1. GER/RUSS 600 Electronic Resources for Literature and Film H. Calogeridis B. Menich UW Library October 20, 2006

2. Objective To provide an overview of electronic resources supporting research in literature and film studies To provide an overview of electronic resources supporting research in literature and film studies Journal Databases (UW) Journal Databases (UW) Newspaper Databases (UW) Newspaper Databases (UW) Internet Resources Internet Resources

3. Session Outline Subject specific journal databases Subject specific journal databases Interdisciplinary journal databases Interdisciplinary journal databases Newspaper databases Newspaper databases Internet resources Internet resources Searching and finding tips Searching and finding tips

4. Journal Databases Access from UW Homepage, right navigation bar, under Research Databases Access from UW Homepage, right navigation bar, under Research Databases http://journal-indexes.uwaterloo.ca http://journal-indexes.uwaterloo.cahttp://journal-indexes.uwaterloo.ca Browse by Title Browse by Title Browse by Subject Browse by Subject

5. Journal Databases

7. Subject Specific Databases German: Germanistik, BDSL Online German: Germanistik, BDSL Online Russian: ABSEES Russian: ABSEES

8. Interdisciplinary Databases Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Humanities Abstracts Humanities Abstracts Humanities FT Humanities FT IBZ IBZ JSTOR JSTOR MLA MLA Web of Science Web of Science

9. How to Search with Keywords Analyze your search topic: Treatment of laughter in literature from a feminist perspective Analyze your search topic: Treatment of laughter in literature from a feminist perspective Identify the key concepts Identify the key concepts LAUGHTER LITERATURE FEMINIST Provide other terms that are similar in meaning (synonyms) or related terms Provide other terms that are similar in meaning (synonyms) or related terms LAUGHTER MIRTH FUN FEMINIST FEMINISM Combine terms using AND to narrow and OR to broaden Combine terms using AND to narrow and OR to broaden (laughter OR mirth OR fun) AND literature AND feminis* Note: Umlauts and transliteration make a difference e.g. für/fuer; tolstoy/tolstoi e.g. für/fuer; tolstoy/tolstoi

10. How to Search with Keywords (cont’d) Note the various database interfaces and search feature differences. Use ONLINE HELP. truncation truncation descriptors descriptors Boolean combination procedures Boolean combination procedures thesauri thesauri indexes indexes limiting features (date, publication type, language, format, etc.) limiting features (date, publication type, language, format, etc.)

11. Interpreting Search Results (Hits) If the number too high, limit by language, date, type of material, etc. If the number too high, limit by language, date, type of material, etc. If the number too low, expand by simplifying the search statement OR re- formulate you search statement OR switch to a different database If the number too low, expand by simplifying the search statement OR re- formulate you search statement OR switch to a different database Check "peer-reviewed" hits Check "peer-reviewed" hits

12. Getting the Research Material 1. Click on Get it @Waterloo link to access the full text or print information from TRELLIS 2. Search TRELLIS by the source title, e.g. the journal title, NOT the article title 3. For print sources, note the library holdings, call number and location

13. MLA

14. MLA

15. MLA

16. MLA

17. MLA

18. MLA

19. MLA

20. IBZ Journal Articles from European journals Journal Articles from European journals Multilingual, mostly English and German Multilingual, mostly English and German Interface in English and German Interface in English and German

21. IBZ

22. IBZ

23. IBZ

24. IBZ

25. JSTOR Electronic archive Electronic archive Full-text articles Full-text articles Coverage excludes current 3-5 years (moving wall) Coverage excludes current 3-5 years (moving wall)

26. JSTOR

27. JSTOR

28. JSTOR

29. JSTOR

30. JSTOR

31. JSTOR

32. Web of Science: Arts & Humanities Citation Index Journal articles and reviews Journal articles and reviews Search by citations Search by citations Multilingual Multilingual

33. Web of Science

37. BDSL 1985-1995 only 1985-1995 only Equivalent of Bibliographie der deutschen Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft (Eppelsheimer/Köttelwesch) Equivalent of Bibliographie der deutschen Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft (Eppelsheimer/Köttelwesch) Key database for German Studies Key database for German Studies

38. BDSL

39. ABSEES American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies Includes book reviews Includes book reviews

40. ABSEES

41. ABSEES

42. ABSEES

43. Pit Stop

44. Newspaper Databases interdisciplinary interdisciplinary popular sources of information popular sources of information good source of reviews good source of reviewsFactiva Searchable in Latin and Cyrillic alphabets Searchable in Latin and Cyrillic alphabets Lexis/Nexis Academic

45. Factiva News Pages Germany: Suddeutsche Zeitung Suddeutsche Zeitung Die Welt Die Welt Berliner Zeitung Berliner Zeitung Der Tagesspiegel Der Tagesspiegel Frankfurter Rundschau Frankfurter Rundschau Stuttgarter Zeitung Stuttgarter ZeitungAustria: Die Presse Die Presse Wirtschafts Blatt Wirtschafts BlattSwitzerland: Neue Zurcher Zeitung Neue Zurcher Zeitung Basler Zeitung Basler Zeitung Tages Anzeiger Tages AnzeigerRussia: Vedomosti Vedomosti Kommersant Kommersant Rossiiskaia gazeta Rossiiskaia gazeta Izvestiia Izvestiia Ekspert Ekspert

46. Factiva

47. Factiva

48. Factiva

49. Factiva

50. LexisNexis

51. LexisNexis

52. LexisNexis

53. Subject Guides

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63. UW Library Services

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