Researching the Paper

What the hell am I supposed to do?????

Choose a Topic

Something you care about

Something worth spending time on

Something within the realm of possibility

Something we will let you do

Something not being done by 50 other students

Read Some Stuff

Don’t worry about your exact thesis right away

Find out what other people have already written Don’t do what is obvious and done a million

times before Don’t do something so weird that there is

no information on it at all

Find Your Thesis

Your thesis is what you want to tell the reader about your topic

It is a point you want to make or prove to the reader

It’s not that difficult…really!

Find Your Thesis

“Fatty Arbuckle” is a topic, not a thesis

“The Fatty Arbuckle Scandal” is a topic, not a thesis

“Fatty Arbuckle’s career was ended by the scandal surrounding the death of an actress in his hotel room” is a thesis

Find Your Thesis

“Cary Grant” is a topic, not a thesis

“Cary Grant’s Underwear” is a topic, not a thesis

“Cary Grant wore women’s silk panties” is a thesis

Where to Look for Stuff?

Linc SUBJECT : motion pictures NUS Library:All Locations

Most library materials are assigned with subject headings obtained from

the Library of Congress Subject Headings List (LCSH) and the Library of

Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MESH). MESH is used only in the

Medical Library. Type the complete subject heading or the beginning

of the subject heading. For example:

China history ching dynasty 1644-1912 OR China history ching

If you are not certain of the correct subject heading, please use the

subject keyword search.

(Press 'ESC' key to return to previous screen.)

.... then press the RETURN key

Linc

You searched for the SUBJECT: motion pictures NUS Library:All Locations

341 SUBJECTS found, with 1118 entries; SUBJECTS 1-8 are:

1 Motion Pictures ....................................... 70 entries 2 Motion Pictures 20th Century History And Criticism .. 1

entry 3 Motion Pictures Abstracting And Indexing .............. 3 entries 4 Motion Pictures Acronyms Dictionaries ................. 1 entry 5 Motion Pictures Advertising ........................... 2 entries 6 Motion Pictures Advertising Awards .................... 1 entry 7 Motion Pictures Advertising Great Britain ............. 1 entry 8 Motion Pictures Aesthetics ............................ 29 entries

Linc

SUBJECT : bugs bunny NUS Library:All Locations

Most library materials are assigned with subject headings obtained from

the Library of Congress Subject Headings List (LCSH) and the Library of

Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MESH). MESH is used only in the

Medical Library. Type the complete subject heading or the beginning

of the subject heading. For example:

China history ching dynasty 1644-1912 OR China history ching

If you are not certain of the correct subject heading, please use the

subject keyword search.

(Press 'ESC' key to return to previous screen.)

.... then press the RETURN key

Linc

You searched for the SUBJECT: bugs bunny NUS Library:All Locations

Your SUBJECT not found, Nearby SUBJECTS are:

1 Bugisu District Agriculture And State Uganda .......... 1 entry 2 Bugisu District Agriculture Uganda Societies Political 1 entry 3 Bugisu District Coffee Trade Uganda ................... 1 entry 4 Bugisu District Peasantry Uganda Political Activity ... 1 entry Your entry Bugs Bunny would be here 5 Bugs Burger Bug Killers Inc ........................... 1 entry 6 Buhid Philippine People ............................... 1 entry 7 Buhid Philippine People Religion ...................... 1 entry 8 Bui Diem .............................................. 1 entry

Linc

You searched for the SUBJECT: animation NUS Library:All Locations

3 SUBJECTS found, with 10 entries; SUBJECTS 1-3 are:

1 Animation Cinematography .............................. 8 entries

2 Animation Cinematography Bibliography ................. 1 entry

3 Animation Cinematography United States History 20th C 1 entry

Linc You searched for the SUBJECT: warner bros NUS Library:All Locations

AUTHOR Sperling, Cass Warner , 1948- TITLE Hollywood be thy name : the Warner Brothers story / Cass Warner Sperling and Cork Millner, with Jack Warner, Jr. IMPRINT Rocklin, CA : Prima Pub. , c1994. DESCRIP. xiv, 365 p. : ill. : 24 cm. SUMMARY The real story of the Warner brothers has all the drama of a big screen production - a rags-to-riches immigrant tale with tension and strife between four brothers, love and marriage, death and divorce, plotting and betrayal. Harry, Sam, Albert, and Jack. Their father Ben insisted that by sticking together they could succeed and prosper. And stick together they did, until they were separated over the years by the death of one

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Film Literature Index

Z5784 Mot.FLI CL Current Periodicals

Look for any film, director, actor, subject, etc.

Look in the volume for each year

Film Literature Index

Copy all references that look promising

Check in Linc to see if the library has it

If not, ASK ME!!!

Once you find something (article or book), look at its bibliography for more references

I Need Help!!!

Still having problems? Talk to your tutor

I have files on some subjects; ask me

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