Research Guides: Issues in Contemporary Art: Mapping

Research Assignment Project 2

Devise a strategy to track your research journey
- Keywords, information sources, concepts and sub-concepts
- Collect permalinks to articles, use this Tip Guide
Utilize information products that provide foundational information
- Links below include textbooks, handbooks and encyclopedias
- Determine print or online format
Know how to work with "Tertiary" Sources
- Browse versus Search
- Locate and cite the Secondary and Primary Sources

Develop and refine an open-ended research question
- How? Why? What If? In What Way ... ?
- Learn from your research and follow new leads

Methods and Theories of Art History
Call Number: Online
The questions included at the end of each chapter provide models of strong research questions

Grove Art Online/Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window
Offers more traditional research tools. Note: Access is limited to 6 simultaneous users. If you can't gain access, try again later.
Bloomsbury Design Library This link opens in a new window
Offers instant, searchable access to a broad range of over 100 reference works, e-books, images, and exhibitions collections. Topics cover design and crafts worldwide, from 1500 BCE to the present day (updated annually).
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
When searching, use the Subject Filter for Art. Also offers "Mind Maps" in some results

Wikipedia
Crowd-sourced information with high quality ones linking out to reputable sources

Link to Credo Concept Map of Postmodernism
You can see various aspects of the topic and click on any of the nodes to redo the search