McGraw-Hill Guide to Electronic Research in Art

Preface CHAPTER 1: What You Need to Know Before You Start Definitions: Some key terms Connecting to the Internet Equipment needed to connect to the Internet Internet accounts: Username and Password Figuring out Internet addresses Getting around within different programs Using the keyboard only Using the mouse Maneuvers with either keyboard or mouse selecting/scrolling/saving/other options/error messages/exiting CHAPTER 2: Preparing for Your Research What computers can and cannot do Understanding where the information is Databases The Internet Expect to use printed sources General guidelines for a research project Time management A word about Internet courtesy CHAPTER 3: Conducting Your Research Searching in your library Searching in libraries elsewhere Searching on the Internet: Search Engines, simple and advanced searching Why small Yahoo! continues to be so popular Using multiple search engines Search engines that support image tag searching Browsing while searching What if there is no match for your request? What if you get too many listings? Assessment questions Searching the Internet for other sources Organizing what you find Starting a digital archive of your own Bookmarks Text Images New storage media Taking advantage of new electronic tools that work while you sleep Knowing when to stop your search CHAPTER 4: Reporting Your Research Fair use and the copyright law Provide the source for every idea or fact Follow the correct format Be prepared for changes to the law Rationale for the format Citing sources at the end of your paper: Works Cited, References, or Bibliography Stand-alone database or CD-ROM Online source or website Direct email to you Posting to a discussion group Citing sources in the body of your paper Art Bulletin (College Art Association) style Modern Language Association (MLA) style Chicago Manual style When you are required to report your research in web format References Databases and Search Tool IndexWienbroer, Diana R. is the author of 'McGraw-Hill Guide to Electronic Research in Art' with ISBN 9780072329568 and ISBN 0072329564.