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Western Art History I (ART 311)

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Course guide for ART 311

 

This guide provides resources to support the ART 311 research assignment. Navigate through the pages on the left menu to learn more about how to get started with a topic and a research question (Research Basics), how to choose the best databases, and what terms to search. Use the Citation Styles and Citation Tools pages to help you with citing your sources.

Contact a Librarian or a Research Assistant through the LibChat feature (chat bubble icon on any Library web page in the lower right corner). Also, visit the Library's FAQ page for answers to common questions

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Scroll down to the bottom to complete the Research Exercise.

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Best Resources

Best Resources

Finding Short, Overview Articles

Books on Literature

Finding Scholarly Articles

Google Scholar Advantages & Disadvantages

Using Google Scholar
Advantages Disadvantages
It is familiar and relatively simple to use, much like Google. Its coverage is wide-ranging but not comprehensive. It can be a research source but should not be the only source you use.
It allows users to find a wide variety of materials including articles, books, "grey literature" like conference proceedings on a vast number of topics. It does not provide the criteria for what makes its results "scholarly". Results often vary in quality, and it is up to the researcher to determine which of the results are suitable for their purposes.
It allows you to see articles related to the one that interests you, how many times an article has been cited and by whom, and provides citations for articles in several styles. It does not allow users to limit results to either peer reviewed or full text materials or by discipline.
It can display links to articles and books held through Zondervan. Google Scholar allows you to save both citations and articles to read later. It does not provide notice of when its materials are updated.
  Its citation tracker can be difficult to use and inaccurate.

Modified from: https://libguides.ecu.edu/c.php?g=89754&p=656912#:~:text=Disadvantages%20of%20using%20Google%20Scholar%3A,makes%20its%20results%20%22scholarly%22.

Google Scholar is a resource to discover scholarly content. Use it with caution considering the pros and cons listed above. Here are a few tips:

  • Use “OR” or “NOT”  OR “AROUND(x)” [(x)=within x no. of words] to refine your search like you would in a database
  • Use the "Any Time" and "Sort by Relevance" to filter by date range
  • Click on “Cited by” to discover related materials
  • Use phrase searching, enclosing your search query in quotation marks, to search for an exact sequence of words
  • Clicking on "Cite" to generate a citation
  • A space between words implies AND -- except when you use one of the operators above
ART 311 Research Exercise

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