Library ServicesUsing the Library

libguides.rhul.ac.uk/MediaArts

4th November 2016Emma Burnett & Leanne Workman@RHUL_Library

DepartmentAims of this session

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Types of information Finding books in the Library Finding and accessing ebooks and journal articles Beyond Library Search Evaluating information Referencing

Types of information

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Locating different types of informationBooks

- Library – use LibrarySearch ‘Books, Music and Films’

Academic journals

- Library – use LibrarySearch ‘All’ search- Use the Media Arts Subject Guide to find

databases such as Communications and Mass Media Complete

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Newspapers

- Library – use LibrarySearch ‘All’ search- Databases – use the Nexis database to find

specific articles- General web – search for newspaper titles

(limited access!)

Websites

- Think about how you evaluate free web resources: http://prezi.com/q5jglgamre6c

Locating different types of information

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Locating different types of informationDictionaries, encyclopaedias, other reference material

- Use the Media Arts Subject guide to find a full list under ‘Reference e-resources’

e.g. Credo, Oxford English Dictionary, Encyclopedia Britannica, Oxford Reference Online, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

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Locating different types of information

Broadcast – film, TV, radio

- Use LibrarySearch ‘Books, Music and Films’ search to check DVDs- Use Box of Broadcasts to watch millions of recorded

programmes- Use Kanopy to watch films and documentaries

- Use the Media Arts Subject guide to find a full list under ‘Multimedia e-resources’

Finding Information

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1. Use the ‘Books, Music and Films’ search in librarysearch.rhul.ac.uk

2. Click on ‘Locations’ and make a note of the location number

SubjectAuthor/subject of

book

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Finding books in the Library

Monday - Thursday

 08:00 - 01:15 

Friday  08:00 - 21:00

Saturday & Sunday 

 08:00 - 21:00

DepartmentE-books and journal articles

Searching for E-books• Use the ‘Books, Music

and Films’ search in librarysearch.rhul.ac.uk

• Use the Show Only option to limit to Full Text Online

• Click ‘View It’ to read the e-book

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Searching for journal articles Use the ‘All’ search in

librarysearch.rhul.ac.uk Use the Show Only

option to limit to Peer-Reviewed Journals

Click ‘View It’ to read the article

Beyond Library Search

DepartmentBeyond LibrarySearch

http://libguides.rhul.ac.uk/MediaArts

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Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text

A great resource for those researching film and television, contains numerous journals and resources spanning the entire spectrum of film and television studies.

Also has access to “Variety Movie Reviews”

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FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus

Contains details of over 345 academic and popular film journals, full text is available for certain titles. Also includes Treasures from the Film Archives, containing credits and holdings information for more that 400,000 silent era films.

DepartmentBeyond LibrarySearch

http://libguides.rhul.ac.uk/MediaArts

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JSTOR

JSTOR includes journal content, primary sources, images, and more across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.Most journals available online until 5 years previous.

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http://libguides.rhul.ac.uk/MediaArts

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Project MUSE

Over 300 humanities, arts, and social sciences journals including cinema, cultural studies, drama, history, literature, mathematics, modern languages, philosophy, politics, religion, and sociology.Most journals available online from 1995 or 1996 onwards

Evaluating Information

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Evaluating information sourcesAuthority• Who is the author? Has the work been peer-reviewed or

edited?Accuracy• Is there a reference list? Objectivity• Is the information biased? What is its purpose? Who is

it aimed at?Date• When was the information created/updated? Is it well-

maintained?Coverage• Is the information too basic? Too advanced?

Referencing

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Why reference?

“Referencing is the process of acknowledging the sources you have used in writing your essay,

assignment or piece of work. It allows the reader to access your source documents as quickly and easily as possible in order to verify, if necessary, the

validity of your arguments and the evidence on which they are based.”

- Palgrave Study Skills Online, http://www.palgrave.com/studentstudyskills/page/referencing-and-avoiding-plagiarism/

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What is plagiarism? Passing off as your own a piece of work that is

partly or wholly the work of another student Citing and referencing sources that you have not

used Quoting, summarising or paraphrasing material

in your assignment without citing the original source

'Recycling' a piece of your own work that you have previously submitted for another module or course (i.e. self-plagiarism).

Palgrave Study Skills Online, http://www.palgrave.com/studentstudyskills/page/referencing-and-avoiding-plagiarism/

Why reference?

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‘To Cite or Not to Cite,That is the Question…’

GameTime for a quick quiz!

A scenario will be posted on the screen. Discuss briefly with your neighbours whether you would cite or not cite.

• If you think you should cite in that scenario, hold up the green card!

• If you think you don’t need to cite, hold up the red card.

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Scenario 1: Copying text, image, graph or

data from another source

https://www.flickr.com/photos/50457344@N00/2124730152/

CC BY: https://www.flickr.com/photos/katerha/5169694908

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Scenario 2: Mention a fact which is

commonly known

https://www.flickr.com/photos/1eyedz/5149519596

CC BY: https://www.flickr.com/photos/markusspiske/14441758628

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Scenario 3: Discuss the ideas or research of another person in your own

words

CC BY: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lastyearsgirl_/7765134416/

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Scenario 4: Write about your own

opinions on a topic

CC BY: https://www.flickr.com/photos/oxidiser/2950558429/

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Scenario 5: Write about something you know you’ve read about in several different sources

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What referencing style do you use?

Media Arts Style Guidehttps://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/mediaarts/informationforcurrentstudents/home.aspx Harvard Referencing Emphasises Author-Date of publication Quoting and Paraphrasing

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Referencing a BookIn Text(Author Year: Page number)

e.g. ‘Quote’ (Bould 2005: 77)Bould states that ‘Quote’ (2005:77)

Structure of the reference for Bibliography: Book author’s name (Year book was published) Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher.

Example reference: Bould, Mark (2005) Film Noir. London: Wallflower Press

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Referencing a Book ChapterIn Text(Author of Chapter Year: Page number)e.g. (Spiegel 1981: 317)

Structure of the reference for Bibliography: Author of Chapters name (Year book was published) ‘Title of Chapter’ in Editors name (eds) Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher, page numbers of chapter

Example reference: Spiegel, Alan (1981) ‘The Cinematic Text: Rohmer’s The Marquise of O... (1976)’ in Andrew Horton and Joan Magretta (eds) Modern European Filmmakers and the Art of Adaptation. New York: Ungar, 313-328.

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Referencing Academic JournalsIn Text(Author Year: Page number)e.g. (Dudley 2008: 63)

Structure of the reference: Article author’s name (Year journal issue was published) ‘Title of article’ Title of journal Volume number:issue number, page range of article

Example reference: Dudley, Andrew (2008) ‘The Ontology of a Fetish’ Film Quarterly 61:4, 62-66.

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Referencing WebsitesIn Text(Author/Organisation Year: Page number)e.g. (Wigley 2016)

Structure of the reference: Authorship or Source (Year) Title of web document or web page. [type of medium] Available at: web site address [Accessed date].

Example reference: Wigley, Samuel (2016) British Independent Film Awards 2016: the nominations in full [online] Available at: http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/british-independent-film-awards-2016-nominations-full [Accessed 01 November 2016].

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Referencing Films

• Always Italicise Film titles• Include the date and director’s name in

brackets• Only need to do this with the first mention

of the title

ExampleThe Witch (2016, Robert Eggers)Psycho (1960, Alfred Hitchcock)

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Referencing TV• Television programme titles should be italicised, but

episode titles (where relevant) should be in inverted commas

• E.g. Television programme = The Walking DeadEpisode title = ‘Days Gone Bye’

• Where an individual episode doesn’t have a title e.g. news/magazine programme or a soap, indicate the transmission date in the form tx.date/month/year

• E.g. BBC One News, tx. 01/11/16• All programme titles should be followed by the initial

broadcaster and the year(s) of initial transmission• E.g. The Sopranos (HBO, 1999-2007)

The Walking Dead (AMC, 2010-)

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Summary of Referencing

• Use the Harvard style as laid out in the Media Arts Style Guide

• Remember the two parts when referencing books, journals and websiteIn text citation and full reference at the end in the bibliography

• Just an in text citation for Film and TV• You need to put an in text citation when you quote

directly from someone else and also when you paraphrase

• Frame/introduce your quote pg 4 of style guide• Ask for help if you need it

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Further Help

Leo Reynolds. Flickr. CC-BY-NA

Leanne Workman & Emma BurnettInformation Consultants2-07 Bedford LibraryRoyal Holloway University of Londonlibguides.rhul.ac.uk/MediaArtsReferencing support weeks beginning 7th & 14th November: sign up at https://referencingsupportmediaarts.eventbrite.co.uk