Harvard Libraries: E-RESEARCH

Finding Secondary Sources for Film,

Literature and Cultural Studies

Explore the e-landscapelib.harvard.edu>>E-RESEARCH

Click on Subject

Select from each column

Film Indexes or Databases

Explore…

“test drive” to compare…Database interfaces will differ

(search screens, search tips, results displays, etc.)

BUT you will find overlap in retrievals.Databases sometimes index the same journals.

What to look for in a database…Contents/AuthorshipScope and Coverage

How to export citations

Contents and authorship

Contents / authorship:

ScopeSubjects covered, e.g. film only, film & television, etc.

Types of sources: journal articles, reviews, filmographiesKinds of information: biographical, critical, bibliographical

(lists of references)

e.g. 1972 to present.Refers to the publication dates of the journals

indexed

Coverage

Working in databases

SearchUse record info to guide

discoveryExport/save citations

Use Simple or Advanced SearchCheck search tips since they vary among databases.

In

Use the article record/description to guide discovery:

keywords,subjects, abstract…

in the article record:links to full text

or FIND IT @ HARVARD

How to export citations:Look for the export options

Save time with citation management tools,

such as RefWorks

Consult us in the libraries

Other databases

MLA International Bibliography

AIDA: Articoli italiani di periodici accademici

Casalini Databases

Databases:JSTOR now has a citation locator

For more resources…

Questions are welcome:

Mary Beth Clackmclack@fas.harvard.edu

Enjoy your research!