1. LIBRARY WORKSHOP Communication Research Method (COMM 2350) April 2008

2. Overview Information Searching Tools Keyword Search Library Catalogue Databases Resources Outside HKBU Library

3. Info Searching Tools

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5. Content Only Sometimes, It Goes Beyond the Film Itself… Beyond Content 藝伎回憶錄 Memoirs of a Geisha Book Review Original Novel Film Review / Criticism / Study Culture / Social Life / History of Japan Women Status In Japan Geishas in Tourism & Performing Arts

6. Info Searching Tools HKBU Library Catalogue

7. Indexes & Databases Info Searching Tools Others: Online Dictionaries, E-Learning Software, etc.

8. Information Scenario Exercise: Scenario #1: you want to know about a general overview on geisha in Japan Scenario #2: you want information that critically evaluate and review the film of “Memoirs of a Geisha” Scenario #3: you want to find the filmography of Zhang Yimou

9. Information Scenario Exercise: Scenario #1: you want to know about a general overview on geisha in Japan Scenario #2: you want information that critically evaluate and review the film of “Memoirs of a Geisha” Scenario #3: you want to find the filmography of Zhang Yimou Searching Tool: Lib. Catalogue Searching Tool: Reviews @Databases/ Internet Searching Tool: Databases/ Internet

10. Keyword Search Skills

11. Find out whether the Library has the following journal Exercise Journal of Film and Video JOURNALS Sight and Sound Search Option: (a) Title (b) Keyword (c) Subject

12. Exercise: Q: Which search option would you use in the library catalogue to find out whether we have this piece of information? –(a) author name –(b) article title –(c) journal title Wang Yiman. “From the Indexical to the Spectacle: On Zhang Yimou's Postmodern Turn in Not One Less.” Journal of Film and Video 57.3 (2005): 3-13. Search a known citation JOURNAL ARTICLE

13. Keyword Search Skills When there is a topic on hand This skills can be applied to : –HKBU Library Catalogue –Indexes & Databases –Internet Search Engines, e.g., Google, Yahoo Different search engines use different symbols --------> film* Truncation * Film Films, Filmmaker, Filmography, Filmology, etc.

14. Keyword Search Skills Phrase Search Operators film* OR movie* OR motion picture* film* AND NOT photograph* film* AND politics Film style ABABAB AND OR AND NOT Style of film Style of comedy film Won’t find: Movie style

15. Develop a Search Strategy Identify the main concepts List possible Search terms Combine your search terms appropriately Film Movie* Motion picture* (film* or movie* or motion picture*) and hong kong and politic* FilmsHong Kong Politics Political Politics in Hong Kong Films

16. Exercise: Pop Culture in Comedies Identify the main concepts List possible Search terms Combine your search terms appropriately

17. Exercise: Pop Culture in Comedies Identify the main concepts List possible Search terms Combine your search terms appropriately Pop CultureComedies Popular culture Street culture Comedy (pop* culture or street culture) and comed*

18. Library Catalogue

19. Keyword Search : screenplay* screenwriting scriptwriting Subject Search : motion picture authorship motion picture plays Keyword Search vs. Subject Search

20. Library Catalogue KEYWORD SEARCHSUBJECT SEARCH Natural Language e.g., screenplay, screenplays script writing scriptwriting screenwriting Controlled Vocabulary e.g., motion picture authorship motion picture plays television authorship Low AccuracyHigh Accuracy To retrieve books / articles that really talk about the subject. Keyword Search vs. Subject Search

21. Library Catalogue KEYWORD SEARCHSUBJECT SEARCH Search Skills - Boolean operators - Field search - Proximity search Search Skills - Locate a very good result by keyword search - Make use of the Subjects of that item to do the subject search Keyword Search vs. Subject Search

22. Keyword –Field search Particularly good for people / movie search Library Catalogue Background ： 「警匪片」 appears in 書 名 (title), 撮要 (abstracts) or 主題詞 (subject) fields Background ： 「警匪片」 appears in 書 名 (title), 撮要 (abstracts) or 主題詞 (subject) fields 吳宇森 Woo, John 吳宇森 ’s writings/ productions : 「吳宇森」 appears in 作者 (author) field 吳宇森 ’s writings/ productions : 「吳宇森」 appears in 作者 (author) field  a: 吳宇森 About 吳宇森： - Biography - Criticism, etc. 「吳宇森」 appears in 主 題詞 (subject) field About 吳宇森： - Biography - Criticism, etc. 「吳宇森」 appears in 主 題詞 (subject) field  s: 吳宇森 Example: s: 吳宇森 and a: 卓伯棠

23. More applications of field search Library Catalogue PurposeSearch Statement Movies s:(feature films or 電影 ) s:(documentary films or 紀錄片 ) Reviews / Criticism s:(reviews or criticism or 評論 ) Interviewss:interviews Statisticss:statistics Example 1.s:(feature films or 電影 ) and s:(hong kong or 香港 ) 2.harry potter and s:(reviews or criticism) 3.s:interviews and s:Scorsese Example 1.s:(feature films or 電影 ) and s:(hong kong or 香港 ) 2.harry potter and s:(reviews or criticism) 3.s:interviews and s:Scorsese

24. Keyword Search –Field search Exercise on Field Search Exercise: 1.Finding Tom Cruise’s films produced by the Paramount Pictures Corporation 2.Finding reviews on 王家衛 (Wong Kar Wai) 3.Finding interviews with 張藝謀 (Zhang Yimou) Exercise: 1.Finding Tom Cruise’s films produced by the Paramount Pictures Corporation 2.Finding reviews on 王家衛 (Wong Kar Wai) 3.Finding interviews with 張藝謀 (Zhang Yimou)

25. Library Catalogue Cinematography Digital cinematography Motion pictures – Production and direction Motion picture authorship Motion pictures -- Philosophy Technology in motion pictures Television authorship Subject Search –Selected subject headings related to film production 電影 – 製作 電影 – 攝製法 電影 – 導演藝術 電影 – 攝影藝術 電影 – 劇本 電影 – 技術 Film adaptations British Literature – Film and video adaptations 電影文學

26. Electronic Resources: Databases

27. Databases Communication & Film Study EBSCOhost -- Academic Search Premier [FT] -- Communication & Mass Media Complete [FT] -- The Music Index [IN] Film Index International Online [IN] – 2 users Communication Institute for Online Scholarship (ComAbstracts) [AB] Media Review Digest [IN] Art Index [IN] China Journal Net 中國期刊網 : 電子技術及信息科學輯 [AB] HK Television Database [IN] Newspaper Articles WiseNews 電子剪報 [FT] Lexis Nexis Academic [FT]

28. What is the difference between the review articles found on the Internet and in the Film Index International Online? Person Search: Zhang Yimou Finding Film Criticism & Awards Film Index International Online Film Search: King Kong Film Search: Oscars Awards

29. Finding Film Reviews David Lynch “The Piano”, A 1993 film directed by Jane Campion ( Jan Chapman Productions) Communication and Mass Media Complete @EBSCOhost

30. Finding Interviews Demo: Zhang Yimou Try: Martin Scorsese Communication and Mass Media Complete @EBSCOhost

31. Finding Journal Articles Globalization of kung fu (culture) through movies Communication and Mass Media Complete @EBSCOhost kung fumovie* martial art* (kung fu or martial art*) and (movie* or film* or motion picture*) and (global* or international) (kung fu or martial art*) and (movie* or film* or motion picture*) and (global* or international) globalization film* motion picture* global globalize international Bruce Lee Stephen Chow Jackie Chan

32. Databases 報章影評 : 「父子」 WiseNews

33. Practice

34. Exercise: Using Film Index International Online: 1.Finding film criticism on LEE Ang ( 李安 ) 2.Finding criticism on the film “Blood Diamond ( 血鑽 )” Using Communication and Mass Media Complete @EBSCOhost: 1. Finding journal articles discussed Akira Kurosawa ( 黑澤明 ) 2. Finding review articles on Akira Kurosawa’s film “Ran ( 亂 )” 3. Finding journal articles discussed on women’s stereotype in the Hollywood Using Film Index International Online: 1.Finding film criticism on LEE Ang ( 李安 ) 2.Finding criticism on the film “Blood Diamond ( 血鑽 )” Using Communication and Mass Media Complete @EBSCOhost: 1. Finding journal articles discussed Akira Kurosawa ( 黑澤明 ) 2. Finding review articles on Akira Kurosawa’s film “Ran ( 亂 )” 3. Finding journal articles discussed on women’s stereotype in the Hollywood

35. Resources Outside HKBU Library

36. HKALL –Local University Libraries (UGC) –Books only –http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/lib/about/hkall.html#requesthttp://www.hkbu.edu.hk/lib/about/hkall.html#request ILL –Global library network –Books & Journal acticles –First 20 articles per academic year free of charge –Keep track of the status of requests online –Retrieve electronic articles on desktop –HK$5 charge for each additional article filled by local libraries –http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/lib/about/ill.html#illuser JULAC Reader Card (UGC Libraries) –Physically access the Library –Cannot check out books –HK$50 per application –expires at the end of the academic year (i.e. 31st July) and renew it in a new academic year –endorsement from supervisor http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/lib/forms/ugcreader.html Resources Outside HKBU Library

37. How to Create your Bibliography? : Campus-wide Web-based Bibliographic Management Tool Functions: Import references directly from major databases available through the Library homepage and the Library Catalogue or from text files, or enter references manually. Create personal folders and organize references into folders for different topics Format in-text citations Create bibliographies in a variety of citation styles including APA, MLA, and Chicago. Access your references from any location via the Web Register for a FREE account from ITSC! Unit 2.2: Citing Information Resources @Library Tutorials

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