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Finding Articles in Journals and Magazines
Use an index or database to find critical commentary on film versions of Hamlet. The complete list of article databases available at UCSB is at www.library.ucsb.edu/databases. Below are some good indexes for this subject.
Note: For off-campus access to these and other databases, use the library's VPN or Proxy Server
Expanded
Academic
- Includes both scholarly and popular articles to limit your results to articles from scholarly
journals, check the box labelled peer-reviewed publications .
- Type your keywords (e.g. hamlet and branagh) in
the search box.
- Some of the citations will include a link to the full text online.
- If the full text is not available in Expanded Academic, use the
 .
- Use the icons along the top of the page to email, print, or download
citations (or the whole article if it’s available), and to start a new
search.
MLA
- Major resource for literary studies.
- Looks very different from Expanded Academic above, but does
essentially the same thing: it finds articles and book chapters on a
particular topic.
- No full text. However, the UC system may provide
full text of an article through another database, which you can access through the .
- Make sure the dropdown boxes have been changed to keyword,
then enter your search terms . (e.g. “film adaptation and hamlet”).
There are countless ways to design your search. Experiment!
- Use the to
track down the article.
- Email, print or save options are toward the top of the page.
- For items published before 1963, check the print version of MLA:
Main Ref Z7006 .M6
LION
- Huge literature database that includes citations and full text.
- Excellent place to find literature and performing arts criticism.
There is some overlap with MLA, but it is still worth checking both
indexes.
- Type your keywords in the default Quicksearch box, e.g. "hamlet and film" .
- The camera or notebook paper icons represent full text. Just click
the icons for access to the article
- If the full text is not available in LION, use the
- To email, print, or download records, use the checkbox next to each
citation. Then click the Marked List link toward the top of the
page.
JSTOR
- An archival collection of journals from all disciplines, back to a journal's first issue.
- All results are full-text.
- From the Advanced Search page, enter your search terms, e.g. "hamlet and film interpretation".
- Check the box labelled "Article" at the bottom of the page.
- Follow the instructions at the top of the page to print, download, or email.
Film
Index International
- Comprehensive film studies database
- Use the Advanced Search so that you can enter "Hamlet" and "Branagh" in the title and director fields.
- Scroll to the bottom of the list for reviews and commentary from other sources.
Access World News
- Full-text collection of local, regional, and national newspapers
- Choose United States from the shortcut list on the left
- Choose Advanced Search
- Click on the map to further narrow by state (e.g. for the
Houston Chronicle)
- Enter your search terms, e.g. "bob hicks branagh hamlet"
Background Information
Often you'll want to explore a topic before
you begin your in-depth research. Rather than spend a lot of time sifting
through Google results, try using the encyclopedias and guides devoted to your topic. These are great for concise, reliable background information.
| The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Film |
Main PR 3093 C36 2000
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| Cinematic Shakespeare |
Main PR 3093 A525 2004 |
| The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare |
Main Ref PR 2892 o94 2001 |
| Shakespeare: From Stage to Screen |
Main PR 3093 H37 2004 |
| The Film Encyclopedia |
Main Ref PN 1993.45 K34 2001 |
| Spectacular Shakespeare: critical theory and popular cinema |
Main Ref PR 3093 S64 2002 |
Film Studies Research Guide
Finding Books and Book Chapters
- Pegasus is the online catalog at UCSB. Use it to find books and other materials that we own
- Melvyl is the online catalog for all the UC libraries.
- Keyword searches will scan book chapters, which can be great resources for your paper!
- The * symbol will pick up alternate endings to a word, so that
crit* will find library records that contain the words
criticism, critical, critic, critique and so forth.
KEYWORD
examples:
- branagh and hamlet
- hamlet and crit*
- shakespeare and staging
- film and video and hamlet
- film adaptations hamlet
Subject searches require exact wording,
but the results will be much more precise.
SUBJECT
examples:
- Shakespeare, William, 1564 1616 Film and video adaptations
- Motion pictures History Theory, etc
- Hamlet (Motion picture)
- English drama Film and video adaptations
Internet
- The Internet can be a great source for information, but be careful:
even with all the results you get in a typical Google search, you are
still not necessarily reaching the type of scholarly sources that you
need.
- Pay attention to domain names -- a website name ending in .edu
or .gov may well be more authoritative than a .com or
.org , but not necessarily.
- Remember also that quality control doesn't exist on the Web, so
you'll need to be especially careful to evaluate what you find.
- A quick checklist:
- Is the website authoritative and reliable? How can you tell?
- Can you determine who wrote it, and why? Is it somebody's personal
page?
- Is it current and regularly updated, or does that matter?
- What is the scope, coverage, and intention of the site? Is it
intended to sell, entice, persuade, explain?
- Be sure to give credit to any website you use.
- A few website suggestions:
Citation Information
Here's
a citation machine
to help you format your citations and bibliography in standard MLA
or APA style.
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