Getting Started with Art Research - ART 5284 - Design Theory & Methods - UCF Research Guides at University of Central Florida Libraries

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?
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
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
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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