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The best source for details about how to summarize an article for a class assignment is, of course, your instructor. There are some general guidelines, however, that might prove useful if you're having trouble getting started. Take a look at a few of the sites listed below to consider what goes into writing a summary.

• The Writer's Web at the University of Richmond
• Short, six part tutorial from Colorado State University
• Brief overview of writing summaries from the Writing Lab at Purdue University
• Abstracts and summaries have common elements. Many of the newspaper articles you will retrieve online have abstracts. Take at look at this site and consider both.

Remember, these are general guidelines only. It is important to check with your instructor to ensure your summary technique suits the assignment specifications for your particular course. To begin looking for information on works of art check out online catalog.

Using the Online Catalog

The BHCC Library online catalog is the most efficient way to find a book in the BHCC library. If you take some time to master it, your task will be much easier when you need to stop in and borrow a book. Remember, the online catalog can be searched from any PC connected to the Internet with a Web browser.

If you take a look at the online catalog, you'll see that there are many ways to search for a book: author, title, subject, keyword, and more. To start, try the keyword search, which is the broadest possible search. Subject, author, and title searches are more specific. Before you enter your search, read the screen. There are always useful tips that will save you search time. To see an example of how to do a search in the catalog, you can go to the Web page entitled How to use the online catalog

Your end goal should always be the book's call number, which is like the book's address and tells you where to find the book in the library. This BHCC Library web page on Finding a Book in the Library is a good place to start for more detailed information on how call numbers work.

Some more specific art subject areas include, but are not limited to:

Fine Arts	N
Painting	ND
Photography	TR

In the Reference section, try using The Dictionary of Art -- REF N31 .D5 1996

Some more specific poetry subject areas include, but are not limited to:

Literature (General)	PN
English Literature	PR
American Literature	PS

In the Reference section, try using Poetry Criticism -- REF PN1010 .P499

Online Art Resources

Artcyclopedia: The Fine Arts Search Engine -- A specialized directory and search engine for museum-quality art on the Web

World Wide Web Arts Resources -- Art History Resources: (Artists, Art Movements, Biographies & Artwork)

XREFER -- Full-text encyclopedias and guides to most areas of study including art and art image guides.

On-campus: http://www.xreferplus.com.

Off-campus: http://proxy16.noblenet.org/login?url=http://www.xreferplus.com/.

 

Online Poetry Resources

Academy of American Poets -- Information on the Academy and its programs as well as collections, exhibits, biographies and sound files of poets reading their own works

Infoplease Notable Poets -- Biographies of Notable Poets for National Poetry Month, April 2005

INFOTRAC -- Provides access to multiple full-text databases of scholarly journals and newspapers on most subjects including literature and literary criticism.

On-campus: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_b_bunkhcc.

A Spanish-language version of this resource is available at:
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=infotrac

Off-campus: http://proxy16.noblenet.org/login?url=http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_b_bunkhcc.

A Spanish-language version of this resource is available at:
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=infotrac

Your assignment requests that you pair a painting with a poem or song lyric. Here are some examples of paired artworks:

Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night from The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York

Anne Sexton's poem "The Starry Night" which starts with a quotation from Van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night and Don Mclean's song "Vincent (Starry Starry Night)"

Listen to Don McLean sing "Vincent" while watching a selection of Van Gogh's best known paintings.

Another example is:

John Prine at the Library of Congress with Poet Laureate, Ted Kooser

National Public Radio interview with John Prine

Lyrics to John Prine's song "Sam Stone"

Lyrics to John Prine's song "Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore"

Maya Lin's Vietnam Veteran's Memorial