User:Mnooj/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Papermaking


 * Article Evaluation
 * Well developed article. Could use more sources, information on alternative papermaking processes, and the environmental aspects of papermaking. It also primarily looks at paper from a print perspective and ignores other uses of paper products.


 * Sources
 * Werner, Sarah. Studying Early Printed Books 1450-1800: A Practical Guide. Wiley Blackwell, 2019.
 * Ward, Gerald W.R., ed. The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in Art. Oxford University Press, 2008.
 * Book History Online. Brill, 1973.  https://bibliographies-brillonline-com.ezproxy.library.wisc.edu/search?s.f.s2_parent=s.f.book.book-history-online&search-go=&s.q=

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Birchbark biting


 * Article Evaluation
 * Unique, interesting article on underrepresented art form. Possibility of finding great visual materials. Lack of authoritative resources, links to contemporary artists, notable collections.


 * Sources
 * Treesearch. US Forest Service, 2004.  http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us
 * America: History and Life. Accessed 15 November 2019.  http://web.b.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.library.wisc.edu/ehost/search/advanced?vid=0&sid=a43a8826-8440-48a6-8863-2853ead2a35e%40sessionmgr101
 * Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture, University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries  https://www.library.wisc.edu/decorativearts/

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Blue Wool Scale


 * Article Evaluation
 * Very short, simple article; does not incorporate enough thorough or authoritative sources. As this topic relates to multiple disciplines (arts, science, material culture) a more diverse bibliography would make this article more robust.


 * Sources
 * Weihs, Jean, C.M. “Ink: A Librarian’s Long-Time Companion.” Technicalities 39. No. 1 (Jan, 2019): 1-9.   http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.library.wisc.edu/docview/2183987653?accountid=465
 * Materials Science & Engineering Collection, University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.library.wisc.edu/materialscienceengineering
 * Finley, Charles. Printing Paper and Ink. Albany: Delmar Publishers, 1997. https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999850612502121 .  Baker, Cathleen A. From the Hand to the Machine: Nineteenth-Century American Paper and Mediums: Technologies, Materials, and Conservation. Ann Arbor: The Legacy Press, 2014.   https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/9910101751702121