HISTART R1B: History of Art: Wall Painting in Ancient Italy

Doe Reading Room

chennesy@library.berkeley.edu (Cody Hennesy) — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:27:10 -0700

UCB Libraries

chennesy@library.berkeley.edu (Cody Hennesy) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:43:54 -0700

The library website is your gateway to research at UC Berkeley.

Art History/Classics Library
Library hours and maps
Types of resources
Over ten million volumes
Several dozen libraries

This guide has been archived

chennesy@library.berkeley.edu (Cody Hennesy) — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:17:10 -0800

This course guide was created during a previous semester, and is no longer being actively maintained. Here is a list of current course guides.

Searching Library Catalogs

chennesy@library.berkeley.edu (Cody Hennesy) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:58:28 -0700

Use OskiCat to locate materials on the shelves of the UC Berkeley libraries and also to:

renew books online
find course reserves and to
place holds on items that are checked out.

Use Melvyl to locate materials at other campuses in the UC system, or worldwide, and also to

request materials from another library if we don't own it
find articles from some article databases
easily format a citation for copying into a bibliography

Oskicat Tips

chennesy@library.berkeley.edu (Cody Hennesy) — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:18:20 -0700

Search for author's name using the author search, e.g., Albenda, Pauline
Search for topics using a keyword search, e.g., ancient wall painting
Limit results by language (Modify search)
When the library is closed you can "browse" the shelves virtually by selecting a call number link in Oskicat.
Use My Oskicat to view your library account and renew books
Use the Request button to:
- page books in NRLF and
- recall books that are checked out
Ignore diacritics
- use Stephan Steingraber instead of Stephan Steingräber
- use c instead of ç
- use the transliterated spelling (for non-Roman languages)

Encyclopedias and dictionaries

chennesy@library.berkeley.edu (Cody Hennesy) — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:13:49 -0700

The sites below are good starting places and quick reference sources. See also the complete list of Classics dictionaries and encylopedias as well as Art History dictionaries and encyclopedias from the AH/C Library website.

The Theoi Project
A site exploring Greek mythology and the gods in classical literature and art. The aim of the project is to provide a comprehensive, free reference guide to the gods (theoi), spirits (daimones), fabulous creatures (theres) and heroes of ancient Greek mythology and religion.

Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (NX650 M9 L48, Room 308E)
This print encyclopedia is a monumental work of Greek, Etruscan and Roman mythological iconography. Entries in the text volumes are arranged in alphabetical order by mythological figure. Each detailed entry begins with cross-references and references to literary sources, bibliography, and a catalog of works of art with references to plate volumes.

Proxy server

chennesy@library.berkeley.edu (Cody Hennesy) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:38:24 -0800

To use library databases from off campus you have to set up the proxy server: this changes your browser settings.

Different browsers [Firefox, Chrome, Safari...] have different instructions- they are all here.
You can set it up on multiple devices
You log in with your CalNet ID
There's an alternative: the VPN

Where's the PDF?

chennesy@library.berkeley.edu (Cody Hennesy) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:58:29 -0700

Once you've used an article database to find articles on your topic, you may need to use this button: in order to locate and read the full text of the article.

UC-eLinks will link you to the online full text of an article if UCB has paid for online access; otherwise, UC-eLinks will help you locate a print copy on the shelf in the library. If UCB doesn't own the article in print or online format, UC-eLinks can also help you order a copy from another library.

For more information, watch this video tutorial (about 4 min.)

You can also set up UC-eLinks to work with Google Scholar. For more information, watch this video tutorial (about 2 min.)

Articles

chennesy@library.berkeley.edu (Cody Hennesy) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:35:12 -0700

The databases below are recommended for beginning your research, but if you aren't finding enough on your topic there, see also the Art Indexes page on the AH/C Library site.

Cite your sources

chennesy@library.berkeley.edu (Cody Hennesy) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:36:56 -0700

Citing Your Sources - a brief online guide to the main citation styles and a brief discussion on what constitutes plagiarism.
Cite Right: A Quick Guide to Citation Styles--MLA, APA, Chicago, the Sciences, Professions, and More (UCB-only access) Charles Lipson. Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 2006.
Many print editions throughout the libraries.
MLA handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th edition. New York : Modern Language Association of America, 2009.
Doe Reference Reference Hall LB2369 .G53 2009
Main Gardner Stacks LB2369 .G53 2009
Many older editions available throughout the UCB libraries.

Be Critical

chennesy@library.berkeley.edu (Cody Hennesy) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:37:46 -0700

Critically Analyzing Information Sources (Cornell)

Doing good research requires different skills than searching. Searching online encourages ways of thinking that can create false expectations and poor research results. Here are a few tips:

Slow down.
Look at the advanced search page
Iterative searching
- Learn from the search results
- Too many results? Too few?
- Look at citations from good sources
Try
- Various keywords
- Various subjects
- Multiple databases (information silos!)

Searching for scholarly sources

choose the right database
limit results to "peer-reviewed" sources

Chat and email reference

chennesy@library.berkeley.edu (Cody Hennesy) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:44:36 -0700

Go to the research help page to have librarians answer your questions online:

24/7 Chat Reference
Email Reference
Phone Reference
Library Liaisons (for in-depth, upper-level research)