A tutorial on doing research at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design

1. Research Skills + Strategies A Workshop on Doing Research at MassArt Reference Desk Open M-F, 10-6 reference@massart.edu The Morton R. Godine Library Help With Your Research Needs http://massart.edu/library 617-879-7101 IM (via library website)

2. Research Skills + Strategies A Workshop on Doing Research at MassArt Reference Desk Open M-F, 10-6 Research is finding, interpreting, evaluating, organizing, and sharing information reference@massart.edu 617-879-7101 IM (via library website)

3. Research Skills + Strategies A Workshop on Doing Research at MassArt What is the role of research in art & design? What about in the following examples? And in your work?

4. Research Skills + Strategies A Workshop on Doing Research at MassArt Christo & Jeanne-Claude, The Gates, 2005 Asif Khan, Harvest, 2010 Mark Bradford, Potable Water, 2005 Chevy Volt, 2010

5. 5 Research Skills + Strategies A Workshop on Doing Research at MassArt The Research Process in STEPS

7. Make a concept map to visualize your project (Great demo at http://library.risd.edu/pdfs/conceptmapping2010.pps)

10. Library resources (get to know the library website: http://massart.edu/library)

11. Look for Reference Books (Ref. Stacks)

12. Check out our Research Guides by Subject

13. Use E-Resources such as Oxford Art Online (Find under Library Databases)7

16. Simmons (http://lib.simmons.edu/search)

17. BPL (http://www.bpl.org/catalogs/)

18. WorldCat (http://worldcat.org) Many items in WorldCat can be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan – ask at the Circulation Desk8

20. Use the database tab on the library website

21. Best bets for VLII: ArtBibliographies Modern; Art Full-Text; JSTOR

22. Some articles available online; others in print; others through interlibrary loan

23. Ask a librarian if you would like help/advice (We don’t bite.)9

25. MassArt’sGuide to Digital Images

26. ARTstor

27. MDID 10

29. Use Advanced Search in Google – limit by domain (.edu or .org)

30. Try directories like http://www.ipl.org/

31. Look at Research Guides by Subject to find some MassArt-recommended websites11

33. Reliable?

34. Authoritative?

35. Substantive?

36. Objective?

37. Scholarly or peer-reviewed (if required)?

38. Do they help to answer your research question?

39. Do you need to modify your question before writing?12

41. Quote and paraphrase properly. See this site for guidance: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/02/

42. Allow plenty of time for editing

43. Back up drafts on USB drives + online

44. Use books on this slide for guidance on composition + style (located in Reference Section of library)

45. The Writing Center and Learning Center are located on the 5th floor of the Tower (617-879-7958). A sign up book is in the reception area outside room 538. Sylvan Barnett, A Short Guide to Writing About Art (REF N7476 .B37 2008) William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White, The Elements of Style (REF PE1408 .S772 2005) Andrea Lunsford, The Everyday Writer (REF PE1408 .S772 2005)

47. Find out if you need to cite images

48. Many databases can generate citations automatically

49. For formatting, check this site (Purdue Writing Center) https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/

50. Use the books on this slide for further guidelines

51. Ask a librarian for help MLA handbook for writers of research papers (Ref LB2369 .G53 2009) Chicago manual of style (Ref PN171.F56 C57 2010) Concise rules of APA style (Ref BF76.7 .C66 2005)

52. Research Skills + Strategies A Workshop on Doing Research at MassArt Reference Desk Open M-F, 10-6 Credits: The Seven Steps of the Research Process Cornell University Libraries http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/skill1.htm Icons British Columbia Electronic Library Network http://www.eln.bc.ca/askaway/index.php?page=marketing reference@massart.edu 617-879-7101 Last Updated, Greg Wallace, greg.wallace@massart.edu, 1/2011 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Generic License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA. IM (via library website)