CLE9010 Global Encounters
Exploring Library’s resources
Lingnan University Library
Feb 2014
Terence Cheung – Reference Librarian
Tel: 2616 8572 Email: terencecheung@ln.edu.hk
What library service do you
use?
What sources do you use for
your research?
Any problems?
Today’s Contents
•Basic Research Concept & Searching
Techniques
•Library Catalogue & 1-Search
•Databases related to Visual Studies
ARTstor
Grove Art Online
• Encyclopedia Britannica
•Plagiarism
•Citation – Chicago Citation Style
•Q&As
By the end of this workshop, you
will be able to:
• have an overview on different types of resources in
order to select the most appropriate tools in doing
research.
• apply different search strategies in using the library
online catalogue, 1-search, and other Visual Studies
related databases in order to extract relevant
information efficiently and effectively.
• Have an understanding of the basic knowledge on
using Chicago style of citation
What do you do before you do a
research?
What
Who
When
Why
Where
Don’t need all the answers at the beginning!!!
Research Techniques
Boolean Operators
AND – both terms will appear in the result.
e.g. painting AND Chinese
OR –
at least either one of the terms
will appear in the result.
e.g. Chinese OR Buddhist
NOT– only find items that do not
contain the search term.
e.g. painting NOT Buddhist
painting AND Chinese OR
Buddhist
What will you find?
Research Techniques
Parenthesis
( ) Use parenthesis ( ) to group words
together and set the order of the search
when using Boolean Operators.
e.g. use painting AND (Chinese OR
Buddhist) will find items with painting
and Chinese or items with painting and
Buddhist in the result.
Research Techniques
Phase Search
“ “
Use quotation mark for the exact
phase.
e.g. use “art history” will find the
exact phrase art history in the
result instead of items contains art
and history separately.
Research Techniques
Wildcards
?
Use question mark for one letter
truncation.
e.g. use wom?n will find women or
woman in the result.
*
Use asterisk for several letters
truncation.
e.g. use behavior* will find behavior,
behavioral, behaviorist, behaviorism, or
behaviorally in the result.
Evaluating Information
•
Authorship and Publishing Body: WHO is the author /
publisher?
•
Target Group: WHO is the intended audience?
•
Currency: WHEN was the information released?
•
Purpose: WHY this information was written?
•
Referral: HOW did the author find this information? Are
there references to other sources?
•
Accuracy : Is the information accurate? Double check with
other sources?
Guides@LU
Guide for
research and
using databases
Guide for Visual
Studies
We have over 260 databases.
Good and Bad!!!
Databases by types, subjects, A-Z
Use the database’s user guide
User Guide
1-Search
Input the search
terms
Click this
icon to
save the
article to
the list.
Narrow down
your search by
different criteria
Research Techniques
How to narrow down your search
•
Use more search terms
•
Limit the time frame
•
Limit to scholarly publications
•
Select appropriate content types
•
Select appropriate subject
•
Select appropriate sources
1-Search Advanced Search
Advanced
Search
Search by title, author, publication, etc.
Search by title, author, publication, etc.
Sort the results by :
-relevance
-date
To limit
your
search (to
have more
precise
results) by
selecting
these
facets
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How to View the Full-text ?
Click “Full Text
Online” to see the
online journal
article, normally
you will be linked
to a “Check for
Full Text” page
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How to View Full-text ?
Click “Article”, then a
new webpage ,
containing links to view
the article, will appear.
Click
“Journal”
and access
the journal
article by
year/volume
/page
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Practice 1: Perform your search in One-Search
i.
Find resources on China trade AND Export art
No. of results:
ii.
Limit results by Content type: Dissertation/Thesis
No. of results:
iii.
What if limit results by Content type: Journal article
No. of results:
iv.
Click on the Full Text Online for one of the results on your list
v.
Bonus question: Put quotation marks (“ “) around phrases
No. of results:
Are the results more relevant?
□
Yes
□
No
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Exercise 1: Which of the following is the title
of the dissertation/thesis on the topic of
Japanese art and Impressionism?
A.
Japanesque: The Japanese Print in the Era of
Impressionism
B.
A new impression of impressionism: FIVE
STAR Edition
C.
The impact of East Asian art within the early
impressionist circle, 1856-1868
D.
ArtHop shines with impressionism, 'extract
expression'
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Exercise: Which of the following is the title
of the dissertations/theses on the topic of
Japanese art and Impressionism?
The answer is C
•
Perform a keyword search on “Japanese art”
AND impressionism
•
Limit the search to “Dissertation/Thesis”
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ARTstor
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ARTstor
Limited by
“Classification”
,“Geography”,
etc.
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ARTstor – Exercise
Try to search a Chinese painting on Chinese woman
within the classification of “Fashion, Costume and
Jewelry”. Which is the one you found?
A.
C.
B.
D.
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ARTstor – Exercise
Try to search a Chinese painting on Chinese woman within
the classification of “Fashion, Costume and Jewelry”.
Which is the one you found?
The answer is C
•
Perform a keyword search on “Chinese
woman”
•
Limit the search to “Fashion, Costume and
Jewelry” under classification
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Grove Art Online (Oxford Art Online)
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Grove Art Online
e.g. Francois Boucher
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Grove Art Online
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Grove Art Online &
The Oxford Companion to Western Art
Enlarge image
Biography
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Grove Art Online
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Grove Art Online - practice
i.
Search for images that have the keyword porcelains.
No. of results:
ii.
Narrow your search by Image
No. of results:
iii.
Click on one image most relevant to you and write down:
Image title:
iv.
Click on the cite button
v.
Copy and paste the citation (choose Chicago style) into a new
Word document.
on the top menu bar
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Encyclopedia Britannica
e.g. Dada
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica
Show you related
Artists
Encyclopedia Britannica
What is Plagiarism?

According to Oxford English Dictionary , Plagiarism refers to:
 The action or practice of taking someone else‘s work, idea, etc.,
and passing it off as one's own; literary theft.
 A particular idea, piece of writing, design, etc., which has been
plagiarized; an act or product of plagiary.

Plagiarism -- 學術剽竊 (online video) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0R4WzbOGIY&feature=youtu.be

Plagiarism: How to avoid it (Bainbridge College) (Online video) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q0NlWcTq1Y
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User Guide: http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/bibliography_plagiarism
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Citation
Citation
Citation
Chicago-Style Citation
Chicago citation style - Books and journal articles
by Genesee Community College
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pUE_hdNjSo&
list=UUA4TVHj1LmiEyTO-3kwOAiw
Chicago-Style Citation 16th edition
• Book – one author
Notes
1. Michael Pollan, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A
Natural History of Four Meals (New York: Penguin,
2006), 99–100.
2. Pollan, Omnivore’s Dilemma, 3.
Bibliography
Pollan, Michael. The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A
Natural History of Four Meals. New York:
Penguin, 2006.
Chicago-Style Citation - Book – one author
Authors come first and are
always first name last name
The title comes second. All italicized and each
major word in the title is capitalized
Notes
1. Michael Pollan, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A
Natural History of Four Meals (New York: Penguin,
Last comes the exact page that you are
(Location of publisher:
2006), 99–100. quoting or paraphrasing
Name of Publisher, Year
2. Pollan, Omnivore’s Dilemma, 3. ofthirdPublication), come
Short Note
Only the first line is indented and all are single spaced
Authors come first and are
always last name first name
The title comes second. All italicized and that
each major word in the title is capitalized
Bibliography
Pollan, Michael. The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A
Natural History of Four Meals. New York:
Penguin, 2006.
(Location of publisher:
Do not include page numbers
Every line but the first is indented and all are single spaced
Name of Publisher, Year of
Publication), come last
Chicago-Style Citation
• Journal article
Notes
1. Joshua I. Weinstein, “The Market in Plato’s
Republic,” Classical Philology 104 (2009): 440.
2. Weinstein, “Plato’s Republic,” 452–53.
Bibliography
Weinstein, Joshua I. “The Market in Plato’s
Republic.” Classical Philology 104 (2009):
439–58.
Chicago-Style Citation – Journal article
Authors come first and are
always first name last name
Article title in quotation marks comes second.
Each major words are capitalized
Notes
1. Joshua I. Weinstein, “The Market in Plato’s
Republic,” Classical Philology 104 (2009): 440.
Short Note
2. Weinstein, “Plato’s Republic,” 452–53.
Third comes the name of
the journal in italics
Fourth comes the volume number, then no.
followed by the issue number, (year of publication):
Only the first line is indented and all are single spaced
Authors come first and are
always last name first name
Last comes the exact page
that you are quoting or
paraphrasing
Article title in quotation marks comes second.
Each major words are capitalized
Bibliography
Weinstein, Joshua I. “The Market in Plato’s
Republic.” Classical Philology 104 (2009):
439–58.
Last comes the page
number of the article
Third comes the name of
the journal in italics
Every line but the first is indented and all are single spaced
Fourth comes the volume number, then
no. followed by the issue number, (year
of publication):
Chicago-Style Citation
• Book published electronically
Notes
1. Philip B. Kurland and Ralph Lerner, eds., The
Founders’ Constitution (Chicago: University of Chicago
Press, 1987), accessed February 28, 2010, http://presspubs.uchicago.edu/founders/. Last comes the date of access and DOI or
stable URL or the document or accession
number/ID
Bibliography
Kurland, Philip B., and Ralph Lerner, eds. The Founders’
Constitution. Chicago: University of Chicago Press,
1987. Accessed February 28, 2010. http://presspubs.uchicago.edu/founders/.
Chicago-Style Citation
• Article in an online journal
Notes
1. Gueorgi Kossinets and Duncan J. Watts, “Origins of
Homophily in an Evolving Social Network,” American
Journal of Sociology 115 (2009): 411, accessed February
28, 2010, doi:10.1086/599247.
Last comes the date of access and DOI or
stable URL or the document or accession
number/ID
Bibliography
Kossinets, Gueorgi, and Duncan J. Watts. “Origins of
Homophily in an Evolving Social Network.” American
Journal of Sociology 115 (2009): 405–50. Accessed
February 28, 2010. doi:10.1086/599247.
Chicago-Style Citation
• Electronic source caption
Chicago-Style Citation
• Electronic source caption
Chicago-Style Citation
Electronic source caption
Figure 3. Leonardo da Vinci:
‘Mona Lisa’, panel, 600×470
mm, c. 1500–07 (Paris, Musée
du Louvre); Photo credit:
Réunion des Musées
Nationaux/Art Resource, NY."
In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art
Online,
http://www.oxfordartonline.com/
subscriber/article/img/grove/art/
F014932 (accessed September
22, 2011).
Important points for citation
1. Consistency
- Do not mix up two or more
different formats in one citation
- Do not include two or more
different formats in a piece of
writing
Important points for citation
2. Cite when you paraphrase the authors' ideas
3. Cite when you quote a source directly
- Quotation marks " " : To quote the idea
He asserts, "This new style, variously called late Baroque,
early Georgian, or Queen Anne, was a blend of several
influences, including Baroque, classical, and Asian." 1
- Ellipses ... : To be used before and after the direct
quote, in order to indicate the quoted words are come
from the middle of a paragraph or a sentence
He wrote, " … called late Baroque, early Georgian, or Queen
Anne, was a blend of several influences… " 1
Important points for citation
Is there any exception that is no need to provide citation?
Yes.
If you mention common knowledge, which are the facts
that everyone knows, you do not need to give citations
to them.
Examples:
- Light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison.
- The World War II ended in 1945.
- There are 50 states in the USA.
Chicago-Style Citation
Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide
.html
The Chicago manual of style online [electronic resource]
http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/eresources/restrict/chicagom
anual.html
Chicago-Style Citation - Exercise
1. Form a group of 2-3 persons.
2. In the given envelop, you will find pieces of paper with
parts of a citation.
3. One set in pink (for book) and one set in blue (for
journal article), separate them first.
4. Make one Chicago-style citation note for a book (pink).
5. Make one Chicago-style citation bibliography for a
journal article (blue).
6. The fastest team with the correct answer is the winner.
Chicago-Style Citation Exercise
3. Make one Chicago-style citation note for a book (pink).
4. Make one Chicago-style citation bibliography for a
journal article (blue).
•
Book – one author
Notes
1. Michael Pollan, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural
History of Four Meals (New York: Penguin, 2006), 99–100.
•
Journal article
Bibliography
Weinstein, Joshua I. “The Market in Plato’s Republic.”
Classical Philology 104 (2009): 439–58.
Chicago-Style Citation Exercise
3. Make one Chicago-style citation footnote for a book (pink).
Answer: A. 1, 6, 9
Anne D'Alleva, How to Write Art History (London:
Laurence King Publishing, 2006), 55.
4. Make one Chicago-style citation bibliography for a journal
article (blue).
Answer: C. 2, 7, 10
Rubin, Patricia. "Art History from the Bottom Up." Art History
36, no. 2 (2013): 280-309.
The next best thing to
knowing something is
knowing where to find it.
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) British author.
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