Research Guides: LIST

• 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.
• IMAGE DATABASES AT OTIS
  View items about the history of Otis College.

• ABOUT MILLARD SHEETS

• CALL NUMBER GUIDE
  What the Library Call Numbers mean

• Alison Saar
• Betye Saar
• Millard Sheets
• Charles White

• WRITING IN THE DIGITAL AGE (WITDA) - new Fall 2019
• INTRO TO VISUAL CULTURE - (I-Search paper) revised Fall 2019
• BIRTH OF THE MODERN - revised Spring 2020
• WAYS OF KNOWING - in revision for Spring 2020
• CAPSTONE  - revised Fall 2019

• MOVIES THAT MATTER / MEDIA & PROPAGANDA
• PRODUCT DESIGN HISTORY
• REPRESENTATIONS OF WAR

• POPULAR CULTURE

• 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.
• FINE ARTS PHOTOGRAPHY
• WORLD'S FAIRS

• Suggested Readings on Feminist Art
• Woman's Building Image Archive

• ARTISTS / COMMUNITY / PRACTICE
• GUIDE FOR SOCIAL PRACTICE

• MATERIALS & SUSTAINABILITY
• SUSTAINABILITY

• PRODUCT DESIGN
• PRODUCT DESIGN HISTORY

• ADVERTISING / BRANDING GUIDE
• HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN THROUGH PUBLICATIONS
• INFOGRAPHICS
• ACCESSIBILITY

• ADVERTISING / BRANDING GUIDE
• BUSINESS INFORMATION RESOURCES
• SUSTAINABILITY

• MATERIALS & SUSTAINABILITY
• MATERIALS COLLECTION

This research guide for CHILDREN'S BOOKS covers children's book illustration as well as containing information on fairy tales, folklore, and legends.

• HISTORICAL RESEARCH
• PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES

• Psychology Research Guide

• RESEARCH GUIDE FOR M.A. THESIS
• GUIDE FOR SOCIAL PRACTICE

• WIKIPEDIA is perfect for preliminary research - when you want just the facts or an introduction to a subject.
• Always be on the lookout for FAKE NEWS.
• Use reliable news sources, including 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).
• Learn how to evaluate QUALITY WEB SOURCES.

• COPYRIGHT AND FAIR USE GUIDE
  Includes info on Otis College policies and guidelines for using copyrighted material in the classroom and online.
• ACCESSIBILITY
• MLA CITATION GUIDE

• FINDING IMAGES
• COPYRIGHT & FAIR USE
• ACCESSIBILITY

• A Forest of Rhetoric
• Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
• GRAMMARLY
• MLA CITATION GUIDE