VISUAL ARTS, MEDIA ARTS, INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES

YRDSB Regional 2009-2010 Secondary School Calendars
WCI 2009-2010 Course Selection Guide / Course Calendar
Dept. Head:  Ms. C. Clarfield

"Arts Westmount" (download application)

(note:
- broaden topic to: canadian and art* if original search found nothing
- add another term if necessary to narrow search
- check subject headings of items found for other search terms as needed

Browse:

• United Streaming Videos - Visual Arts
• 700s = All ARTS
            Note also: 20th Century Design (6 vol)

• use KEYWORD search
• use WCI search as example
• use "SEARCH FILTERS" to delimit location
• sort results if necessary

Browse same areas of stacks as indicated for the Books / Videos in WCI Library

RELATED WCI PAGES

Canadian Art
Art History
Advertising
Logos
Canadian Biography

• most search engines will extrapolate variations of a word if the "main" word is used (eg./ the singular vs. plural form of a word)
• use quote marks " ..." to enclose phrases as necessary

eg/
"group of seven"
advertisement "coca cola"

alternately use the Advanced Search option
eg/
painting hughes canadian ej OR "edward john"
smoking OR tobacco ad OR advertisement OR advertising

MAGAZINE, NEWSPAPER & JOURNAL DATABASES

• Select preferred package of databases:
  from our YRDSB list of packages or directly from
    - InfoTrac by Thomson / Gale (Home access requires password)
     - Ebscohost's Canadian Points of View
   - or -
              from Vaughan Public Libraries - Online Databases (VPL membership requied)

• Select appropriate database(s) within preferred package (most are Infotrac databases purchased by Knowledge Ontario)

• Choose "Advanced Search" tab

• Ensure Fulltext selected

• type keyword(s):

  • combine keywords needed with AND operator

  • search most important keywords in Subject field (or broaden search to default fields if necessary)

  • use truncation as required

  • cluster similar concepts if necessary to optimize on line limitations

  • check assigned subject headings of highly relevant articles for alternate keywords

  • no one perfect strategy -- play around for the one that works best for given search

Infotrac articles may be emailed directly to user

Paris Pages Musee du Louvre
Virtual Museum Canada
The Worldwide Art Gallery
Canada's Digital Collection
Images Canada

Google Search for Canadian Artists

David Hockney
Samples of David Hockney's Photography
WebMuseum - Artists
Canada Council for the Arts - Award Winning Artists

Canadian Biography Page

(see also this section in Media Studies)

Sample Posters

Cooper Hewitt Design Exhibitions

Elements of Art (Google search)

Google Search for Canadian Art

Canadian Art Assignment Page

CRAFTS AND FUNCTIONAL ARTS
Art and Technology
Smithsonian Art, Design & Crafts
Open Directory - Arts Crafts

GROUP WORK SUGGESTION
Use a wiki such as Microsoft Office Live for group work from various remote locations

Create and share your work online

Edit anytime, from anywhere

Pick who can access your documents

Share changes in real time

Files are stored securely online

It's MS Office so files can be resaved to open locally
      on MS Office (without going through the Web)

It's FREE!

Technology How To's ...

• Google Advanced Image Search

• YouTube

• Download / Convert Streaming Videos (Save streamed videos from YouTube, etc. for  presenting without access to Internet)

• Screen Capture (capturing an image that cannot otherwise be save to file)

• for more complete Tech Help pls see: Technology How To's ...