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AHV 206: History of Illustration: Databases

Course guide for the History of Illustration class

Databases: History of Illustration

Search Tips for Databases

Databases work differently than Google. Here are some tips to help you get started:

Use the terms AND, OR, NOT to combine different words

Illustration AND Portraiture

Illustration OR Drawing

To search for a phrase, use parentheses around words

(American illustration)

(Feminist illustrator)

Use an asterisk to search for different endings of a root word

Illustrat* to search for Illustration, Illustrator, Illustrating, Illustrate

Be creative

If you have trouble finding articles on your topic, try different keywords

College for Creative Studies website