The document provides information about library resources for decorative arts and art history research at George Mason University, including databases for art research, image collections, unique library resources, services for obtaining print and other off-site materials, and contact information for the visual arts liaison librarian. Key databases mentioned include Art Fulltext, Art & Architecture Complete, Bibliography of the History of Art, and ARTstor.

1. Library Resources &
Decorative Arts
Jenna Rinalducci (Liaison Librarian)
jrinaldu@gmu.edu or 703-993 3720
http://gmutant.gmu.edu/hda

2. Library Resources
Library Website:
 http://library.gmu.edu
 Ask-a-Librarian→ IM…
 InfoGuides & Research Portals
Library catalog:
 Books
 E-books
 Videos
 WRLC
 And more…

3. More Library Resources
Research Databases
Arts Databases
Art Fulltext
Art & Architecture Complete
Design & Applied Arts (DAAI)
artnet Price Database Decorative Art
*Over 500 art journals in print & online

4. More Library Resources
Research Databases
Arts Databases
 Bibliography History of Art (BHA)
 International Bibliography of Art (IBA)
 Berg Fashion Library
 ARTBibliographies Modern
 Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals

5. More Library Databases
Interdisciplinary Databases
 Academic Search Complete
(Visual Studies)
 ProQuest Research Library
(Journal of Glass Studies)
 JSTOR
(Artibus et Historiae, Museum Studies)
 Humanities International Complete
(Word & Image)

6. More Art Resources
Image Databases
 Art Museum Image Gallery
 Oxford Art Online
ARTstor

7. Unique Library Resources
 artnet Price Database - Decorative Art
 Berg Fashion Library

8. Requesting Print Materials
1. Need books located on Fairfax campus? Use
Document Delivery.
2. Want a journal article that’s only available
in print? These journals are primarily on the
Fairfax campus. Use Document Delivery.
3. Need books or journal articles not available
through Mason? First, check the WRLC
catalog. If it’s not here, use Interlibrary
Loan.

9. Services: Interlibrary Loan

10. Document Delivery (Arlington student
policies)

11. http://infoguides.gmu.edu/ill

12. Catalogs: Washington Research
Library Consortium (WRLC)
http://infoguides.gmu.edu/wrlc
http://catalog.wrlc.org

13. Find an image & want to find out more
Peacocks and Peonies I (1882 )
By John La Farge
About John La Farge
 Born: New York, New York 1835
 Died: Providence, Rhode Island 1910
stained glass window frame:
112 x 51 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (284.5 x 130.3 x 16.5 cm)
Keywords
 Animal - bird - peacock
 Object - flower - peony
 decorative arts - glass
 glass
From: http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=14198

14. Brainstorm: Search Terms
 John La Farge OR La Farge, John
 Decorative arts → Glass
 Iconography OR Symbolism
 Animal → Bird OR Peacock OR Feathers
 Flower → Peony
 Stained glass window → Glass painting and staining
 Medieval (as influence)
 Frederick Lothrop Ames (commissioned)
* Start with a general search & then refine

15. Research Checklist
1. Identify main concepts.
2. Narrow or broaden your topic.
3. Keep a list of terms that work best
for your topic & add to it as you go.
4. This works whether you’re writing
a brief paper or an in-depth research
paper.

16. Research Portal
http://gmutant.gmu.edu/hda

18. Inside the Library

19. Inside the Library

20. Inside the Library

21. Questions
 Brochures
 Stop by the Reference Desk or call 703/993-2210
 Ask-a-Librarian: http://library.gmu.edu/ask
 Research Portal: http://gmutant.gmu.edu/hda
 Art History InfoGuide:
http://infoguides.gmu.edu/arth
 Visual Arts Liaison: Jenna Rinalducci
703/993-3720 or jrinaldu@gmu.edu
IM reference: Mondays, 7-10PM