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over weekend: begin research (browse + search; start log; check 2 databases)
— post short blog entry detailing 1 search activity (specify)
M 22-Sep Activity/focus: “Information Literacy” skills cont’d
- » Discuss “best practices” + research activities (in-progress log, toward Annotated Bib.)
— including results from trying search + browse + resources
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via CULibrary: Art Full Text, ARTbibliographies Modern, Proquest Art History,
Oxford Art Online (“Includes the Grove Dictionary of Art, the best source for encyclopedia entries on artists, styles, periods, materials or techniques.” + Encyclopedia of Aesthetics + The Oxford Companion to Western Art)
— protip: off-campus access help
» for “Research Log”: use Google Docs (recommended), Evernote, Zotero (other applications?)
- Initial Research (focused search & browse) areas/categories:
— artform, medium, technology (hardware + software/process), historical context
optional: artist (example), specific artworks, movement/trends
W 24-Sep Continue research: update log (and share with GH)
- class preparation: have 1 academic article to discuss (read/notes)
— research with focus (keywords/abstracts) + in additional areas (7 categories)
» Activity/Groups: evaluating compiled materials (toward bibliography)
Blog entry (due Thurs): discuss 1 academic article from research
- — discuss how might use in project (toward annotation in Bib.)
- Continue research (+ update log!)
F 26-Sep Read: excerpts from Short Guide to Writing About Art (Barnet) — PDFs in Drive + D2L
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— read for discussion/activity: Art History Paper (brief guide) PDF
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» Activity: Essay preparation—organization (create draft outline)
→ Purdue OWL pages: Outlines
- looking ahead: PurdueOWL on Using Research & Essay Writing
Due (S 9/28): Annotated Bibliography (5 points) — instructions below
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