HONR 208W : More Things in Heaven and Earth: Ghosts and Magicians in Performance

Professor: David Schlossman
Librarian: Judy Markowitz

This guide will assist you in locating resources for your HONR 208W project. For additional information please contact Judy Markowitz, Reference Librarian, 301-314-1316, judym@umd.edu.

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SUBJECT ENCYCLOPEDIAS FOR WITCHCRAFT, MAGIC, GHOSTS, AND OCCULTISM
Subject encyclopedias are excellent places to begin research on your topic. Subject encyclopedias provide an introduction and background to the topic as well as a list of references to further your research. The following are examples of subject encyclopedias. To locate additional subject encyclopedias search the The Catalog by using the word/s anywhere search and your topic words and add: encyclopedias or dictionaries or handbooks. Using truncation to retrieve all spellings, your search would look something like this: witchcraft and (encyclopedia* or dictionar* or handbook*) The * = truncation = encyclopedia or encylopedic or encyclopedias...
Follow the subject headings for additional titles
Examples:

• Folklore: an Encyclopedia of Beliefs, Customs, Tales, Music and Art. MCK REF GR35 .F63 1997

• Levinson, David, ed. Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology. MCK REF GN307.E52 1996 vols. 1-4

• Lewis, James R. Witchcraft Today: an Encyclopedia of Wiccan and Neopagen Traditions. MCK REF BF1571 .L49 1999

• Man, Myth and Magic: the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mythology, Religion and the Unkown. MCK REF BF1407.M34 vols. 1-21

• Melton, J. Gordon, ed. Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. MCK REF BF1407.E52 1996 vols. 1-2

• Robbins, Rossell. Encyclopedia of Witchcraft and Demonology. MCK REF BF1503.R6 1981

REFERENCE SOURCES FOR MACBETH

• Babula, WIlliam. Shakespeare in Production, 1935-1978, a selective guide. MCK REF PR3091.B3 1981

• Coursen, H.R. Macbeth: a guide to the play. MCK REF PR2823.C67 1997

• Kliman, Bernice. Macbeth. (Shakespeare in Performance) MCK STKS PR2823.K58 1992

• Shakespeare, WIlliam. Macbeth / edited by John Wilders. (Shakespeare in Production) MCK STKS PR2823.A2W55 2004

• Wheeler, Thomas. Macbeth: an annotated bibliography. MCK REF PR2823.W44 1990

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FILM REVIEWS AND PLAY REVIEWS GUIDES

• Film Reviews and Film Studies Guide

• Play Reviews Guide

SEARCHING THE CATALOG

Using the Library of Congress subject headings identified from the above sources, look for additional books by conducting a subject beginning with.... search.
Examples:

ghosts
parapsychology ; occult sciences
magic ; magic tricks
witchcraft; witches

Strategies for searching for a phrase:

• Use quotations: "harry potter"

Search to see if we own the materials referenced in the above reference books and other sources you use. Examples of citations:

• Seligmann, Kurt. The History of Magic and the Occult NY: Gramercy Books, 1997. (BOOK) - Search the catalog under the title or author.

• Brunvand, Jan Harold. "Urban Legends." In Traditional Storytelling Today: An International Sourcebook., edited by Margaret Read MacDonald. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1999. pp.572-576
  (CHAPTER IN A BOOK) - Search the catalog under the name of the book (Traditional Storytelling) or the editor (Margaret MacDonald) - NOT the author of the chapter (Brunvand) or the title of the chapter (Urban Legends)

• Curry, Patrick. "The Astrologers' Feasts," History Today April 1988, 38, 17-22.
  (JOURNAL ARTICLE)
  To locate journal articles from sources other than the databases
  

  The most efficient way to locate the journal/magazine article (when you have the citation from another source - not when you are using a database) is to click on Research Port and use the following search box:
  

  • Use the catalog and the yellow Request link when the UMCP copy is checked out or UMCP does not own a copy and another library within the USMAI does.

  • Request books not held by the University System of Maryland Libraries and journal articles not available on campus through Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Submit your request via the Forms for Requesting Materials

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RESEARCH PORT, DATABASES AND FIND IT

Research Port is the Libraries gateway to the databases and electronic journals and off campus access. When using a database, be sure to follow the link. This will direct you to the available online full text, the catalog for print, or Interlibrary Loan if online full text is not available and if the Libraries do not subscribe to the journal or the needed vol/issues.

• Academic Search Premier
  This database covers scholarly and popular publications with some fulltext. Use keywords: Example: harry potter and magic
  OR use descriptors for a more refined search:
  ghosts (as a descriptor = DE "GHOSTS" and limit to Scholarly (Peer Reviewed)Journals

• America: History and Life 1954-
  Most important database for research on any aspect of history in the United States and Canada.
  Sample keywords: ghost tales or ghost stories; witchcraft or witches; magic tricks
  Look for subjects: witchcraft; magic
  Limits: LANGUAGE = english / DOCUMENT TYPE = article /

• Historical Abstracts
  Most important database for research on any any aspect of history outside of the United States and Canada
  Limits: LANGUAGE = english / DOCUMENT TYPE = article / LIMIT by content time period

• MLA International Bibliography
  This is the most important database for research on literature, folklore and language.

• International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance
  Comprehensive database for research on all aspects of theatre, performance and dance.

• Arts & Humanities Search 1980 - .
  Covers 1300 arts and humanities periodicals.

• World Shakespeare Bibliography All about Shakespeare.

• Anthropological Literature
  Index to articles and essays on anthropology and archaeology, including art history, demography, economics, psychology, and religious studies from the late 19th century to the present.

• ATLA Religion Index
  Comprehensive database for research on all aspects of religion worldwide.

• PsycINFO
  Comprehensive database for research on psychology and related disciplines.

• LexisNexis Academic;
  Coverage dates vary; NYT=abstracts 1969-; full 1980-; Washington Post = 1977-. See the New York Times Historical (1851-2001) and the Washington Post Historical (1877-1988) for earlier coverage.
  Search Strategy:
  news - natural language:
  Enter Search Terms = witches and congo
  OR witches w/10 congo = witches has to be within 10 words of congo
  contemporary witch hunts; modern witch hunts
  Narrow to a specific date range = all available dates
  Search
  Results = Expanded List

• New York Times Historical
  The New York Times Historical (1851-2001) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.

• Washington Post Historical
  The Washington Post (1877-1988) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.

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WEB SOURCES EVALUATION