1. Researching Film History
ENG 206
January 28, 2010

2. Today Library Basics Research Basics Website and Services Resources
In-house
Electronic
Building
Research Basics
Research Process
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 or

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

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. Research Process Choose film and thesis
Chose context(s) in which to research
Determine which kind of sources are best
Search
Evaluate Results
Write
Citations

9. Developing your Thesis
Consider the length of your paper
Consider your film choices
Consider the historical time periods related to them
Look (Research) to see what materials are available
Formulate a clear concise idea and statement describing it
The Manchurian Candidate has a Cold War theme. Or
The mother of Raymond Shaw, in the film The Manchurian Candidate, exemplified society’s fear of an empowered woman in the early 1960s.

10. Appropriate Sources Mostly Maybe Probably Not
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

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

12. Web Resources Websites with more credibility
Cine Files
Popular, Commercial Websites (less desirable)
Movie Review Query Engine
Internet Movie Database
Film Critic

13. Evaluating Sources For Appropriateness Citations
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