ARTH 489D: The Visual Cultures of Edo Japan, UM Libraries


Created: February 2009 ARTH 489D: The Visual Cultures of Edo Japan Librarian: Louise Greene, Art Library Course Instructor: Professor Alicia Volk PURPOSE OF THIS LIBRARY INSTRUCTION SESSION The University of Maryland Libraries provide access to many sources of information useful for the study of Japanese 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 Library Databases Web Sites: A Sampling Other UM Libraries Resources Navigating the Library 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 library staff for help 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 (Art Library: mezzanine level) Folio -- larger size books (Art Library: main level) Periodicals -- journals, magazines and newspapers Public Computers -- access to the Libraries' Catalog, Research Port and more Pay-for-Print and Photocopy facilities Browsing in the Art Library to Locate Books on the Art of Edo Japan: You can browse the Art Library collections in Japanese art in the following call number ranges; remember to check these shelf locations on both levels of the library: Japanese art (general) – N7350-7359; Japanese painting – ND1050-1059; Japanese prints – NE 1300-1325; Japanese ceramics – NK4167-4168. Note that books in these ranges will cover all time periods, not exclusively the Edo period. For books on Edo architecture, please visit the Architecture Library. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON THE ART OF EDO JAPAN Following is a sampling of resources in the Art Library on the art of Edo Japan; note that these do not include books on reserve for this course, which are listed on the syllabus. Reference Sources Baird, Merrily C. Symbols of Japan: Thematic Motifs in Art and Design. New York: Rizzoli, 2001. ART REF N7350.B233 2001. Barnet, Sylvan. A Short Guide to Writing About Art. 9th ed. New York: Longman, 2008. ART REF N7476.B37 2008. Munsterberg, Hugo, Dictionary of Chinese and Japanese Art. New York: Hacker Art Books, 1981. ART REF N7340.M78 1981. Newland, Amy Reigle, ed. The Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints. Amsterdam: Hotei Publishing, 2005. ART REF NE1310.H68 2005 (2 v.). Roberts, Laurance P. A Dictionary of Japanese Artists: Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Prints, Lacquer. New York: Weatherhill, 1977. ART REF N7358.R6 1977. Tazawa, Yutaka, ed. Biographical Dictionary of Japanese Art. New York: Kodansha, 1981. ART REF N7350.B448 1981. Turner, Jane, ed. Dictionary of Art. New York: Grove, 1996. ART REF N31.D5 1996 (34 v.). Also available online as Oxford Art Online through the UM Libraries Research Port. General Sources Books Addiss, Stephen. 77 Dances: Japanese Calligraphy by Poets, Monks, and Scholars, 1568-1868. Boston: Weatherhill, 2006. ART FOLIO NK3637.A2A33 2006. Addiss, Stephen. How to Look at Japanese Art. New York: Harry Abrams, 1996. ART STACKS N7350.A375 1996. Carpenter, John T., ed. Hokusai and His Age: Ukiyo-e Painting, Printmaking and Book Illustration in Late Edo Japan. Amsterdam: Hotei, 2005. ART FOLIO N7359.K37H65 2005. Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art. (30 v., catalogued individually): Mizuo, Hiroshi. Edo Painting: Sotatsu and Korin. v. 18. New York: Weatherhill, 1972. ART STACKS ND1053.5.M5913 1972. Yoshikawa, Itsuji. Major Themes in Japanese Art. v. 1. New York: Weatherhill, 1976. ART STACKS N7350.Y6313 1976. Bird, Richard. General Index. v. 31. New York: Weatherhill, 1980. ART STACKS N7350.B45 1980. Hickman, Money L. Painters of Edo Japan, 1615-1868. Indianapolis: Indianapolis Museum of Art, 2000. ART STACKS ND2071.H48 2000. Lillehoj, Elizabeth, ed. Critical Perspectives on Classicism in Japanese Painting, 1600-1700. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2004. ART STACKS ND1053.5.C75 2004. McKelway, Matthew P. Capitalscapes: Folding Screens and Political Imagination in Late Medieval Kyoto. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2006. ART STACKS ND1057.K88M43 2006. Exhibition and Collection Catalogues Kita, Sandy, James Douglas Farquhar, et al, (essays). The Floating World of Ukiyo-e: Shadows, Dreams and Substance. New York: Harry Abrams, 2001. ART FOLIO N7353.6.U35F58 2001. Lawton, Thomas. Beyond the Legacy: Anniversary Acquisitions for the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1998. ART FOLIO N7262.L34 1998. Leidy, Denise Patry. Treasures of Asian Art: The Asia Society’s Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection. New York: Asia Society; Abbeville Press, 1994. ART FOLIO N7262.A87 1994. McKee, Daniel. Japanese Poetry Prints: Surimono from the Schoff Collection. Ithaca, NY: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 2006. ART FOLIO NE1321.85.S87 2006. Moritoku, Hirabayashi, et al. Essays: Twelve Centuries of Japanese Art from the Imperial Collections. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1997. ART FOLIO ND1457.J32W376 1997. Nobuo, Tsuji. Japanese Masterworks from the Price Collection. Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 2007. ART FOLIO ND1053.5.J37 2007. Pope, John Alexander, et al. The Freer Gallery of Art. Tokyo: Kodansha, 1971. ART FOLIO N857.5.A58 1971 (v.2, Japan). Rappard-Boon, Charlotte van. Poetry and Image in Japanese Prints. Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum, 2000. ART FOLIO NE1321.85.S87R36 2000. Schapp, Robert. A Brush with Animals: Japanese Painting, 1700-1950. Boston: Society for Japanese Arts, 2007. ART FOLIO ND1053.5.B78 2007. Wilson, Richard L. The Potter’s Brush: The Kenzan Style in Japanese Ceramics. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 2001 ART FOLIO NK4167.5.W55 2001. Yonemura, Ann. Masterful Illusions: Japanese Prints in the Anne Van Biema Collection. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 2002. ART FOLIO NE1321.8.Y638 2002. Borrowing books from the library: You will need your current University ID card to borrow books from the library. You can monitor your library account and renew books online through the “My Account” link in the UM Libraries online catalog. Books on reserve for ARTH 489D are located behind the circulation desk. Note that you will need to know the call number for each reserve book you are requesting; reserve books circulate for a period of two hours. Journals in the Art Library: Current journals are located in the reading room on the mezzanine level, shelved alphabetically by title for browsing. 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 art journals, use the major art databases listed below. We are here to help: Please ask library staff for assistance at any time. For research assistance, you may contact me in my office, or by phone at 301-405-9064, or by email at: LWG@umd.edu. You may also visit the reference desk 10am-4pm Monday-Thursday. 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. Searching the Online Catalog to Locate Books on the Art of Edo Japan: To find general works, try the following search terms: “art japan edo”; “art japanese edo”; “art japanese edo exhibition”. For narrower searching, try “japanese edo calligraphy” or use a specific term or artist’s name, such as “ukiyoe”, “hokusai”, or “utamaro”. Note that Japanese-language materials are located in the East Asia collection at McKeldin Library. To limit your search to the Art Library collections, select the Advanced Search option, then select “Art (all)” from the Location menu. Using the Catalog to find Books, Exhibition Catalogs, Journals, Videos 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: author, title, call number, etc). Or, customize your search by selecting Advanced Search, Choose Campus, and/or Journals (to search for newspaper and magazine 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(s). Using Research Port to find Databases, Journal Articles, and Electronic 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 General/Multidisciplinary, then select a particular database by title. 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! Search Electronic Journals by journal title, and then by topic within the journal. More Basic Skills: Some Quick, Helpful Guides: Academic Integrity and Plagiarism Citation Systems and Style Manuals Integrating and Citing Sources Annotated Bibliography, Preparing Evaluating Books and Periodicals Evaluating Web Sites Finding Library Items Using Call Numbers Identifying Periodical Types Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources return to top Databases -- Accessible through Research Port Art Abstracts / Art Index An index to English- and foreign-language journal articles, book and exhibition reviews, and reproductions of works of art from 1929-present. ARTstor A repository of digital images from many periods and cultures representing 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 Asian Studies An index to Western-language books, journal articles, and conference proceedings, 1971-2001. Historical Abstracts An index to articles, books and dissertations from 1954-present on history topics of the period 1450 to the present -- excluding the US and Canada. Some full-text articles are available. JSTOR Electronic archive of core 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. WorldCat A catalog of books, serial publications, media, visual materials, musical scores, and archival materials in libraries worldwide. return to top Web Sites: A Sampling Freer and Sackler Galleries, Washington, DC. Search the online catalog of the Freer and Sackler Galleries Library through the Smithsonian Libraries. return to top Other UM Libraries Resources Guides to Information Resources Online guides to information resources, produced by librarian subject specialists. Art-related guides include: 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 Web Resources for Art, Art History and Archaeology RefWorks A Web-based bibliographic management tool that allows you to build your own online personal database, manage your references, and generate in-text citations and bibliographies in various citation styles. return to top


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