Art and Design Resources http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/ For art and design students and faculty, from the UMD Library en Copyright 2008 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:31:43 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.33.uthink http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fancy Linking Guide This is for faculty....

I have been working on a collection of web pages on the UMD Library website that give instructions on some fancy ways to link to library resources. We have a lot of things you might want to link to in your course web pages or course WebCT or Moodle sites that require a bit more than copying and pasting a link. To explore what those are and get the instructions, visit my Guide to Linking to Library Resources. I'd appreciate any feedback you have to offer.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2008/07/fancy_linking_guide.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2008/07/fancy_linking_guide.html Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:31:43 -0600 Recent Acquisitions The Library has added a web page listing our new acquisitions from the previous month. The list includes regular books, children's literature, teaching materials, reference books, bestsellers, and multimedia items. There will be a new list each month at the same location on the website. It's a very nice way to get a sense of what we are buying to support the University's needs.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2008/04/recent_acquisitions_1.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2008/04/recent_acquisitions_1.html Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:03:44 -0600 UMD Library Connection Newsletter The new issue of the UMD Library Connection newsletter is out. It includes items on the upcoming Northeast Minnesota Book Awards (NEMBA), the kids from the Children's Place who come in and use the library on Tuesdays, the new statewide 24-hour online reference service AskMN, profiles of three of our student employees, and other interesting news.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2008/04/umd_library_connection_newslet_1.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2008/04/umd_library_connection_newslet_1.html Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:07:43 -0600 New Library Newsletter The new issue of the UMD Library's Newsletter, the Library Connection, is out. It's out in print and online as well. This issue has items about this semester's Student Video Contest, the transfer of the Media Hub to the library, the call for nominations for next year's Northeast Minnesota Book Awards, an article on the David Berman exhibit and event, and other news.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2007/11/new_library_newsletter.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2007/11/new_library_newsletter.html Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:57:48 -0600 Library Collections page The library website has an updated section about the various collections in the library. There is a page for each collection, and the majority of these collections can be searched separately from those pages.

The collections you'll find there include:

Archives
Audiobooks
Bestsellers
Books
Center for Economic Development
Children's Literature
DVD/Video
E-Books
Government Documents
Microform
Music Recordings
NRRI
Northeast Minnesota Historical Center
Plays
Ramseyer-Northern Bible Society Museum
Reference Collection
Special Collections
Teaching Materials
Tweed Museum Library
Voyageur Collection

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2007/11/library_collections_page.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2007/11/library_collections_page.html Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:56:30 -0600 Instant Messaging update The reference department has set up a "chat widget," which allows anyone to chat with a librarian at the reference desk by going to the "Ask Us" page. This chat doesn't require the user to have any kind of account with any instant messaging service. I think this is pretty nifty.

Additionally, I offer chat service from my office to students and faculty in my subject areas. My IM accounts:


  • AIM: umdlibraryrory

  • MSN: umdlibraryrory@hotmail.com

  • GTalk: umdlibraryrory@gmail.com

  • ICQ: 347078118

I hope some folks find these services useful.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2007/10/instant_messaging_update.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2007/10/instant_messaging_update.html Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:12:26 -0600 Library Acquisitions, 2006-2007 Here is an Excel file listing all of the books we acquired for Art + Design last year.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2007/08/library_acquisitions_20062007.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2007/08/library_acquisitions_20062007.html Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:31:25 -0600 Electronic reference books from Oxford University Press We have a nice collection of electronic reference books from Oxford University Press that are kind of hidden away within our databases. Here are some links to some of the reference books on Art subjects:

Access will require a login if you are off campus, using your regular x.500 login and password.

These are in addition to the extensive Grove Art Online (formerly called the Grove Dictionary of Art, but now expanded to include some Oxford titles).

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2007/08/electronic_reference_books_fro.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2007/08/electronic_reference_books_fro.html Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:27:51 -0600 UMD Library Connection Newsletter, Spring 2007 The Spring issue of The Library Connection, the UMD Library's newsletter, has been sent out in print form and uploaded to the web. Enjoy the news from the library....

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2007/04/umd_library_connection_newslet.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2007/04/umd_library_connection_newslet.html Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:45:40 -0600 BHA - Bibliography of the History of Art We have a new database in the library for art history: Bibliography of the History of Art. This is the standard database for research in art history, covering European and American visual arts from late antiquity to the present. This database indexes and abstracts art-related books, conference proceedings and dissertations, exhibition and dealers' catalogs, and articles from over 4,300 periodicals. This is a major addition to our library resources.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2007/01/bha_bibliography_of_the_histor.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2007/01/bha_bibliography_of_the_histor.html Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:54:40 -0600 UMD Library Newsletter Fall 2006 UMD Library Newsletter Fall 2006: The Library Connection: A Newsletter for Friends of the UMD Library.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2006/11/umd_library_newsletter_fall_20.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2006/11/umd_library_newsletter_fall_20.html Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:18:08 -0600 Citation Linker I want to just mention a little-known service of the library website: the Citation Linker. This allows you to put in a citation to an article, and the system will attempt to link you directly to that article in one of our databases. Take it for a spin...

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2006/11/citation_linker.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2006/11/citation_linker.html Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:01:25 -0600 Journal of Design History An FYI for Design faculty and students.

The Journal of Design History is available in the JSTOR database, with coverage for the years 1988 through 1999 (JSTOR specializes in older stuff). Explore JSTOR for other art and design titles as well.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2006/11/journal_of_design_history.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2006/11/journal_of_design_history.html Thu, 02 Nov 2006 14:24:06 -0600 Google Scholar and Find-It! We now have Google Scholar working with our Find-It system, which is very very nice!

Google Scholar is Google's effort to provide access to scholarly resources of the kind needed in college. It's searchable like regular Google, but what it comes up with is (mainly) all scholarly and reliable.

Among the results in Google Scholar are a lot of things that we only have access to through our subscription databases. But in order to get from Google Scholar to the full text of these articles via our databases, you have to set up some settings in Google Scholar to connect it with us. This page explains the steps, but I will repeat them here:

1. Go to http://scholar.google.com/

2. Click on Scholar Preferencesto the right of the search box.

3. In the Library Links field type in UMD.

4. Click on Find Library.

5. Put a check next to the University of Minnesota Duluth.

6. Click on Save Preferences.

Once you have done that, when you search Google Scholar you will often see a Find-It link next to a citation. If the link is in large type, it will lead you directly to the full text of that article in one of our databases. If it's in small type, it will lead you to the other steps you can take for getting the article (e-journal locator, library catalog, ILL form).

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2006/10/google_scholar_and_findit.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2006/10/google_scholar_and_findit.html Wed, 04 Oct 2006 11:56:21 -0600 28 New Titles in Art Full Text The Art Full Text database has added 28 additional titles in full text. They are:

  • Art in America
  • The Magazine Antiques
  • Asian Art & Culture
  • Journal of Design History
  • Journal of the History of Collections
  • Oxford Art Journal
  • Screen (London, England)
  • Art Design and Communication in Higher Education
  • International Journal of Education Through Art
  • International Studies in Broadcast and Audio Media
  • Journal of Media Practice
  • Journal of Visual Arts Practice
  • Technoetic Arts
  • American Artist
  • ARQ
  • Arte y Parte
  • ArtUS
  • Beaux-Arts Magazine
  • Drawing
  • Impressions
  • Material Culture
  • Millennium Film Journal
  • NKA: Journal of Contemporary African Art
  • Novyi Mir Iskusstva: The New World of Art Magazine
  • Rock Art Research
  • Visual Resources Association Bulletin
  • Umbrella
  • Watercolor

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2006/08/28_new_titles_in_art_full_text.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rlitwin/art/2006/08/28_new_titles_in_art_full_text.html Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:23:58 -0600