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ARTH 440/599: Gender in Renaissance Art
Sexuality, Gender & Art in Early Modern Europe
Jenna Rinalducci
Art & Visual Technology Liaison Librarian
703-993-3720 or jrinaldu@gmu.edu
http://infoguides.gmu.edu/arth
What happens INBETWEEN picking a topic
& writing the paper? The Research Process.
1. Pick a topic
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6. Write the paper/Complete the project
2. Where to search (databases)
3. How to search (keywords)
4. How to get it (find the article)
5. Is what I’ve got any good?
InfoGuides
• Art History: http://infoguides.gmu.edu/arth
• Women & Gender Studies http://infoguides.gmu.edu/wgs
Library Resources
• InPrimo for initial browsing okay BUT not for
in-depth research
• Catalog (books, e-books, films, etc.)
• WRLC & ILL
• Research Databases (ARTICLES, e-books,
images…)
Where to Search: Databases
Super Stores
ProQuest Research LibraryMulti-subject, popular & scholarly articles, extensive full-text
Academic Search CompleteMulti-subject, popular & scholarly articles, extensive full-text
Specialty Stores
Subject-Based Databases
Art Full Text
Has full-text articles from over 300 journals & provides abstracts for over 600 other journals. Covers fine, decorative and commercial art, folk art, photography, film & architecture.
Women’s Studies International
Covers sociology, history, political science, public policy & education. Includes over 2,000 journals plus newspapers, book chapters, dissertations, etc.
Art History Databases
• Art & Architecture Complete
• Art Full Text
• Bibliography History of Art (BHA)
• ProQuest Arts Databases—International Bibliography of Art (IBA)
• JSTOR
• Humanities International Complete
• ARTstor (images)
Women & Gender Studies Databases• Women’s Studies International
• GenderWatch
• JSTOR
• Humanities International Complete
• ProQuest Research Library
• Academic Search Complete
How to SearchThe Starbucks Syndrome:
Finding the right search terms can make all the difference.
Examples• Shroud of Turin Holy Shroud
• Stained glass Glass painting and staining
InPrimo: Dutch Art Women
InPrimo: Judith Leyster
Catalog: Dutch Art Women
Art & Architecture Complete: Dutch AND Women in Art
Full Text Article
In Print: Mason Link
Available in Another Database
Adding Art Full Text
Women's Studies Databases: GenderWatch
How to Get It
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Questions?
Jenna Rinalduccijrinaldu@gmu.edu
703-993-3720http://infoguides.gmu.edu/arth