a shot in the dark: researching film noir
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A Shot in the Dark: Researching Film Noir. …or, walking the bibliographic mean streets. A Shot in the Dark: Researching Film Noir. Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library. A Shot in the Dark. Reviews (journals, newspapers) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
A Shot in the Dark:A Shot in the Dark:Researching Film NoirResearching Film Noir
……or, walking the bibliographic mean streetsor, walking the bibliographic mean streets
A Shot in the Dark:A Shot in the Dark:Researching Film NoirResearching Film Noir
Gary HandmanDirectorMedia Resources CenterMoffitt Library
A Shot in the DarkA Shot in the Dark
•Reviews Reviews (journals, newspapers)(journals, newspapers)•Critical Articles Critical Articles (journals)(journals)•BooksBooks•Web SitesWeb Sites
A Shot in the DarkA Shot in the DarkBooksBooks
•Scholarly/authoritative Scholarly/authoritative worksworks
•Pop schlock and fan worksPop schlock and fan works
How Do You Tell em’ apart?How Do You Tell em’ apart?
A Shot in the DarkA Shot in the Dark•Author’s credentials/affiliationsAuthor’s credentials/affiliations•Publisher (e.g. BFI, AFI, University Presses vs Publisher (e.g. BFI, AFI, University Presses vs pop press)pop press)•Scholarly apparatus and sources: notes, Scholarly apparatus and sources: notes, bibliographies, other documentationbibliographies, other documentation
A Shot in the DarkA Shot in the DarkREVIEWSREVIEWS•CurrentCurrent
•HistoricalHistorical•Popular & fan journals Popular & fan journals and newspapersand newspapers•Film studies & scholarly Film studies & scholarly journalsjournals•Web sites Web sites
•Fan sitesFan sites•Commercial sitesCommercial sites•Scholarly sitesScholarly sites
A Shot in the Dark…Critical/Scholarly ArticlesA Shot in the Dark…Critical/Scholarly Articles
•CurrentCurrent•HistoricalHistorical
•Film studies & scholarly Film studies & scholarly journalsjournals
•Popular & fan journals and Popular & fan journals and newspapers (newspapers (onlyonly occasionallyoccasionally))•Web sites (Web sites (even lesseven less occasionally…except for occasionally…except for academic and commercial academic and commercial databasesdatabases))
A Shot in the Dark...A Shot in the Dark...
BooksBooks
Use Use Pathfinder, Baby...
A Shot in the Dark... A Shot in the Dark... Reviews: HistoricalReviews: Historical
Use:Use:•Readers GuideReaders Guide•NY Times Index (or NYT NY Times Index (or NYT Film Reviews 1913-68) (in Film Reviews 1913-68) (in MRC)MRC)•Film Review Index, 1882-Film Review Index, 1882-1985 (in MRC)1985 (in MRC)•Film Index International Film Index International (British Film Institute) (British Film Institute) (CDROM in Main/Moffitt (CDROM in Main/Moffitt Only)Only)
A Shot in the Dark... A Shot in the Dark... Reviews: CurrentReviews: CurrentUse:Use:
•Magazine Index (MELVYL)
•News Index (MELVYL)•ProQuestProQuest (Library Web; (Library Web; some full-text)some full-text)•Lexis/Nexis (Library Web; Lexis/Nexis (Library Web; some full-text)some full-text)•Movie Review Query Movie Review Query Engine (web: full-text)Engine (web: full-text)•Film Review AnnualFilm Review Annual
A Shot in the Dark... A Shot in the Dark... Reviews: Scholarly/CriticalReviews: Scholarly/Critical
Use:Use:
•Magazine IndexMagazine Index (CDL) (CDL)•Modern Language Assn. (MLA) Modern Language Assn. (MLA) BibliographyBibliography (CDL) (CDL)•Film Index International Film Index International (CD-(CD-ROM)ROM)•Film Literature Index Film Literature Index (Media (Media Center)Center)•America: History & Life America: History & Life (Library Web)(Library Web)•Periodicals Content Index (PCI)Periodicals Content Index (PCI) (Library Web)(Library Web)
A Shot in the Dark... A Shot in the Dark... Once You Find a Citation, Once You Find a Citation,
How Do You Find the Article?How Do You Find the Article?
……don’t be a sap, don’t be a sap, sweetheart, use sweetheart, use
Pathfinder
……to look up which library owns to look up which library owns the journalthe journal
A Shot in the Dark... A Shot in the Dark... Credits and Other Production InformationCredits and Other Production Information
•AFI Index (AFI Index (afi.chadwyck.com))•BFI Index (Film Index International) (CD-BFI Index (Film Index International) (CD-ROM)ROM)•Internet Movie Database (user-supplied info) Internet Movie Database (user-supplied info) (web: www.us.imdb.com)(web: www.us.imdb.com)
A Shot in the DarkA Shot in the Dark
•Media Resources Center WebsiteMedia Resources Center Website
•MRC HoldingMRC Holding•BibliographiesBibliographies•Listing of Critical Listing of Critical ResourcesResources
www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRCwww.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC
