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ART205 - Introduction to Art History - 500 to 1789: Find Books

Researching art history, 500 to 1789

Using Primo Library Search

This short video will show you how to use Library Search to discover books and articles in print and full text online at Chemeketa and many other libraries.

Search Terms & Tips

Use the Library Search to find books. Limit your search to books by selecting the Books (Summit System) or Books (E and other libraries) resource type under Refine My Results.

picture of a book description in the primo search results showing the location and call number

 

  • Chemeketa books printed books will show as Available, with a green disc indicator, followed by the location and call number
  • Chemeketa e-books will show Online Access. Click the Online Access link to view the book

 

Search Type Method Example
Keyword [time period or style] + "art" medieval art
Keyword [technique,medium, etc.] + [place name] painting AND Siena; painting Italy
Keyword [technique, medium, etc.] + [period or style] illumination Gothic
Keyword "art," "architecture," etc. + [geographic adjective] architecture Roman
Keyword [building type]* + [place name] cathedral* France
Subject Library of Congress subject heading (Clicking takes you to a site where you can find an appropriate heading.) Christian art and symbolism;
Subject [Artist's name] Ghiberti, Lorenzo

TIP: When using keywords, try truncating: baptis* finds baptism, baptist, baptists, baptistery, etc. (* is the truncation character for the library search).

E-Book Information

Chemeketa's library search has many electronic books.  For information about accessing and using e-books, please see About E-Books.

Primo Library Search

Finding Books on the Shelf

  • Our library uses the Dewey Decimal System to arrange books on the shelves 
  • Each book is assigned a decimal number that represents its subject 
  • There can be many books with the same decimal number

Picture of call number label

  • A second part of the call number is used to arrange books that have the same decimal number
  • Typically that line represents the author's name
  • Books shelved in special areas of the library have a tag that represents the area at the top of the call number 

In the example pictured, after locating the Reference shelves of the library, read the decimal number first, then the next line.  This call number represents a dictionary of English rhymes by an author named  Upton.

MLA Citations