3. Research Databases
• Art Full Text
• Art & Architecture Complete
• BHA (Bibliography History of Art)
• IBA (International Bibliography of
Art)
• JSTOR
4. What are the steps in the
Research Process?
1. Pick a topic
2. Where to search (databases)
2.
3. How to search (keywords)
3.
4. How to get it (find the article)
4.
5. Is what I’ve got any good?
5.
6. Write the paper, project, etc.
6. Examples
• Shroud of Turin Holy Shroud
• Stained glass Glass painting
and staining
7. Gabriel Metsu (artist)
Dutch, 1629 – 1667
• Click to add subtitle The Intruder, c. 1660
Oil on panel
Andrew W. Mellon Collection
National Gallery of Art
http://www.nga.gov/fcgi-
bin/tinfo_f?object=64
8. Try Different Search Terms
• Dutch genre painting
• Dutch art
• Genre painting
• Dutch art—17th century
• Dutch painting
9. And more search terms…
• Gabriel Metsu or Metsu, Gabriel
• Social customs
• Social classes
• Women in art or Gender
• Symbolism or Symbolism in art
• Art genres
• Netherlands
• Seventeenth century art
10. How to Get It:
Step 1: E-Journal Finder (Mason Link)
Access to 60,000 journals online
Step 2: Mason Library Catalog
11,000 in print subscriptions in Fenwick Library
Step 3: WRLC Consortium Loan Service
Delivery among partner Universities
Step 4: Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Delivery from libraries nationwide
11. Is What I’ve Got Any Good?
The CRAAP Test
for evaluating information
• Currency = Timeliness
• Relevance/Coverage = Depth
• Authority = Provider
• Accuracy= Reliability
• Purpose/Objectivity = Bias