Presented by Library Reference Services
All workshops are at Noon in Library #413
Introduction to Finding Articles On the Visual Arts
Friday, October 9
If you are a new student starting your research on the visual arts or a returning student who needs a database refresher, then attend this workshop about finding articles on the visual arts. We’ll discuss search strategies and features of five databases: Art Full Text/Art Retrospective, Artbibliographies Modern, Bibliography of the History of Art, JSTOR and Wilson OmniFile Fulltext Mega. Bring your questions for sample searches. E-mail sfortin@scad.edu to reserve your seat.
Zotero: Bibliographies Made Easy
Friday, October 16
Need help creating citations for your bibliography? Trying to keep track of the research you’ve done for a project or thesis? Let Zotero help you. In this workshop, we’ll explore Zotero, a free, Web-based tool that will help you save, organize and format your resources for a bibliography. E-mail sfortin@scad.edu to reserve your seat.
Creative Research
Friday, October 30
Do you want to expand your research beyond the traditional sources? Are you looking to integrate creativity into your scholarly work? Then come to this workshop in which we’ll discuss creative techniques for generating ideas, discover unusual resources and integrate those resources into a paper or presentation. E-mail sfortin@scad.edu to reserve your seat.
Sacred Art
Friday, November 6
In this workshop, we’ll find images of sacred art and architecture from the world’s religions. We’ll discuss resources that will help you decode these images and further your scholarly research. We’ll end by looking at contemporary artists who incorporate religion into their work. E-mail sfortin@scad.edu to reserve your seat.