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Use the library's research page as your point of departure.
Especially useful for this assignment are the sections on:
In order to have off-campus access to all of the databases that will be useful for this assignment, make sure that you follow the instructions on how to connect to the library from home.
A keyword search is probably the easiest way to get started. Remember that you might have to use more than one spelling of a word (ie: Pasifika, Pacifica). Once you find some titles that are useful, click on the Library of Congress subject headings to search further.
Be sure to take a careful look at the books that Professor Kamehiro has put on reserve: Make note of the authors – they are the specialists in this field – and search for their writings in the databases listed below. Also take a look at the subject headings used for the titles on reserve.
For this assignment, the following subject headings might be useful--they are just a sample of relevant subject headings that you might want to look at:
The list below represents a sample of options, use Cruzcat to find more.
| Art – Easter Island | Art—Oceania |
| Art and Society – Oceania | Art – Pacific Area |
| Art, Modern –Primitive influences | Art, Primitive – Oceania |
| Arts – Islands of the Pacific | Culture conflict -- Oceania |
| Ethnicity – Oceania | Maori (New Zealand People)—Ethnic identity |
| Oceania – Discovery and Exploration | Oceania – Pictorial works |
| Oceania – Social life and customs | Pacific Islanders – Cultural assimilation |
| Pacific Islanders – History | Performing Arts—Oceania |
| Primitivism in Art |
Search Cruzcat, then Melvyl and Worldcat using the subject headings that best match your topic.
Listed below are some of the books found in McHenry Reference that were discussed in our Library session -- You might also want to browse the reference and regular stacks in the N73900-N7415 and DU ranges:
Once you have browsed the print reference materials, you will be better prepared for searching the electronic databases. Some of the databases listed below contain bibliographic citations, others contain full-text.
Full text databases:
Bibliographic databases:
Please ask for help at the reference desk, and feel free to contact me for further help.
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