LibGuides: ARS Visual Culture / Art and Design Practice: Library Orientations

Spring 2021

In this orientation, we will take a tour of library resources and services together. We will also seek to answer the question:

How do you refine your research topic?

Today's lesson:

Go to the library website at library.newschool.edu
Search the library catalog (Books & More) to find books, articles, and more on your topic.
- Example keywords: art protest
- Note that this is not a full-text search.
- Filter to books only: Resource Types -> Books.
Review results for relevancy (title, subject headings, table of contents).
Filter to ebooks only. Library (New School) -> New School Internet Resources
Filter to physical books. Availability ->Physical Items in Consortium
- Click on Login to request a book.
Now go back to the library website https://library.newschool.edu/
Click on Browse Databases and click on "Art."
Select Art & Architecture Source.
Search using our example keywords: art protest
Review results for relevancy (title, subject headings, abstract)
Next, we will create an account in RefWorks, a citation management system.
Click on "Cite this item" then "Export to RefWorks"
Then click on "Yes, export to the newest version of RefWorks"
Click on "No account? - Sign up here" We will all create a RefWorks account.
Now we will complete exporting the citation to RefWorks. Return to JSTOR and click on "Export to RefWorks"
Highlight the citation to view details on the right. You can edit the fields, if necessary.
To create a bibliography in any citation style, click on the checkboxes to the left of the references. Then go to "Create bibliography" and select "Create bibliography."
You can change your citation style using the drop-down menu. (Recommended: Chicago 17th Edition (Notes & Bibliography)
Go back to Browse Databases and click on "Art."
Enter ARTstor and search using the keyword protest
You can refine your results according to geography, classification, etc.

Need help? Request a 1-on-1 Consultation or Ask Us! Consult our Art Research Guide and Youtube playlist.

Recommended:

Grove Art Online
The foremost scholarly art encyclopedia, updated regularly and covering global art and architecture from prehistory to present day.

World of Art series by Thames and Hudson
Check out these books on specific art-and-design movements, styles, and eras.

Ebook Central
An exhaustive selection of authoritative, scholarly e-books that combines ebook databases ebrary and EBL into one platform.
ProQuest All Subscribed Content
All ProQuest databases, ranging from dissertations to newspaper articles to scholarly journals to trade journals to wire services.
JSTOR
JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. Recent articles are generally not available.
Art & Architecture Source
Formerly known as Art Source, Art & Architecture Source is an art research database that covers a broad range of subjects from fine, decorative and commercial art, to various areas of architecture and architectural design. It features full-text articles, indexing and abstracts for an array of journals, books and more.
Chicago Manual of Style
The online Chicago Manual of Style is a style guide for American English published since 1906 by the University of Chicago Press.
ARTstor
ARTstor is a digital library including high-quality images for use to enhance scholarship and teaching from a wide variety of contributors around the world.

Also Recommended:

Bloomsbury Design Library
The Bloomsbury Design Library offers cross-searchable access to a broad and expanding range of encyclopedias, reference works, e-books, images, and more.
Art & Architecture Archive
A full-text archive of magazines comprising key research material in the fields of art and architecture, dating from the late-nineteenth century to the twenty-first. Subjects covered include fine art, decorative arts, architecture, interior design, industrial design, and photography.
A&A ePortal
Discover important art and architectural history scholarship from some of the world's finest publishers and museums in an innovative new way. Search, read, cite, note, and more.
MIT Press Direct
More than 3,000 eBooks and approx. 150 added each year, or subject-specific collections. Key subject areas include art and architecture, biomedical sciences, business and finance, computer science, cognitive science, design, education, environment, game studies, humanities, information science, linguistics, neuroscience, new media, philosophy, and social sciences.
Library Stack
Library Stack is a database and archive of digital arts publications from the fields of contemporary art, graphic design, architecture, film and philosophy.
Dis.art
DIS is a New York-based collective composed of Lauren Boyle, Solomon Chase, Marco Roso and David Toro. DIS.art features video art from boundary-breaking contemporary artists exploring the themes of capital, identity, nations, nature, and more
Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI): Education
Founded in 1971, Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI) is a nonprofit arts organization that is a leading international resource for video and media art. The EAI collection spans the mid-1960s to the present, and is recognized as one of the most comprehensive video art collections in the world.

ARS Visual Culture / Art and Design Practice

Spring 2021

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