introduction to LIBRARY

Research

FMST 001: Critical Approaches to Media

Christina Bush

Research and Instruction Librarian

Agenda

• Introduction to Librarian/Contact Info

• Film and Media Studies Lib Guide

• Searching in:

  • Tripod  

  • Databases​

    • ProQuest Performing Arts Database‎ 

    • Oxford Bibliographies in Cinema and Media Studies 

• On Evaluation: BEAM/CRAAP/SIFT

• Citation Style Guide: Chicago 

• Final Questions
• "30 Mins On"

Who I am

• Christina Bush (she/her/hers)
  • Research + Instruction Librarian, Liaison to Black Studies, Educational Studies, Psychology 
  • email me: cbush1@swarthmore.edu
  • Make an appointment with me here

Film & Media Studies lib gUIDE

TRIPOD

databases

On evaluation

beam

• BACKGROUND: use a source to provide factual and "noncontroversial" information or context
• EVIDENCE: using Data, observations, objects, artifacts, documents that can be analyzed
• ARGUMENT:using the Critical views from other scholars and commentators; part of the academic conversation
• METHOD: using a source’s way of analyzing an issue to apply to your own issue.

you can think of BEAM as both directive or how you approach and engage in the search process and evaluative, helping you to assess what you have found  

craap

• CURRENCY 
• RELEVANCE
• AUTHORITY 
• ACCUARCY
• PURPOSE

think of CRAAP as an evaluative rubric once you've identified a source

SIFT

• STOP 
• INVESTIGATE
• FIND (Better coverage)
• TRACE

SIFT is particularly applicable to online sources that may have more nebulous provenance/origins  

LATERAL READING

IN SUMMARY: Strategies for choosing the best source

• Review the expectations of the assignment. Ask questions if you are uncertain.
• Read laterally!
• Read the source itself!

dON'T FORGET TO EVALUATE WHAT YOU FIND

BEAM/CRAAP/SIFT!

chicago citation style guide

Questions?

Christina Bush

cbush1@swarthmore.edu

"30 Mins on"