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Art 10000 -- Prof. Pelsue
PROFESSOR SARAH COHN
REFERENCE & INSTRUCTION LIBRARIAN
November 20, 2024
RESEARCH
INTRODUCTION
TO
AGENDA
Why library?
Types of sources
Keywords & search strategies
Navigating library databases
Getting help
TODAY'S
What is a database?
What do you expect to find in a library database?
What are the benefits of using a library database?
What are the drawbacks of using a library database?
Article Analysis
tinyurl.com/artfall24
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Read the two article excerpts at the link.
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Add comments with things you notice about each.
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Writing style
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Content
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Language
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Audience
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Use as a source in a paper
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SOURCES
SCHOLARLY &
AKA Peer Reviewed AKA Academic Sources
POPULAR
Scholarly Source
Journal: Public Culture
Published by: Duke University Press
Authors: Academic, professor, scholar
Audience: usually other researchers, students, & faculty. Generally not for average reader
Content: theory, deep knowledge of and engagement with the subject matter, specialized language
Popular Source
Audience: general public
Content: human interest hook, photos,
little or no specialized language, current event, broadly informative
Newspaper: Los Angeles Times
Author: journalist
STRATEGIES
SEARCH
Full Sentence Searches
How did Frida Kahlo's self portraits represent her physical disabilities?
use AND to connect terms
combining different terms = different results
Frida Kahlo AND self portraits
Frida Kalho AND disability AND self portait
DATABASES
LIBRARY
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OneSearch
- Scholarly articles, news articles, books (print and electronic)
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Academic Search Complete
- Scholarly articles, news articles, book chapters
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Art Full Text
- Art and art history specific, scholarly articles, news articles
library.ccny.cuny.edu
OneSearch box
Databases link
- Access to all 200+ databases at CCNY
- Alphabetical or sort by subject
- Log in with your CityMail info
- Simple search bar option
- Meta-search
- Searches multiple databases at once
- Log in with your CUNY single login info
but not all of them!
HELP
GETTING
Professor Sarah Cohn
Reference & Instruction Librarian
scohn@ccny.cuny.edu
Reference Desk
Monday-Thursday 10am-7pm
Friday 10am-2pm
library.ccny.cuny.edu/researchtoolkit
Research Toolkit
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The survey is anonymous and I will not see the results until the end of the semester.
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Art Fall 24 Pelsue
By Sarah Cohn
Art Fall 24 Pelsue
Art 10000 Fall 2024
