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Library session for ART 210 Italian Renaissance Painting and Sculpture
Basics | Finding Facts | Finding Books | Finding Articles | Finding Images | Library Staff Contact Info | Basics | Library session web page, http://libweb5.princeton.edu/marquand/art210.htm Princeton University Library web page, http://libweb.princeton.edu/ Library online catalog, http://catalog.princeton.edu/ Find Articles and Databases, http://library.princeton.edu/catalogs/articles.php | Finding Facts | TIP #1: Facts can be found in both print and electronic sources. Web searching is fine, but remember that the library pays for more academic resources. Thomas G. Bergin and Jennifer Speake, Encyclopaedia of the Renaissance. London : B.T. Batsford Ltd., c1987. Marquand Library (SA) CB361 .B43 1987b Concise encyclopaedia of the Italian Renaissance, edited by J.R. Hale. London : Thames and Hudson, 1981. Marquand Library (SA) N6915 .C75 Irene Earls, Renaissance art : a topical dictionary. New York : Greenwood Press, c1987. Marquand Library (SA): Reference N6370 .E27 1987 Grove Dictionary of Art This good general resource includes biographies of both Western and non-Western artists, architects, patrons, critics, and collectors in addition to major entries on art styles, subjects, and media. International dictionary of art and artists with a forward by Cecil Gould ; editor, James Vinson. Chicago : St. James Press, c1990. Marquand Library (SA): Reference, N40 .I57 | Finding Books | TIP #1: You will not find articles in the online catalog, only journal titles. For articles look in databases like the Art Index or the Bibliography of the History of Art. TIP #2: When doing keyword seaches you must use AND, OR, NOT logic. See below for details. TIP #3: If Princeton doesn't have everything you need, search large online catalogs such as RLIN or WorldCat. You can request items through the Borrow Direct service or interlibrary loan. Keyword Searching Try to think of words that are specific to your topic (such as "botticelli" and criticism) and not too general (renaissance). Think of multiple ways to describe what you want. A keyword search requires Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) or quotes. Use quotes for exact phrases "lorenzo the magnificent"Combine keywords to narrow your search "art patronage" and florenceYou can also use truncation architect? picks up words like "architects" and "architectural" Subject Searching When you search by subject, you can search by a very broad concept (mannerism) to a very narrow one (exhibitions of Donatello's "Judith and Holophernes"). You must put your search words in a particular order, and you cannot use AND, OR, NOT. mannerismNote: the dashes (--) between words are to illustrate the subdivisions. Limiting Searches The "Set Limits" button takes you to a screen where you can set limits which will narrow your search results. These limits only work with keyword searches. They stay in effect for subsequent searches unless you clear them. You can limit by: Date (year item was published) | Finding Articles | TIP #1: As in the main catalog, both keyword and subject searching will work in databases like Art Index. TIP #2: To find the actual article in the library after finding the citation, you have to search the online catalog for the title of the journal. For instance, to find the following article: David Hemsoll, "Simone Martini's St John the Evangelist re-examined: a panel from an early portable triptych." Apollo (London, England) v. 147 (February 1998), p. 3-10.Do a journal title search in the online catalog for Apollo. TIP #3: Many databases support Find it @PUL, which searches for the article in full text sources and in our online catalog. Art Index Good, all purpose index to periodicals, yearbooks, museum bulletins, competition and award notices, exhibition listings, interviews, and film reviews. Covers all the arts, including architecture. Bibliography of the History of Art Contains records describing the current literature of art, including books, museum and exhibition catalogs, Festschriften, congress and symposium proceedings, dissertations. Very scholarly sources. ITER: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance An online bibliography covering relevant secondary material published since 1700 to the current year. | Finding Images | TIP #1: Use both print and electronic resources for finding images. TIP #2: Often journal articles will contain images. Citations in Art Index will indicate if there are reproductions of plans, elevations, etc.. Almagest Contains digitized images for study and class use, accessible throughout the campus. AMICO AMICO is available from all Princeton networked computers, and contains over 78,000 digitized images of works of art. Artcyclopedia A commercial site useful for locating images. ARTstor Funded by a Mellon grant, includes more than 100,000 digital images of art works for the study of art, architecture, and other fields in the humanities. Princeton is one of several beta partners currently testing this resource. | Library Staff Contact Info | Laurel Bliss, Assistant Librarian, lbliss@princeton.edu |
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