The following are selected resources available in the library and on the Internet.
Please note that most of the links listed below will not work if you are accessing this page from off campus. You can remedy this by going to the Library Web Page, where you can connect to Articles & Databases, Reference Sources, and Electronic Journals & Newspapers after providing your Elmhurst College e-mail login and password. If you don't know your E.C. login or password, you'll want to see Computer Services, Room 107 CSTC.
Use Illinet Online, the library's online catalog, to find books owned by Elmhurst College. Illinet Online can also identify items owned by 44 other Illinois schools. Keyword searching is a useful way to begin looking for items. Some keywords you can try include:
A more detailed description on finding books is available on the Information Literacy for English 106 page.
The study of film and television, and popular culture in general, can be viewed from an interdisciplinary standpoint. This means that a lot of different databases may yield the information you're looking. Some databases that may include useful articles include:
Look at the Finding and Using Articles section of Information Literacy for English 106 for information on the differences between scholary and popular periodicals, and links to more general databases. You can also find suggestions for material listed in the bibliographies at the end of book chapters or articles on your topic.
Once you've identified your articles, use Illinet Online to determine if the library owns the journal in print or in microfilm. Because there are also journals available electronically, you'll want to check Journals and Magazines Available Online for electronic access to journals. Some of the journals we have in electronic format are:
While it is possible to do subject searches directly within the context of a particular journal (for example, doing an advanced search in Periodical Abstracts for the keyword "horror" and the source "Journal of American Culture"), it is sometimes better to not restrict yourself to any one journal or magazine. This is when searching an article database would come in handy.
If you cannot find an article at Elmhurst, you can request it through our online Interlibrary Loan article request form.
Always remember to cite your electronic sources.
The Internet has a wealth of information available; feel free to explore it. Only, make sure that you evaluate your sources carefully.
Created
24 October 2000 by Ayanna Gaines, Assistant
Reference Librarian
A.C. Buehler
Library, Elmhurst College