AHST/ANTH 256: Art of the Maya (Headrick)
Library Research Guide
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Yvonne Boyer, Arts Librarian |
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Paula Covington, Latin American Studies Librarian
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Email:Paula
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Sue Erickson, Anthropology Librarian |
Email: Sue Erickson |
Locating Books in ACORN, the library's catalog of its books, media, and journal
titles
Note: Acorn does not include journal article
titles or authors (see Locating Journal Articles)
When beginning a research project, it is usually best to begin with a
keyword search. Once you have looked at the full record for a few items that
are close to your topic you will have a better sense of the subject headings
that will be used to describe material on this topic.
Examples of useful subject headings: Maya art; Tikal site
Narrowing a search: Connect different concepts with the word AND. Ex. maya AND sculpture.
Broadening a search: Use the truncation symbol to pick up
variants of those terms. Ex. maya$ will retrieve items with the terms maya,
mayan or mayans.
Connect similar concepts with the word OR. Ex. (pottery OR ceramics) AND maya;
(writing OR inscriptions) AND maya.
Use article databases to find journal articles. While some databases have the full text of journal articles, many will have only citations and abstracts. Use the Periodical Title search in ACORN to to see if the library has the journal title. You can display a list of databases in a particular subject by clicking on Articles & Databases on the Heard Library Homepage. Choose a subject from the menu (ex. Art, Anthropology or Latin American Studies) and click the GO button. Below are a few suggested databases with descriptions of what is covered.
Anthropology
Plus
The principal index to articles, essays and other publications in anthropology,
archaeology and related subjects, it is derived from the periodicals and books
in the premier anthropology collection at the Tozzer Library of Harvard University
and the Royal Anthropological Institute.
AnthroSource
A searchable archive of all AAA journals, with access to current issues for
11 of the AAA's most critical peer-reviewed publications. Seamless access
to archival content housed at JSTOR is provided.
Art
Abstracts
A bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from more than 260
art related periodicals published throughout the world. Full-text coverage for
selected periodicals (beginning in 1997) is also included.
Bibliography
of the History of Art (BHA)
BHA indexes the current literature of European art from the 4th century
to the present, and of North and South American art from the European discovery
of the Americas to the present.
eHRAF
Collection of Ethnography and eHRAF
Collection of Archaeology
Full-text databases containing information about cultures and
archaeological traditions, respectively. These texts are subject-indexed at the
paragraph level for quick retrieval of specific information. For search tips,
see eHRAF User Guides,
which include search strategy tips, a tutorial, a glossary and more.
Grove
Dictionary of Art
Useful for getting an overview of your paper topic. See the bibliographies and
encyclopedias for additonal resources.
Handbook of Latin
American Studies
The principal bibliography of books and articles about Latin America--covers
1935 to the present.
HAPI (Hispanic American Periodicals
Index)
The principal index to journal articles published throughout the world on Latin
America from 1970 to the present.
Bibliographies and Encyclopedias
Berlo, Janet. The Art of Pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica: An Annotated
Bibliography. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1985. (Reference Z 1209 .M4 B47 1985)
Annotated bibliography of over 1,500 books and articles relating to
Mesoamerican art (e. g., art, architecture, sculpture, painting, iconography,
ball courts, codices). Subject index.
Bibliografia Mesoamericana An extensive bibliography on Mesoamerican topics.
Carrasco, Davíd. Oxford
Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures. New York: Oxford University
Press, 2001. Also available online.
(Reference F1218.6 .O95 2001, volumes 1-3) A good starting place for finding
background information and key references on your topic.
Evans, Susan Toby and David L. Webster. Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America: An Encyclopedia. (Reference F1218.6 .A73 2001)
Kendall, Aubyn. The Art and Archaeology of Pre-Columbian Middle America:
An Annotated Bibliography of Works in English. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1977.
(Reference Z1208 .M4 K45)
Annotated bibliography to books and articles on art and archaeology. Arranged
by author. Subject index to sites and topics (e.g., archaeoastronomy,
bloodletting, obsidian).
Peregrine Peter N. and Melvin Ember. Encyclopedia of Prehistory. New
York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum, c2001-c2002.
(Reference GN710 .E53 2001; volume 5 covers Middle America)
Turner, Jane. Encyclopedia of Latin American & Caribbean Art. London: Macmillan Reference Ltd.; New York: Grove's Dictionaries, c2000. (Reference N6502 .E53 2000; part of the Grove Dictionary of Art online)
For selected Internet sites, see the Heard Library homepage Subject Guides for Anthropology & Archaeology, Latin American Studies, and Resources for Arts.
Last updated: February 13, 2007
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