library instruction for pre-columbian art & architecture of peru
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Based on in-class library instruction for the course Pre-Columbian Art and Architecture of Peru. Created by J. RinalducciTRANSCRIPT
Pre-Columbian Art & Pre-Columbian Art & Architecture—Peru Architecture—Peru
DayDateTime
Professor
Inca Princess (Gran Ñusta Mama Occollo)Denver Art Museum
Inca Ritual Vessel
Art of the Andes
Moche Portraits
Moche textile fragmentTextile Museum of
Canada
Library ResourcesLibrary ResourcesLibrary Website
– Find books & articles– Writing Center– Visual Resources Center– Interlibrary Loan– Ask-a-Librarian
Library Catalog– Books– E-books– Videos
Storage Jar (Urpu)15th–early 16th century
Peru: InkaCeramic
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Research Databases
– Art Fulltext
– Wilson Omnifile Mega Edition
– JSTOR
– Project Muse– Bibliography History of Art (BHA)
– Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Library ResourcesLibrary Resources (continued)(continued)
Panpiper Vessel (14th–15th c.)Peru: Chimú
Silver, malachiteThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Inca ArchitectureInca ArchitectureInca AND Architecture Inca Architecture and Construction at
Ollantaytambo
Machu Picchu • Uncommon Structures, Unconventional Builders • Machu Picchu: A Civil Engineering Marvel (ch. 7: Building foundations…)
Peru AND Architecture Palaces and Power in the Americas…
Indians of South America Domestic Architecture, Ethnicity, and Complementarity in the South-central Andes e-book
Inca AND Cuzco The Development of the Inca State(topics: architecture, pottery, customs)
Inca* cities The Cities of the Ancient Andes
Finding BooksFinding Books
General Searches:
• Inca OR Incas (same pattern for other
groups of people)
•Peru and Antiquities
•Precolumbian OR Pre-columbian
Subject HeadingsSubject HeadingsMore specific searches by location/place, people, medium, time
period, theme, name of artist
Location:Location:
Peru, Civilization
Andes Region—Antiquities
Machu Picchu Site (Peru)
People:People:Incas
Chimu Indians
Indians of South America
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Medium:Medium:
Inca architecture
Mochica pottery
Indian architecture —Peru
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Time Period:Time Period:Andes Region—Antiquities
Peru – Antiquities
Tiwanaku Culture (specific time period)
Theme:Theme:
Social Life and Customs
Mythology
Rites and Ceremonies
Subject Headings (continued)Subject Headings (continued)
Finding ArticlesFinding ArticlesSearch Databases by Title or by Subject. Off campus, log-in with last name & ID #
Suggested Databases
Art Full Text and Art Retrospective
Wilson Omnifile Mega Edition
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Bibliography of the History of Art
JSTOR (full-text scholarly journals)
Project Muse (full-text scholarly journals)
Archaeology 1980 to present
American Anthropologist 1888-2006 (full-text in JSTOR)
American Antiquity 1935-2004 (1990+ →Latin American topics in Latin American Antiquity)
American Journal of Archaeology 1897-2002 (full-text in JSTOR)
Current Anthropology 1959-2006 (full-text in JSTOR)
Latin American Art 1989-1994
Bulletin of Latin American Research 1981-1996 (full-text in JSTOR)
Journal of Latin American Anthropology 1999-2006 (fulltext in Wilson Omnifile)
Journal of Latin American Studies 1969-2002(full-text in JSTOR)
J. of Latin American & Caribbean Anthropology April 2007+ (fulltext in Wilson Omnifile)
Latin American Antiquity 1990-2004(full-text in JSTOR)
Latin American Research Review 2003 to present(full-text in Project Muse)
Latin American Perspectives 1974-2004 (full-text in JSTOR)
Hispanic American Historical Review 1918-2004 (full-text in JSTOR)
JOURNALSJOURNALS*Similar search terms can be used for finding articles
WebsitesWebsites• Art History Resources on the Web: The Native Arts of the Americas and
Oceania http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHamericasoceania.html
• Central and Southern Andes: Native Peoples, 1400–1600 A.D.(Metropolitan Museum of Art—Timeline of Art History)http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/08/sanc/ht08sanc.htm
• Engineering in the Andes Mountains (webcast from The Library of Congress) http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=3839
• The Great Inca Rebellion (PBS NOVA Online)http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/inca/about.html
• Ice Mummies of the Inca (PBS NOVA Online) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/peru
• Inka Goblet-male and female jaguar (from the virtual tour of the National Museum of the American Indian)http://www.nmai.si.edu/exhibitions/all_roads_are_good/TourMaps.htm
More WebsitesMore Websites• Latin American Archaeological Sites and Cultures (Minnesota State University)
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/latinamerica/index.shtml
• The Lost Gods: Incas (Smithsonian Channel)http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/site/smithsonian/show_lostgods_incas.do
• Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas (The Field Museum)http://www.fieldmuseum.org/machupicchu/about.html
• Pre-Columbian Art (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston with Glassell Collection of Pre-Columbian Gold) www.mfah.org/main.asp?target=collection&par1=15
• Pre-Columbian Collection (Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection) http://www.doaks.org/pcwebsite/PCcollection.html
• Radiance from the Rain Forest: Featherwork in Ancient Peru (Metropolitan Museum of Art—Special Exhibitions)http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId={8EC0737D-EB75-45AF-A6C0-51C876CE8B23}
Researching a TopicResearching a Topic
SELECT A TOPIC
FIND BASIC INFORMATION
BROADEN OR NARROW TOPIC
LOCATE AND RETRIEVE MATERIALS
SELECT APPROPRIATE RESEARCH TOOLS
EVALUATE RESOURCES FOR RELEVANCE