CLA9002 Hong Kong Art
Exploring Library’s resources
Lingnan University LibraryFeb 2014Terence Cheung – Reference Librarian
Tel: 2616 8572 Email: [email protected]
Today’s Contents•Basic Research Concept & Skills•Library Catalogue & 1-Search•Databases related to Visual Studies
ARTstor• 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
Research Techniques Boolean Operators
AND – both terms will appear in the result. e.g. Hong Kong AND gallery
OR – at least either one of the terms will appear in the result. e.g. studio OR gallery
NOT– only find items that do not contain the search term. e.g. film NOT movie
Research Techniques Parenthesis
( ) Use parenthesis ( ) to group words together and set the order of the search when using Boolean Operators.
e.g. use Hong Kong AND (gallery OR studio) will find items with Hong Kong and gallery or items with Hong Kong and studio in the result.
Research Techniques Phase Search
“ “ Use quotation mark for the exact phase. e.g. use “Hong Kong art gallery” will find the exact phrase Hong Kong art gallery in the result instead of items contains Hong Kong and art and gallery 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?
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
Search by title, author, publication, etc.
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To limit your search (to have more precise results) by selecting these facets
Sort the results by :-relevance-date
How to View the Full-text ?
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Click “Full Text Online” to see the online journal article, normally you will be linked to a “Check for Full Text” page
How to View Full-text ?
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Click “Journal” and access the journal article by year/volume/page
Click “Article”, then a new webpage , containing links to view the article, will appear.
Practice 1: Perform your search in One-Search
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i. Find resources on Hong Kong AND art
No. of results:
ii. Limit the results by Content type: Dissertation/Thesis
No. of results:
iii. Limit the 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. Limit the results by selecting the Publication Date from 2011-Present
No. of results:
Exercise 1: Which of the following is the title of the dissertation/thesis on the topic of Hong Kong installation art published in 2011?
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A. Complement and supplement : appreciation of Hong Kong installation art
B. Installation Art: Underground Love
C. Red-white-blue and Hong Kong installation art
D. Ephemeral monuments : history and conservation of installation art
Exercise: Which of the following is the title of the dissertations/thesis on the topic of Hong Kong installation art published in 2011?
The answer is C
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• Perform a keyword search on Hong Kong AND installation art
• Limit the search in “Contents Type” to “Dissertation/Thesis”
• Limit the results by selecting the “Publication Date” from 2011-Present
ARTstor – ExerciseTry to search a Chinese painting on Chinese woman within the classification of “Fashion, Costume and Jewelry”. Which is the one you found?
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A. C.
B. D.
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ARTstor – ExerciseTry 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
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• Perform a keyword search on “Chinese woman”
• Limit the search to “Fashion, Costume and Jewelry” under classification
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
User Guide: http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/bibliography_plagiarism
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What is Plagiarism?
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
• Book – one author
Notes1. Michael Pollan, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (New York: Penguin, 2006), 99–100.2. Pollan, Omnivore’s Dilemma, 3.
BibliographyPollan, Michael. The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. New York: Penguin, 2006.
Chicago-Style Citation
Notes1. Michael Pollan, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (New York: Penguin, 2006), 99–100.2. Pollan, Omnivore’s Dilemma, 3.
BibliographyPollan, Michael. The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. New York: Penguin, 2006.
Chicago-Style Citation - Book – one authorAuthors come first and are always first name last name
The title comes second. All italicized and each major word in the title is capitalized
(Location of publisher: Name of Publisher, Year of Publication), come third
Last comes the exact page that you are quoting or paraphrasing
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
(Location of publisher: Name of Publisher, Year of Publication), come last
Do not include page numbers
Short Note
Only the first line is indented and all are single spaced
Every line but the first is indented and all are single spaced
• Journal article
Notes1. Joshua I. Weinstein, “The Market in Plato’s Republic,” Classical Philology 104 (2009): 440.2. Weinstein, “Plato’s Republic,” 452–53.
BibliographyWeinstein, Joshua I. “The Market in Plato’s Republic.” Classical Philology 104 (2009): 439–58.
Chicago-Style Citation
Notes1. Joshua I. Weinstein, “The Market in Plato’s Republic,” Classical Philology 104 (2009): 440.2. Weinstein, “Plato’s Republic,” 452–53.
BibliographyWeinstein, 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
Third comes the name of the journal in italics
Fourth comes the volume number, then no. followed by the issue number, (year of publication):
Last comes the exact page that you are quoting or paraphrasingOnly the first line is indented and all are
single spaced
Short Note
Authors come first and are always last name first name
Article title in quotation marks comes second. Each major words are capitalized
Third comes the name of the journal in italics
Fourth comes the volume number, then no. followed by the issue number, (year of publication):
Last comes the page number of the article
Every line but the first is indented and all are single spaced
• Book published electronically Notes1. Philip B. Kurland and Ralph Lerner, eds., The Founders’ Constitution (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987), accessed February 28, 2010, http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/.
BibliographyKurland, Philip B., and Ralph Lerner, eds. The Founders’ Constitution. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987. Accessed February 28, 2010. http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/.
Chicago-Style Citation
Last comes the date of access and DOI or stable URL or the document or accession number/ID
• Article in an online journalNotes1. 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.
BibliographyKossinets, 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
Last comes the date of access and DOI or stable URL or the document or accession number/ID
Chicago-Style Citation
Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide – 16th editionhttp://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html
The Chicago manual of style online [electronic resource]http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/eresources/restrict/chicagomanual.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.
• Book – one author
Notes1. Michael Pollan, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (New York: Penguin, 2006), 99–100.
Chicago-Style Citation Exercise
BibliographyWeinstein, Joshua I. “The Market in Plato’s Republic.” Classical Philology 104 (2009): 439–58.
• Journal article
3. Make one Chicago-style citation note for a book (pink).
4. Make one Chicago-style citation bibliography for a journal article (blue).
The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) British author.
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