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Art Full Text Search Examples:

Example #1: I am searching for articles about sculpture and Florence.

  1. Type florence into the first box.

  2. Type sculpture into the second box.

  3. Click the box for Full Text.

  4. Click Start.

Example #2: I need some articles about the architecture of churches and cathedrals in France.

  1. Type church* into the first box and select Keyword with the pull-down menu.

  2. Type cathedrals into the second box and select Keyword with the pull-down menu.

  3. Use the pull-down menu to select OR with the pull-down menu next to box with cathedrals.

  4. Type france into the third box and select Keyword with the pull-down menu.

  5. Click the box next to Full Text.

  6. Click Start.

Example #3: I am searching for articles about Claude Monet.

  1. Type monet, claude into the first box and select Subject with the pull-down menu.

  2. Click the box next to Full Text.

  3. Click Start.

Citing Sources

If you find articles in an online database such as Research Library or Academic Search Elite, it is very important that you cite your sources accordingly. That is, you must indicate in your bibliography that your articles came from an online database.

Art Full-Text will automatically format citations in MLA or APA format. For additional resources on citing sources, please visit our page on Citation Guides and Grammar.

Example: You have have searched for article on Claude Monet and you want your citations in MLA format.

Select an article that interests you. Click the link on the left column for Print Email Save.

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Click the plus sign next to Print Options

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Select the records you want to cite, click the circle next to Brief Citation Display using..., select MLA with the pull-down menu and click Print.

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Here is an example of the citation in MLA format:

May, Stephen. "Lessons Learned: Monet's Influence on Theodore Robinson." American Artist 70 (2006): 48-53. Art Full Text. H. W. Wilson. **Insert Library name or system, City, State.** 26 May 2006 <http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/>.

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