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Finding Information for Film Studies 330 by Denis Lacroix Romance Languages and Film Studies Librarian

Finding Information for Film Studies 330 by Denis Lacroix Romance Languages and Film Studies Librarian November 4, 2008 Session Outline Understanding the Research Process Finding guides and library services Finding resources using the library catalogue

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Finding Information for Film Studies 330 by Denis Lacroix Romance Languages and Film Studies Librarian

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  1. Finding Information for Film Studies 330 by Denis Lacroix Romance Languages and Film Studies Librarian November 4, 2008

  2. Session Outline • Understanding the Research Process • Finding guides and library services • Finding resources using the library catalogue • Finding Articles in Periodicals using Databases • RefWorks This slide show is downloadable at:http://www.library.ualberta.ca/subject/film/index.cfm

  3. The Research Question Film Indexes Online Film Literature Index Academic Search Complete What is the importance of culture in Quebec documentaries?

  4. The Research Process • Recognise an information need • Define the problem • limit, label, hypothesize • Choose a search system • books, electronic and print indexes, Web resources… • Formulate a query depending on the search system • semantic mapping and action mapping • Execute the search • Examine, assess, and save the results • Extract information • Reflect, write, reiterate, stop Saving might involve using RefWorks

  5. Finding Basic Research Tools

  6. Useful Reference Resources • General: facts, dates, terms • International index to film periodicals – PN 1993 A1 I62 Ruth Ref. Aux. (2nd floor) • The Motion picture guide - PN 1993 M918 Ruth. Ref. • The complete film dictionary – PN 1993.45 K82 1997 Ruth. Ref. • The international film industry: a historical dict. – PN 1993.45 S632 1989 Ruth. Ref. • Encyclopedia of film themes, settings and series - PN 1997.8 A76 2001 Ruth. Ref. • Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film v.1 – v.4 • People: information on directors, actors, etc. • International dictionary of films and filmmakers – PN 1993.45 I625 Ruth. Ref. • Filmmaker's dictionary – PN 1993.45 S56 2000 Ruth. Ref. • The new biographical dictionary of film - PN 1998 A2 T48 2004 Ruth. Ref • Film Theory: terminology • The film studies dictionary - PN 1993.45 B49 2001 Ruth. Ref. • Film study: an analytical bibliography – PN 1994 M268 v.1-v.4 Ruth Ref. • Dictionnaire du film: tous les termes de la technique, de l'industrie, de l'histoire et de la culture cinématographiques – TR 847 R69 1999 BSJ Ref.

  7. Genre: terms, people, films particular to one genre • Major film periodicals for media research – PN 1993 A12 M35 1915-1970 (micro.) • Film Daily yearbook of motion pictures – PN 1993.3 F482 1918-1969 (microfilm) • The Macmillan film bibliography – PN 1993.5 A1 Z9 R34 1982 v.1-2 Ruth.Ref. • Index to critical film reviews – PN 1995 B78 1974 v.1-3 Ruth.Ref. • Film review index – PN 1995 Z9 F4878 1986 v.1-2 Ruth.Ref. • The complete index to world film since 1895 - PN 1998 G63 2003 Ruth. Ref. • The International film index, 1895-1990 – PN 1998 I614 1991 folio Ruth. Ref. • Diccionario del cine mexicano, 1970-2000 – PN 1993.5 M6 D53 2005 Ruth. Ref. • Documentary Cinema: • Encyclopedia of the documentary film – PN 1995.9 D6 E53 2006 v.1-3 Ruth. Ref.N.B. Copies of National Film Board films are located at the Bibliothèque Saint-Jean.

  8. Finding Basic Research Tools • Sample Subject Headings: search in the Catalogue • Motion pictures and Dictionaries • Motion pictures and Encyclopedias • Documentary Films • Films documentaires • Cinéma and Québec (Province) • Québec (Province) and Conditions social$ and 20th century • Brault, Michel • Motion pictures and Social Aspects • Motion pictures and Religious Aspects • Motion picture industry • Motion picture producers and directors

  9. Books vs. Periodical Articles • Books are a good place to start for • an author or subject that is well-known and not too recent • Check book bibliographies for references to other books and articles • Use the NEOS Libraries Catalogue to find books

  10. Finding Books • By author: • By title • By subject • Request or place a hold on a book

  11. Advanced Searching • Finding books about a topic using Advanced Search • Divide topic into key concepts, e.g. Quebec AND Cinema • Think of variant or similar terms for concepts • Use Boolean operators, e.g. and, or • Use truncation symbols to increase results: $ ? • Limiting your search by format and location in advanced search One key concept per box or field!

  12. Add variant terms to increase results!

  13. Increase your results by using variant terms

  14. Increase your results by reducing the concepts!

  15. Sample Catalogue Record If possible, add relevant catalogue subject terms to your own search.

  16. Searching Within Ebrary

  17. Let’s Practise • How many documentary films can you find on Salvador Allende?

  18. Books vs. Periodical Articles • Periodical articles are a good place to start if • an author or subject are recent or local • you are looking for a detailed analysis(e.g. essay films) To find articles, Use periodical databases Databases are searchable by title, or Databases are also searchable by subject.

  19. What’s a Periodical? 1. Film studies/film history journals 2. Journals about movie-making 3. Trade publications 4. Newspapers 5. Popular magazines The difference between Scholarly and Popular Information Sources:http://www.library.ualberta.ca/guides/peerreview/index.cfm

  20. Finding Articles in Periodicals • The library catalogue cannot be used to find articles on your research topic. Instead, you need to search databases. • Databases are all different: • some contain full-text articles, • some list only citations and abstracts, • some are interdisciplinary • others are subject specific • Use database Help features for searching assistance • Scholarly versus popular journals

  21. Databases for Film Studies 410 • General Humanities Databases: Academic Search Complete, Alternative Press Index, Arts and Humanities Citation Index, CBCA Complete, CPI.Q., Expanded Academic ASAP, Humanities Abstracts, Humanities International Index, IBZ,MLA International Bibliography, Omnifile full text, Periodicals Index Online, Readers’ Guide Full Text. • Film Studies Databases: Communication and Mass Media Complete, Film Indexes Online, Film & Television Literature Index, IMDb. • International Cinema: Bibliography of Asian Studies, ABSEES, EBSEES, Social Sciences and Humanities Journals from Russia, HAPI, Prisma, CLASE, Francis, Repère, Erudit, CAIRN

  22. Historical Topics: America: history and life, Historical Abstracts • Canadian Topics: CBCA Complete, CPI.Q

  23. Film & Television Literature Index • Searching examples: • [Select a Field] Quebec* AND [Subject] documenta* AND To view full-text, click on HTML, PDF or • To save, mail, or print citations • Click on Add to folder, • Click on Folder View under Folder has items, • Click on print, e-mail or save options. • Send citations to RefWorks

  24. Save to RefWorks

  25. Film Indexes Online • Contains Film Index International, which gives full international coverage of films and film personalities from over 170 countries. All eras of film-making are covered. • Use this database to find information about films, but also bibliographic listings of resources relating to the films. • A person search is also possible from the Film Index International database.

  26. Finding Periodicals in the Library • Search the NEOS Libraries Catalogue • Limit by Periodical Title in the drop-down menu • Click on Starting With • Click on the Search button Or • Use the Getit Citation Linkerhttp://www.library.ualberta.ca/getit/citation/index.cfm • Input all the article information into the boxes

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  28. Journal is only available in print!

  29. Is the journal scholarly or peer-reviewed?

  30. Journal Titles • Six percent kept in Rutherford South 2nd floor • Shelved around the perimeter • Organized alphabetically by title • Most other journals located in Rutherford North or South • Interfiled with books by call number • Available online

  31. Let’s Practise • Find the online full text of the following article • Toward the Quebec Auteur: From Perrault to Arcand. By: Melnyk, George. Cineaction, 2002 Issue 57, p16-29, 14p, 18 bw; • Is this periodical Academic or Scholarly?

  32. Exporting to RefWorks from Gale

  33. Click here!

  34. How to Export from Other Databases Check Tip Sheets if you are unsure about exporting from a specific database • Mark the records you wish to export • View marked records • Export records from the database to RefWorks • Click on the RefWorks link in the tool bar, OR • Click on Save and/or Export Example from Web of Science :

  35. Exporting from NEOS

  36. Inter-Library Loans • When a periodical or a book is not located at the University of Alberta Libraries, request the items through ILL. • Click on the link Request an Inter-Library loan on the right-hand side of the main library web page. • Click on Request Material from another library • Input your Library barcode number and pin. • Fill in the form with as much information as you have. • Check availability of document worldwide using the OCLC WorldCat database • Allow 2 weeks for ILL requests

  37. Let’s Practise • Use the database Film & Television Literature Index to find academic articles on the Comic Documentary • Send the first article in the list of results to RefWorks

  38. Reference Services http://www.library.ualberta.ca/askus/ Good luck in your searches!

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