Class: ENG-252 - Survey of World Literature II
Instructor: Ghazala Hashmi
Scope ll Finding Books ll Finding Articles (via the library databases) Journals vs. Magazines
Film Journals & Magazines (print and online via the library databases & open access web sites)
Online Search Techniques ll Internet vs. Library Databases
Evaluating Resources ll Off-campus Access ll Need More Help?
Scope: Covers how to find resources on foreign film reviews and criticism.
Finding Online & Print Books:
To find both online and print books available through JSRCC Libraries, you can search the VCCSLinc Library catalog;
Sample Subject Keywords to search in catalog: motion pictures, films
Browse print books on the shelves located in the following Library of Congress Call Number range: PN1993-1999
Selected Online & Print Books available through JSRCC Libraries:
NetLibrary
Provides access to over 10,000 online full-text books in a wide variety of subject areas including film studies. Besides using the library catalog to search for online books, you can go to NetLibrary directly to search for online books. To access NetLibrary off-campus, you will first need to create a NetLibrary account on a campus computer. From the NetLibrary home page, click on Create a Free Account in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
Finding Articles:
EBSCOhost databases
The library provides access to a wide variety of EBSCOhost databases. Use the main EBSCOhost database menu to select and search multiple databases at the same time.
EBSCOhost Search Tips:
- Select the following EBSCOhost databases from the main menu: Academic Search Complete, Communication & Mass Media Complete, Humanities International Complete, and MasterFILE Premier.
- Try an Advanced Search.
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Use the asterisk (*) as the truncation symbol to pick up all forms of a root word (e.g., film* will find film, films, filmmaker, filmaking)
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Use the Boolean operator, OR, to pick up related terms (e.g., cinema OR film* OR motion picture* OR movie*). Using the operator, OR, (without the operator, AND) will expand or broaden your search.
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Using the operator, AND, will narrow your results to make it more precise or focused (e.g., wild strawberries AND motion pictures).
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Search terms: use the title of the movie and the the subject term, motion pictures. You can also try the title of the movie and the name of the director or main actor/s.
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Checkmark the Full Text box under the Limit your results section to limit your results to full text articles.
Search Examples:
- wild strawberries AND motion pictures
- wild strawberries AND bergman
Tutorial:
Click here to view a short demo clip on searching EBSCOhost.
Literature Resource Center
Database includes film criticism and reviews.
LRC Search Tips:
- Try a basic keyword search.
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Use the asterisk (*) as the truncation symbol to pick up all forms of a root word (e.g., film* will find film, films, filmmaker, filmaking)
Use the Boolean operator, OR, to pick up related terms (e.g., cinema OR film* OR motion picture* OR movie*). Using the operator, OR, (without the operator, AND) will expand or broaden your search.
Using the operator, AND, will narrow your results to make it more precise or focused - e.g., spirited away AND (cinema OR film* OR movie*).
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Search terms: use the title of the movie and the related terms - cinema OR film* OR movie*. You can also try the title of the movie and the name of the director or main actor/s.
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From the basic search screen, scroll down and select the following from the content type menu: Literature Criticism and Reviews & News.
Search Example:
- spirited away AND (cinema OR film* OR movie*)
JSTOR
Database includes film criticism and reviews.
JSTOR Search Tips:
- Try an Advanced Search.
- Use quotations (" ") to pick up the exact phrase (e.g. "bicycle thief" )
- From the Advanced Search screen, scroll down and select the following from the Discipline(s) and/or Title(s) menu: Film Studies.
Search Example:
Selected Web Sites:
Need more help?
Visit the reference desks at JSRCC Libraries orAsk a librarian@JSRCC
Created on 3/3/09. Last updated on 3/6/09
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