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VAH 1040: Finding Scholarly Sources

VAH 1040: Finding Scholarly Sources. Dan Sich , Research & Instructional Services Librarian, D.B. Weldon Library. Overview. Background information: Encyclopedias (Wikipedia, Oxford Art Online) Images (ARTstor) Scholarly sources: Books (library catalogue)

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VAH 1040: Finding Scholarly Sources

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  1. VAH 1040: Finding Scholarly Sources Dan Sich, Research & Instructional Services Librarian, D.B. Weldon Library

  2. Overview • Background information: • Encyclopedias (Wikipedia, Oxford Art Online) • Images (ARTstor) • Scholarly sources: • Books (library catalogue) • Journal articles (Art Full Text, Summon)

  3. Moulin Rouge: La Goulue (1891) • Background information: • Wikipedia • Oxford (Grove) Art Online (info + bibliography) • ARTstor (zoomable images) • Scholarly sources: • Library catalogue (books = broad) • Art Full Text (journal articles = specific ) • Summon (journal articles)

  4. Background information

  5. Wikipedia

  6. Wikipedia: La Goulue

  7. Wikipedia: Toulouse-Lautrec

  8. Wikipedia What is it good/bad for? Would you use it as a reference?

  9. Oxford Art Online AKA Grove Art Online

  10. Program Guides

  11. Visual Arts Program Guide

  12. Encyclopedias

  13. Oxford Art Online

  14. Oxford Art Online results

  15. Oxford Art Online How is it better than Wikipedia? Would you use it as a reference?

  16. ARTstor Image database

  17. ARTstor

  18. Scholarly sources Books are broad Journal articles are specific

  19. Books • On broad subjects • E.g., just Toulouse-Lautrec, vs. Toulouse-Lautrec AND Moulin Rouge: La Goulue • Find in the library catalogue

  20. Library catalogue

  21. Library catalogue

  22. Library catalogue

  23. N6853.T6A4 1985b • Check index for “Goulue” • Nothing specific about “Moulin Rouge: La Goulue” • Plenty about “La Goulue” (person, other paintings) • Plenty about “Moulin Rouge” (other paintings) • Not very useful 

  24. N6853.T6M87 1991 • Checked neighbouring books: 3 look promising • Check indexes • Painting AKA “La Goulue Au Moulin Rouge” • Need to skim/read text • At least 1 has exactly what I’m after 

  25. When looking for books… • be general • check the index • spend some time skimming/reading the text • check neighbouring books

  26. Books What are they good/bad for? Would you use them as a reference?

  27. Journal articles • On specific topics • E.g., Toulouse-Lautrec AND Moulin Rouge: La Goulue, or Toulouse-Lautrec AND poster, vs. just Toulouse-Lautrec • Find in article databases (some are full text)

  28. Art Full Text

  29. Art Full Text

  30. Full Text PDF

  31. Art (half)Full Text

  32. Art Full Text • Be specific • Look for links to Full Text • Try Get it @ Western

  33. Summon • = online full text journal articles • + library catalogue • + ‘other stuff’

  34. Summon

  35. Summon

  36. Summon • Be specific • Can limit to journal articles

  37. Journal articles What are they good/bad for? Would you use them as a reference?

  38. Summary • Background information: • Encyclopedias (Wikipedia, Oxford Art Online) • Images (ARTstor) • Scholarly sources: • Books (library catalogue) • Journal articles (Art Full Text, Summon)

  39. Getting more help • Research Help Desk (main floor of Weldon) • Check hours, use chat service: www.lib.uwo.ca/weldon

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