Art History on Internet (circa 1995)
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Researching Topics In Art History
on the Internet
What’s on the Internet For Art History?
� Online Galleries & Exhibitions
� Articles and Essays
� Ready Reference Resources (dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc.)
Who Creates the Information
� Organizations (museums, societies, educational inst., etc.)
� Publications (w/ information for sale - incl. bibliographic info.)
� Businesses (w/ objects for sale)
� Individuals (special interest)
A Quick Look at 2 Types of Internet Searches
� Bibliographic search
- a search for information referencing journal articles and books
� “Serendipity” search
- a search for whatever maybe out there on your topic
Bibliographic Searching
� Art Index (Online)
� FirstSearch - for journal and monograph citations
� ProQuest Direct - for journal citations and full-text articles
All available off the Scholes Library Web Site Database Page
“Serendipity Searching”
� Use an Internet “Search Engine”� such as HotBot or Alta Vista
� Search Engines are huge database depositories of Internet content and locations
� Each search engine works differently
� The trick is to “master” a single search engine
A Needle in a Haystack
� You’re Likely to Find Most Anything� Some of it accurate and useful� Much of it not!� Can be a frustrating activity unless:
– you know what you’re looking for– you master a search engine– A Chicken Story!
Citing an Internet Resource
MLA Format for Citing Online Works
� Author's name. "Title of Document." Title of Complete Work. Date of Publication or last revision. <URL Address> (Date of access).
– Use less-than and greater-than signs to open and close URL address.
– Any information which is not known is omitted.
Like This:MLA Format for Citing Online Works
� Author's name. "Title of Document." Title of Complete Work. Date of Publication or last revision. <URL Address> (Date of access).
– Use less-than and greater-than signs to open and close URL address.– Any information which is not known is omitted.
� Examples:
Slippery Rock University. “Citing Sources in MLA and APA.” Citing Sources SRU-OWL. 20 August 1997. <http://www.sru.edu/depts/artsci/engl/jmccarre/owl/wc_cite.htm> (9 February 1999)
Faulkner, William. "A Rose For Emily." <http://www.bnl.com/shorts/emily.html> (7 April 1997).
AltaVista Cheat Sheet
� 2 Types of Searches Available� Simple Search� Advanced Search
– For very very specific searches
� Different Rules (Syntax) for Each Type of Search� - need to learn the rules for each
AltaVista “Simple” Search� Use lowercase
� Use a + (plus sign) before a word to demand that it be included in your results
� Use a - (minus sign) before to exclude a word
� No sign at all means “OR” (does’nt have to be in there)
� Use * (asterisk) as a wildcard for alternative spellings
– (ex. wish* will get wish, wishes, wishful, wishbone and even wishy-washy)
� Use “quotes” for exact phrase (ex. “french impressionism”)
Example� I want to know about the cubist influence in painings by
chagall. I am not interested in his stained glass work or his theatrical designs.
� Sample: from bad to better
� chagall cubist painting (795,067)
� +chagall +cub* +paint* (4,941)
� +chagall +cub* +paint* -theat* -glass (260)
� +chagall +cub* +paint* -theat* -glass +influence (46)
AltaVista “Advanced” Search
� Do not use symbols …(but still use lowercase!)
� Must use boolean search terms instead (and, or, not, near)
– And = words that must be included– And Not = exclude a term– Or = alternative terms - use in parentheses (clay or ceramic)– Near = within 10 words– “quotes” and asterisk* work too
� Ex. chagall and (windows or “stained glass”) and not paint* near glass
� Ability to determine “Ranking”
I’m looking for information on Marc Chagall, the person, a work (stained glass), and stylistic influences.
A short article in Dictionary of Art gave me these search terms to start
russia cubism surreallism expressionismhumor jewish paris Stained glassrevolution folk art Religon Theatrical designsbiblical themes Hadassah-
HebrewUniversityMedical Center
1887-1995 Jerusalem
Where to Find..
AltaVista http://www.altavista.com
HotBot http://www.hotbot.com