History of Graphic Design through Publications
See samples of some of the fascinating books in the Otis College Library.
Artists' Books at the Otis College Library
Find out more about artists' books and Laboratory Press student work in the Otis College collections.
COPYRIGHT AND FAIR USE GUIDE
Includes info on Otis policies and guidelines for using copyrighted material in the classroom.
Applying Fair Use (NYU Libraries)
I-SEARCH PAPER / INTRO TO VISUAL CULTURE
BIRTH OF THE MODERN research guide for course.
Art History Timeline: Pairs essays and works of art with chronologies, telling the story of art and global culture.
Smarthistory: Art History on Khan Academy is a collaboration of art historians, archeologists, curatorswho want to make the highest-quality art history learning content freely available to a global audience. Includes videos and written materials.
Phrase searching. Often putting the words of a phrase in quotes will cause the engine to look only for those words together:
"chocolate cake"
You can often use Boolean operators to refine your search.
What about Google Books? Google Books is an index of full-text books and magazines that Google has digitized. You can only view the full-text of books in the public domain. For materials still under copyright, Google often provides only snippets. Not great for academic research.
Wikipedia's most important role is to provide an introduction to the subject. It perfect for preliminary research.
There is much to know and there is an entire guide devoted to WIKIPEDIA.
There is so much to know about what makes a quality web source that there is an entire GUIDE dedicated to the subject.
We now have a subscription to the New York Times. Set up your account and then you can search directly or through Google (by putting in "New York Times" and your subject).
This research guide for CHILDREN'S BOOKS covers children's book illustration as well as containing information on fairy tales, folklore, and legends.
Research Guide for Movies that Matter and Social Change Through Media
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