Download Classical Studies 2230 Instructor: Jennifer Knapp February 26, 2014

 Langara College Library Classical Studies 2230 Instructor: Jennifer Knapp February 26, 2014 Librarian: Alison Curtis [email protected] | 604‐255‐5035 Assignment Guide for Term Paper ‐ Library research To get to the assignment guide:  Go to the library website: http://www.langara.ca/library/  Research Help ‐> Help by Assignment ‐> Classical Studies Research Questions to Ask Sample: http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the‐collection‐online/search/256065 Object/medium/aspect Geographic area of culture it represents  pediment  limestone, stone  funerary monument, naiskos, tomb  sculpture  death, burial Time period Subject/theme/ decorative elements  South Italy, Apulia, Magna  ca 300 BCE Graecia, Tarantum  Hellenistic  alt forms: Taras, Tarantine, Tarentine  Hippocamp  male sea monster, sea‐deity, Triton  mythology  sea, naval, waves  rudder, shield Where to look Background: 1. Oxford Classical Dictionary & reference works Books and e‐books: 2. Langara Library catalogue 3. Langara Library Quick Topic Search ‐ use broader search terms, e.g. hellenis* art, hellenis* culture, etc. ‐ under Limit Results, click on Library Catalogue to see books & e‐books (and films) 4. Go directly to ebrary to search inside e‐books 5. UBC Library catalogue – use guided keyword search for books 6. Google Books Langara College Library Journal articles: 7. Langara Library Quick Topic Search ‐ use narrower search terms, e.g. funerary sculpture, tarantine sculpture, etc. ‐ under Limit Results, click on Peer Reviewed to see scholarly articles 8. JSTOR, Google Scholar, Diotima, TOCS‐IN, Academic Search Complete 9. UBC Summon search Note that for this topic I would need to try many search terms, e.g. o
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tarantine sculpture hellenis* funerary magna graecia art greek burials Triton greek myth*