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Robots & Cyborgs & Droids:Robots & Cyborgs & Droids:An (un)Mechanical Research StrategyAn (un)Mechanical Research Strategy
Gary HandmanGary [email protected]
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1. Describes organization of library information
2. Point out some unique aspects of film as a research topic
3. Discuss how to select article databases (and determine what’s in them)
4. Discuss how to develop search strategies5. Introduce a group of basic moves and
features common to many online catalogs and indexes.
6. Practice using these features in selected databases
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The Information Universe •BooksBooks
•Journals (Magazines) & Journals (Magazines) & Newspapers Newspapers
•Government docsGovernment docs•MapsMaps
•Media (video, sound Media (video, sound recording, etc.)recording, etc.)
•Computer files (e.g. CD-Computer files (e.g. CD-ROMS, data files)ROMS, data files)
•Dissertations Dissertations •ManuscriptsManuscripts& THE WEB…& THE WEB…
The guy next to meis soooo hot!
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The Information Universe Not all books or journals are
created equal
Why/when books?Why/when journals
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CurrentCurrent
ScholarlScholarly/y/In-depthIn-depth
Pop and Pop and fanfan
HistoricalHistorical
Writing About Writing About Film…Film…
IndustryIndustry
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ReviewsReviews
--Short, fairly superficial. Current, mainstream releases. ---Found mostly in popular periodicals, film periodicals
Critical AnalysisCritical Analysis
--Broader historical, cultural, political, artistic context and/or
--Focus on a specific aspect of a film, film genre, or filmmaker
--Longer, more substantive
--Found in books and scholarly or film-related journals
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Robert DeNiroRobert DeNiroTaxi DriverTaxi Driver
……But how do you locate this stuff?But how do you locate this stuff?
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Journal Articles and ReviewsJournal Articles and Reviews
Arthur, P. Arthur, P. ““Godfather II." (motion picture Godfather II." (motion picture review) review) Film CommentFilm Comment, v 11 , v 11 (Mar.-April, 1975), p. 2 (Mar.-April, 1975), p. 2
ReviewsReviews
Greene, Naomi Greene, Naomi "Coppola, Cimino: The Operatics of "Coppola, Cimino: The Operatics of History." History." Film Quarterly Film Quarterly XXXVIII/2, XXXVIII/2, Winter 84-85; p.28-37 Winter 84-85; p.28-37
Critical/ScholarlyArticlesCritical/ScholarlyArticles
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The Information UniverseThe Information Universe
Library Catalog(s)
Journal/NewspaperIndexes (article databases)
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Library Catalog(s)
Pathfinder: UCB Library holdings only
MELVYL (CDL cat): All 9 UC Campuses
•An inventory of what the library owns
•Search by Author, Title, Subject
•Whole books and print and electronic journals, NOT what’s inside of those publications
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The Information Universe: Books
Doherty, Thomas Patrick.Teenagers and teenpics: the juvenilization of American movies in the 1950s Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2002.
UCB Main PN1993.5.U6 D53 2002
Get da Book in da Stax
Call #
Look it Up in Pathfinder or MELVYL by Author, Title, or Subject :
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The Information Universe: Finding ArticlesArticle Databases (Indexes/Abstracts)
• Allow subject/author searching in a group of journals in a particular discipline or topical area.
• Produced by different commercial publishers; often look/act differently from one another.
• Some indexes also offer:
•Abstracts
•Full-Text
•UC e-Links
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All databases are not created equal (or by the same company)…All databases are not created equal (or by the same company)…
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Choosing an Articles database (index)•Look at the listings of article databases available via the library www.lib.berkeley.edu: includes listings by SUBJECT, NAME, etc.
•General Databases are often good places to start (particularly for newsy/topical issues)
•Listings of subject-specific electronic resources
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Where and How to Look?
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GH Desert Island Index/Article Database List
NoNow Playing
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GH Desert Island Index/Article Database List
NoNow Playing
•MLA Bibliography
•Expanded Academic Index
•FIAF Index
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The Information Universe (Now)
But Remember: Not everything is online!!!!!:
•Article Databases: Generally only go back 10-20 yrs online (some exceptions – e.g. Historical Newspapers)
•Not every publication is indexed
•Fairly small (but rapidly growing) subset of the books and journal universe is currently available in full-text
Online is Cool
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The Information Universe
Remember Also:
•Not every topic has lots written about it, either in books or journal lit.
--Research on very current topics--Research on radically specific topics--Research on topics off the beaten
academic track or off the pop culture radar
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How to Begin? Before you click: THINK
•Formulate a concise, concrete statement of
the research problem•Formulate your search in terms of
keywords and key phrases:
The impact of television advertising and television violence on school performance and pre-adolesecent social interaction.
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How to Begin? Before you click: THINK
•Think of synonyms for key words/phrases
The impact of television advertising and television violence on school performance and pre-adolesecent social interaction.
ChildrenYouthAdolescents…etc.
CommercialsAds…etc.Academic achievement
Grades…etc.
MediaTV…etc
Socialization, relationships,peer interaction…etc.
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The Information Universe
What to do if nothing is turning up:
•Tweak your topic: Broaden it / select a different angle•Rethink your search strategy (new keywords, new concepts, etc.)•Bail out completely and choose another topic
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A few cautionary words about research on the Net
LibraryLand
The NetGoogle Rocks!
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Common Search Features:
•Basic and Advanced Search Screens
•Trunction: “wild card” that allows you to scoop up broader results:* # or ? Depending on db
--e.g.: Advertis* will give you:advertise, advertising, advertisers, advertisements
•Search by keyword or by phrase•Search specific fields (e.g., SUBJECT, TITLE)•Use of AND, OR, NOT
<Bob Dylan and Robbie Robertson>< Bob Dylan or Bruce Springsteen>< Bob Dylan not Bruce Springsteen >
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Common Search Features:
--Save list of good stuff--Mail Articles/Citations to yourself
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http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/FilmBibMenu.html
a growing listing of bibliographies on various film topics and individual films compiled by MRC (includes bibs for genres, filmmakers, national cinemas, and individual film).
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Connecting from off-campus