DART 261 Library Research Melinda Reinhart Visual Arts Librarian September 2014 Book Cell: Octagonal Building Made Entirely from Books. Moe Beitiks

Library Resources: Outline Using Concordia Libraries & Other Libraries Scholarly & Popular Literature Finding Journal Articles – Databases | Google Scholar Finding Books & Holdings of Journals, etc. – Library Catalogues: CLUES Concordia Library catalogue Preparing your Bibliography Citation guides: APA, Chicago, and MLA RefWorks Check bibliographies in relevant books, articles, etc. for citations to other relevant documents

Using Concordia Libraries Concordia Libraries includes 2 libraries: Webster Library & Vanier Library – Can request books from Vanier library in CLUES – Use MyCLUES on Library web siteLibrary web site – Renew materials online – Request materials from Vanier, out to a user, or newly arrived – Access online journals and databases from home ID card is your library card – Borrow 30 books for 3 weeks (subject to recall)

Using Other Libraries Get BCI card at the Circulation Desk to borrow at other university libraries Use the Interlibrary Loans service to request books, articles, etc. from other libraries

DART your research assignment Use academic research methods Locate and evaluate at least 6 sources of information about your artifact and its place in contemporary culture Find at least one: book from a library scholarly article Popular media source – magazines, websites, advertisements

Publishing Cycle

Scholarly Popular author: university or research centre publisher: university or scholarly evidence of research and analysis; not just opinions bibliographies Author: often journalist often provides descriptions, biographies, opinions highly illustrated with visual content short bibliographies if any

Using bibliographies: check CLUES Journal Title search Goldber, Michelle. “The Rise of the Crafty Hipster.” Newsweek (2013): 1. Clues Journal Title search: newsweek Check to see if date required is available Friedman, Daniel. “Conspicuous consumption dynamics.” Games and Economic Behaviour (Sep 2008): CLUES Journal Title search: games and economic behaviour Check for date

artifact – mason jars as cultural artifact

identify key concepts from artifact to broad categories To find resources related to artifact in society, consider combining your keywords and the key words - culture or social or society Mason jars fads or trends food diy eco chic recycling or environment health nostalgia or vintage

Search Features nostalgia and society … searches for both words social or society …… or searches either word consum* searches for consume or consumer or consumption “conspicuous consumption” “ ….” searches exact phrase

How to find journals & magazines? Use DATABASES Check bibliographies ScholarlyPopular

Databases | tools for identifying articles in journals Interdisciplinary Databases Academic Search Complete – popular magazines & scholarly journals Academic Search Complete JSTOR – mostly scholarly, but sometime latest years are not available SocIndex Art & Design Databases – covers context of art, design and design history Art Full Text DAAI: Design & Applied Arts Index Design Research GuideDesign Research Guide has a list of other databases to consider NOTE: to access databases from home – need netname & password or connect to Concordia’s vpn

Google Scholar covers some journal, book and theses literature not as comprehensive as databases but useful for interdisciplinary coverage Set up library links for Concordia Libraries in SETTINGS

How to find the journals From database use Check E-journals page Check to find out if library has online subscription and if so, the date coverage Check CLUES Check to see if date of journal is available Get call no. Articles in paper journals can be requested through Article Delivery ServiceArticle Delivery Service Check other libraries Go to library and photocopy Request via InterLibrary Loans

If you are not finding books on cultural or social You may want to use a Subject Search Computers and civilization Information society social aspects Technology social aspects Technological innovations social aspects body image social aspects clothing and dress social aspects design social aspects environment social aspects

What kinds of publications are these? book or book chapter Gergen, K. “The Challenge of Absent Presence.” Perpetual Contact: Mobile Communication, Private Talk, Public Performance. Ed. J. E. Katz & M. Aakhus. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2002: Paper. Standage, T. The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century’s On-line Pioneers. New York: Walker & Company, Paper.

Library Catalogues – find Books CLUES, Concordia Library Catalogue

Google Books find chapters or sections on a highly specific topic Example: convenience coffee machines Check CLUES to find out if the book available in library

Formatting your Bibliography Check HELP & HOW TO – Citation Guides Explain how to format bibliographic references – RefWorks Set up account to create a database of your research references

If you have Questions: ASK a LIBRARIAN Reference Desk Chat Reference Reference