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Library session for FRS 126 On Painting
Basics | Finding Facts | Finding Books | Finding Articles | Finding Images | Library Staff Contact Info | Basics | Library session web page, http://libweb5.princeton.edu/marquand/frs126.htm Princeton University Library web page, http://libweb.princeton.edu/ Library online catalog, http://catalog.princeton.edu/ Article Indexes and Research Databases, http://libweb5.princeton.edu/databases/browse_zd.asp | 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. 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. | 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. 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 manet and criticism) and not too general (modern art). 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, such as "lorenzo the magnificent" Combine keywords to narrow your search drawing and "van gogh"You can also use truncation. For example, sculpt? picks up words like "sculpture" and "sculptor" Subject Searching When you search by subject, you can search by a very broad concept (painting) to a very narrow one (biographies of French Fauvist artists). You must put your search words in a particular order, and you cannot use AND, OR, NOT. paintingNote: 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: Edith Balas, "A contribution towards the understanding of Seurat's late works." In Gazette des Beaux Arts v. 136 no. 1581 (October 2000) p. 155-8.Do a journal title search in the online catalog for Gazette des Beaux Arts. 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. ArtBibliographies Modern An index to artists and movements beginning with Impressionism, up to the most recent works and trends in the late 20th century. Particularly strong in photography, lesser known artists, and foriegn language literature. 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. | 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 A beta test version of an online image collection. | Library Staff Contact Info | Laurel Bliss, Assistant Art Librarian, lbliss@princeton.edu |
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