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Researching Film History

Researching Film History. ENG 208 February 5, 2009. Today. Library Basics- In General Website and Services Resources In-house Electronic Research Basics- Project Specific Cavalog Electronic Databases Inter-Library Loan Film Specific Resources. Library Website.

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Researching Film History

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  1. Researching Film History ENG 208 February 5, 2009

  2. Today • Library Basics- In General • Website and Services • Resources • In-house • Electronic • Research Basics- Project Specific • Cavalog • Electronic Databases • Inter-Library Loan • Film Specific Resources

  3. Library Website • www.cabrini.edu/library • Research Tools • Cavalog • WorldCat • Databases • Teaching and Learning • Style Guides • Research Wiki • Services • About • IM

  4. Cavalog • A catalog of what is owned by the Holy Spirit Library • Includes Books, CDs, DVDs that you can check out • Also includes reference books, reserve materials and periodicals that cannot be checked out • You can search by • Title, if you know exactly what you are looking for • Author • Words or Phrase • Subject • Limiters • Publication date

  5. WorldCat • A catalog system of many member libraries around the world • Offers a comprehensive look at what exists • Inter Library Loan • Find the item you are looking for • Click into the detailed record • Look for “Borrow this item from another library” • Any Questions or concerns • ILL Contact for Holy Spirit Library is Sheri Becht • 610-902-8538 or sherry.becht@cabrini.edu

  6. Electronic Databases and Journals • Databases Link • List of databases • Links to smaller lists by subject • Multipurpose • Academic Search Premier • Project MUSE • News articles • Lexis Nexis • New York Times • Access World News • Reference • Oxford English Dictionary • Biography Resource Center • Encyclopaedia Britannica

  7. Searching Databases • Browsing specific articles • Open Database from the databases link • Type keywords into the box • Be mindful of alternative ways to say the same thing • Choose Limiters • Full Text • Peer-Reviewed • Dates • Browsing specific journals • Open the Journals link • Search general term • Find Journal of interest • Click database that carries it’s holdings

  8. Appropriate Sources • Mostly • Books in the Holy Spirit Library • Books from other Libraries • Academic Journal Articles • Maybe • Newspaper Articles (New York Times and Washington Post) • Review Articles • Relevant, Trustworthy, Evaluated Websites • Probably Not • Google • Wikipedia • Any Open Internet Sources

  9. Searching • Books • Cavalog- for books in Holy Spirit Library • WorldCat- to borrow books from other libraries • Academic Journal Articles • Academic Search Premier • Project MUSE • News and/or Reviews • Lexis Nexis • New York Times • Access World News

  10. Web Resources • Websites with more credibility • Cine Files http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/cinefiles/ • Senses of Cinema http://www.sensesofcinema.com/ • Film Philosophy http://www.film-philosophy.com/ • Popular, Commercial Websites (less desirable) • Movie Review Query Engine http://www.mrqe.com/ • Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/ • Film Critic http://www.filmcritic.com/

  11. Evaluating Sources • For Appropriateness • Within the parameters of the assignment • Scholarly • Supporting of your thesis • Citations • Do you have all the information that you need? • Can you get it? • Style Guides

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