A (Brief) Guide to Research 1) library home research guides by subject fine arts cinema Research guides by subject can

help you narrow down which online archives are most useful (Jstor, MUSE, Ebsco, etc) for your particular subject. For example, the cinema page has a guide to finding film reviews. This page also gives you access to the librarys greatest resource: Librarians! Melinda Reinhart (film studies librarian) 848-2424 ext 7715 Melinda.Reinhart@concordia.ca The librarians are listed by subject so if you get stuck, you can contact someone with an expertise in your particular area. 2) Okay, you found the Cinema research page and you know you want to search for articles about The Quiet Man. Now what? Pick an index. Well go with: Film & Television Literature Index Start with a broad search (Quiet Man) and narrow it down until you have a few articles that look interesting (try limiting the search to one language, adding new key words like the directors name Ford, or limiting it to academic journals or book chapters). *Keep in mind that this page is directed towards film studies. If you want to research literary adaptations or Ireland, you should try some of the other research guides (English Literature, etc) 3) Another option: Books. Thats right, the kind you have to go to the library to find. Heather has put some relevant books on course reserves. To find them: Go to library.concordia.ca Click on "course reserves" Type in course code "fmst 398s"click on the one that has the cross-listing with irst 398 You can also search the CLUES catalogue for books that arent in the course reserves. *Some helpful tips: -Look outside of Irish film for a book e.g. on early cinema, or documentaries, or whatever. -When searching by subject, it is conventional to use "motion pictures" rather than "film" because these headings are pretty old. "Film" works well for a keyword though. -Most books that list an editor rather than an author are collections of essays.