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ART 203: Prof. Guest's Ritual/Pilgrimage Project: Tips for searching databases
Searching Using Geography
Searching By Geography
Some databases make searching by geography especially easy to do:
ARTstor allows users to search by place and type of item. So users can easily locate maps of specific countries during specific time periods.
History in Context: World allows users to browse for articles by country, culture, events, periods, wars, etc.
- Artstor This link opens in a new windowAccess to collections of art images and associated data for educational use. (Artstor is now available on the JSTOR platform.)
- Gale Onefile: World History This link opens in a new windowGale OneFile: World History provides access to scholarly journals and magazines useful to both novice historians as well as advanced academic researchers. The database offers balanced coverage of events in world history and scholarly work established in the field.
Searching for Articles
When searching for articles on rituals and pilgrimages, you should use an advanced search. The example below is from The Historical New York Times.
An advanced search gives users more search boxes and options.
Other databases, such as Project Muse, are set-up differently. Project Muse does not give users an advanced search option on the homepage.
However, you can search for a broad topic- such as "sanchi stupa"
and then choose "modify search" which will allow you to add a more specific term- such as "worship"
- Project Muse This link opens in a new windowOnline scholarly journals covering literature & criticism, history & performing arts, cultural studies, political science.
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