THEATER 122: African Theater and Performance

Proxy server

jschultz@library.berkeley.edu (Jason Schultz) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:33:47 -0800

To use library databases from off campus you have to set up the proxy server: this changes your browser settings.

Different browsers [Firefox, Chrome, Safari...] have different instructions- they are all here.
You can set it up on multiple devices
You log in with your CalNet ID
There's an alternative: the VPN

Campus Library Map

jschultz@library.berkeley.edu (Jason Schultz) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:38:06 -0800

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Library Hours

jschultz@library.berkeley.edu (Jason Schultz) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:40:00 -0800

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E-Book Resources

jschultz@library.berkeley.edu (Jason Schultz) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:05:07 -0700

Searching Library Catalogs

jschultz@library.berkeley.edu (Jason Schultz) — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:42:22 -0700

Use OskiCat to locate materials related to your topic, including books, government publications, and audio and video recordings, in the libraries of UC Berkeley. OskiCat will show you the location and availability of the items that we own.

Use Melvyl to locate materials related to your topic located at other campuses in the UC system. Next Generation Melvyl also allows you to expand your search to libraries worldwide. Clicking on the REQUEST button in the detailed view of a catalog record prompt you to fill out a form to request the item through our Interlibrary Loan office.

Article Databases

jschultz@library.berkeley.edu (Jason Schultz) — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:51:33 -0700

Primary Text Collections

jschultz@library.berkeley.edu (Jason Schultz) — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:47:06 -0700

UCB Library's Primary Reources Research Guide

Includes information on how to use and identify primary research collections housed at UC Berkeley libraries, including the Bancroft Library.

Film

jschultz@library.berkeley.edu (Jason Schultz) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:16:27 -0700

The Media Resources Center (MRC) at Moffitt Library is the UC Berkeley Library's primary collection of materials in electronic non-print (audio and visual) formats. These formats include: videocassettes, DVDs; compact audio discs; audiocassettes; and online (streamed) audio and video. Materials in the MRC may be used on-site in the Center by current UC Berkeley students and staff. Links to selected African cinema and documentary films at the MRC below:

Newspapers

jschultz@library.berkeley.edu (Jason Schultz) — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:35:27 -0700

The Library's Newspaper & Microforms Room holds numerous African newspapers from the 19th century to currently-received titles. Papers on microfilm are shelved in title order by country. Currently received print titles are shelved by title. The Library currently receives the following African newspapers in print:

Daily Nation (Kenya)
Ghanaian Times (Ghana)
Sunday News (Tanzania)
Sunday Standard (Kenya)
Sunday Vision (Sudan)
Taifa Jumapili (Kenya)

The Stanford Library has one of the largest collections of African newspapers in print and microfilm in the United States. These titles are available for on-site viewing by UCB afilliated persons.

Center for Research Libraries (CRL) lends African newspapers on microfilm to UCB patrons. Many titles are list on the Melvyl Catalog where you can request film by sent to Berkeley for use. CRL also hosts AFRINUL a union list of African newspapers held by U.S. research libraries. This is not a complete list so double-check with each institution's catalog for complete holdings.

African historical and current newspapers are also available electronically through subscription databases and free sites.

African Newspapers (World Newspaper Archive)
Over 60 Sub-Saharan African newspapers published prior to 1923 included in full-text. A UCB subscription resource.
AllAfrica.com
Provides current coverage of over 100 African newspapers and some NGO publications in English and French. Berkeley's subscription provides backfile access to 1996.
Breaking News
Reports of latest news. This site is maintained by Stanford University.
Electronic Newspapers of Africa
This site providing a list of online newspapers is maintained by Columbia University.

Citation Styles

jschultz@library.berkeley.edu (Jason Schultz) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:31:54 -0700

By following these guidelines, you avoid plagiarism, which is a serious violation of the Code of Student Conduct.

How do you cite sources?
The means to identify sources is to provide citations within your text linking appropriate passages to relevant resources consulted or quoted. This can be done through in-text parenthetic notes, footnotes, or endnotes. In addition, a bibliography or list of works cited, is almost always placed at the end of your paper. The citation system and format you use will be determined by the citation style you choose.

Below are links to guides for the three major styles used for most academic papers or research in the humanities, social sciences, and some scientific disciplines:

APA Style Guide (Purdue) - From the American Psychological Association. Often preferred in the fields of psychology and many other social sciences.
MLA Style Guide (Purdue) - From the Modern Language Association of America. Often preferred in the fields of literature, arts, humanities, and in some other disciplines.
Turabian & Chicago Styles Guide - From the work of Kate Turabian at the University of Chicago and the University of Chicago Press. Often preferred in history and many other disciplines.

How do you choose a style?
Ask your instructor which style sheet he or she wishes you to use and if there are other special formatting instructions you should follow.

Where do I find the most authoritative information about these styles?
If you have questions or citations not covered by the Library's guides, please consult one of the following official style manuals. If you consult other, less official manuals or online style guides that purport to explain these style, please be aware that these sometimes contain errors which conflict with the official guides:

APA Style: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 6th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2010 (call number: BF76.7.P83 2010, multiple libraries). Official APA style guide.
: American Psychological Association's style guide FAQ

MLA Style: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2009 (call number: LB2369.G53 2009, multiple libraries). A somewhat simplified guide, adequate for undergraduate and most other research papers.
: MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing. 3rd ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2008 (call number: PN147.G444 2008, multiple libraries). For graduate students, scholars, and professional writers (more depth on copyright, legal issues, and writing theses, dissertations, and scholarly publishing).

Turabian Style: Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996 (call number: LB2369.T8 1996, multiple libraries).

Chicago Style: The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003 (call number: Z253.U69 2003, multiple libraries).

Citation Management Tools

jschultz@library.berkeley.edu (Jason Schultz) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:17:44 -0800

Citation management tools help you manage your research, collect and cite sources, and create bibliographies in a variety of citation styles. Each one has its strengths and weaknesses, but any are easier than doing it by hand!

Zotero: A free plug-in that works exclusively with the Firefox browser: keeps copies of what you find on the web, permits tagging, notation, full text searching of your library of resources, works with Word, and has a free web backup service. A guide is available.
RefWorks - free for UC Berkeley users. It allows you to create your own database by importing references and using them for footnotes and bibliographies. Use the RefWorks New User Form to sign up. A guide is available.
EndNote: may be purchased from UC Berkeley's Software Central.

It's always good to double check the formatting -- sometimes the software doesn't get it quite right.

Ask a Librarian 24/7 Chat

jschultz@library.berkeley.edu (Jason Schultz) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:32:58 -0700

What is Peer Review?

jschultz@library.berkeley.edu (Jason Schultz) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:52:53 -0800

Your instructor may want you to use "peer reviewed" articles as sources for your paper. Or you may be asked to find "academic," "scholarly," or "refereed" articles. What do these terms mean?

Let's start with the terms academic and scholarly, which are synonyms. An academic or scholarly journal is one intended for a specialized or expert audience. Journals like this exist in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Examples include Nature, Journal of Sociology, and Journal of American Studies. Scholarly/academic journals exist to help scholars communicate their latest research and ideas to each other; they are written "by experts for experts."

Most scholarly/academic journals are peer reviewed; another synonym for peer reviewed is refereed. Before an article is published in a peer-reviewed journal, it's evaluated for quality and significance by several specialists in the same field, who are "peers" of the author. The article may go through several revisions before it finally reaches publication.

Magazines like Time or Scientific American, newspapers, (most) books, government documents, and websites are not peer-reviewed, though they may be thoroughly edited and fact-checked. Articles in scholarly journals (in printed format or online) usually ARE peer-reviewed.

How can you tell if an article is both scholarly and peer-reviewed?

Research Advisory Service

jschultz@library.berkeley.edu (Jason Schultz) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:53:27 -0800

Research Advisory Service for Cal Undergraduates

Book a 30-minute appointment with a librarian who will help refine and focus research inquiries, identify useful online and print sources, and develop search strategies for humanities and social sciences topics (examples of research topics).

Schedule, view, edit or cancel your appointment online (CalNetID required)

This service is for Cal undergraduates only. Graduate students and faculty should contact the library liaison to their department or program for specialized reference consultations.

Library Workshop: Research 101

jschultz@library.berkeley.edu (Jason Schultz) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:11:01 -0800

Unsure how to start a paper or research project? Think maybe you could stand to brush up on search strategies?

If this sounds familiar, Library Workshop: Research 101 has you covered. This interactive tutorial explores six stages of the research process. You can view it from start to finish, or focus on specific sections as needed:

1: Begin Your Research

Starting strategies, from choosing a topic to finding the right keywords.

Using Boolean Operators & Truncation

jschultz@library.berkeley.edu (Jason Schultz) — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:29:46 -0800

BOOLEAN OPERATORS

AND, OR, NOT, W/# (for within or nearby a certain number or words in the full-text)

Example: Migration AND African Americans
Ex: African Americans OR Blacks
Ex: African American NOT African
Ex: Randall Robinson W/10 Reparations

TRUNCATED SEARCHES

Most catalogs & databases use *, ?, # symbols to truncate (shorten) words
Be careful not to truncate a word too short, some entries will be unrelated to your search
Can be used at the end of a word and internally too

Example: Educat* = education, educator, educators
Ex: Wom?n = woman, women
Ex: S*nk = sink, sank, sunk

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