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for Researchfor Research

Gary HandmanDirectorMedia Resources CenterMoffitt Library

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•Reviews Reviews (journals, newspapers)(journals, newspapers)•Critical/Scholarly Critical/Scholarly Articles (journals)Articles (journals)•BooksBooks•Web SitesWeb Sites•Other online databasesOther online databases

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BooksBooks•Scholarly/authoritative worksScholarly/authoritative works

•Pop schlock and fan worksPop schlock and fan works

How Do You Tell em’ apart?How Do You Tell em’ apart?

•Author’s credentials/affiliationsAuthor’s credentials/affiliations•Publisher (e.g. BFI, AFI, University Publisher (e.g. BFI, AFI, University

Presses vs pop press)Presses vs pop press)•Scholarly apparatus and sources: Scholarly apparatus and sources: notes, bibliographies, other notes, bibliographies, other documentationdocumentation

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REVIEWSREVIEWS•CurrentCurrent

•HistoricalHistorical•Popular & fan journals and Popular & fan journals and

newspapersnewspapers•Film studies & scholarly Film studies & scholarly

journalsjournals•Web sites Web sites

•Fan and enthusiast sitesFan and enthusiast sites•Commercial sites (e.g., studio Commercial sites (e.g., studio sites, video distributors)sites, video distributors)•Academic sites Academic sites

Looking for Hitch…Looking for Hitch…Critical/Scholarly ArticlesCritical/Scholarly Articles

•CurrentCurrent•HistoricalHistorical

•Film studies & scholarly Film studies & scholarly journalsjournals

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BooksBooks

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Reviews: HistoricalReviews: Historical

Use:Use:•Readers GuideReaders Guide•NY Times Index (or NY Times Index (or NYT Film Reviews NYT Film Reviews 1913-68) (in MRC)1913-68) (in MRC)•Film Review Index, Film Review Index, 1882-1985 (in MRC)1882-1985 (in MRC)•Film Index InternationalFilm Index International (CDROM in (CDROM in Main/Moffitt Only)Main/Moffitt Only)

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Use:Use:•Magazine Index Magazine Index (MELVYL)(MELVYL)•News IndexNews Index (MELVYL) (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

LookingLooking for Hitch... for Hitch... Reviews: Scholarly/CriticalReviews: Scholarly/Critical

Use:Use:

•Magazine IndexMagazine Index ( (MELVYL))•Modern Language Assn. (MLA) Modern Language Assn. (MLA) BibliographyBibliography (MELVYL) (MELVYL)•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)

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How Do You Find the Article?How Do You Find the Article?

Mother would have Mother would have wanted mewanted meto use Pathfinder!to use Pathfinder!

Why Didn’t He Give Us Paper HandoutsWhy Didn’t He Give Us Paper Handouts About All This Stuff???? About All This Stuff????

www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/reviewtable4.htmlwww.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/reviewtable4.html

www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/hitchcockbib.htmlwww.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/hitchcockbib.html

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Gary Handman643-8566

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