Davidson College Library Research Guide for Humanities 160

Cultures & Civilizations: Inventing Traditions Professor Churchill Professor Rigger Fall 2006 Reference Sources Books Articles Starting Points Art Film History Literature Political Science Other Databases Finding Book Reviews Finding Film Reviews RefWorks Tips & Further Help Questions? Please contact Susanna Boylston (704.894.2494). Reference Sources Style Guides & Handbooks | Biographies Art | Film | History & Political Science | Literature Style Guides & Handbooks The Bedford Handbook. Diana Hacker. 7th ed. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2006. Reference Desk R 808.02 H118b7 Cite Right: A Quick Guide to Citation Styles: MLA, APA, Chicago, the Sciences, Professions, and More. Charles Lipson. Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 2006. Reference Desk R 808.02 L767c The Little, Brown Handbook. H. Ramsey Fowler and Jane E. Aaron. 9th ed. New York: Pearson/Longman, 2004. Reference Desk R 808.02 F786L9 MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Joseph Gibaldi. 6th ed. New York: Modern Language Assoc. of America, 2003. Reference Desk R 808.02 M689mo6 Rules for Writers. Diana Hacker. 5th ed. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2004. Reference Desk R 808.02 H118r The St. Martin's Handbook. Andrea A. Lunsford. 5th ed. Boston, MA: Boston/St. Martin's, 2003. Reference Desk R 808.02 L963s5 A Writer's Reference. Diana Hacker. 6th ed. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2007. Reference Desk R 428.2 H118w 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 Art and Artists. Ed. James Vinson. 2 vols. Chicago: St. James Press, 1990. Vol. 1 (Artists): Reference R 927 I61 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. Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century. Ed. Steven R. Serafin. 5 vols. Farmington Hills, MI: St. James Press, 1999. Reference R 803 E562 1999 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 Modern Japanese Writers. Ed. Jay Rubin. New York: Scribner's, 2001. Reference R 928.956 M689 Art Atlas of World Art. Ed. John Onians. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2004. Reference Atlas Area R 702 O98a ArtSpeak: A Guide to Contemporary Ideas, Movements, and Buzzwords, 1945 to the Present. Robert Atkins. 2nd ed. New York: Abbeville Press, 1997. Reference R 700.9 A874a ArtSpoke: A Guide to Modern Ideas, Movements, and Buzzwords, 1848-1944. Robert Atkins. New York: Abbeville Press, 1993. Reference R 709.03 A874a Dictionary of Art. Ed Jane. Turner 34 vols. New York: Grove’s Dictionaries, 1996. Reference R 703 D554 Dictionary of Modern Sculpture. Ed Robert Maillard. New York: Tudor, 1962. Reference R 730.3 D55d Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. Ian Chilvers. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1998. Reference R 927 C538d Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography. Ed. Lynne Warren. 3 vols. New York: Routledge, 2006. Reference R 779 E56 Encyclopedia of World Art. 17 vols. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1959–1983. Reference R 703 E56 International Dictionary of Art and Artists. Ed. James Vinson. 2 vols. Chicago: St. James Press, 1990. Vol. 1 (Artists): Reference R 927 I61 Vol. 2 (Art): Reference R 709.2 I61 Oxford Companion to Art. Ed. Harold Osborne. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1984. Reference R 703 O98 The Oxford Companion to the Photograph. Ed. Robin Lenman. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Reference R 770.3 O98 The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Art. Ed. Harold Osborne. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1981. Reference R 709.04 O98 The Oxford Companion to Western Art. Ed. Hugh Brigstocke. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2001. Reference R 703 O982 The Oxford Dictionary of Art. Ed. Ian Chilvers. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2004. Reference R 703 O981 2004 The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms. Edward Lucie-Smith. 2nd ed. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2004. Reference R 703 L937t Image Collections ARTstor A collection of over 300,000 images covering art, architecture, and archaeology from a wide range of cultures and time periods as well as tools to manipulate and analyze those images. For technical requirements, see the Quick Start Guide. CAMIO: The Catalog of Art Museum Images Online A collection of over 80,000 images of fine and decorative artworks dating from prehistoric times to the present. 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 Film Themes, Settings, and Series. Richard B. Armstrong and Mary Willems Armstrong. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2000. Reference R 791.43 A737m 2001 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 Forbidden Films: Censorship Histories of 125 Motion Pictures. Dawn B. Sova. New York: Facts on File, 2001. Reference R 791.43 S729f 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 The Motion Picture Guide. Chicago, IL: Cinebooks, 1985-1999. Library has: 1988-1999. Reference R 791.43 N251m New York Times Encyclopedia of Film. Ed. Gene Brown. 13 vols. New York: Times Books, 1984. Reference R 791.43 N532 New York Times Film Reviews. New York: New York Times, 1913/68- . Library has 1913 to present Reference R 791.43 N53 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 History & Political Science The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Japan. Ed. Richard Bowring and Peter Kornicki. New York: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1993. Reference R 952 C1781 The Columbia Guide to Modern Japanese History. Gary D. Allinson. New York: Columbia Univ. Press, 1999. Reference R 952.03 A437c Countries and their Cultures. Ed. Melvin Ember and Carol R. Ember. 4 vols. New York: Macmillan, 2001. Reference R 306 C855 Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Japan. J.A.A. Stockwin. New York: Routledge, 2003. Reference R 320.952 S866d Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture. Ed. Sandra Buckley. New York: Routledge, 2002. Reference R 952.04 E56 Encyclopedia of Modern Asia. Ed. David Levinson and Karen Christenson. 6 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2002. Reference R 950 L665e Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Ed. David Levinson. 5 vols. New York: Macmillan, 1991. Reference R 306 E56 Europa World: The Europa World Year Book Online. London: Europa, 1959- . The online edition contains current data and information. The Library also has print versions of the Europa World Year Book from 1959 to present (Reference R 341.1 E89). Gale Virtual Reference Library A collection of electronic reference books. Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. 2 vols. Tokyo: Kodansha, 1993. Reference R 952 J351 Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan. 9 vols. Tokyo: Kodansha, 1983. Reference R 952.03 K76 Modern Japan: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Nationalism. Ed. James L. Huffman. New York: Garland, 1998. Reference R 952 M689 New Dictionary of the History of Ideas. Ed. Maryanne Horowitz. 6 vols. Detroit, MI: Scribner's, 2005. Reference R 901.9 D554 2005 The Library also has a copy of the first edition, the Dictionary of the History of Ideas, edited by Philip P. Wiener (5 vols.; New York: Scribner, 1973-1974), shelved in Reference at call number R 901.9 D554. The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World. Ed. Joel Krieger. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2001. Reference R 320.03 O98 2001 Political Handbook of the World, 2000-2002. Ed. Arthur S. Banks et al. New York: CSA, 2003. Reference R 320 P7691 Political Parties of the World. Ed. Bogdan Szajkowski. 6th ed. London: John Harper, 2005. Literature Dictionary of Oriental Literatures. Ed. Jaroslav Prušek. 3 vols. New York: Basic Books, [1974]. Reference R 890.3 D554 Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English. Ed. Eugene Benson and L.W. Conolly. 2 vols. New York: Routledge, 1994. Reference R 820.9 E561 Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century. Ed. Steven R. Serafin. 5 vols. Farmington Hills, MI: St. James Press, 1999. Reference R 803 E562 1999 Great Literature of the Eastern World. Ed. Ian P. McGreal. New York: HarperCollins, 1996. Reference R 895 G786 A Handbook to Literature. William Harmon. 9th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003. Reference R 803 H747h9 Modern Japanese Writers. Ed. Jay Rubin. New York: Scribner's, 2001. Reference R 928.956 M689 The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Literature in English. Ed. Jenny Stringer. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1996. Reference R 820.3 O98 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 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). To locate works about a film, do a subject search for the title of the film; you should then do a regular keyword search too. To locate bibliographies on a person or topic, do a keyword search and add the following: su bibliography. 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 Art | Film | History | Literature | Political Science | Other Indexes & 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 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 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 ?. Art 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. 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 ?. Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) (1973 to present) Includes citations to journal articles, books, conference proceedings, essays, exhibition catalogues, and other materials on the history of art in Europe and North America from antiquity to the present. BHA covers both the fine and the decorative arts. Contains records from RILA (International Repertory of the Literature of Art) and RAA (Repertoire d'Art et d'Archeologie). Note: BHA uses Library of Congress Subject Headings. Search Syntax Truncation: use a question mark ?. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". 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 ?. 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. 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 ?. MLA International Bibliography (1963 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. Note: To locate articles from earlier time periods, consult the MLA International Bibliography, 1925-1962 (Reference R 016.4 M16m). Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. 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 ?. Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) Online (1971 to present) Indexes articles, essays in edited collections, conference proceedings, and other materials on all subjects related to East, Southeast, and South Asia. Also lists books published between 1971 and 1992. International in scope; most citations are to works written in Western languages. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. 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 ?. 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. For more information, see the MLAIB Search Planner. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Political Science Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) Online (1971 to present) Indexes articles, essays in edited collections, conference proceedings, and other materials on all subjects related to East, Southeast, and South Asia. Also lists books published between 1971 and 1992. International in scope; most citations are to works written in Western languages. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. 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 ?. Social Sciences Abstracts (1907 to present [publication date of articles indexed]) 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. 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 ?. Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (1975 to present) 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 ?. Other Indexes & Databases ATLA Religion Database (1949 to present) Indexes journal articles and essays related to world religions, church history, and Biblical studies; also includes some book reviews. ATLA has a strong focus on Western religions. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. 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. Essay & General Literature Index Indexes essays published in books and edited collections. Covers the fields of art, economics, education, history, law, linguistics, literature, music, philosophy, political science, and religion, among others. Particularly strong in the humanities and social sciences. 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. 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 " ". Proquest Religion (1986 to present) Indexes articles from more than 90 religion periodicals. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. 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. Using RefWorks Need help managing your references? Try RefWorks! You can use it to organize your citations, keep track of your notes on books and articles, and generate bibliographies. Find out more; consult our guide on Using RefWorks. Connect to RefWorks Tips & Further Help How to Narrow or Broaden your Search How to Identify a Scholarly Article How to Find Book Reviews How to Find Film Reviews How to Search the Web: Tools & Tips How to Evaluate Web Resources Research Planner (pdf document) Research Log (pdf document)

Library Home

Ask a Librarian