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Extraordinary Bodies Professor Fox Fall 2006 Reference Works Books Articles Starting Points Subject-Specific Databases Finding Book Reviews Finding Film Reviews Tips & Further Help Questions? Please contact Susanna Boylston (704.894.2494). Reference Works Biographical Information Film | Literature | Science & Medicine | Social Issues & Historical Background Biographical Information American National Biography. Ed. John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes. 24 vols. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999-2002. Reference R 920.073 A512 American Writers. Ed. Leonard Unger. New York: Scribner, 1974- . Reference R 810.9 A512 To locate relevant entries in this set, consult Gale's Literary Index. Biography Reference Bank. H.W. Wilson, 2003- . British Writers. Ed. Ian Scott-Kilvert et al. New York: Scribner's, 1979- . Reference R 820.9 B8621 To locate relevant entries in this set, consult Gale's Literary Index. Contemporary Authors. Gale: 2000- . The E.H. Little Library also has copies of the print volumes from 1967-2003; they are shelved in Reference at call number R 928 C76. Dictionary of Literary Biography. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1978- . Reference R 928.1 D554 To locate relevant entries in this set, consult Gale's Literary Index. Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1984- . Reference R 927.9 C761 International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers. Ed. Tom Pendergast and Sara Pendergast. 4th ed. 4 vols. Detroit: St. James Press, 2000. Reference R 791.43 I611 2000 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. ed. H.C.G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2004. Reference R 920 N2111 World Writers in English. Ed. Jay Parini. 2 vols. New York: Scribner, 2004. Reference R 820.9 W927 Film The Complete Film Dictionary. Ira Konigsberg. 2nd ed. New York: Penguin, 1998. Reference R 791.43 K82c2 Encyclopedia of Television. Ed. Horace Newcomb. 2nd ed. 4 vols. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2004. Reference R 791.45 E56 Film and the American Left: A Research Guide. M. Keith Booker. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1999. Reference R 791.43 B724f The Film Studies Dictionary. Steve Blandford et al. London: Oxford Univ. Press, 2001. Reference R 791.43 B642f Guide to American Cinema, 1965-1995. Daniel Curran. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1998. Reference R 791.43 C976g Handbook of American Film Genres. Ed. Wes D. Gehring. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1988. Reference R 791.43 H236 International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers. Ed. Tom Pendergast and Sara Pendergast. 4th ed. 4 vols. Detroit: St. James Press, 2000. Reference R 791.43 I611 2000 International Film Guide. New York: A.S. Barnes, 1966-1989. Library has 1966 to 1989 Reference R 791.43 I61 The Language of Cinema. Kevin Jackson. New York: Routledge, 1998. Reference R 791.43 J13L Literature and Film: An Annotated Bibliography, 1909-1977. Jeffrey Egan Welch. New York: Garland, 1981. Reference R 016.791 W439L Literature and Film: An Annotated Bibliography, 1978-1988. Jeffrey Egan Welch. New York: Garland, 1993. Reference R 016.791 W439L 1978-88 The Motion Picture Guide. Chicago, IL: Cinebooks, 1985-1999. Library has: 1988-1999. Reference R 791.43 N251m Movies made for Television, 1964-2004. Alvin H. Marill. 5 vols. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2005. Reference R 791.45 M336m Multicultural Films: A Reference Guide. Janice R. Welsch and J.Q. Adams. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. Reference R 791.43 W458m New York Times Encyclopedia of Film. Ed. Gene Brown. 13 vols. New York: Times Books, 1984. Reference R 791.43 N532 The Oxford Companion to Film. Ed. Liz-Anne Bawden. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1976. Reference R 791.43 O98 Television Program Master Index. Charles V. Dintrone. 2nd ed. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2003. Reference R 016.7914 D587t Theatre: Stage to Screen to Television. William Torbert Leonard. 2 vols. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, 1981. Reference R 792.5 L581t Variety International Film Guide. London: Andre Deutsch, 1990-1996. Reference R 791.43 V299 Literature The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms. Ross Murfin and Supryia M. Ray. 2nd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003. Reference R 801.95 M975b The Continuum Encyclopedia of Modern Criticism and Theory. Ed. Julian Wolfreys. New York: Continuum, 2002. Reference R 801.95 C762 Critical Survey of Drama. Ed. Carl Rollyson. 2nd rev. ed. 8 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2003. Reference R 809.2 C934 Critical Survey of Poetry. Ed. Philip Jason. 2nd rev. ed. 8 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2003. Reference R 809.1 C934 Critical Survey of Short Fiction. Ed. Charles E. May. 2nd rev. ed. 7 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2001. Reference R 809.3 C934 2001 Cyclopedia of Literary Characters. Ed. A.J. Sobczak. Rev. ed. 5 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1998. Reference R 809.9 C995 Dictionary of American Literary Characters. Ed. Benjamin Franklin. 2nd ed. 2 vols. New York: Facts on File, 2002. Reference R 813 D554 A Dictionary of Literary and Thematic Terms. Edward Quinn. New York: Facts on File, 1999. Reference R 803 Q7d Dictionary of Literary Biography. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1978- . Reference R 928.1 D554 To locate relevant entries in this set, consult Gale's Literary Index. A Dictionary of Literary Devices. Bernard Dupriez. Trans. Albert W. Halsall. Toronto: Univ. of Toronto Press, 1991. Reference R 803 D943g-T Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. J.A. Cuddon. 4th ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 1998. Reference R 803 C964d4 Dictionary of Literary Themes and Motifs. Ed. Jean-Charles Seigneuret et al. 2 vols. New York: Greenwood, 1988. Reference R 803 D5541 Gale Literary Criticism Titles Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1984- . Reference R 822.33 DS5275 To locate relevant entries in this set, consult Gale's Literary Index. Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1981- . Reference R 809.03 N714 To locate relevant entries in this set, consult Gale's Literary Index. Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1978- . Reference R 809.04 T971 To locate relevant entries in this set, consult Gale's Literary Index. Contemporary Literary Criticism. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1973- . Reference R 809.04 C761 To locate relevant entries in this set, consult Gale's Literary Index. Short Story Criticism. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1988- . Reference R 809 S559 To locate relevant entries in this set, consult Gale's Literary Index. A Handbook to Literature. William Harmon. 9th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003. Reference R 803 H747h9 The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism. Ed. Michael Groden et al. 2nd ed. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 2005. Reference R 801.95 J65 2005 Note: The Library also has the first edition of this work, The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism, edited by Michael Groden and Martin Kreiswirth (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 1994), which is shelved in Reference at R 801.95 J65. The online version will be updated with entries from the 2nd edition this year. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Ed. J.A. Simpson and E.S.C. Weiner. 2nd ed. 20 vols. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989. Reference R 423 O98m The online version also contains entries being prepared for the third edition. The complete second edition is also on CD-ROM (ask at Circulation Desk). The first edition of the OED is still a useful resource; see A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, edited by A.H. Murray et al. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1888–1928), shelved at Reference R 423 O98. A Reader's Companion to the Short Story in English. Ed. Erin Fallon et al. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2001. Reference R 809.3 R286 Reference Guide to Holocaust Literature. Ed. Thomas Riggs. Detroit, MI: St. James Press, 2002. Reference Guide to Short Fiction. Ed. Thomas Riggs. 2nd ed. Detroit, MI: St. James Press, 1999. Reference Guide to World Literature. Ed. Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. 3rd ed. 2 vols. Detroit, MI: St. James Press, 2003. Reference R 809 R332 Science & Medicine Companion Encyclopedia of the History of Medicine. Ed. W.F. Bynum and Roy Porter. 2 vols. New York: Routledge, 1993. Reference R 610.9 C737 The Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects. James Wynbrandt and Mark D. Ludman. 2nd ed. New York: Facts on File, 2000. Reference R 616.04 W985e Encyclopedia of Psychology. Ed. Alan E. Kazdin. 8 vols. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2000. Reference R 150.3 E561 The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders. Ed. Stacey L. Blachford. 2 vols. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2002. Reference R 616.04 G151 The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Ed. Jacqueline L. Longe. 5 vols. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2002. Reference R 616.03 G151 2002 Inventions and Inventors. Ed. Roger Smith. 2 vols. Hackensack, NJ: Salem Press, 2002. Reference R 608 I62 McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005. Note: the Library also has the complete McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (9th ed.; 20 vols.; New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002), shelved in Little Library Reference at call number R 503 M14. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003. Little Library Reference R 503 M142 2003 Social Issues & Historical Background The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Disability Rights Movement. Fred Pelka. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1997. Reference R 323.3 P384a Dictionary of American History. Ed. Stanley I. Kutler. 10 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2003. Reference R 973 D554 2003 Dictionary of Developmental Disabilities Terminology. Ed. Pasquale J. Accardo and Barbara Y. Whitman. 2nd ed. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brooks, 2002. Reference R 618.92 D5542 Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History. Ed. Ed. Mary Kupiec Cayton and Peter Williams. 3 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2001. Reference R 973.04 E564 Encyclopedia of American Social Movements. Ed. Immanuel Ness. 3 vols. New York: Sharpe Reference, 2004. Reference R 303.484 E56 Encyclopedia of Bioethics. Ed. Stephen G. Post. 3rd ed. 5 vols. New York: Macmillan, 2004. Reference R 174.2 E56 The Encyclopedia of Civil Rights in America. Ed. David Bradley and Shelley Fisher Fishkin. 3 vols. Armonk, NY: Sharpe Reference, 1998. Reference R 323.1 E56 Encyclopedia of Disability. Ed. Gary L. Albrecht. 5 vols. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2006. Reference R 362.4 E562 Encyclopedia of Education. Ed. James W. Guthrie. 2nd ed. 8 vols. New York: Macmillan Reference, 2003. Reference R 370.3 E561 Encyclopedia of Ethical, Legal, and Policy Issues in Biotechnology. Ed. Thomas H. Murray and Maxwell J. Mehlman. 2 vols. New York: Wiley, 2000. Reference R 174.2 M981e Encyclopedia of Human Development. Ed. Neil Salkind. 3 vols. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2006. Encyclopedia of Human Rights. Edward Larson. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis, 1996. Reference R 323.4 E56 1991 Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History in America. Ed. Marc Stein. 4 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2004. Reference R 306.76 E56 Encyclopedia of Sociology. Ed. Edgar F. Borgetta. 2nd ed. 5 vols. New York: Academic Press, 2001. Reference R 301.03 E561 2000 Encyclopedia of Women and Gender. Ed. Judith Worell. 2 vols. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2001. Reference R 305.4 E56 Gallaudet Encyclopedia of Deaf People and Deafness. Ed. John W. Van Clefe. 3 vols. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1987. Reference R 362.4 G165 Handbook of Disability Studies. Ed. Gary L. Albrecht et al. Thousands Oaks, CA: Sage, 2001. Little Library Stacks 362.4 H236 International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Ed. Neil J. Smelser and Paul B. Bates. 26 vols. New York: Elsevier, 2001. Reference R 300.3 I611 Statistical Abstract of the United States. Reference R 317.3 U54 Government Document Stacks C 3.134 Online (1995 to present) A compendium of statistics on a wide variety of subjects. Particularly useful for its source notes, which will direct to statistical publications that contain additional information. Also useful for retrospective information; the Library has a long run of this title, so you can consult tables in earlier volumes if you need to chart historical trends. Supplemented by County and City Data Book (Reference R 317.3 S797) and State and Metropolitan Data Book (Reference R 317.3 U54c). West's Encyclopedia of American Law. Ed. Jeffrey Lehman and Shirelle Phelps. 2nd ed. 13 vols. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2004. Books Library Catalogue Includes information about books, government documents, and journals, magazines, and newspapers in the Library. Note: To locate appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings, start with a keyword search and then browse records. To locate works about a person, do a subject search for the person's name (last name first). Useful subject headings include: Actors with Disabilities Artists with Disabilities Blind Children with Disabilities Deaf Developmental Disabilities Disability Studies Disabilities Discrimination against People with Disabilities Hearing Impaired Learning Disabilities Mentally Handicapped People with Disabilities People with Mental Disabilities Sociology of Disability Search Syntax Truncation: use a dollar sign $. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. WorldCat Indexes books, periodicals, and other materials held by libraries around the world. Search WorldCat to identify additional books on your topic and then order the books on interlibrary loan. Note: It can be helpful to identify relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Library Catalogue first; you can then do a subject search in WorldCat to find additional items with these subject headings. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: insert a "w" between the words in a phrase (for example, "cold w war"). Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Articles Starting Points | Subject-Specific Databases Starting Points Note: Some "Starting Points" databases index scholarly articles; some don't. Be sure to read the database descriptions and select databases that index the types of information sources you need. Academic Search Premier (1975 to present) Indexes popular and scholarly articles in a broad range of subject areas; also includes citations to book reviews and citations to articles in several national newspapers. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. LexisNexis Academic (Approx. 1980 to present) Includes the full text of articles from local, national, and international newspapers, magazines, and trade journals as well as the text of newswires, patents, legal documents, and transcripts of radio and television broadcasts. Search Tips: Use the "Guided News" search option. Try several types of searches: For "News Category," choose "General News"; from the "News Source" drop-down menu, choose "Major Papers." Enter relevant keywords and choose an appropriate date range. For "News Category," choose "Arts & Sports News"; from the "News Source" drop-down menu, choose "Book, Movie, Music, & Play Reviews" or "Entertainment News." Enter relevant keywords and choose an appropriate date range. From the "Academic Search Forms" list (upper left-hand corner of the screen), choose "Business. Then select "Industry & Market." Enter relevant keywords, and from the "Industry" drop-down menu, choose "Arts & Entertainment." Finally, choose an appropriate date range. Search Syntax Truncation: use an exclamation point. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use an asterisk *. OmniFile Full Text Mega (1982 to present) Indexes articles from over 3,000 scholarly and popular periodicals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences; also includes the full text of selected articles from over 1,650 of these periodicals. Search Syntax Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. Readers' Guide Abstracts (1890 to present) Indexes articles in popular periodicals; also includes citations to book and film reviews. Search Syntax Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. Westlaw Campus Research Contains full text news articles and legal materials. The "News & Information" section includes articles from magazines, national and international newspapers, and business, professional, and trade journals as well as newswires, newsletters, and transcripts of television broadcasts. Note: you will need to accept the terms of the Westlaw "Agreement" before you can search Westlaw Campus Research. To find legal materials: Click on the "Law" tab in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. Search Syntax (for "Terms and Connectors" searches) Truncation: use an exclamation point !. Phrase searching: use double quotations marks " ". Wildcard: use an asterisk *. Subject-Specific Databases Education | Film | History | Literature | Political Science & Public Affairs | Science & Medicine | Sociology | Women & Gender Education Education Abstracts (1983 to present) Indexes articles from over 500 English-language education periodicals, books, and yearbooks; covers a wide variety of education-related topics. Search Syntax Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. Film Film Indexes Online (1893 to present) Contains both Film Index International (FII) and The American Film Institute Catalog (AFI). Includes full production and cast information for films from over 170 countries as well as plot summaries, production notes, and citations to reviews, criticism, and articles on film and film personalities. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Film Literature Index (1973-2001) Indexes articles, film reviews, and book reviews from over 300 film and television periodicals; international in scope. Note: Information from 2002 to the present is only available in the print version of Film Literature Index, which is shelved in the Reference Index Area at call number R 050 F4873. History America: History and Life & Historical Abstracts (Time period covered: 1450 to present [world history]; prehistory to present [U.S. and Canadian history]. Publication coverage: 1954 to present). Indexes journal articles, book chapters, doctoral dissertations, and book reviews. (Each database can also be searched separately.) Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Humanities Abstracts (1907 to present). Indexes articles in over 500 English-language journals in the fields of archaeology, art, classics, communication, film, folklore, history, languages and literatures, music, philosophy, religion, and theatre. Also includes citations for book, theatre, and film reviews as well as interviews, obituaries, and some original creative works. Includes the full text of selected articles from 1995 to the present. Search Syntax Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. Literature Humanities Abstracts (1907 to present). Indexes articles in over 500 English-language journals in the fields of archaeology, art, classics, communication, film, folklore, history, languages and literatures, music, philosophy, religion, and theatre. Also includes citations for book, theatre, and film reviews as well as interviews, obituaries, and some original creative works. Includes the full text of selected articles from 1995 to the present. Search Syntax Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. JSTOR Includes pdf copies of scholarly articles from a core collection of journals; also includes book reviews. Note: JSTOR does not contain articles from the most recent 3-5 years. Search Syntax Truncation: use a plus sign +. Phrase searching: automatic. MLA International Bibliography (1926 to present). Indexes journal articles, books, and doctoral dissertations in the fields of English, American, European, Asian, African, and Latin American linguistics, modern languages and literatures, film studies, and folklore. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Project Muse Includes pdf and HTML copies of journal articles published by university and scholarly presses. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Political Science & Public Affairs PAIS International (1915 to present) Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, and conference papers in political science, public affairs, and economics. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (1975 to present [publication date of articles indexes]) Indexes articles on a broad array of political science and international relations topics; international in scope. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Science & Medicine Applied Science & Technology Abstracts (1984 to present) Indexes articles in over 600 periodicals in a wide variety of applied science and technology fields. Search Syntax Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. General Science Abstracts (1984 to present) Indexes articles in over 250 English-language periodicals in a variety of science disciplines, including physics, astronomy, biology, chemistry, environmental science, mathematics, and medicine. Search Syntax Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. PsycINFO (1887 to present) Contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports, as well as citations to dissertations, all in the field of psychology and related disciplines. Search Syntax Truncation: use a dollar sign $. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Sociology Social Services Abstracts (1980 to present) Covers the fields of social work and human services, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. Includes citations and abstracts for articles in over 1,400 periodicals; also indexes dissertations and book reviews. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Sociological Abstracts (1963 to present) indexes journal articles in sociology and related fields, including anthropology, economics, education, philosophy, political science, and social psychology. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Women & Gender Contemporary Women's Issues (1992 to present) Indexes popular articles, scholarly articles, books, newsletters, and reports on all aspects of women's studies, including gender, sociology, education, political science, and health. Search Syntax Truncation: automatic. Phrase searching: automatic. Finding Book Reviews For tips on finding book reviews, please see the Library guide How to Find Book Reviews. Finding Film Reviews For tips on finding film reviews, please see the Library guide How to Find Film Reviews. Tips & Further Help How to Narrow or Broaden your Search How to Identify a Scholarly Article How to Search the Web: Tools & Tips How to Evaluate Web Resources Research Planner (pdf document) Research Log (pdf document)

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