Monika Brown LITERATURE & FILM RESEARCH GUIDE Name_______________ 2004
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TOPIC: Author & Work(s) __________________________________________________________ Film(s) __________________________________________________________________________ Questions/aspects to study: Other subject search terms: genre________________ critical approach ______________ historical period ___________________ list Keywords as you learn them: |
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BEST SOURCES: post-1985 scholarly books and magazine/journal articles (*2-5 journal articles) Internet sources vary greatly in quality; if you select carefully, they can be up to 1/4 of your sources. -VARIETY: primary & secondary; book, essay collection, periodical; scholarly&media; opposing views -QUALITY: Related: concerns your focused topic OR a broader subject that includes your topic (4 R's) Recent: most published after 1980, along with some respected older studies) Respected: academic journal/press, cited as expert; refers to other critics, has bibliog. or notes Responsible: good evidence, refers to good quality sources, uses sound logic, avoids bias |
STEPS FOR LITERATURE AND
FILM RESEARCH
A. Find ARTICLES IN PERIODICALS: Magazines, Academic Journals, Newspapers
Notice kinds of sources: critical articles, historical, biographical, news items, book/film reviews, review essays
HOW: Some articles are full-text online; for others, identify titles & dates; then find articles in periodicals
Read abstract when available; print relevant, understandable
articles/abstracts; find articles:
Check
in BraveCat if UNCP subscribes
to a periodical in your citation & in what form
Find articles in periodicals area; print out/photocopy pages, esp intro, concl, bibliography.
Use interlibrary loan to obtain promising articles that are not available at UNC Pembroke.
___1.*[uncp.edu/library] Use 2-3 Online Databases; find full-text articles online or *in library periodicals
☞ Write checks by titles of indexes as you search them
EBSCO Host (full text) check: Master File, Academic Search, ERIC, MLA Bib, Am. Humanities Index
InfoTrac Expanded Academic Index
J-STOR (full text) Project MUSE (full text) Humanities Fulltext
Omni File Fulltext Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Lexis-Nexus Academic Universe Historical Abstracts
Essay & Gen. Literature Index (book chapters) Art Index
___ 2. [various libraries] use Print Indexes [Reference] & look for Articles (bravecat, periodicals area, ILL)
☞ Copy titles of indexes you look through (several years) and write down citations
Book Review Digest International Index to the Performing Arts
Humanities Index Music Index (UNC-CH Music Lib.)
Film Literature Index Film Review Annual. [reprints] PN 1995 .F465
B. Find BOOKS: SCHOLARLY & GENERAL INTEREST (Criticism, Biography, Culture)
____*3. [uncp.edu/library]Use BraveCat, the online (computer) catalog: identify good book prospects
☞ print out citations for 5 good books (some with bibl.); if checked out, ask for a hold so you can get it
☞ locate books in the UNCP library stacks and browse nearby books
____*4. [uncp.edu/library]: Click Other Libraries to see if other NC library has a book (use interlibrary loan)
C. Use LIBRARY REFERENCE MATERIALS for BACKGROUND & BIBLIOGRAPHY
____*5. [Library] Use Subject Reference Works (list is not complete; copy useful info and
bibliographies)
a. Encyclopedias and General Reference Books Britannica Online (Library
Website)
b.
Biographical and Critical Reference Books for Literary Study
Dictionary of National Biography *Dictionary of Literary Biography REF PS21 .D5
European Writers: The Romantic Century Contemporary Authors
c. Literary Histories and Dictionaries [see Bibl.on Syllabus for others; mostly not in REF section]
Baugh, Literary History of England,1967 Sanders Short Oxford History of English Literature 1994
Drabble, ed. The Oxford Companion to English Literature.
5th ed. 1983.
d. Research Guides and Bibliographies [there
are many more, see also Author bibliographies]
Patterson, Literary Research
Guide REF Z
6511.P37
English Novel Explication.1990. Z 2014 .F5 P26 19th Cent. Literary Criticism PN761
N5
e. Reference Books for
Film and Literature
Welch.Literature& Film:Ann. Bibliog, 1909-1977. *Ross, Harris.Film as Lit REF
Z5784.M9
*Encyclopedia
of Novels into Film. 1998. The Film
Encyclopedia. Ref. PN
1993.45 .K34 1994
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers. Ref. Biography PN 1997.5 .I58 2000
D. Use INTERNET RESOURCES (SCHOLARLY & GENERAL INTEREST) [see syllabus page]
____*6. Use important WEB SITES for information. Keep good records: save in a file, copy URL, print out
E. Use a Bibliography to help you find good sources efficiently
____ *7. From sources found, select a book/article with the most current/complete bibliography.
F. Use Other Research Not from the Library
____ 8. Interview an expert(s) about your project: what he/she thinks about your topic, research suggestions
____ 9. Do primary research (take notes): find documents, observe film or
performance, conduct a survey or
an experiment (etc) or send
for information from an appropriate agency.
___ 10. Use your personal library, textbooks, magazines, videos or resources from experts, family, friends.