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Harvard Libraries: E-RESEARCH

Harvard Libraries: E-RESEARCH. Finding Secondary Sources for Film, Literature and Cultural Studies. Explore the e-landscape. lib.harvard.edu >>E-RESEARCH. Click on Subject. Select from each column. Film Indexes or Databases. Explore…. “test drive” to compare….

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Harvard Libraries: E-RESEARCH

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  1. Harvard Libraries: E-RESEARCH Finding Secondary Sources for Film, Literature and Cultural Studies

  2. Explore the e-landscape lib.harvard.edu >>E-RESEARCH

  3. Click on Subject

  4. Select from each column

  5. Film Indexes or Databases

  6. Explore…

  7. “test drive” to compare… Database interfaces will differ (search screens, search tips, results displays, etc.) BUT you will find overlap in retrievals. Databases sometimes index the same journals.

  8. What to look for in a database…Contents/AuthorshipScope and Coverage How to export citations

  9. Contents and authorship

  10. Contents / authorship:

  11. Scope Subjects covered, e.g. film only, film & television, etc. Types of sources: journal articles, reviews, filmographies Kinds of information: biographical, critical, bibliographical (lists of references)

  12. Coverage e.g. 1972 to present. Refers to the publication dates of the journals indexed

  13. Working in databasesSearchUse record info to guide discoveryExport/save citations

  14. Use Simple or Advanced SearchCheck search tips since they vary among databases.In

  15. Use the article record/description to guide discovery: keywords,subjects, abstract…

  16. in the article record:links to full textor FIND IT @ HARVARD

  17. How to export citations:Look for the export options

  18. Save time with citation management tools, such as RefWorks

  19. Consult us in the libraries

  20. Other databases

  21. MLA International Bibliography

  22. AIDA: Articoliitaliani di periodici accademici

  23. Casalini Databases

  24. Databases:JSTOR now has a citation locator

  25. For more resources…

  26. Questions are welcome:Mary Beth Clackmclack@fas.harvard.eduEnjoy your research!

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