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GER/RUSS 600GER/RUSS 600Electronic Resources Electronic Resources
for Literature and for Literature and FilmFilm
H. CalogeridisH. Calogeridis
B. MenichB. Menich
UW LibraryUW Library
October 20, 2006October 20, 2006
ObjectiveObjective
To provide an overview of electronic To provide an overview of electronic resources supporting research in resources supporting research in literature and film studiesliterature and film studies
Journal Databases (UW)Journal Databases (UW)
Newspaper Databases (UW)Newspaper Databases (UW)
Internet ResourcesInternet Resources
Session OutlineSession Outline
Subject specific journal databasesSubject specific journal databases
Interdisciplinary journal databasesInterdisciplinary journal databases
Newspaper databasesNewspaper databases
Internet resourcesInternet resources
Searching and finding tipsSearching and finding tips
Journal DatabasesJournal Databases
Access from UW Homepage, right Access from UW Homepage, right navigation bar, under Research navigation bar, under Research DatabasesDatabases
http://journal-http://journal-indexes.uwaterloo.caindexes.uwaterloo.ca
Browse by TitleBrowse by Title
Browse by SubjectBrowse by Subject
Subject Specific Subject Specific DatabasesDatabases
German: Germanistik, BDSL German: Germanistik, BDSL OnlineOnline
Russian: ABSEESRussian: ABSEES
Interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary DatabasesDatabases
Dissertations & Theses (PQDT)Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Humanities Abstracts Humanities Abstracts Humanities FTHumanities FT IBZIBZ JSTOR JSTOR MLA MLA Web of ScienceWeb of Science
How to Search with How to Search with KeywordsKeywords
Analyze your search topic: Treatment of laughter in Analyze your search topic: Treatment of laughter in literature from a feminist perspectiveliterature from a feminist perspective
Identify the key conceptsIdentify the key conceptsLAUGHTERLAUGHTER LITERATURE LITERATURE FEMINIST FEMINIST
Provide other terms that are similar in meaning (synonyms) Provide other terms that are similar in meaning (synonyms) or related terms or related terms LAUGHTER LAUGHTER MIRTH FUN FEMINIST FEMINISMMIRTH FUN FEMINIST FEMINISM
Combine terms using AND to narrow and OR to broadenCombine terms using AND to narrow and OR to broaden(laughter OR mirth OR fun) AND literature AND feminis*(laughter OR mirth OR fun) AND literature AND feminis*
NoteNote: Umlauts and transliteration make a difference: Umlauts and transliteration make a difference e.g. für/fuer; tolstoy/tolstoie.g. für/fuer; tolstoy/tolstoi
How to Search with How to Search with Keywords (cont’d)Keywords (cont’d)
Note the various database interfaces and Note the various database interfaces and search feature differences. Use ONLINE HELP.search feature differences. Use ONLINE HELP.
truncationtruncation descriptorsdescriptors Boolean combination proceduresBoolean combination procedures thesaurithesauri indexesindexes limiting features (date, publication type, limiting features (date, publication type,
language, format, etc.)language, format, etc.)
Interpreting Search Interpreting Search Results (Hits)Results (Hits)
If the number too high, limit by If the number too high, limit by language, date, type of material, etc.language, date, type of material, etc.
If the number too low, expand by If the number too low, expand by simplifying the search statement OR simplifying the search statement OR re- formulate you search statement OR re- formulate you search statement OR switch to a different databaseswitch to a different database
Check "peer-reviewed" hitsCheck "peer-reviewed" hits
Getting the Research Getting the Research MaterialMaterial
1.1. Click on Get it @Waterloo link to access Click on Get it @Waterloo link to access the full text or print information from the full text or print information from TRELLISTRELLIS
2.2. Search TRELLIS by the source title, e.g. Search TRELLIS by the source title, e.g. the journal title, NOT the article titlethe journal title, NOT the article title
3.3. For print sources, note the library For print sources, note the library holdings, call number and locationholdings, call number and location
IBZIBZ
Journal Articles from European Journal Articles from European journalsjournals
Multilingual, mostly English and Multilingual, mostly English and GermanGerman
Interface in English and GermanInterface in English and German
JSTORJSTOR
Electronic archiveElectronic archive Full-text articlesFull-text articles Coverage excludes current 3-5 Coverage excludes current 3-5
years (moving wall)years (moving wall)
Web of Science:Web of Science:Arts & Humanities Citation Arts & Humanities Citation IndexIndex
Journal articles and reviewsJournal articles and reviews Search by citations Search by citations MultilingualMultilingual
BDSLBDSL
1985-1995 only1985-1995 only Equivalent of Equivalent of Bibliographie der Bibliographie der
deutschen Sprach- und deutschen Sprach- und LiteraturwissenschaftLiteraturwissenschaft (Eppelsheimer/Köttelwesch)(Eppelsheimer/Köttelwesch)
Key database for German StudiesKey database for German Studies
ABSEESABSEES
American Bibliography of Slavic American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studiesand East European Studies
Includes book reviewsIncludes book reviews
Newspaper DatabasesNewspaper Databases
interdisciplinaryinterdisciplinary popular sources of informationpopular sources of information good source of reviewsgood source of reviews
FactivaFactiva Searchable in Latin and Cyrillic alphabetsSearchable in Latin and Cyrillic alphabets
Lexis/Nexis AcademicLexis/Nexis Academic
Factiva News PagesFactiva News Pages
Germany:Germany: Suddeutsche ZeitungSuddeutsche Zeitung Die Welt Die Welt Berliner Zeitung Berliner Zeitung Der Tagesspiegel Der Tagesspiegel Frankfurter Frankfurter
Rundschau Rundschau Stuttgarter Zeitung Stuttgarter Zeitung
Austria:Austria: Die Presse Die Presse Wirtschafts BlattWirtschafts Blatt
Switzerland:Switzerland: Neue Zurcher Neue Zurcher
ZeitungZeitung Basler Zeitung Basler Zeitung Tages AnzeigerTages Anzeiger
Russia:Russia: VedomostiVedomosti Kommersant Kommersant Rossiiskaia gazeta Rossiiskaia gazeta Izvestiia Izvestiia EkspertEkspert
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