
Find an image you want to explore?
Artist: David MALANGI DAYMIRRINGU (Australia;
Manharrngu people; 1927 – 1999)
Title: Gurrmirringu the Great Hunter
[Manharrngu mortuary rite #1] 1969
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark 111.0 h
x 74.5 w cm
Repository: National Gallery of Art, Australia
For more information: http://
artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail.cfm?IRN=68078
Brainstorm: Search Terms
• David Malangi
• Bark, bark painting
• Australia, Australian…OR Oceanic
• Aboriginal, aborigine
• Funeral, burial, death
• Related searches: ceremony, beliefs, symbolism,
iconography, imagery like berry trees and didgeridoo, culture,
ancestors
*Try as general searches & see what you find…
Start with General Search & Then Refine
• Keyword: “bark painting”• Example from Library Catalog• Use similar approach in databases
Subject Headings Links
Advantages:
Refine your topic
Narrow your focus
Take search in new direction
Find resources wouldn’t have found otherwise
Databases offer similar features
Search Strategies Keyword:
• 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
Starbucks Syndrome
Keyword Subject HeadingPablo Picasso Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973.
Stained Glass Glass painting and staining.
Modern Art Modernism (Art).
The Great Depression Depressions --1929 --United States.
Murals Mural painting and decoration.
Diego Rivera AND Portrait vs. Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957. AND Portrait painting, Mexican --20th century.
Color
More Search Strategies
AND/OR/NOTCombine keywords to narrow/broaden your search
AND— NARROWS YOUR SEARCHEX: Interior Design AND Color
OR—EXPANDS YOUR SEARCH
EX: Film or video OR
Wall paintings or murals
NOT—LIMITS TERMS FROM SEARCH NOT
Interior design
AND
Film Video
Maya Software
Advantages of…Books• Good for background information, timeline,
definitions, etc. • Length allow 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
Individual Record—Book
Individual Record—Article
Getting the ArticleStep 1: Mason Link OR E-Journal Finder• Check here first to see if your journal is available online. • You'll need the full citation to find an article: 1) Title of Journal (Source) 2) Year 3) Volume/Issue, 4)
Title of Article, 5) Author, 6) and Page Number.
Step 2: Mason Library Catalog• So you didn't find it in E-Journal Finder?• We may own the print copy, so check the Mason Library Catalog for our print holdings. • Hint: Click on "Journal Titles" before running your search.
Step 3: WRLC Libraries Catalog (ALADIN)• Still no luck? Try searching ALADIN, the Washington Research Library Consortium Catalog. • This is a great service!! • The article may be at GW or Georgetown, if they have it we can probably get it to you in about 2-
days.
Step 4: Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) • Sometimes an article is harder to find. • In this situation you should use InterLibrary Loan (ILL). • ILL articles can come from anywhere -- around the state, country or world. • Start your research early if you want to take advantage of this service.
Evaluate Your Sources
• Evaluate (& cited) sources
• Print AND Online
• CRAAP Test:• Currency
• Relevance
• Authority
• Accuracy
• Purpose
Citing Your Sources : Example of Chicago Style
1. Footnote Form (Book):• #. First M. Last, Title of Book, # ed. [if other than 1st]. Place: Publisher,
Date), Pages.• Otto Riewoldt, New Hotel Design, 2nd ed. (New York: Watson-Guptill Publications,
2002), 136.
2. Bibliography Form (Book):• Last, First M. Title of Book, # ed. [if other than 1st]. Place: Publisher, Date.• Riewoldt, Otto. New Hotel Design, 2nd ed. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications,
2002.
For more information, check out these websites:• Chicago Citation Style (Long Island University)
• Chicago Manual of Style (OWL)
• Chicago Style (Bedford-St. Martin's)
• Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide (Chicago)
• Citing Images
Citing Articles: Example of Works Cited from Art Full Text
• Articles cited in Chicago using the research
database Art Full Text
Questions?• Jenna Rinalducci
– Visual Arts Liaison Librarian
– 703-993-3720
• Other options– Infoguides: http://infoguides.gmu.edu
– IM
– Reference Desk
