Research Help
Decker Library librarians are here for your research needs
410-225-2273 | refer@mica.edu
General Information
The Access Services staff are here to help with your account, reserves, interlibrary loans, and general questions
410-225-2272 | circ@mica.edu
MICA Archives and Special Collections
Special Collections Librarian Kathy Cowan is available for any archives and special collections-related questions
410-225-2714 | kcowan@mica.edu
Guides on How To Cite Your Work
Whether you're writing a paper or creating a work of art, everyone needs to cite their work. Below are links to formatting and style guides.
Academic Citation Resource Guide
This guide is a great place to start if you're unsure about which citation style to use.
APA (American Psychological Association) style is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences.
Chicago Manual of Style is commonly used by those in literature, history, and the arts. Note: Please log in with your MICA username and password to access the entire Chicago Manual of Style
MLA Formatting and Style Guide
MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities.
Guides on Art, Design, and Activism
See something related to art, design, and activism that isn't listed below? Get in touch.
Art, Activism, and Social Justice: Art & Activism
From the School of Visual Arts Library.
From Carnegie Mellon University Libraries.
Post Election Ideas for Why Design Matters
From Maryland Institute College of Art Graphic Design program.
Post-Election Guide (View Only)
Both from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Post-2016 Election Resources for UNLV Students: Report Hate/Get Help
From University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
From Antioch University.
Election 2016: Discussion, Dialogue, + Discourse
From Florida International University.
Resources for a Post-Election World
From Hunter College Libraries.
Art and Design
Fake News
Digital Privacy
Reminder! We subscribe to the National Newspapers database, which provides articles from The Baltimore Sun, Christian Science Monitor, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post, containing articles from the late 1980s or early 1990s through present day. See our Research Databases page for access via your MICA login!
About Google Scholar Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites.
Integration with Decker Library
If you are logged into your MICA email, you will see results you have access to through our database subscriptions. These results are notes as "Available@Decker Library."
Core Research Databases - Find Articles
Below is an abbreviated list of research databases offered through Decker Library. These research databases offer articles, images, and data. To see more databases, take a look at the full list on our site. Your local public library card will grant you access to other databases as well.
Note: These databases are made available through Decker Library. You might be asked to login with your MICA username and password.