2. Stacy Lienemann Film Librarian phone: 612-627-1934 | email: slzellman@stkate.eduslzellman@stkate.edu Available Monday-Friday for appointments! Oscar Paper

3. Determining if a Source is Popular or Scholarly Searching for Film Reviews Searching for Scholarly Analysis Choosing Sources Oscar Paper

4. Original Reception (reviews in popular media) vs. Scholarly Reception (analysis in scholarly journals and books) Oscar Paper

5. Popular Scholarly Oscar Paper

6. Database: Academic Search Premiere

7. Oscar Paper Examine database information on two articles to identify them as popular or scholarly

8. Oscar Paper CRITERIA Popular: broader topic vs. Scholarly: in-depth topic CHOICE A: “Heroes and Heroin: From True Romance to Pulp Fiction” CHOICE B: “Quentin Tarantino's wild ride on life's dangerous road.”

9. Oscar Paper CRITERIA Popular: shorter vs. Scholarly: longer CHOICE A: 23 pages CHOICE B: page C1

10. Oscar Paper CRITERIA Popular: staff writer, journalist vs. Scholarly: scholar, expert in field CHOICE A: Caroline Jewers, associate professor of French, University of Kansas, Lawrence CHOICE B: Janet Maslin

11. Oscar Paper CRITERIA Popular: non-technical language vs. Scholarly: jargon, expert terminology CHOICE A: Abstract Excerpt: It serves, in Lucien Dällenbach's terms, as a mirror in the text, or mise-en-abyme, as a narcissistic reflection of the whole work. CHOICE B: Abstract: Reviews the motion picture `Pulp Fiction,' directed by Quentin Tarantino

12. Oscar Paper CRITERIA Popular: audience consists of subscribers, general readers vs. Scholarly: audience consists of professors, researchers, students CHOICE A: Journal of Popular Culture CHOICE B: New York Times

13. Oscar Paper CRITERIA Popular: edited by staff vs. Scholarly: peer-reviewed by other experts CHOICE A: Peer-reviewed journal CHOICE B: Entertainment editor edits

14. Oscar Paper CRITERIA Popular: no bibliography, but sources may be named in article vs. Scholarly: bibliography CHOICE A: Bibliography at end of article CHOICE B: No bibliography

15. Oscar Paper SCHOLARLY

16. Oscar Paper POPULAR

17. Oscar Paper EXCEPTION!! Book and Film Reviews in Scholarly Journals are not considered scholarly articles!!

18. Oscar Paper Popular vs. Scholarly YOUR ASSIGNMENT: In groups of 2-3, find one scholarly article and one popular review of a film in the Academic Search Premiere database. Choose 1 of these 3 films: American Beauty, L.A. Confidential, or Schindler’s List.

19. Oscar Paper PopularScholarly broader topic shorter staff writer, journalist non-technical language audience: subscribers, general readers edited by staff no bibliography, but sources may be named in article in-depth topic longer scholar, expert in field jargon, expert terminology audience: professors, researchers, students peer-reviewed by other expert bibliography