Hi Art 102. My name is Stephanie
Rosenblatt
and I'm the librarian that's been
assigned to your class.
What I want to do right now is show you
a web page that I created to help you
with your research that you're
conducting in this class---and we call
that a research guide. So let me show it
to you.
There should be a link to this guide
somewhere
near this video. If you look here this
is the
web page I created for you. The link is
right up here.
As you go through the guide there
are different resources based on where
you are in the research
process. If you click this first tab
that says Understand Your Topic
at the top of the page you're going to
see a video that shows you how
you can get background information
before you even start researching your
topic
just so you can make sure you know more
about it and
when you scroll down you'll see that
we're recommending some sources that you
should use to do that.
If you click on the next tab, Find Books,
you'll see a video that will show you
how to search the library catalog
and also online repository for ebooks
that you can use for more research in
art history. There's also
a similar video under Find Articles. 
This video will teach you how to use
some of the library's databases to find
peer-reviewed journal articles and how
to get to the full text.
Now art history research can be
tricky or difficult but you don't
have to do it by yourself --  you've got
people to help you.
So if we go to your
course site
and click on modules
you will see a module that says Ask Our
Librarian.
In this module you'll see  
a link where you can chat or IM with
me --  so it has the hours when I'm
available
and if it's during those hours you
can put your name in here, ask me a
question and we'll start IMing or
instant messaging right away.
If you need help and I'm not available
you can email me
or if you go back to the library's
homepage
you can see this little chat 
link here on the right
and you can just start talking right
away with the librarian on call.
The library is open from 7;30 in the
morning until 10 at night Monday through
Thursday,
7:30 to 3 on Friday and 10 to 3 on
Saturdays so whenever you have time to
do your research you can
get help with it.
I've also made you one more video that
will show you how to cite your sources
according to the Chicago Style.
I'll share that with you later in
the semester. So good luck on your papers
and do not hesitate to ask me for help
because that's my job.
