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Library Resources & Decorative Arts
Jenna Rinalducci (Liaison Librarian) [email protected] or 703-993 3720
http://gmutant.gmu.edu/hda
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Library Resources Library Website:
http://library.gmu.edu Ask-a-Librarian→ IM… InfoGuides & Research Portals
Library catalog: Books E-books Videos WRLC And more…
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More Library Resources
Research Databases
Arts Databases
Art Fulltext
Art & Architecture Complete
Design & Applied Arts (DAAI)
artnet Price Database Decorative Art
*Over 500 art journals in print & online
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More Library Resources
Research Databases
Arts Databases
Bibliography History of Art (BHA)
International Bibliography of Art (IBA)
Berg Fashion Library
ARTBibliographies Modern
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
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More Library Databases
Interdisciplinary Databases
Academic Search Complete (Visual Studies)
ProQuest Research Library (Journal of Glass Studies)
JSTOR (Artibus et Historiae, Museum Studies)
Humanities International Complete (Word & Image)
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More Art Resources
Image Databases
Art Museum Image Gallery
Oxford Art Online
ARTstor
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Unique Library Resources artnet Price Database - Decorative Art Berg Fashion Library
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Requesting Print Materials1. Need books located on Fairfax campus? Use
Document Delivery.
2. Want a journal article that’s only available
in print? These journals are primarily on
the Fairfax campus. Use Document
Delivery.
3. Need books or journal articles not available
through Mason? First, check the WRLC
catalog. If it’s not here, use Interlibrary
Loan.
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Services: Interlibrary Loan
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Document Delivery (Arlington student policies)
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Catalogs: Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC)
http://infoguides.gmu.edu/wrlc
http://catalog.wrlc.org
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Find an image & want to find out more
Peacocks and Peonies I (1882 )
By John La Farge
About John La Farge
Born: New York, New York 1835
Died: Providence, Rhode Island 1910
stained glass window frame:
112 x 51 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (284.5 x 130.3 x 16.5 cm)
Keywords
Animal - bird - peacock
Object - flower - peony
decorative arts - glass
glass
From: http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=14198
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Brainstorm: Search Terms
John La Farge OR La Farge, John
Decorative arts → Glass
Iconography OR Symbolism
Animal → Bird OR Peacock OR Feathers
Flower → Peony
Stained glass window → Glass painting and staining
Medieval (as influence)
Frederick Lothrop Ames (commissioned)
* Start with a general search & then refine
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Research Checklist
1. Identify main concepts.
2. Narrow or broaden your topic.
3. Keep a list of terms that work best
for your topic & add to it as you go.
4. This works whether you’re writing
a brief paper or an in-depth research
paper.
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Inside the Library
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Inside the Library
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Inside the Library
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Questions Brochures
Stop by the Reference Desk or call 703/993-2210
Ask-a-Librarian: http://library.gmu.edu/ask
Research Portal: http://gmutant.gmu.edu/hda
Art History InfoGuide:
http://infoguides.gmu.edu/arth
Visual Arts Liaison: Jenna Rinalducci
703/993-3720 or [email protected]
IM reference: Mondays, 7-10PM