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ANT347: Ethnographic Film Studies
Fall 2005 - N. Mithlo
reference contact: Sika Berger x2963

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Reference Source Call Number or Link
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film ref PN 1998.2 T55 2004
online: use ebrary reader
Biography Resource Center online: Gale/InfoTrac
International Dictionary of Films & Filmmakers (4 vols.)
(particularly for Asch, Flaherty, Rouch)
ref PN 1997.8 I58 2000
online: Gale Virtual Ref.Liby
Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology (4 volumes) ref GN 307 E52 1996

BOOKS: The Five-College Library System

  • Use keyWord searching to combine terms, or search with Subject Headings such as these:

    Documentary films - History and criticism
    Motion pictures in ethnology
    Visual anthropology

    Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
    Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952
    Gardner, Robert, 1925- Dead birds (Motion picture)
    Flaherty, Robert Joseph, 1884-1951
    Mead, Margaret 1901-1978
    Rouch, Jean - Criticism and interpretation
    Motion pictures, Inuktitut
    Igloolik Isuma Productions

  • If time allows, use these subject headings to search WorldCat also, for recent books from other libraries, available through Interlibrary Loan.
  • To locate journal articles use the libraries' menu of connections, SC Links. The Journal Locator page allows you to enter a journal title or full article citation, in order to access the online catalog and some full text resources. Look for the SC Links button in many research databases.
  • Bound volumes of print periodicals are shelved on the second floor in Neilson Library.

ARTICLES & MORE

Source Access
FIAF International Film Archive Database. 1972+ indexes film journals
EBSCO / Academic Search Premier. 1965+ much full text, both academic & news
Social Sciences Abstracts. 1983+ indexes core journals; some full text
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences. 1951+ for academic articles, with SCLinks
InfoTrac/Expanded Academic Index. 1980+
includes some full text, some news

Additional Resources for Anthropological Literature

Source Access
Sociological Abstracts. 1963+ includes research in anthropology
Anthropological Index Online. 1957+ available free on the Internet
Abstracts in Anthropology. 1970+
A print source with annual index at the back.
reference room: index tables

News Sources

Source Access
New York Times Historical. 1851-1999. full text, includes images of the paper
LexisNexis Academic. 1970's+ text from news and legal sources
Libraries' "News" page links to news sites

INTERNET LINKS

Resource Link
Gender, Race & Ethnicity in Media
(Univ. of Iowa Dept. of Communication Studies) Features Indigenous Peoples in the Media and TV/Film links & articles.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/
UR-List: Web Resources for Visual Anthropology
(hosted: USC Center for Visual Anthropology)
http://www.usc.edu/dept/elab/urlist/
NativeWeb: Resources for Indigenous Cultures Around the World (searchable site)

http://www.nativeweb.org/

SC Libraries' Film Studies pages

http://www.smith.edu/libraries/

CITATION STYLE

There are some guides to creating citations to electronic sources right on the Web.

AAA Style Guide (pdf)

Up-to-date style guides also provide examples, or try this title,
available at the Reference Desk in Neilson:

Electronic Styles: Handbook for Citing Electronic Information
ref desk PN 171 D37 L5 1996

CONNECTIONS

Blackboard

Use your Student ID number to login to Blackboard to access course documents and communication tools: ANT347

Library Reserves

Check for a call number to give to staff at the Circulation/Reserves desk in Neilson Library:
SC Anthropology 347

Contact a Reference Librarian

Use Need Help? Ask a Librarian to send a question at any time, or
contact Sika Berger, the instructor for your library session: sberger@email.smith.edu

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