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Fall
2001 - E. Occhipinti
reference
contact: Bruce Sajdak x2967
Background
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Books
| Articles
|
Web
Sites
FINDING
BACKGROUND ON ITALIAN HISTORY & CULTURE
Italian
History
| Reference
Source |
Reference
Call Number |
| La
Piccola Treccani: Dizionario Enciclopedico |
ref
AE 35 .P53 1995 |
|
Dizionario
biografico degli italiani
(53 volumes and counting)
|
ref
CT 1123 .D5 |
Dictionary
of Modern Italian History
|
ref
DG 545 .D53 1985 |
Historical
Dictionary of Modern Italy
|
ref
DG 555 .G53 1999 |
| Encyclopedia
of Contemporary Italian Culture |
ref
DG 450 .E53 2000 |
Modern
Italian History: an Annotated Bibliography
|
ref
DG 545 .C67 |
Italian
Literature
| Reference
Source |
Reference
Call Number |
| Dictionary
of Italian Literature |
ref
PQ 4006 .D45 1996 |
|
Italian
Novelists since World War II
(2 volumes in the Dictionary of Literary Biography series)
|
ref
PN 451 .D53 177 & 196 |
Feminist
Encyclopedia of Italian Literature
|
ref
PQ 4063 .F45 1997 |
Italian
Women Writers: A Bio-Bibliography
|
ref
PQ 4063 .I88 1994 |
Dizionario
critico della letteratura italiana (3 vols.)
|
ref
PQ 4006 .D495 |
Italian
Film
| Reference
Source |
Reference
Call Number |
| Encyclopedia
of European Cinema |
ref
PN 1993.5 .E8 V56 1995 |
|
International
Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers (4 vols. - e.g. vol. 1, Films;
vol. 2, Directors)
|
ref
PN 1997.8 .I58 2000 |
| Literature
& Film: an Annotated Bibliography, 1909-1977 |
ref
PN 1995.3 .W45 |
| Literature
& Film: an Annotated Bibliography, 1978-1988 |
ref
PN 1995.3 .W452 1993 |
| Film
as Literature, Literature as Film |
ref
PN 1995.3 .R66 1987 |
FINDING
BOOKS
Be
sure to search in both the 4
College and UMASS
Library Catalogs under SUBJECT TERMS such as:
|
name
- e.g. moravia alberto
|
italy
history 19th century
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|
film
adaptations
|
italy
history 20th century
|
| italian
fiction 20th century |
motion
pictures italy |
|
italian
literature 20th century
|
motion
picture producers and directors italy
|
No
luck in the Online Catalog? Try WorldCat,
an index to books owned by libraries around the world.
FINDING
PERIODICAL ARTICLES
Scholarly
Articles
Expanded
Academic Index 1990+
Good
starting place for all topics.
MLA
International Bibliography 1963+
Major
index to scholarly journals in literature and film.
International
Index to the Performing Arts 1966+
Covers
some film peridicals not covered in other sources.
Arts
& Humanities Search 1980+
Lists
footnotes in articles from scholarly journals in the arts & humanities..
Film
Literature Index
1973+
Reference Index Tables
International
Index to Film Periodicals
1972+
Reference Index Tables
Film
Reviews
New
York Times Film Reviews
1913-1998
ref PN 1995 .N4
Variety
Film Reviews
1921-1996
ref PN 1995 .V34
Lexis
Nexis Academic Universe Coverage varies with each individual magazine
or newspaper
Full
text of reviews, most in English, but some in Italian.
TWO
WEB SITES
Remember
to confine your search of the web for popular (e.g. tourist) or brief
information. For scholarly articles use the sources listed above.
International
Movie DataBase
The
IMDB is a popular site for quick information about films. Data is accepted
from all comers - so always double-check in other reliable reference sources.
Movie
Review Query Engine
Another
popular site for reviews, largely by movie buffs.
CONTACT
THE REFERENCE LIBRARIAN
Contact
Bruce Sajdak, the instructor for your library session: bsajdak@smith.edu
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