UNST 233P Representations of the Nation

Meredith [email protected]

Think of terms that relate to your topic Think of synonyms and related terms

(the Wikipedia is really useful for this) Write down everything you come up

with Why?

• Computers are clueless.• Lots of different terms mean the same thing.• Authors may use different terms than the

ones you naturally think of.

AndOrNotQuotation marks

Jane wants sushiJohn wants Thai food

http://www.flickr.com/photos/waytru/1889641852/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/45688285@N00/2168922858

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lollaping/3555466066/

For Art

Library catalog (for books)

Art Full Text Fine Arts & Music JSTOR Avery Index to

Architectural Periodicals

For Historical Context

Library catalog (for books)

Historical Abstracts (everything but U.S. and Canada)

America: History and Life

JSTOR

Is this really relevant to my topic? Who wrote this? Are they experts on this

subject? Who published this? Are they a scholarly

publisher? Where did the author get their info from?

Are there references to back it up? Who is the intended audience? Is this there more recent scholarship on

the topic that might be better?