This document provides an introduction to researching a topic for a film studies course. It outlines the key steps as developing a topic, finding background information, locating scholarly sources, and properly citing sources. It also lists resources for finding scholarly articles, journals, and information on film adaptations and directors through the library catalog and databases.

1. Welcome
Film 192G

2. An Introduction to Research
• Develop a topic
• Find background info
• Find scholarly sources
• Cite

3. 3 Things
•Reference Collection
•Catalogue
•Scholarly Articles

4. Library as Portal

5. Reference Collection

6. Library Catalogue

9. SUBJECT
MOTION PICTURES AND
LITERATURE
FILM ADAPTATIONS
(also film adaptations--
history and criticism)

10. SEARCH FOR
AUTHOR
AND ALSO
DIRECTOR AS SUBJECT

11. TRY A SEARCH FOR THE
DIRECTOR --
AS AUTHOR
AND AS SUBJECT

14. SUBJECT:
FILM ADAPTATIONS !
very useful

15. Scholarly Articles

16. Scholarly
Journals
Academic study and research
Peer reviewed or Refereed
Ulrich’s database