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Where
are all the books? - Classicism, trans-avante-guardism...
- Write, me?
- Summer Research Scholarships
- National links
Where are all the books?
And slides, prints, videos, magazines...
The City West Library, situated in the Catherine Spence (CS) Building at City West campus, is a research and study facility of great value to students of art, architecture and design theory.
Electronic databases
The Library also provides access to electronic databases you can search for journal articles and other information on art, architecture and design theory. Go to the databases page and select Academic search premier. Within this database you can search Academic Search Premier and Art Abstracts.
Strategies for searching databases online workshop gives instruction in constructing a search plan; selecting and accessing databases; performing a search; evaluating and refining a search; selecting and retaining search results; and locating references. You can also attend on campus training
Using databases
Research skills (PPT file, 355kb) looks at why research skills are important, and shows you how to develop your skills for good research results.
Locate information through databases (InfoGate) module helps you find and retrieve relevant information from databases. The module covers basic search concepts and effective search strategies.
Classicism, trans-avante-guardism...
Find out the meaning of Classicism, Dada, kitsch, metaphysical, neo geo, primitivism, semiotics, trans-avante-guardism and more from the General Art Glossary, an A-Z of art terms.
See also the printable list of Key terms in art and design history and theory (PDF file, 85kb) and the history and theory timeline (RTF file).
Explore these concepts further using the Design language in the twentieth century resource.
Write, me?
Want to learn to write with credibility and meaning? Our expert staff can guide you, but useful resources are also available on the web.
Writing in general
- Writing - including writing essays
- Academic writing style
- Clarity of expression
- Grammar and punctuation
Arts writing
- Arts writing - art criticism through history; artists who write; artists who read; contemporary approaches to arts criticism and arts writing; curatorial arts writing; the arts writing industry; editorship and censorship; creative writing; writing for the crafts; careers in publication: legal and commercial issues; listening to and reading other writers.
Then practise, practise, practise by doing Theory Spine courses and electives!
Please note: The theory lecturers prefer students to use the Chicago Manual of Style for writing. This is a style and referencing system that uses footnotes or endnotes and a bibliography. The foot or endnotes are very useful to put not only the full reference (author's name, title of work, date, place of publication, publisher and page numbers) but also additional comments that you may wish to add but are unsure of whether to put it in the body of the text or not. Referencing illustrations using the Chicago method (Word doc).
Summer Research Scholarships
Not sure if research suits you? UniSA offers Summer Research Scholarships to 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students so you can find out.
High Achiever Research Vacation Scholarships
These scholarships are for undergraduate students in their second, third or Honours year, who have a strong academic record. The scholarships offer the opportunity to undertake research for up to 8 weeks with experienced researchers, usually between December and February, in a recognised Research Institute or Centre within UniSA.
UniSA-ANU Vice Chancellors' Summer Research Scholarships
These scholarships are intended for undergraduate students with a strong academic record who are completing the third or fourth year of a full-time program. UniSA-ANU Vice Chancellors' Summer Research Scholars are expected to undertake supervised research work at the Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, for eight weeks.
National links
Media release
Breaking
news: $17 M Centre to boost creative industries
Arts Hub, Tuesday 17
February 2009 - 'This centre will bring together
cultural entrepreneurs, practitioners and researchers to maximise the
contribution of Australia's creative industries to
our economy and cultural life. Ongoing support will be provided through
mentoring, networking opportunities and help with linking into local and
global supply chains.' (Peter Garrett)
Creative Industries Innovation Centre
The Creative Industries Innovation Centre (CIIC) has funding of $17 million
over four years. The centre was launched on 17 February 2009 by Innovation
Minister, Senator Kim Carr, and Arts Minister, Peter Garrett. The
CIIC assist firms in the creative industries sector to make a larger
contribution to the Australian economy. The CIIC helps small and medium
size (SMEs) businesses improve their productivity and competitiveness by
providing professional business advisory and development services. The
Centre also builds collaboration between researchers and businesses, and
assists creative businesses to access the latest technologies and market
specific information. The University of South Australia
is a consortium partner.