CST 7205:  AESTHETICS AND PHILOSOPHY OF THE ARTS

RESEARCH RESOURCE PAGE

LIBRARIAN: Ken Frankel

OCTOBER 17, 2006

Objectives: Following this session you should know how to: Use the new FAU Library Catalog to locate books and other materials owned by the Library Log into EZproxy (when, how and why) Understand the difference between electronic journals and databases Become aware of and use the most important databases for conducting literature reviews in the discipline of education Use SFX to connect to full-text articles in different databases Determine if a periodical is peer-reviewed Locate other authors that have cited an article of interest using Web of Science Cite your sources Get additional help

I. LOCATING BOOKS AND OTHER LIBRARY MATERIALS :

FAU Library Catalog: click on "Catalog" or "Books". The following types of basic searches are available:

1. Search for Keyword(s): Searches for terms anywhere they appear in the catalog record. Search terms can be truncated with a ? e.g. philosoph? will search for philosophy, philosopher, philosophical, etc.
    

2. Browse Organized Lists: Use this search when you already know an author, title or subject heading. Some of the available options include:

   • Author’s Name: last name first, you don’t need to capitalize
   • Title: if a title starts with “The,” “A,” or “An,” omit that and skip to the next word
   • Subject, LC: must be entered in a very specific manner according the LC Subject Headings. You may get a cross-reference to use another term
   • If you're not finding anything with a subject search try a keyword search instead.
      
3. Journals/Serials: This search lets you know if the Library has a certain journal or magazine. However, it does not search for articles in journals. To do this use a database instead (see below). After searching for a journal title, click on the "Location" line to see which dates the Library owns. (Note: not all electronic journals are catalogued in the catalog. There is also a link to a separate list of all electronic journals available at FAU).

The Advanced search screen allows you to combine terms using "and, or, not" as well as limiting a search by location, date, format, or language.

II. ELECTRONIC JOURNALS:

Use this link to determine if the Library provides electronic access to a particular journal title. Click on the letter corresponding to the journal's title or type the title in the box next to "Title begins with." This box may also be used to search keywords in an electronic journal's title. The Citation Linker near the bottom of the page can be used to search for a specific article.

Note: when using the electronic journals from off-campus you must first log in through the EZ-Proxy link. You will need to enter the 14-digit number from your Owl Card in order to do this.

Selected Arts & Humanities Electronic Journals

III. SEARCHING FOR ARTICLES IN DATABASES:

To search for articles click on "Indexes/Databases" or "Articles". There are both alphabetical and subject listings of databases. The Library provides access to numerous databases containing indexes and abstracts, and in many cases full text content, of arts-related materials. A selection of these databases, as well as some additional useful tools is provided below.

Note: when using these databases from off-campus you must first log in through the EZ-Proxy link. You will need to enter the 14-digit number from your Owl Card in order to do this.

 

Art Index Full Text

Indexes periodicals covering all aspects of the visual arts from 1984 to present. Full-text coverage begins in 1997.
 

Art Index Retrospective

Art Index Retrospective is a bibliographic database that cumulates citations to Art Index volumes 1-32 of the printed index published between 1929-1984.
 

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals

Covers the literature of architecture and design, indexing more than 1000 US and foreign journals from the 1930s until the present.

Groveart

The most comprehensive online reference resource for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the 1990's.

Humanities Full Text

Subject areas include archaeology, area studies, art, classical studies, communications, dance, film, folklore, gender studies, history, journalism, linguistics, literary and social criticism literature, music, performing arts, philosophy, religion and theology. Full-text coverage begins in January 1995.

Music Index

Covering all styles and genres of music, The Music Index duly cites book reviews, obituaries, new periodicals, and news and articles about music, musicians, and the music industry.

New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians

Authoritative resource on all aspects of music. (Includes access to The Grove Dictionary of Opera Online.) 

The Philosopher's Index

A bibliographic database with informative, author-written abstracts covering scholarly research in all areas of philosophy. The literature covered goes back to 1940 and includes journal articles, books, book chapters such as contributions to an anthology, and book reviews.

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature

Offers a broad international coverage base and it includes music related works from articles, books, bibliographies, dissertations, film & video to concert reviews and recording notes - provided the items are of scholarly interest.

JSTOR

A database of full text scholarly journals covering subject areas that include art and art history, architecture and architectural history, archaeology, classical studies and philosophy. Includes complete back runs of journals, but usually not the most recent five years.

WorldCat

The world's most comprehensive bibliographic database, includes over 48 million records in over 400 languages worldwide. Includes records for books, documents, audiovisual materials, etc. Does not include citations for journal articles.
 

ProQuest Digital Dissertations

Covers every doctoral dissertation completed in the U.S. at accredited institutions for the last 150 years. It includes some master's theses and foreign language dissertations. The full-text of most recent (1997 to present) dissertations is available to download.

Web of Science

Three unique citation databases which allow searching cited references as well as traditional searches independently of in combination: the Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index. Sort search results by "Times Cited" to determine most influential articles.
 
RefWorks

With RefWorks, users can create their own personal database by importing references from online databases.  They can use these references in writing their papers and automatically format the paper and the bibliography in seconds.

Ulrichsweb.com

An international periodicals directory that identifies special features, such as: the presence of reviews or indexes; whether a journal is refereed; and which indexing/abstracting services cover the periodical.
   

IV. INTERLIBRARY LOAN:

Use this service to order materials the Boca Campus library does NOT own. You may order books, Articles, videos, etc. Use this service to order materials at the Jupiter or Port St. Lucie libraries to have the materials delivered to the Boca campus circulation desk. To set up this free service, create an account for "first time users" here.

V. CITING YOUR REFERENCES:

MLA style is the way to format research papers based on the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (New York: Modern Language Association, 2003). This book is available in the Reference area (LB 2369 G53 2003). Many quick reference guides to MLA & other styles are available on the Internet. An example from Purdue University is:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/

VI. RESEARCH ASSISTANCE:

Ask A Librarian Email and chat reference help

Reference desk phone number: 561-297-3785

Make an appointment with a librarian: One-on-one reference consultation

For Further assistance contact:

Ken Frankel, M.Ed, MLIS, (frankel@fau.edu), Reference Dept. (561-297-0079)