Blood, Blondes, & the Birds
Professor Gazzaniga
Fall 2006
Questions?
Please contact Susanna Boylston (704.894.2494).
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Reference Works
Biographies | Film | Works on History & Culture
- Biographies
- 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
- Biography Reference Bank. H.W. Wilson, 2003- .
- 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.
- 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
- Film
- The Complete Film Dictionary. Ira Konigsberg. 2nd ed. New York: Penguin, 1998.
Reference R 791.43 K82c2
- Critical Dictionary of Film and Television Theory. Ed. Roberta E. Pearson and Philip Simpson. New York: Routledge, 2001.
Reference R 791.43 C934
- Encyclopedia of Alfred Hitchcock. Thomas Leitch. New York: Facts on File, 2002.
Reference R 791.43 H674yL
- The Encyclopedia of Novels into Film. John C. Tibbetts and James M. Welsh. 2nd ed. New York: Facts on File, 2005.
Reference R 791.43 T552e2
- Enser's Filmed Books and Plays: A List of Books and Plays from which Films have been Made, 1928-2001. Comp. Ellen Baskin. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2003.
Reference R 016.791 E59
- Feature Films, 1940-1949: A United States Filmography. Alan G. Fetrow. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1994.
Reference R 016.791 F288 1940-1949
- Feature Films, 1950-1959: A United States Filmography. Alan G. Fetrow. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1999.
Reference R 016.791 F288 1950-1959
- Feature Films, 1960-1969: A Filmography of English-Language and Major Foreign-Language United States Releases. Harris M. Lentz. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2001.
Reference R 016.791 F288 1960-1969
- Film as Literature, Literature as Film: An Introduction to and Bibliography of Film's Relationship to Literature. Harris Ross. New York: Greenwood, 1987.
Reference R 016.791 R824f
- The Film Studies Dictionary. Steve Blandford et al. London: Oxford Univ. Press, 2001.
Reference R 791.43 B642f
- The Films of the Seventies: A Filmography of American, British, and Canadian Films. Marc Sigoloff.
Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1984.
Reference R 791.43 S578f
- 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 New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Anthony Slide. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 1998.
Reference R 791.43 S633n
- 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
- Variety International Film Guide. London: Andre Deutsch, 1990-1996.
Reference R 791.43 V299
- Works on History & Culture
- Cold War Culture: Media and the Arts, 1945-1990. Richard A. Schwartz. New York: Facts on File, 1998.
Reference R 973.92 S399c
- The Columbia Guide to the Cold War. Michael Kort. New York: Columbia Univ. Press, 1998.
Reference R 909.82 K85c
- Dictionary of American History. Ed. Stanley I. Kutler. 10 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2003.
Reference R 973 D554 2003
- Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History. Ed. Ed. Mary Kupiec Cayton and Peter Williams. 3 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2001.
Reference R 973.03 E564
- Encyclopedia of American Social History. Ed. Mary Kupiec Cayton et al. 3 vols. New York: Scribner's, 1993.
Reference R 301.097 E56
- 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 Psychology. Ed. Alan E. Kazdin. 8 vols. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2000.
Reference R 150.3 E561
- Encyclopedia of Sociology. Ed. Edgar F. Borgetta. 2nd ed. 5 vols. New York: Macmillan Reference, 2002.
Reference R 301.03 E561 2000
- Encyclopedia of Television. Ed. Horace Newcomb. 2nd ed. 4 vols. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2004.
Reference R 791.45 E56
- Encyclopedia of the United States in the Twentieth Century. Ed. Stanley I. Kutler. 4 vols. New York: Scribner's, 1996.
Reference R 973.03 E562
- Encyclopedia of Women and Gender. Ed. Judith Worell. 2 vols. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2001.
Reference R 305.4 E56
- Men & Masculinities: A Social, Cultural, and Historical Encyclopedia. Ed. Michael Kimmel and Amy Aronson. 2 vols. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2004.
Reference R 305.31 M534
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:
- Hitchcock Alfred 1899-1980
- Film criticism
- Motion picture actors and actresses
- Motion picture industry
- Motion picture producers and directors
- Motion picture producers and directors united states
- Motion pictures aesthetics
- Motion pictures editing
- Motion pictures history
- Motion pictures production and direction
- Motion pictures reviews
- Women in motion pictures
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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.
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Phrase searching: insert a "w" between the words in a phrase (for example, "cold w war").
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Articles
Starting Points | Subject-Specific Databases
- Starting Points
- 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
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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.
Search Syntax
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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
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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.
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- Subject-Specific Indexes & Databases
- 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
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Wildcard: use a question mark ?.
- Art Abstracts
(1929 to present). Indexes over 370 periodicals, including journals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. Subjects covered include art history, archaeology, architecture, decorative art, film, folk art, graphic art, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, museology, photography, and sculpture..
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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
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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
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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.
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Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "".
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- Project Muse
Includes pdf and HTML copies of journal articles published by university and scholarly presses.
Search Syntax
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Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ".
- 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
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- Social Sciences Abstracts
(1907 to present) Indexes journal articles and some book reviews on all social sciences subjects, including history, political science, international relations, law, economics, area studies, gender studies, anthropology, psychology, and sociology.
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Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "".
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- 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
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Phrase searching: automatic.
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