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Gender in Renaissance Art
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2. What happens INBETWEEN picking a topic
& writing the paper? The Research Process.
1. Pick a topic
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2. Where to search (databases)
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3. How to search (keywords)
4. How to get it (find the article)
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5. Is what I’ve got any good?
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6. Write the paper/Complete the project
4. Library Resources
• InPrimo for initial browsing okay BUT not for
in-depth research
• Catalog (books, e-books, films, etc.)
• WRLC & ILL
• Research Databases (ARTICLES, e-books,
images…)
5. Where to Search: Databases
Super Stores
Specialty Stores
ProQuest Research
Library
Subject-Based Databases
Multi-subject, popular &
scholarly articles, extensive
full-text
Academic Search
Complete
Multi-subject, popular &
scholarly articles, extensive
full-text
Art Full Text
Has full-text articles from over 300
journals & provides abstracts for
over 600 other journals. Covers
fine, decorative and commercial art,
folk art, photography, film &
architecture.
Women’s Studies International
Covers sociology, history, political
science, public policy & education.
Includes over 2,000 journals plus
newspapers, book chapters,
dissertations, etc.
6. Art History Databases
• Art & Architecture Complete
• Art Full Text
• Bibliography History of Art (BHA)
• ProQuest Arts Databases—International
Bibliography of Art (IBA)
• JSTOR
• Humanities International Complete
• ARTstor (images)
7. Women & Gender Studies
Databases
• Women’s Studies International
• GenderWatch
• JSTOR
• Humanities International Complete
• ProQuest Research Library
• Academic Search Complete
Want to talk about how librarians can help you as you’re going thru the research process.
One-stop shopping Like the shopping mall
Worthwhile to try DBs outside of the artsSuch as Women & Gender Studies databasesHumanities databases that help w/ this area tooIf really not finding much on your topic, may need to rework search & try diff. search terms BUT also may want to try multidisciplinary DB
How you search can be just as important as where you search.Using the right search terms can make all the difference.
Overwhelming number of hitsMany off topicBUT some useful results that you may or may not have found otherwise
Can find some interesting things from time to time that may not have found otherwise.Article talks about what life was like for women and children during this time period.
Searching in databases allows you to create more refined search. You can narrow your focus & not be so broad.Searched: Dutch in All Text AND women in art in All TextNarrowed to 1995-2013Narrowed to Academic JournalsCan refine results even further using SUBJECTS under Refine Search
Citation infoSubject Terms—LINKS AbstractImagesPDF Full TextTools: Add to Folder; Print; Email; CiteFind related articles: Cited References(?); Times Cited in DB; Find Similar Results
Pg 3 after adding Art Full TextAvailable in JSTOR
Searching GenderWatchSearched JUDITH LEYSTERLots of books reviews which can be helpful for tracking down more books & for getting better idea of what book covers. Link on Women & Gender Studies Infoguide AND under Area & Cultural Studies on DB Portal
Overwhelming number of hitsMany off topicBUT some useful results that you may or may not have found otherwise
SearchingInPrimoSearched: women artists netherlandsResults can be overwhelming & off-topic BUT may find something interesting BUT depends on the searchTry more specific search. Example—specific artist JudityLeysterjudi