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Holocaust & the Media
AMER 309; Prof. M. Riff
Guide for finding sources at the George T. Potter Library
March 26, 2008
Susan B. Kurzmann
- Library Homepage
- Finding Books
- Reference Material
- Find Articles (Databases)
- Interlibrary Loan and Journal Finder
- Using Web Resources
- Bibliographies
I. Library Homepage: http://library.ramapo.edu
- Provides access to the catalog (OPAC), databases, interlibrary loan forms, etc.
II. Finding Books at the Potter Library
- Catalog: use this to find books, periodical titles (NOT articles ), government documents, reserve items, music,and movies owned by the Library. You may limit a search by language, year(s) of publication, type of material, etc. This may take a few seconds to load.
- Use the Basic Search to find material using Keywords
- For example: search for Holocaust and "motion pictures" " to locate a broad range of materials the library has on these keywords
- When you find an appropriate title, click on the Related Records tab located at the top of a catalog record to see which Library of Congress subject headings are discussed in that particular book/DVD/periodical
- Search the catalog using Subject Browse feature if you know the relevant Library of Congress subject heading, for example:
OR
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in Motion pictures
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Historiography
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[Title of motion picture, e.g.,]
- Schindler's list (Motion picture)
- Judgment at Nuremberg (Motion picture)
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Motion pictures--[country, e.g., France]--History
- Motion pictures--German
- Motion picture plays--History and criticism
- Antisemitism in motion pictures
- Jews in motion pictures
- War films--History and criticism
- Click on
to see scope note and suggestions for further searching in the catalog
- Click on
to see more information about the term you've entered, such as recommended narrower or broader terms
Tips
- Start with broad searches. It's much easier to discard too much rather than start with too little.
- If you don't know the Subject Heading, use the Subjects, etc. tab located on the top of a catalog record to get to the headings. This will help you focus in on more relevant material.
- You can "virtually" browse the shelves by clicking on the call number in a record.
- The reference stacks are located on the 3rd floor (this is also the library's entrance).
- Some useful materials for your projects:
| The Holocaust and Antisemitism: | |
Antisemitism: A Historical Encyclopedia of Prejudice and Persecultion |
Ref DS146.E8 A58 2005 |
| Bibliography on Holocaust Literature | Ref D810.J4Z99.E2 |
| Dictionary of Antisemitism from the Earliest Times to the Present | Ref DS 145.M465 2007 |
| Encyclopaedia Judaica | Print copy: Ref DS 102.8.E496 |
| Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity | Ref HV6322.7.E532 2005 |
| The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust | Ref DS 135.E8E45 2001 |
| Encyclopedia of the Holocaust | Ref D804.25.E53 2000 |
| Encyclopedia of the Third Reich | Ref DD256.5.G76313 1991 |
| Historical Dictionary of the Holocaust | Ref D804.25.F57 1999 |
| Remembering for the Future | Ref D804.18.R46 2001 |
| Voices and Views: A History of the Holocaust | Ref D804.3.V639 2002 |
| A World in Turmoil: An Integrated Chronology of the Holocaust and World War II | Ref D 804.3.E34 1991 |
| Film and the Holocaust: | |
| The Encyclopedia of Ethnic Groups in Hollywood | Ref PN1995.9.M56 M85 2003 |
| Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film | Ref PN1995.9.D6E53 2006 |
| How to Read a Film: The World of Movies, Media, and Multimedia: Language, History, Theory | Ref PN1994.M59 2000 |
| The Oxford History of World Cinema | Ref PN1993.5.A1096 1995 |
| Projecting Ethnicity and Race: An Annotated Bibliography of Studies on Imagery in American Film | Ref PN1995.9.M56H34 2003 |
| [Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960 | PN1995.9.M56 W58 1997] |
Tips
- Use reference books to browse for project ideas and to get started on your research
- Use the bibliographies at the end of articles, books, encyclopedias, and dictionaries to locate more material on your topic
IV. Finding Articles: Databases
Some useful Databases for your projects:
| JSTOR | Comprised of the full-text of more than 500 academic journals |
| Includes abstracts of articles and reviews in scholarly publications. Some full-text articles. TIP: If only an abstract is listed, click on the Check availability at Ramapo link to see if the full text of the article is available in our collection in print or through another database. |
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| Communication & Mass Media Complete | Contains many full-text articles, citations, and abstracts. Coverage extends as far back as the early decades of the 20th century. TIP: When only a citation/abstract is listed, click on the Check availability at Ramapo link to see if the full text of the article is available in our collection in print or through another database. |
| Lexis-Nexis Academic | Full-text database that covers top news, general news topics, news transcripts, foreign language news sources, and legal news. TIP: Retrieve radio and television transcripts |
| See also: | |
| Ethnic NewsWatch | A comprehensive full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press |
| Historical New York Times | Full text of The New York Times from 1851 through 2004 |
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Multidisciplinary databases that contain full-text articles, abstracts, and citations. TIP: When only a citation or abstract is listed, click on the Check availability [at Ramapo] link to see if the full text of the article is available in our collection in print or through another database. |
Scholarly/Peer Reviewed/Refereed articles have been reviewed by a selected panel of experts in the discipline covered by that journal. Many of the databases allow you to limit your search to these articles.
Tips
- Switch to the Advanced Search page in a database. This will give you more control over your results.
- Use Boolean Operators-AND, OR, NOT and Quotation Marks when running a search. For Example: Film and (France or Czechoslovakia)
- Always check your Spelling if the database results are zero.
- Use the Subject Terms or Thesaurus link, if available, to find the best terms to use in a database.
V. Interlibrary Loan and Journal Finder
- Interlibrary Loan: allows you to borrow a book or article that the George T. Potter library does not own. Find this link under Quick Links on the library's homepage.
- Journal Finder: locate the full text of articles in specific periodicalss (journals, newspapers, magazines) to which we have access either in our print or microform collection or through a full-text database.
For example, enter Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Televison:
You'll see the following results:
Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television ISSN: 0143-9685 available in Expanded Academic ASAP - Gale Group find periodical
Full Text: 1994-06 - 2000-06 available from EBSCO Host in EBSCO Communication & Mass Media Complete find periodical
Full Text: 1990-03-01 - 12 months ago In this case, there is overlapping coverage in two databases. Articles from 1990 until 12 months ago are available online through the database Communication & Mass Media Complete, and articles from June 1994 through June 2000 are available through the database Expanded Academic ASAP.
- Find this link under Quick Links on the library's homepage
- If you search for a journal to which we don't provide access, you'll find a link to an Interlibrary Loan Request form for an article.
- When doing Internet searching, use Evaluating Websites to determine if the site is authoritative enough to use in your paper.
- Look at the websites we have selected under Subject Resources
- Linked under History:
- EuroDocs
- Historical Research in Europe: A Guide to Archives and Libraries University of Wisconsin - Madison
- The History Cooperative
- Linked under Multidisciplinary:
- Academic Info (Click on Humanities, then Religion, and then Holocaust Studies)
- Linked under Human Rights:
- Linked under History:
- Useful Websites
- RAMBI: The Index of Articles on Jewish Studies
- Selective bibliography of articles in various fields of Jewish Studies
- Indexes thousands of periodicals in Hebrew, Yiddish, English, and European languages
- Articles are based on scientific research or contain important information for such research. 1965-present
- The Mazal Library: A Holocaust Resource
- Holocaust Encyclopedia The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
A library of books, microfilm rolls, pamphlets, and ephemera related to the Holocaust, anti-Semitism, racism and bigotry, much of which is available online
- Lekket World Union of Jewish Studies
- Jewish History Resource Center The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History
- PBS Many PBS programs are good sources of information
VI. Bibliographies and Annotated Bibliographies
- Use the Citing Websites and Print Sources for "Works Cited" citation style guidance
- Follow the examples given for the Chicago or Turabian citation style
- Citation Manuals & Style Guides
Style guides with examples of citing sources either within your papers or compiling a bibliography
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These websites guide you through the process of preparing an annotated bibliography:
Need more help? Visit or call the Reference Desk: 201.684.7574
OR
Use QandA NJ.org: 24/7 virtual chat with a reference librarian.
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