1. EXDS:
Spanish Composition
Kathleen Baril,
Collections and Electronic Resources Librarian

2. What We Will Cover:
• How to find works of Hispanic art, music
and film using library catalogs and
databases.
• How to find articles using the library’s
resources.
• How to cite articles and where to find tools
to help with bibliographic citation.

3. Research Tools
Catalogs: For locating books, audiovisual
materials, government documents, etc
Databases: Usually for locating periodical
and newspaper articles but may cover
other materials as well.

4. Find Works of Art, Film and Music:
Reference Books
Browse print and electronic encyclopedias to find
references to particular works of art, film and
music.

5. Find Works of Art, Film and Music:
Library Catalog
Find Art:
Use the keyword
search to search for
artists, specific
works of art and/or
specific countries
and art.

6. Find Works of Art, Film and Music:
Library Catalog
Find Films:
Browse the DVD
collection in the
library for specific
titles or search for
“Spanish movies”
as a subject.

7. Find Works of Art, Film and Music:
Library Catalog
Find Music:
Limit your search to Audio
CDs. Then, use the keyword
search combined to browse
for:
• types of music, for example
flamenco, mariachi
• Search for specific countries
to access such subject
headings as Vocal Music –
Spain.

8. Find Works of Art, Film and Music:
OhioLINK Catalog
• OhioLINK is a consortium of most of the
college and university libraries in Ohio.
• You may request items from the OhioLINK
catalog to be delivered to the ONU library.
• Requests generally arrive in 5-7 working
days.
• No charge.
• May renew 3 times.

9. Find Works of Art, Film and Music:
OhioLINK Catalog
Use the
Advanced Search
which has more
ways to limit your
search.

10. Find Works of Art, Film and Music:
OhioLINK Catalog
Click on Request button to request a book from
OhioLINK.

11. Find Works of Art, Film and Music:
OhioLINK Catalog
Choose ONU from the
dropdown menu.
Fill in the request form, your
name is both your first and last
name and your barcode is all of
the numbers from your ONU ID.

12. Find Works of Art: ArtSTOR
This database contains
images of works of art
from around the world
from ancient times to
the present.

13. Find Works of Art: ArtStor
Use this resource to
find works of art in
various regions and
countries of the
world.
Use the Advanced
Search to limit by
Geography and
Date.

14. Find Works of Music:
Naxos Music Library
Use the Advanced Search to limit your search to specific genres or
to specific countries.

15. Finding Articles:
Academic Search Complete

16. Finding Articles:
Academic Search Complete
Some articles are available full-text in PDF or
HTML format. Use the Find It! button for those
that are not.

17. Finding Articles: MasterFILE Premier
Use MasterFILE
Premier to find
articles from popular
magazines - - look for
articles on popular
music and film here.

18. Finding Articles:
Subject Specific Databases
Art Full Text

19. Finding Articles: Subject Specific
Databases
Fuente Academica:
Articles in this
database are all in
Spanish and come
from scholarly
journals from Spain,
Portugal and Latin
American.

20. Finding Articles: Subject Specific
Databases
Other subject
databases the use
the EBSCO
interface:
• Film and Television
Index with Full Text
• MLA (for literature)
• RILM Abstracts of
Music Literature

21. RefWorks
To Get Started:
• Create your own
personal account.
• If you sign up on
campus, this
account is yours
for life!

22. RefWorks
• Export citations from
databases or enter
citations individually.
• Create your
bibliography from these
citations using the
citation style of your
choice.

23. Need More Assistance?
 Contact the Reference Desk at 419-772-2185.
 Contact the Reference Desk via email at
reference@onu.edu.
 Contact me directly k-baril@onu.edu or 419-772-2188
to set up an appointment.
 Reference Desk hours, Monday-Thursday 8AM-
12PM, 1PM-4:30PM, 6PM-9PM; Friday 8AM-4:30PM and
Sunday 10AM-3:30PM.