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Visual Culture-Spring 25

Use this guide to find resources for IDS_OX 216E Visual Culture

Welcome

Welcome to the Visual Culture Guide!

This guide is your starting point for research for your class. Need additional help?

 

delacroix watercolors  vase china  chair design

 

 

Images are public domain and available on The Met Collection. Image credits (from left): Garden of the Painter at Saint Clair by Henri-Edmond Delacroix, Vase, 20th century, artist unknown, Perspective of a Lounge Chair with 2-Color Upholstery, for Agnelli by Guglielmo Ulrich.

Library Terminology

 

The following is a list of common terms you may come across when interacting with library resources and services. Use this information to familiarize yourself with each of these terms.

  Call Number – An alphanumeric character assigned to each book based on its subject so that books can be easily found on the shelves; Oxford College uses the Dewey Decimal system.

  Catalog – The tool that allows you to search for books and other items at Emory’s Libraries. Our catalog is called Library Search.

  Information Desk (Info Desk) – The Info Desk is where you can check out books and other materials, renew books, borrow reserve items, and ask questions or get research help.

  Interlibrary Loan (ILL) – A free service that allows you to borrow books and other items from libraries around the world.

  Research Consultation – One-on-one appointments with a librarian generally lasting about 30 minutes; these appointments are more in-depth than the usual questions asked at the Info Desk and can cover a variety of topics such as how to get started developing a topic, how to use a particular database, and more.

  Research Guide – The best resources on a subject or class topic to help you with your research.

  Reserves – Materials--such as required textbooks and other readings--for class that are held behind the Info Desk and arranged by class. These materials can be checked out for 3 hours at a time, and if they are returned late accrue a fine of $1/hour.

  Stacks – The shelves where the books are located on the first and second floor.