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Created: September 2009 ARTH 323: FIFTEENTH-CENTURY ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART Librarian: Louise Greene, Art Library Course Instructor: Professor Meredith Gill PURPOSE OF THIS LIBRARY INSTRUCTION SESSION The University of Maryland Libraries provide access to many sources of information useful for the study of Italian Renaissance Art. This session will offer an overview of research skills, library services and relevant resources including the Libraries' online Catalog, and subject-specific databases available through Research Port. For your convenience this Web page will remain accessible through the end of the semester. For additional information or research assistance please contact Louise Greene by email or telephone at 301-405-9064, or speak with a Reference Librarian at the Art Library. OUTLINE Navigating the Libraries Databases Other UM Libraries Resources Web Sites: A Sampling Navigating the Libraries Physical Library Navigation The University of Maryland Libraries comprise eight branches on the College Park campus. Most of the materials relating to art and architecture are located in the Art and Architecture Libraries. The College Park libraries are part of a larger state-wide consortium, USMAI, from which you may borrow materials. Features you'll find in each of the libraries include: Reference/Information Desk -- ask us for assistance Reference Collection -- non-circulating books for ready research Circulation/Reserve Desk -- borrow a book on reserve for your class Circulation Desk -- borrow or return a book Stacks -- regular size books (mezzanine level) Folio -- larger size books (main level) Periodicals -- journals, magazines and newspapers Public Computers -- access to the Libraries' Catalog, Research Port and more Pay-for-Print and Photocopy facilities Some Useful Reference Books in the Art Library: Barnet, Sylvan. A Short Guide to Writing About Art. 8th ed. New York: Longman, 2005. ART REF N7476.B37 2005. Benezit, E. Dictionary of Artists. Paris: Grund, 2006. ART REF N40.D5213 2006. Brumble, David H. Classical Myths and Legends in the Middle Ages and Renaissance: A Dictionary of Allegorical Meanings. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998. ART REF PN669.B78 1998. Dunkelman, Martha. Central Italian Painting: An Annotated Bibliography. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1986. ART STACKS N6919.C46D86 1986. Earls, Irene. Renaissance Art: A Topical Dictionary. New York: Greenwood Press, 1987. ART REF N6370.E27 1987. Ferguson, George. Signs and Symbols in Christian Art. New York: Oxford University Press, 1961. ART STACKS N7830.F37 1961. Jones, Lois Swan. Art Information and the Internet: How to Find it, How to Use It. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1999. ART REF N59.J66 1999. Nelson, Jonathan K. and Richard J. Zeckhauser. The Patron’s Payoff: Conspicuous Commissions in Italian Renaissance Art. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008. ART STACKS N5273.N45 2008. Richardson, Carol M., et al., eds. Renaissance Art Reconsidered: An Anthology of Primary Sources. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2007. ART STACKS N6370.R375 2007. Rosenberg, Charles. Fifteenth-Century North Italian Painting and Drawing: An Annotated Bibliography. Boston: G.K. Hall,1986. ART STACKS N6919.N67R67 1986. Straten, Roelof van. An Introduction to Iconography. Langhorne, PA: Gordon and Breach, 1994. ART REF N7565.S7713 1994. Thurston, Herbert. Butler's Lives of the Saints. Westminster, MD: Christian Classics, 1981. ART REF BX4654.B8 1981. Turner, Jane, ed. Encyclopedia of Italian Renaissance and Mannerist Art. New York: Grove's Dictionaries, 1999. ART REF N6370.E53 1999. Ward, Gerald W. R., ed. The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in Art. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. ART REF N8510.G76 2008. Wilk, Sarah. Fifteenth-Century Central Italian Sculpture: An Annotated Bibliography. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1986. ART STACKS NB619.C44W54 1986. Journals in the Art Library: Current issues are located in the reading room on the mezzanine level, shelved alphabetically by title for browsing. Titles of particular interest for the study of Italian Renaissance art include: Apollo, The Art Bulletin, Burlington Magazine, Journal of the Warburg & Courtauld Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, Mittelungen des Kunsthistorischen Institutes in Florenz, and Storia dell'Arte. Note that older issues are cataloged and shelved by call number; search for the journal title in the online Catalog to find the call number. To search the contents of these and many other art journals, use the major art databases listed below. return to top Virtual Library Navigation Begin your research at the UM Libraries home page (http://www.lib.umd.edu). Getting oriented: How Do I . . . ? offers quick access to library resources, services and information by type, including: borrowing from the UM Libraries using My Account to track due dates and renew books online using Interlibrary Loan to obtain items not owned by the UM Libraries accessing course reserves through ELMS Blackboard photocopying and printing in the libraries citing research sources and creating bibliographies evaluating Web sites finding subject guides to information resources finding this course page Research Skills: Basic research skills include searching the Catalog for books and journal titles; reading Catalog records to locate books and journals in the library; identifying and searching databases in Research Port for journal articles; using Find It links to locate the texts of articles online and/or in print. Using the Catalog to Find Books, Exhibition Catalogs, Journals, and More: Visit the UM Libraries home page and click on Catalog. Use the default view for a Basic Search of the College Park Catalog; use the drop-down menu to select a search type: word, title, author, call number, etc). Or, customize your search by selecting Advanced Search, Choose Campus or Journals (to search journal titles). Advanced searching offers drop-down menus to select multiple search types (Boolean searching using "and"/"or") and to limit your search by format, language, location, collection, and/or year. Search Tips: To search an exact phrase...use quotation marks "renaissance painting" To narrow your search...use AND renaissance and sculpture To broaden your search...use OR (painting or fresco) and renaissance To exclude a word from your search...use NOT (renaissance and art) not literature To search the root of a word...use the truncation symbol * art* will retrieve art, arts, and artist Useful Subject Headings / Search Terms: Art, Italian -- 15th century Art, Renaissance -- Italy Painting, Renaissance -- Italy Mural painting and decoration, Renaissance Drawing, Italian -- 15th century Arts, Renaissance -- Italy Sculpture, Renaissance -- Italy Art patronage -- Italy Artists and patrons -- Italy [names of individual artists or buildings] Architecture, Renaissance Using Research Port to Find Databases, Journal Articles, and E-journals: Visit the UM Libraries home page and click on Research Port. Begin your search for journal articles by selecting a database subject category such as Art and Art History or Architecture, then select a particular database by title; see databases linked below. Search E-journals by journal title, and then by topic within the journal. Be sure to click the Find It link on the item record for a list of options for locating the the text of the article in print and/or online! Locating Known Citations, Journal Articles: If you already have a citation for a journal article, a quick way to locate the text is to use the Full Text Finder. Be sure to search the title of the journal (not the title of the article), then click on "Find Article". return to top Databases The following useful databases are linked here for your convenience; they are also accessible through Research Port. Art Abstracts / Art Index Retrospective An index to journal articles, book and exhibition reviews, and reproductions of works of art from 1929-present on art of all periods, styles and media. ARTstor A repository of digital images representing many periods and cultures in architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, design, and other forms of visual culture. Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals An index of journal articles from 1934-present on architecture and design. Bibliography of the History of Art An index to articles from 1973-present on art of late antiquity to the present in journals, conference papers, books and catalogues. Dissertations and Theses Full Text An index to theses and dissertations from 1861 to the present; full text is available from 1997 to the present. Historical Abstracts An index to articles, books and dissertations from 1954-present on world history since 1450; excludes the US and Canada. JSTOR Electronic archive of major journals in the humanities and other disciplines. Includes complete runs of all journals indexed and full text of all articles up to the most current five years. Oxford Art Online (Formerly Grove Art) Includes the full text of the 34-volume Dictionary of Art with scholarly articles and links to images in museum collections worldwide. Periodicals Index Online An index to full runs of arts/humanities and social science journals published inernationally since the 19th-century. WorldCat A catalog of books, serial publications, and visual and archival materials in libraries worldwide. Items not owned by the UM Libraries can be requested through Interlibrary Loan. return to top Other UM Libraries Resources DRUM: Digital Repository at UM Guides to Information Resources Art Information: Browser's Guide to the Art Library Research Resources for Art, Art History and Archaeology Researching and Writing About Art and Artists: History, Theory and Criticism Visual Image Resources on the Web Research Skills: Evaluating Books and Periodicals Evaluating Web Sites Finding Library Items Using Call Numbers Identifying Periodical Types Integrating and Citing Sources Preparing an Annotated Bibliography Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources Bibliographic Citation Managers Tools for building and managing a personalized bibliographic database. return to top Web Sites: A Sampling Art History Resources on the Web: Renaissance Art in Italy Artcyclopedia ArtLex: A Visual Arts Dictionary Bildindex der Kunst und Architektur Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists Learner.org: Renaissance Medici Archive Project Metropolitan Museum of Art The Art of Renaissance Europe Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Europe, Renaissance Art National Gallery of Art--Italian Painting in the 15th Century National Museum of Women in the Arts Walters Art Museum: Art of Renaissance Europe Words of Art: An Online Glossary of Theory and Criticism for the Visual Arts The Years of the Cupola: Digital Archives of the sources of Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore return to top


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