African Art and Architecture

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African Art and Architecture

• Art History 102
• Bolaji Campbell
• Spring 2006

Ellie Nacheman Debra Cohen-Estes 454-6279
risdlib_at_risd.edu Laurie Whitehill Chong, Special
Collections 454-6227 lwhitehi_at_risd.edu
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How do you do your research?
Where do you begin?
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Research Strategies

• define your topic

• use the reference collection

• locate books

• find journal articles

• consider special collections, DVDs, and videos

• find relevant images

• search the Internet

• evaluate resources

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Define your topic first

• make lists of words that describe it
• add synonyms to your list
• add related words
• add broader or narrower words

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Brainstorming
dwellings folklore mythology wood-carving decorati
on customs symbolism antiquities stools gold-work
bronzes masks rituals religion aesthetics furnitur
e metal-work jewelry antiquities ornament
African art architecture sculpture terra-cotta pot
tery Africa, West ivories kente costume textiles
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Reference includes Dictionaries Encyclopedias Han
dbooks Guides Bibliographies Atlases RISD
Museum Publications
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Reference Dictionaries Ref. AZ 108 .B5313
1992 Dictionary of Symbolism Ref. AZ 108 .B78
1996 Illustrated Book of Signs Symbols Ref. AZ
108 .T74 2005 Complete Dictionary of
Symbols Ref. BL 303 .S9 1993 Whos Who in
Non-Classical Mythology Ref. BL 2400 .S24
2000 Dictionary of African Mythology Ref. BL
473.5 .A66 1993 Goddesses in World Mythology Ref.
N 31 .D5 1996 34 vols. Dictionary of Art/Grove
Art Online Ref. N 33 .L75 2004 Thames Hudson
Dictionary of Art Terms Ref. N 7380 .F34
1998 Tracing Memory a Glossary of Graphic
Signs
Symbols in African Art
and Culture Ref. N
7560 . S54 2002 1000 Symbols What Shapes Mean
in Art
and Myth
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Reference Encyclopedias
Ref. BL 31 .D46 1987 Encyclopedia of
Religion Ref. BL 311 .D513 1991 Mythologies Ref.
BL 311 .L33 1968 Larousse Encyclopedia of
Mythology Ref. CC 70 .O96 1996 Oxford Companion
to Archaeology Ref. CC 165 .K85 World Guide to
Antiquities Ref. DT 20 .E53 2005 Encyclopedia of
African History Ref. Over. N 31
.E4833 Encyclopedia of World Art Ref. N 5330 .L
37 1962 Larousse Encyclopedia of World Art Ref.
NA 200 .F63 1996 Sir Banister Fletchers A
History of Architecture Ref. NA 208 .E53
1997b Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture
of the World
Ref. NB 50 .E53 2004 Encyclopedia of
Sculpture
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Reference Handbooks and Guides
Ref. D 11 .G78 1991 Timetables of History Ref.
D 11 .M39 1999 Chronology of World History Ref.
Oversize D 54.5 .S65 1993 Smithsonian Timelines
of the Ancient world Ref. N 7391.65 .B7
1966 Africas Contemporary Art and
Artists Ref. NX 447.5 .B76 1994 Timelines of the
Arts and Literature
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Reference Atlases
Ref. CB 311.H35 1976 Atlas of Early Man Ref. G
1030 .O85 1999 Oxford Atlas of World
History Ref. Over. G 1046 .E1 O54 Atlas of World
Art Ref. Over. G 1046 .E15W6 World Atlas of
Archaeology
Reference Museum Publications Ref. N 714 .P7
A87 1985 RISD Museum of Art
Handbook
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The Library Intranet Page has general library
information and research guides.
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Library Homepage http//library.risd.edu
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Keyword Search natural language searching
mangbetu videorecording ------------------------
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art africa
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Subject Search controlled vocabulary
searching (Library of Congress Subject
Headings)

art, primitive decoration and ornament textile
fabrics vernacular architecture
Subject Search Broad or narrow terms with
subheadings
art, primitiveAfrica--exhibitions folkloreAfrica
sculpture, Africanexhibitions textile
fabricsNigeria vernacular architectureAfrica,
West
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Your Instructor may have placed materials
on Course Reserve
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Use the periodical index databases to locate
journal articles
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Search for journal articles on art, architecture,
and design, 1929 to present Art Full Text/Art
Retrospective.
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Search for journal articles on antiquities,
architecture, modern art, and design
ARTbibliographies Modern, Avery, Bibliography
of the History of Art, DAAI.
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Search for journal articles on a broad array of
subjects Academic Search Premier.
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All periodical titles the Library owns are
listed in the online catalog.
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Check InRhode Library Catalog for journal
holdings in nearby libraries http//inrhode.uri.
edu/
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Locate relevant images
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Off campus access to databases

• Full Name
• Barcode number
• (number on the back of your RISD ID)

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Search the Internet
Subject Guides to the Internet BUBL
http//bubl.ac.uk Google Scholar
http//scholar.google.com/ Infomine
http//infomine.ucr.edu Librarians Index to the
Internet http//lii.org
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Some good questions to ask yourself about
Internet resources

• Judging Quality on the Web
• http//www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/url/referenc
  /judging.htm
• Source
• Date
• Accuracy
• Bias
• Links
• Commercial
• Navigatability
• Checklist for Evaluating Web Sites The CRAAP
  Test
• http//www.csuchico.edu/lins/handouts/evalsites.ht
  ml

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Citing Sources
Lists of works used during your research,
included at the end of your paper are often
called "Works Cited," a "Reference List," or a
"Bibliography."
Whenever you quote, paraphrase, summarize, or
refer to the work of another you are required to
cite its source, with either a citation or a
footnote.
MLA Style Citation examples s
  Book Goldscheider, Ludwig. Jan Vermeer the
paintings. New York Garden City Books,
1958. Journal Article Weinstein, Jeff." I shot
Andy Warhol." Art Forum 34 (1996) 11-12.
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Citing Sources

• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th
  edition
• REF PN 147 .G5 2003
• http//www.mla.org/style_faq

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Other nearby Libraries
Brown University Libraries http//library.brown.e
du/ Access, but borrowing privileges limited to
100 undergrad students per semester.
HELIN Libraries http//library.uri.edu/search Acc
ess but no borrowing privileges. Interlibrary
loan options.
Search both catalogs at InRhode Library Catalog
http//inrhode.uri.edu/
Providence Public Libraries http//pac.provlib.org
/focus Access and borrowing privileges upon
registration.
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55,000 sq ft 200 seats Group study rooms Self
check out Browsable Video/DVD collection
Archives Special Collections Reading
Room Archive of Graphic Design
Illustration Artists Book Room Scanners, color
copiers printers
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SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
Special Oversize N 7399 .C6 C613 1971 Art of
Africa. Flat Folio NK 1087.6 .N5 B68
Antiquities from the City of Benin. Special
Oversize NK 1177 .D4 La Decoration
Primitive. Special NB 1099 .C6 L44 1989 vol. 2
Art Bakongo Les Centres de Style. Special
Oversize N 7396 .N35 B7 1955 Rock Paintings of
Southern Africa. Special Oversize N 5310.5 .S6
J63 1979 Major Rock Paintings of Southern
Africa. Flat Folio NK 4890 .E86 B8813 Ethnic
Jewelry. Special Periodical Lotus International
no. 114, 2002