Triboro News - LibGuides at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design

One of the databases available through the portal is Bloomsbury Applied Visual Arts.

Login using the username and password available on the portal. Then, click on the link that says "Content type" and choose "books".

From there you will see the list of over 200 books that are available to you in several fields.

You will find books on 3D printing, on photography, on interior architecture, on jewelry making. There are books on UI/UX and textles.

All of the books can be read online, or you can download chapters. And every book has the "Cite" button to make your bibliographies easier.

Recent Posts

More about the Mural Project!

Official poster for the collaboration of the mural projectAbel Miller- Art Education Welcome to the final installment of “The Triboro 102 Mural” only featured in the Learning Commons Blog. Last year I started writing about the journey of this mural going up in, you guessed it, Triboro Room 102, in Fall 2024. That date has passed and the mural is in fact up and I am finally finishing this series in the Learning Commons Blog! Our last phase of the project was “Creation,” which took place between Summer and Fall of 2024. While the members of 360 Thinkers originally planned to paint the mural, to the point of online students planning to come to Denver to help paint, it was decided by admin that it be a vinyl wrap. The students then had to create it digitally and with help from staff and MonsterInk changed the dimensions to fit the wall correctly. With much back and forth and pride, Zu and Abel completed the mural in August of 2024 and was put up in Room 102 of the Triboro building on October 2nd 2024. ...

Not so hidden treasures!

If you haven't ever explored our Library Guides, you might not know all that we offer. For example, check out our College 101 guide.We also have a guide about critical thinking and another one about media literacy. And Dr. Black's Warrior Queens class has been building a guide about weapons and armor.We have a guide for Art History: Theories and Methods that covers starting points for the theories you learn. We have a guide for professional practice that includes business information. If you could make a guide, what would you make?...

Why do we cite?

As you are finishing up this term, and getting your bibliographies and citations in order, you might wonder why we cite, and also why we cite in different styles. The reason why we might use one style over another is often determined by the field in which we are working. Purdue OWL breaks it down this way:MLA (Modern language Association) emphasizes Authorship, so authors are very important.APA (American Psychological Association) emphasizes date. Since publication date is important in the social sciences, APA Style is more likely to be used. CMOS (Chicago Manual of Style) emphasizes source origin. History and art history are concerned greatly with source, so footnotes and detailed references lists are preferred. There are a lot of other reasons why we might use one over another. APA tries to reduce bias, for example, so first initials, instead of names are included in references. CMOS has a much more robust way of including images, which makes is preferable in art history. We don't use MLA much at RMCAD, because we teach fewer literature classes where it would be used. One of the big differences between APA and CMOS is the way citations are built within the paper itself. They both use final bibliographies or references lists, but within the paper, APA uses in-text citations while CMOS uses footnotes. from the description above, you can probably figure out why. APA is concernced about dates so a citation to Purdue OWL (2018) is sufficient as it points to the item in the reference list. CMOS wants a more complete source, which the footnote will provide. I hope this helps clear things up. As always, make an appointment with the SLC if you need help finalizing those citations!...

Week 5

Okay! it is week five and you are staring down the last few weeks of the term. There is still a lot to do. How are you going to organize what you need to get done?Here are some resources from the SLC to help you with time management and organization:First, check out our tipsheet on Time Management! There you will find tips on breaking down assignments and using timers to help you set goals. If you are writing a paper, you might find our tipsheet on Graphic Organizers helpful. If you are trying to organize your thoughts, admit to yourself that you are an art student and use visual tools!If you are just struggling with motivation, check out our tipsheet on that! Sometimes just remembering your dreams can help you get started again. And always, the SLC is on your side. Make an appointment and let us help! ...

Bloomsbury Applied Visual Arts

Leave a comment

Commenting on blog posts requires an account.

Login is required to interact with this comment. Please and try again.

If you do not have an account, Register Now.

Bloomsbury Applied Visual Arts

Leave a comment

Commenting on blog posts requires an account.

Login is required to interact with this comment. Please login here and try again.

If you do not have an account, Register Now.

Login is required to interact with this comment. Please and try again.