1. History 103: Loiselle
World Civilizations I: to 1500
Library Resources

2. The Basics
1. Where are the library’s e-resources?
2. Where is the online catalog?

3. From the campus home page
http://hcc.edu

4. From the library main page
http://hcc.edu/library

5. From the library main page
http://hcc.edu/library

6. Art Object Presentation
1.Choose a work of art
When you don’t have a clue
Library Databases (recommended)
• ARTstor (HCC community only)
• Oxford Art Online (HCC community
only)
WWW
• Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History/
• Google Art Project
• Metropolitan Museum of Art Online
Collections
Giotto. Lamentation over Jesus. 1305. Arena Chapel, Padua.
Web. 6 Jul. 2012.
< http://history.hanover.edu/courses/art/giolam.html >.

7. Art Object Presentation
1.Choose a work of art
(continued)
Other WWW links
• Wikipedia
• Google Image Search
• Picsearch
Library Resources
• Online catalog (art book call
numbers start with N if you
want to browse the stacks)
Dragon, Ishtar Gate. C. 575 BCE. Pergamon Museum, Berlin.
Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 6 July 2012.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pergamonmuseum_Ishtart
or_02.jpg>.

8. ARTstor (HCC community only) Oxford Art Online (HCC community only)
Copyrighted: Can’t post Copyrighted: Can’t post
on public web site on public web site
Citation Not MLA formatted Incorrect MLA format
Creator : Giotto, 1266?-1337
"Giotto: Lamentation (1303–6), fresco, Arena
Title : Arena Chapel: North Wall: Lamentation over the dead Christ Chapel, Padua; Photo credit: Alinari/Art Resource,
Title : Capella degli Scrovegni NY." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. 6 Jul.
Date : 1305 2012
ARTstor : ARTSTOR_103_41822000270643 <http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/i
URL : mg/grove/art/F015002>.
http://library.artstor.org/library/secure/ViewImages?id=8CJGczI9Nzl
dLS1WEDhzTnkrX3kpeFp6eyE%3D

9. MLA Style Guide (from the
OWL at Purdue)
Chicago Style Guide (from
the OWL at Purdue)
Giotto. Lamentation over the dead Christ. 1305.
Arena Chapel, Padua. ARTstor. ARTstor Inc. Web. 6
Jul. 2012.
<http://library.artstor.org/library/secure/ViewImages?id
=8CJGczI9NzldLS1WEDhzTnkrX3kpeFp6eyE%3D>.
Giotto. Lamentation 1303–6. Arena Chapel, Padua.
Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University
Press. Web. 6 Jul. 2012.
<http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/img/
grove/art/F015002>.

10. Art Object Presentation
3. Who, how, why?
Library Resources
• Online catalog
• Oxford Art Online (HCC
community only)
• Gale Virtual Reference
Library (HCC community only)
WWW
• Wikipedia (remember, you
can’t use as reference)
Dupre, Giovanni. Giotto 1845. Uffizi Gallery,
Florence. Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia
Foundation. Web. 6 July 2012.
< http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Uffizi_Giotto.jpg>.

11. Causes of a Major Event
1.choose an event
When you don’t have a clue, try a timeline
• Database: Ancient and Medieval History Online select
Browse Timelines
•Timeline of World History (Wikipedia)
• Google search world history timeline
• Online catalog search world history timeline
Library Resources
• Online catalog
• Databases
• History databases, especially
• General databases
Illustration of the Black Death from the Toggenburg Bible. 1411. Staatliche Museum,
Berlin. Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Foundaiton. Web. 6 Jul. 2012.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Smallpox01.jpg

12. Causes of a Major Event
2.research causes
Primary Sources
•Online Catalog
Advanced search:
search black death in keyword and sources in subject

13. Causes of a Major Event
2.research causes
(Primary sources continued)
Databases (History)
• Ancient & Medieval History
Online
• World History In Context
A flea infected with yersinia pestis. 2006. National Institute
of Allergies and Infectious Diseases. Wikimedia
Commons. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 6 July 2012.
<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flea_infected_wit
h_yersinia_pestis.jpg>

14. Ancient & Medieval History Online

15. Ancient & Medieval History Online

16. World History In Context
Select Primary
Sources
Then enter
search term(s)

17. Causes of a Major Event
2.research causes
Secondary Sources
• Online catalog
• Databases (HCC community only)
• Ancient & Medieval
History Online
• World History In Context
• Academic Search
Premier
• Online Books
• etc.

18. Bibliography, citations,
Why give credit? etc.
• Show how hard you worked
• Help your readers understand what you based
your research on and give them a chance to
look further
• Give credit to authors who contributed to your
work
• Demonstrate your integrity and skill as a
responsible student and researcher
• Avoid plagiarism and copyright infringement
How to give credit
Most of the library databases provide citation formatting, but it’s a good idea
to eyeball them before using them in your paper.
• MLA (from the OWL at Purdue)
• Chicago (from the OWL at Purdue)
• MLA Citation Guide (AAU Library – art oriented citations)