ART 5284
Design Theory and Methods
Introduction to semiotic theory, communication theory, perceptual codes, human factors and visual rhetoric.
Dr. Joo Kim
Athena Hoeppner
John Venecek
Contact:
University Libraries
P.O. Box 162666
Orlando, FL 32816
P.O. Box 162666
Orlando, FL 32816
Subjects: Africana Studies, Art ( Visual Arts ), ARTS & HUMANITIES, Education: Art Education, Education: English Language Arts Education, Education: Global, International & Comparative Education, Education: Languages Education - French, Education: Languages Education - Spanish, Education: Secondary Education, Education: TESOL, Education: Urban Education, Education: World Languages Education, English, History, Humanities & Cultural Studies ( Philosophy ), Judaic Studies, Latin American Studies, Modern Languages & Literature, Philosophy, Photography ( Visual Arts ), Religion & Cultural Studies ( Philosophy ), Texts & Technology, Women's & Gender Studies, Writing & Rhetoric
Session Outline
- Introductions
- Preparing to Explore a Topic
- Keywords, synonyms, related concepts
- Thesaurus
- Field of study, related disciplines
- Historical and geographic context, places, and events
- Interested groups authors, publishers, positions
- Who writes and publishes about the topic and why?
- Keywords, synonyms, related concepts
- Picking Relevant Databases to Search
- Depth and breadth of topic (how many? how thorough?)
- Types of documents
- Scholarly articles, peer review
- Books, book chapters (academic, professional, popular)
- Reference, handbooks, and introductory material
- Magazines and trade journals
- Newspapers, newswires
- Reports, data and statistics, data sets
- Videos, images, music, media
- Web sources, blogs, organization and government sites, position sites.
- TIP: Ask a librarian!
- Search Techniques
- RATS - Read All The Screens
- Fields
- Keyword - any term in the author, titles, subjects, abstract, and, sometimes, full text
- Author (Last, First; Organization name)
- Source Title (Book or journal title)
- Item Title (article, chapter, or report title)
- Subject, Descriptors, Controlled Vocabulary
- Search Syntax
- Boolean AND, OR, NOT (): ((exhibit OR display) AND interactive) NOT video
- Truncation * ?: exhibit* AND interact*
- Phrase " ": "interactive exhibition"
- More info: Search Tips: Truncation and Boolean Searching
- Side Menu: Filter, Narrow, Expand
- Full Text
- Document Type
- Language
- Dates
- Subject
- Publisher or Journal Title
- Database or Source
- Advanced and Specialized options (study type, age group, Industry, etc.)
- Get Organized! Citing, Reusing, and Plugins
- Citation and Organization Tools: RefWorks or EndNote
- Why Cite? | Center for Teaching and Learning - Yale
- Reusable? Creative Commons and Use Permissions
- Licensing types - Creative Commons
- The Basics of Getting Permission - Stanford University Libraries
- Plugins for easy access from your browsers
- Citation and Organization Tools: RefWorks or EndNote
- More Help:
- Services for Grad Students
- Research Consultations
- ILL and Document Delivery
- Ask a Librarian
- Reference
- Conducting a Literature Review
- Style Guide tutorials
- Workshops
- athena@ucf.edu
- Services for Grad Students
- Demo and Exploration
- Primo Search - All in one... well LOTS in one, search for articles, books, videos, images
- ARTstor: Images and metadata from museum collections
- Web of Science - cited reference searching
- Primo Library Catalog - books, book, books... and more.
- Other Database - over 400 databases of all types!
- Thank you!
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