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Before starting your research, it is good practice to think about and create a list of keywords that you can use to search for information on your topic. Google is very intuitive however databases usually require a search string. Here are a few tips to help you.
Suggestions for this topic: japan* AND shogun* AND (art* OR painting) medieval AND (art* OR painting) (middle ages OR medieval) AND europe AND (art* OR painting)
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| Research is a process with many steps, and is rarely linear. A good researcher uses multiple sources and continually goes back and reviews their question and keeps adding new vocabulary and learning to their search. This Libguide has been created to provide support for your research tasks in this subject. |
World History Encyclopedia is a reliable and comprehensive resource for world history with an array of historical topics and narratives through text, video, interactive features, and social media.
The following PREMIUM DIGITAL RESOURCES may be useful for research in this subject . However they are password protected and when you click on any of the icons below you will be re-directed to a page that requires authentication.
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Artstor a complete image resource in a wide array of subjects and is now accessible through JSTOR. You will find a comprehensive collection of both Medieval and Shogunate Japanese art. |
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Make sure you are on the images tab and type in Japan, England or Europe and then use the filters on the left hand side to filter your search by date range. You can then refine your search by searching for a topic within the results. |
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| Type in "medieval europe" or medieval japan" and scroll through the results to fins different aspects of medieval life in Japan or Europe |
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The Referencing Libguide has resources on how to cite/reference sources in research.
The Online Reference Generator allows you to create citations and bibliographies using the Harvard Referencing Style for a comprehensive list of resources.
MyBib is a free online service that allows users to generate citations and bibliographies. You can paste in a DOI, ISBN or URL and have the fields populate automatically. However it does not always provide the correct reference so you must check that all possible parts of the reference have been included. |
THE LIBRARY HAS A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF PRINT RESOURCES AND THEY CAN BE ACCESSED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS.
There are two methods for accessing books in the Campion Library. You can access the non fiction collection by browsing in the sections relating to your topic, the box to your right gives you the corresponding Dewey numbers for this topic. Alternatively, you can use Oliver to search for information. Type in your topic or a keyword to find relevant books.
A trolley of books has been prepared for you for this topic. Use the contents pages to help you find art from both the Medieval Europe and Shogunate Japan.
You can use Oliver to find books in the library however sometimes it is helpful to know the Dewey numbers for a subject. In doing so you will be able to find books on that subject in most libraries. It will also be useful at those times when you know the topic but don't know where to start looking.
Note that resources about specific events will be located within the Dewey division for the country where the event took place.
| 709 | History of Art |
| 709.02 | Medieval Art |
| 709.52 | Japanese Art |
| 909 | World History 500 - 1500 |
| 940.1 | Early History to 1453 |
| 942.02 | Middle Ages |
| 952 | Japanese History |
