Before you start researching, closely examine the prompt. Familiarity with your instructor's guidelines is crucial for any research project. What are the goals of the assignment? What does your professor expect to see in your work? Review the prompt often as you research and write your essay to stay on track.
Use the databases below to search for credible, full-text sources on art movements, artists, and specific works. Databases even provide MLA citations! MJC Library databases are accessible 24/7 from your home technology, though you will need to provide your W# and six-digit birth date for access. If you need help navigating the databases, please do not hesitate to ASK A LIBRARIAN
These Google Arts & Culture pages are great places to visit for ideas on movements and/or artists.
Google Arts & Culture: Art Movements Google Arts & Culture: Collections
It is is essential you use credible, authoritative sources on all college work. Evaluation takes practice!
Create some basic questions to guide your research and focus your reading. The questions below are based on your professor's assignment prompt, and will help keep you on track!
This video explains how a format style like MLA affects your work. The MJC Library has great MLA resources on their LEARN TO CITE: MLA page.
