1. Introduction
This guide has been created in order to assist students in their investigation and research in the field of art. It is not meant to be all inclusive, but rather a selection of topics, issues, researchers and thinkers, books, online resources and social media to pique interest in art and act as a road map as to where further resources can be found.
2. In the news
News coverage of the topic in the most relevant magazines, newspaper and video feeds are introduced.
3. Books and Physical Resources
Here links can be found to books held by the UWCSEA libraries as well as other documents from the course coordinator. An overview of the call numbers using the Dewey Decimal Classification System is given to assist with finding materials on the libraries shelves. A Goodreads group has been formed and populated with a Comprehensive Bibliography of works by prominent names in the field for collaborative learning.
4. Journals
The most important journals in the field are highlighted with a feed of their latest articles. Guidance is given on how to access journal articles using the school or external databases.
5. Online Resources
Will take you to databases of the school and other organisations where you can find journal articles and other online material such as statistics, data, search engines, working papers, and open access Journals. Useful search terms are also introduced.
6. Institutions and People
In any academic discipline it is important to be familiar with the institutions and people who are prominent in the field. In this section a few of the most famous are introduced and links are provided for you to explore further.
7. Audio & visual Resources and Social Media
Acquisition and dissemination of knowledge is a collaborative activity. Various tools on the internet lend themselves to this, including blogging, podcasting, tweeting, and MOOCs (massive open online courses). These allow information to not only to be found in books and journals, but in a variety of audio-visual materials which can suit all learning styles. A good example of a podcast, video, open online course, blog, and twitter feed is provided as an entry point for further investigation.
8. Fields & Topics
This section provides a launchpad to further topics and fields within the discipline in other guides. Students can explore topics further in their extended essays or propose topics and resources to expand these guides.
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Art, as any other academic discipline, uses terms and abbreviations in a specific way. This link will take you to ArtLex. You'll find definitions for more than 3,600 terms used in discussing art / visual culture, along with thousands of supporting images, pronunciation notes, great quotations and cross-references.
Boolean Searches
Use AND to find all your search terms
migrant AND labour AND remittances
Use OR to find any of your search terms
migration OR remittances
Search for exact phrases using quotations " " (this is important to prevent confusion with "economic development".)
“development economics”
Use truncation (*) to find different word endings and plurals
econom* finds economist, economic, economics, economy, economical…
Use the Wildcard (?) to find variations in spelling
labo?r finds labor and labour
Use brackets ( ) for complex search statements
“development economics” AND (migration OR remittances)
This guide was created by Nadine Bailey between November 2013 and June 2015.
Please report any problems or missing links to libraryeast@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg for changes and updates.
