FMST 211 workshop - What we will do

• How to prepare an annotated bibliography

• How to find documents (using a citation)

• How to check if a magazine is available at Concordia Libraries

• How to search library online tools

• Some paper resources to consider

Assignment

• Annotated Bibliography (3-4 pages) Due – Oct. 6th at 8 pm

• …. present an annotated bibliography, for an argumentative paper on the topic the reception of a film of your choice which premiered before Jan. 1, 1932.

• You will need to select a film. It’s not terribly important which film,

so long as there’s a “decent” amount of writing available about it

Film Example: Way Down East by DW Griffith

Annotated Bibliography

In your own words:

describe the content of the source

and mention why the source is useful

Help and How to Page http://library.concordia.ca/help/howto/annotatedbibliog.php

Bibliography: MLA StyleAgate, James. “Art and the Film.” Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and

Art 134 (1922): 710-1. Proquest. Web. 17 Sep. 2015.

“Down Came the Storm.” The Washington Post Jan 30, 1921: 52. Proquest. Web. 17 Sep. 2015.

“Griffith in interview discusses British row over ‘Way Down East’.” Variety Nov 25, 1921: 2. Proquest. Web. 17 Sep. 2015.

Smith, Lee. “How Griffith shot the ice stuff.” American Cinematographer Dec 1, 1925: 5. Media History Digital Library. Web. 17 Sep. 2015.

Elements in a bibliography:

Author name. Title of the article. Title of magazine or newspaper (italicized) Date Volume number Page numbers Format (paper, web). Database name. Date accessed.

Find out if Concordia Libraries has a magazine by checking CLUES Journal Title search

Citation:“Way down East.” The Moving Picture World Nov 13, 1920: 224. Microfilm.

Search for the Journal Title & check to see if dates available – also check the page number.

The Moving Picture World

CLUES – classic catalogue

Make an article delivery request to receive a free scan of the article

Example of scan

Searching online databases & resources

• Double check spellings

• For unique names, use just last name– eisenstein

• For names and titles that are also common phrases, use “quotation marks”– “curtain pole”

• Try different spellings of names– charles chaplin or charlie chaplin

Searching online databases & resources

• Use date limits if available – Limit to date range for the few years after film

premiered.

• Check for other ways to limit lists of results if you have too many

Proquest Databases• Choose all databases• Set date limits – usually a range of 2 years after release

Film Review Index lists references to articles about films

Search Media History Digital Library

• Set date limits

• Set collection & title limits if necessary

• How to check for information to include in bibliography

• Get bibliographic information from actual page

Reprints of early articles: Some articles are sometime reprinted in more recent publications (books, articles, etc.)

Selected Film Criticism in the course reserves room for FMST 211includes a number of reprints from early magazines and newspapers. (Available in the Course Reserves room.)