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Course Specific Resources

Summer 2023

Rodin Resources 

Books

Print resources specifically on Rodin are locate under NB553.R7 on 2nd Floor North

Background Resources

How to Cite Encyclopedia Entries in APA  (Purdue Owl)

  • Dictionary of Art Location: Books  (2nd North)  N31 .D5 1996
  • Encyclopedia of Sculpture Location: Books (2nd North) NB198 .E53 2004

Ebooks 

How to Cite a Book/Ebook in APA

Websites

How to Cite Webpages and Websites in APA

Article Databases 

Articles

How to cite a Journal Article in APA

  • Humanities International Complete
    Provides access to articles in the area of the Arts and Humanities including art, music, literature history and philosophy
  • Academic Search Complete
    Covers a variety of topics and include popular, professional and academic materials
  • JSTOR
    A journal depository, provides access to almost full runs of journals,  

Images 

How to Cite Art Work in APA

  • Artstor
    Provides more than one million digital images from outstanding international museums, photographers, libraries, and photo archives.

What Makes a Good Research Question?
  • The project not only has a question, but the question promotes a problem-solving exercise in which information is a tool, not an end in itself.
  • The question is focused clearly. Not only does your reader have a solid understanding of your goal, so do you.
  • The question is absolutely singular: one goal expressed as one simple question.
  • The question set its boundaries clearly so that there is no risk that the answers will go off in several different directions at once

Remember a Research Questions should...

  • Be narrow enough to produce a forces paper.
  • Be broad enough to have enough information to answer the question
  • Be interesting to you 
Determining if Your Articles is Scholarly or Professional/Popular

 

What is the Difference between Scholarly, Professional and Popular Articles.

 

Popular Articles-Time Magazine, New York Times, CNN

Audience- Written for the general public, assumes its reader has little to no familiarity with the topic.

Reading Level- Written around an eighth grade reading level .

Vocabulary- No specialized vocabulary or jargon

Writing Style- Uncomplicated writing style 

 

Professional Articles - School Library Journal, Business Week, Police Chief

Audience- Written for others in that field, assumes its reader has some familiarity with the topic 

Reading Level -Written around a high school reading level

Vocabulary- Some specialized vocabulary and jargon

Writing Style- Fairly uncomplicated writing style 

 

Scholarly Article - Journal of Educational Research, Applied Cognitive Psychology, Ecology 

Audience- Written for other scholars in the field, assumes its readers have a deep familiarity with the topic.

Reading Level- Written at a post college level.

Vocabulary- Can se a very specialized vocabulary and a large amount of jargon

Writing Style- A very dense complicated writing style 

 

Is Your Article Scholarly or Professional/Popular? Five Things to Look at.

 

1. Length: How long is it?

Scholarly Articles

Articles tend to be longer ranging from 16 to 28 pages though some articles can be as short as 8 or as long as 40.

Professional/Popular Articles 

Articles tend to be shorter, with longer articles around 8-10 pages.

 

2. Formatting: How does it look?

Scholarly Articles

Articles have a plain functional appearance with large blocks of text separated by subheadings.

Professional/Popular Articles 

Articles employ formatting such as different fonts, text colors or underlining to create visual interest for the reader.

 

3. Graphics: Why are they used?

Scholarly Articles

Articles may include tables and charts to illustrate data or include specific images discussed in the text. 

Professional/Popular Articles 

Graphics may be used to create visual interest for the reader.

 

4. Author: Who wrote it?

Scholarly Articles

Written by scholars in the field, the article usually lists the author’s degrees and academic institution.

Professional/Popular Articles 

The author may be a scholar, but are more often written by professionals in the field or writers who have consulted scholars or other experts of the topic.

 

5. References: Does the article say where its information can from?

Scholarly Articles

Work Cited, References, or a Notes section is included at the end of the article listing the sources used, with other information included to help locate the source.

Professional/Popular Articles 

While some article sources may be mentioned in the text, it is not required to list all of the sources used or provide additional information to help locate them.

Evaluation Sources: Using the CRAAP Test 

 

When critically evaluating information sources, such as articles from websites, magazines, and other source types, it is often easy to identify especially good or bad sources of information. However, most sources fall somewhere in-between.  So what should be considered when trying to determine if a particular source should be used?   The CRAAP Test, designed by the University of California, Chino provides a useful framework to evaluate information by using five criteria; Currency, Relevancy, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose.

 

Currency

  • When was it published or posted?
  • Does your topic require current information?

Relevance/Coverage

  • Who is the resource written for?
  • Is the information too general or specialized?

Authority

  • Who is the author?
  • Who is the publisher?

Accuracy

  • Where does the information come from?
  • Is the information supported by evidence?
  • Can the information be verified?

Purpose

  • Does the author state the goals for the source?
  • Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, institutional or personal biases?

  

APA Citation Style

APA Style and Grammar Guidelines

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