Holocaust & the Media

AMER 309; Prof. M. Riff
Guide for finding sources at the George T. Potter Library
 

February 7, 2007

Susan B. Kurzmann

skurzman@ramapo.edu

 I. Library Homepage: http://library.ramapo.edu

  • Provides access to the catalog (OPAC), databases, interlibrary loan forms, etc.

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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
    • OR
  • Search the catalog using Subject Browse feature if you know the relevant Library of Congress subject heading, for example:
    • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in Motion pictures
    • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Historiography
    • [Title of motion picture, i.e.,]
      • Schindler's list (Motion picture)
      • Judgment at Nuremberg (Motion picture)
    • Motion pictures--[country, i.e., France]--History
    • Motion pictures--German
    • Motion picture plays--History and criticism
    • Antisemitism in motion pictures
    • Jews in motion pictures
    • War films--History and criticism
     

Tips

    1. Start with broad searches. It is much easier to discard too much rather than start with too little.
    2. If you don't know the Subject Heading, use the Related Records tab located on the top of a catalog record to get to the headings. This will help you focus in on more relevant material.
    3. Can "virtually" browse the shelves by clicking on the call number in a record.

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III. Reference Material

  • The reference stacks are located on the 3rd floor (this is also the library's entrance).
  • Some useful materials for your projects:
    The Holocaust:  

    AntiSemitism: A Historical Encyclopedia of Prejudice

    Ref DS 146.E8 A58 2005

    Bibliography on Holocaust LIterature Ref D 810.J4Z99 E2
    Encyclopaedia Judaica Ref DS 102.8.E496
    Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Ref HV 6322.7.E532 2005
    The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust Ref DS 135 .E8E45 2001
    Encyclopedia of the Holocaust Ref D 804.25 .E53 2000
    Historical Dictionary of the Holocaust Ref D804.25.F57 1999
    Remembering fo rhte Future Ref D804.18.R46 2001
    A World in Turmoil: An Integrated Chronology of the Holocaust and World War II / Abraham J. Edelheit and Hershel Edelheit Ref D 804.3 .E34 1991
    Mass Media and Literature:  
    Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film Ref PN1995.9.D6E53 2006
    History of the Mass Media of the United States Ref P92.U5H55 1998
    Holocaust Novelists Ref PN56.H55H68 2004
    How to Read a Film 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
     

Tips

 
  1. Use reference books to browse for project ideas and to get started on your research
  2. 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

Historical Abstracts

Includes abstracts of articles and reviews in scholarly publications.

TIP: If only an abstract is listed, click on the Primary Catalog link to see if the full text of the article is available in our collection in print or through another database.

Communication & Mass Media Complete

Contains 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.

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 2003

Academic Search Premier

and

Expanded Academic ASAP

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

  1. Switch to the Advanced Search page in a database. This will give you more control over your results.
  2. Use Boolean Operators-AND, OR, NOT and Quotation Marks when running a search. For Example: Film and (France or Czechoslovakia) or history and (1933 or "social conditions")
  3. Always check your Spelling if the database results are zero.
  4. Use the Subject Terms or Thesaurus link, if available, to find the best terms to use in a database.

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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. There is also a link from the Journal Finder page.
    • 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.
    • Find this link under Quick Links on the library's homepage Useful journals for your reserach to which we provide access via a database and/or print.
    • If you search for a journal to which we do not provide access, you will find a link to an Interlibrary Loan Request form for an article.

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VI. Using Web Sources

  • When doing Internet searching, use Evaluating Websites to determine if the site is authoritative enough to use in your paper.

  • RAMBI: The Index of Articles on Jewish Studies  
    • Selective bibliographry 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
  • Lekket World Union of Jewish Studies
  • PBS Many PBS programs are good sources of information

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VI. Bibliographies and Annotated Bibliographies

Need more help? Visit or call the Reference Desk: 201.684.7574

Use QandA NJ: a 24/7 virtual chat with a reference librarian.


 
 
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