| AA305 - The Renaissance in Europe:
A Cultural Enquiry
Skills
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SAFARI
Safari is an interactive online tutorial designed to help you develop
your ability to search for, evaluate and manage information. Follow the
"OU students and staff" link to access all parts of the tutorial
(you will need your OU computer user name and password). You can also
use the "Guests" link to browse Safari as a visitor. It's an
extensive resource covering all aspects of information retrieval and management,
so use the contents
page to select the sections that interest you. You might find that the
most helpful sections initially are: planning
a search; choosing
resources; information
quality; relevance
and objectivity.
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with the OU has resources to help you get the most out of your studies.
You can get help with assignments, recording and planning your development,
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student, follow this link to find out more about studying
with the OU.
Resources
Before you can use some the resources below, you need to be logged in using your OU computer
user name and password.
Early English Books Online (EEBO)
EEBO is an online version of more than 125 000 printed books. It offers
unparalled access to facsimile editions of books printed in England during
the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Follow this link for a worked example and help, but be warned
that EEBO is a complex tool, for which you will need to download plug-ins
which may take quite a long time to load. You should also remember that
reading online versions of classic texts (like, say, The Merchant
of Venice) is not a substitute for reading your set text. Again,
bear in mind that resources like EEBO are additional to the course and
are not essential parts of the course material.
Help sheet for Early English Books
Online (EEBO)
This help
sheet written by OU Library staff gives simple instructions for using
EEBO.
Oxford Reference Online
Oxford Reference Online is a large collection of reference works which is
useful for looking up biographies, historical events, mythical references,
architectural terms etc. It also includes links to dictionaries. You will
need an Athens password to use this site.
Oxford English Dictionary
The complete text of
the second edition. Useful for finding out about historical usage
of words as well as for checking definitions and spellings. You will need
your Athens password to use this site.
Grove Dictionary of Art
The Grove
Dictionary of Art is a major reference work. Use it to look up information
about artists, terms and styles. Click on 'links' at the top of entries
for additional images. See the links below for help using this resource.
You will need your OU computer user name and password to access this site.
Online walkthrough for Grove Dictionary of Art
This web link takes you to an
introduction to the key features of the Grove Dictionary of Art
online.
Help sheet for Grove Dictionary of Art
This help
sheet written by OU Library staff gives simple instructions for using
the Grove Dictionary of Art.
Grove Music Online
Grove
Dictionary of Music and Musicians (including Grove Dictionary
of Opera) is one of the biggest music reference works ever created.
You will need your OU computer user name and password to access this site.
Help sheet for Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
This help
sheet written by OU Library staff gives simple instructions for using
Grove Music Online.
SCRAN (Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network)
SCRAN
gathers together written and visual materials from Scottish Archives.
You may find it useful, particularly if you were excited by the Scottish
materials covered in Video Cassette 5 Renaissance court architecture
in England and Scotland. You will need an Athens password to use
this site.
Intute
Intute Arts and Humanities is one of the main humanities gateway websites. It gives you access to a range of online resources reviewed by subject experts. You can either browse by subject or search for specific topics.
Online Galleries
There are many collections of images on the internet. Among the best are
Artcyclopedia,
Art
History Resources on the Web, Carol
Gerten's Fine Art, and the Web
Gallery of Art. Because of the size of images, some pages may be slow
to load.
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