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Art 108- Library Orientation
Lucena Valle Instructor
- Karen Bourgaize, Librarian
April 21, 2010
Reference books
Art in Latin America : the modern era, 1820-1980 N6502.4.A3 1989 REF
Arte Chicano : a comprehensive
annotated bibliography of Chicano art, 1965-1981 / compiled
by Shifra M. Goldman and Tomás Ybarra- Frausto ; with an
introduction by the compilers.
NX512.3.M4G64 1985 REF
Encyclopedia of Mexico : history, society
& culture
F1204.E539 1997, 2 volumes REF
Encyclopedia of world art.
N31.E533, 9 volumes
REF
Encyclopedia of world cultures, 10v
GN307.E53 1991 v.1 REF, ONLINE
Framing America : a social history of American art N6512.P59 2002
REF
Historia
general del arte mexicano N6550.H5, 3 volumes
REF
History of
modern art : painting, sculpture, architecture,
photograph N6490.A713 1998 REF
Latin American
art : an introduction to works of the 20th century N6502.5.C44 1989 REF
Latin American art in the
twentieth century N6502.5L374 1996 REF
Mexico : an encyclopedia of
contemporary culture and history F1234.C67 2004
REF
Mexico: a history in art N6550.S6 REF
Mexico : splendors of thirty centuries / the
Metropolitan Museum of Art ; introduction by Octavio Paz N6550.M48 1990
REF
St. James
guide to Hispanic artists : profiles of Latino and Latin
American artists N6538.H58S7 2002
REF
The ancient Americans : a reference guide to the art,
culture, and history of pre-Columbian North and South
America E59.P42S3613 2001, 2 volumes REF
The color encyclopedia of world art / by Jay Jacobs N31.J32 1975
REF
The dictionary
of art N31.D5 1996, 34 volumes REF
Library
Web site - the best place to start your
research!
How to find
books in the
Library Catalog
- WebCat
Use the Library Catalog -
Rio WebCat
- to find books on your subject.
The general call number range for books on all aspects
of art is N1 – NX765. More specific call numbers for
Mexican art and artists may be found by searching the
catalog for the following subjects:
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ART |
PAINTING |
MISCELLANEOUS |
ARTISTS |
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Art, Mexican
Art - Mexico
Aztec art
Death in art
Folk art - Mexico
Indian art - Central Mexico
Indian art – Mexico
Maya art
Olmec art |
Aztec painting
Painting, Mexican
SCULPTURE
Maya sculpture |
Aztecs - Antiquities
Mexican American art
Mexico - Antiquities
Mural painting and
decoration, Mexican
Pottery, Mexican |
Artists – Mexican
Mexican American artists
Potters – Mexico
Covarrubias, Miguel
Kahlo, Frida Orozco, José Clemente Posada, José Guadalupe
Rivera, Diego
Siqueiros, David Alfaro
Tamayo, Rufino |
How to find
journal, magazine, and newspaper articles
Journal and
magazines usually provide the most current information
on a topic. The
Library has several magazines that focus on art:
ArtWEEK N1.A78x ArtNews N1.A6
To find articles on your topic, use one of the online
databases listed below. In most cases these databases
will provide
full-text articles on almost every topic. Conduct your
search in these databases by using the following subject headings and
keywords:
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ART |
PAINTING |
MISCELLANEOUS |
ARTISTS |
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Art, Mexican
Art - Mexico
Aztec art
Death in art
Folk art - Mexico
Indian art - Central Mexico
Indian art – Mexico
Maya art
Olmec art |
Aztec painting
Painting, Mexican
SCULPTURE
Maya sculpture |
Aztecs - Antiquities
Mexican American art
Mexico - Antiquities
Mural painting and
decoration, Mexican
Pottery, Mexican |
Artists – Mexican
Mexican American artists
Potters – Mexico
Covarrubias, Miguel
Kahlo, Frida
Orozco, José Clemente Posada, José Guadalupe
Rivera, Diego
Siqueiros, David Alfaro
Tamayo, Rufino |
For
historical research (generally anything published before
1985) use print indexes.
ProQuest
In Advanced mode
click on "Select Multiple Databases"
Click on "Clear All
databases"

Find PROQUEST RESEARCH LIBRARY
and select ARTS MODULE

Click CONTINUE

Search by:

ArtCyclopedia.com
search by artist, title of artwork, name or location
of museum.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
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Example search: David Siqueiros
Gale Biography In Context
- Example: Remedios
Varo
Google Book Search
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http://books.google.com
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Example: art viceregal latin america
ARTstor
What is ARTstore?
Contributors include: museums,
educational institutions, art institutions, and
individuals .
The ARTstore Offers:
Copyright
permission to scholars, students, instructors for
educational use
Software
Offline Image
Viewer or OIV)
to create presentations (online or offline)
Image file
management of ARTstor images, your own images on ARTstor
Password-protection for shared files (with instructor
privileges)
Students can
create presentations/portfolios using the ARTstor
software
Registered users
have the ability to:
- Create and save groups
of images
- Add personal notes to
images
- Access
password-protected folders created by instructors at RHC
- Use stable URL links of
images and image groups
- Use ARTstor's
Offline
Image
Viewer presentation
software
- Create and give
presentations with OIV without having to access
ArtStor online
How to find
images using
ARTstor
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Must register ON CAMPUS to
be able to use ARTstore remotely or contact Adele x3417
or 4101
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Must re-register ON
CAMPUS every 120 days to keep your remote access
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ARTstore may time out
during peak periods if you have a slow DSL connection
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Not recommended for
dial-up Internet users
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Must remove any pop-up
blockers while using ARTstore
Demonstration
To register, click on
"GO" button

If you already
registered, please enter login and password

Perform Basic
search. Example: Frida Kahlo
Click on
GO
Once you displayed images in ARTStore, you can
select images
for your presentation by clicking once on the image.
The image will highlight yellow.
Go to
Organize--Save
selected images to -- New group.
Select
My Work Folder
and give a name to your Group.

You can be more
specific in Advanced search. For example you can indicate
whether you want to search:
- in any field
- in Title only
- in Creator only

Images can be displayed either as large or
small thumbnails


To share image URL:
To view images as power Point Presentation, you have to
download Offline Viewer.
Click on Tools --
Download Offline Presentation Tool (OIV)
Once you have an
Offline Viewer (OIV)
installed, open the OIV, select
Create a new
presentation from ARTStore images.

Go to Insert --
Image Groups from ARTStore
It will ask for your authentication information
(your email and password that you registered with)
Double click on
My Work Folder
Select the group that you want to view as presentation
and click on
Download

Click on
View --
Image Palette
Presentation
ARTStor Video
Tutorial
http://library.riohondo.edu/camtasia/website/ARTstor.html
Internet
resources can be a valuable source for supplementing the
information you have gathered from books and
periodicals. It is important to evaluate the
information you get from the Internet and determine
whether it
is reliable and useful to your research.
ancientmexico.com – The Art, Culture, and
History of Ancient Mesoamerica
http://www.ancientmexico.com
Ancient Mexican Art
http://www.nmai.si.edu/exhibitions/ancient/english/index.html
Art &
Artisans
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/arts.html
Mexico Art
http://universes-in-universe.de/america/mex/english.htm
The
Diego Rivera Virtual Museum
http://www.diegorivera.com/index.php
MesoWeb
http://www.mesoweb.com/
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm
SPARC Murals
http://www.sparcmurals.org
Local Museums
Los
Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
http://www.lacma.org/
Museum of
Latin American Art (MoLAA)
http://www.molaa.org/
San Diego
Museum of Art
http://www.sdmart.org/
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