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Introduction
This guide supports Native North American Art (ARTH 340) students in researching native artists and collectives, using primarily electronic resources available through the EWU Libraries.
Below you will find 3 suggested steps for researching your artist/collective, with links to relevant resources and some directions and tips.
You will also find suggestions for evaluating your sources for reliability and credibility.
Please don't hesitate to be in touch with me to request assistance with research for this project. My email address is rkrause3@ewu.edu or message me through Canvas.
Best of luck with your assignment!
Rose Krause, Librarian for Art
Link to Powerpoint presentation used for demonstration videos linked below (You'll be prompted to "Enroll" in my Canvas site, which is where these files live).
Video 1: Introduction; Evaluating Sources; Grove Art (Step 1)
Video 2: Scholarly Articles and Books (Library Catalog) (Step 2)
Video 3: Websites and Website Evaluation (Step 3); How to Get Help; Session Evaluation
Step 1 - Grove Art (Oxford Art Online)
- Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new windowArt reference works, including Grove Art Online (Dictionary of Art) and the Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Featuring articles, images, and bibliographies written by scholars in the field of visual culture.
Grove Art: Access restricted to 8 users at a time.
Benezit: Access restricted to 1 user at a time. Try again later if you cannot access these resources.
**Please note that not all artists and collectives will have entries in Grove Art. If there is an entry on your artist/collective, then this is a great source of background information.**
- Search for your artist/collective's name to see if there is an entry in Grove Art.
- View the Grove Art video tutorial available on Canvas (sign in with your EWU SSO).
- Use quotation marks around the artist's name to specify that you want the entire name to be searched, such as "Marie Watt".
- Use the PDF icon in the upper right area of the window to export a copy of the entry.
- Use the bibliography and publications list at the end of the entry to identify additional sources of information.
Step 2 - Scholarly Articles and Book Chapters
Use the EWU Library catalog to locate electronic scholarly articles and books on your artist/collective.
Search by artist/collective name and limit to "Available online". This will allow you to see only content available online. Also use the Format facet to exclude Newspaper Articles and Reviews.
See Video 2 and the Powerpoint presentation for instructions on how to search and access resources.
- EWU Library Catalog This link opens in a new window
This link opens in a new window
Search for books, videos, articles and more at EWU Libraries, Summit Libraries and beyond. While not required, if you want the full functionality (save or request items, etc.), please sign in with your NetID.
Step 3 - Websites
Please see Video 3 and the Powerpoint slides for guidance on searching and evaluating websites.
For some criteria to use when evaluating websites, visit the EWU Libraries' Evaluating Websites page.
Session Evaluation
Please complete an evaluation in Survey Monkey that tells me what went well and didn't go well in these recorded sessions. The survey is anonymous and has nothing to do with your performance in this course.
Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CCJRJXZ
Thank you for your feedback!