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Visual Culture in Modern Latin America

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Biographical reference works

Artcyclopedia (http://www.artcyclopedia.com/)
Points to museums' online exhibitions that often included reviewed biographical sketches of artists.

Grove Dictionary of Art (Trexler Library Reference Collection 703 T948d)
The "cadillac" of biographical sketches of artists like Izquierdo and Kahlo. All signed articles with bibiographies.

Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
Unsigned articles. Seek corroboration. Use bibliography that points to additional resources.

Historical reference works

Encyclopedia of Mexico (Trexler Library Reference Collection 972.003 E56o)
Signed articles useful especially for the bibliographies.

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture (Trexler Library Reference Collection 980.003 E56o)
Signed articles useful especially for the bibliographies.

Reviewed websites with biographical or historical information

Google Scholar (http://scholar.google.com)

Intute (http://www.intute.ac.uk/)
From a consortium of universities in the UK, reviews websites for purposes of higher education and research.

Authoritative secondary commentary in books. . .

Trexler Library Catalog
NOTE: Access from the Trexler Library website (http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library) > catalog.
Catalog of all books and documents in Trexler Library at Muhlenberg College.

WorldCat
NOTE: Access from the Trexler Library website > Database > Most Popular > WorldCat
Catalog of books and documents in libraries throughout the world. Watch especially for the AREA LIBRARIES designation.

Authoritative secondary commentary in articles . . .

Academic Search Premier
ACCESS: Trexler Library website (http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library) > Articles A to Z
Popular and peer-reviewed articles from a variety of academic disciplines.

Art Full Text (or Omnifile: Art)
ACCESS: Trexler Library website (http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library) > Articles A to Z
Standard index for peer-reviewed articles on art criticism.

Historical Abstracts
ACCESS: Trexler Library website (http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library) > Articles A to Z
Standard index for peer-reviewed articles and scholarly books on Latin American history.

getting to the full text of an article. . .

Once you have found the citation of a journal article you're interested in, click on the Get It link found next to the citation, or run a journal title search in Trexler Library's online catalog. ACCESS: Trexler Library website > catalog.

articles via interlibrary loan. . .

Journal articles not found in Trexler Library can be ordered on interlibrary loan.
ACCESS: Trexler Library website > ILL

Citing sources in the APA or MLA style

For tips on citing print and electronic sources, visit Trexler Library's Citation Guides for Print and Electronic Resources. ACCESS: Trexler Library website > Citation Guides.

Constructing an annotated bibliography

For help in writing annotated bibliographies in the MLA (or APA) style, visit Purdue's Online Writing Lab (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/) for a definition of an annotation and proper format.