Week One: Art History's History

ob⋅ses⋅sion

   /əbˈsɛʃən/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [uhb-sesh-uhn] Show IPA
–noun
1. the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc.
2. the idea, image, desire, feeling, etc., itself.
3. the state of being obsessed.
4. the act of obsessing.

Add Instructions
Edit Content
Remove Item
HTML

How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography

* WHAT IS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY?
* ANNOTATIONS VS. ABSTRACTS
* THE PROCESS
* CRITICALLY APPRAISING THE BOOK, ARTICLE, OR DOCUMENT
* CHOOSING THE CORRECT FORMAT FOR THE CITATIONS

SAMPLE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ENTRY FOR A JOURNAL ARTICLE

WHAT IS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY?

An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 150 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.

ANNOTATIONS VS. ABSTRACTS Abstracts are the purely descriptive summaries often found at the beginning of scholarly journal articles or in periodical indexes. Annotations are descriptive and critical; they expose the author's point of view, clarity and appropriateness of expression, and authority. THE PROCESS Creating an annotated bibliography calls for the application of a variety of intellectual skills: concise exposition, succinct analysis, and informed library research. First, locate and record citations to books, periodicals, and documents that may contain useful information and ideas on your topic. Briefly examine and review the actual items. Then choose those works that provide a variety of perspectives on your topic. Cite the book, article, or document using the appropriate style. Write a concise annotation that summarizes the central theme and scope of the book or article. Include one or more sentences that (a) evaluate the authority or background of the author, (b) comment on the intended audience, (c) compare or contrast this work with another you have cited, or (d) explain how this work illuminates your bibliography topic. CRITICALLY APPRAISING THE BOOK, ARTICLE, OR DOCUMENT For guidance in critically appraising and analyzing the sources for your bibliography, see How to Critically Analyze Information Sources. For information on the author's background and views, ask at the reference desk for help finding appropriate biographical reference materials and book review sources. CHOOSING THE CORRECT FORMAT FOR THE CITATIONS CUL Publications 7 and 8, MLA Citation Style and APA Citation Style, are available at the Uris and Olin Reference desks. Style manuals for these and other formats are also kept in the reference collections. Check with your instructor to find out which style is preferred for your class. Online citation guides for both Modern Language Association (MLA) and American Psychological Association (APA) are available in the Library Gateway's Help section, under the "Research Strategy and Process: Citing sources" link. SAMPLE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ENTRY FOR A JOURNAL ARTICLE The following example uses the APA format for the journal citation. NOTE: APA requires double spacing within citations. Waite, L. J., Goldschneider, F. K., & Witsberger, C. (1986). Nonfamily living and the erosion of traditional family orientations among young adults. American Sociological Review,51, 541-554. The authors, researchers at the Rand Corporation and Brown University, use data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Young Women and Young Men to test their hypothesis that nonfamily living by young adults alters their attitudes, values, plans, and expectations, moving them away from their belief in traditional sex roles. They find their hypothesis strongly supported in young females, while the effects were fewer in studies of young males. Increasing the time away from parents before marrying increased individualism, self-sufficiency, and changes in attitudes about families. In contrast, an earlier study by Williams cited below shows no significant gender differences in sex role attitudes as a result of nonfamily living. This example uses the MLA format for the journal citation. NOTE: Standard MLA practice requires double spacing within citations. Waite, Linda J., Frances Kobrin Goldscheider, and Christina Witsberger. "Nonfamily Living and the Erosion of Traditional Family Orientations Among Young Adults." American Sociological Review 51 (1986): 541-554. The authors, researchers at the Rand Corporation and Brown University, use data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Young Women and Young Men to test their hypothesis that nonfamily living by young adults alters their attitudes, values, plans, and expectations, moving them away from their belief in traditional sex roles. They find their hypothesis strongly supported in young females, while the effects were fewer in studies of young males. Increasing the time away from parents before marrying increased individualism, self-sufficiency, and changes in attitudes about families. In contrast, an earlier study by Williams cited below shows no significant gender differences in sex role attitudes as a result of nonfamily living. Michael Engle, Amy Blumenthal, and Tony Cosgrave
Reference Department
URL: http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm Conditions for the use of this Web page Olin and Uris Libraries, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853
Information and reference: 607-255-4144, okuref@cornell.edu
Circulation: (Olin) 607-255-4245, (Uris) 607-255-3537, olincirc@cornell.edu. Use of, Modification of, or Linking to Our Library Research or Subject Guides Content The Research & Learning Services Department (formerly Collections, Reference, Instruction and Outreach (CRIO); also formerly Instruction, Reference, and Information Services (IRIS)) in Olin and Uris Libraries, part of the Cornell University Library, sets the following conditions for the use of the content of the Guide to Library Research at Cornell Web page and subsidiary or related Web pages.

Attribution:


You have our permission to reproduce or adapt the content of the following Web pages:

Guide to Library Research at Cornell [http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/tutorial.html]
and subsidiary pages, or any other of our Web pages with a link to this including
The Seven Steps of the Research Process [http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill1.htm],
Critically Analyzing Information Sources [http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill26.htm],
Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Non-Scholarly Periodicals [http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill20.html], and
How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography [http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm]

for the use of you and your students,

as long as

1) the source of the content is clearly attributed on each Web page asOlinLibraryReferenceResearch & LearningServicesCornellUniversity LibraryIthaca, NY, USA

and

2) you also explicitly state on the Web page that you have received permission from us to reproduce it and adapt it for your own use.

Add Instructions
Edit Content
Remove Item
HTML
Read and Discuss? What is Art History - is it the history or art, or not?

Why not - Wikipedia?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_History