Referencing and databases

Familiarise yourself with Griffith University's library catalogue.

• Which of Stephen Stockwell's books are in the Griffith library? Give full citations.

Stockwell, S 2005, Political Campaign Strategy: doing democracy in the 21st century, Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne.

Scott, P & Stockwell, S 2000, All-media guide to fair and cross-cultural reporting, for journalists, program markers and media students, Australian Key Centre for Cultural and Media Policy, Nathan.

• Cite three academic books that might provide useful material for an essay about Jean Luc Godard's Alphaville. On which campuses do they reside?

Brody, R 2008, Everything is Cinema: The working life of Jean Luc Godard, Metropolitan Books, New York. (Nathan Campus)

Dixon, W 1997, The films of Jean Luc Godard, State University of New York Press, Albany. (Gold Coast campus)

Meehan, P 2008, Tech-noir: the fusion of science fiction and film noir, McFarland, Jefferson, N.C. (South Bank campus)

• What is a book that will assist you to find out about possible research methods to explore social media? Full citation.

Poynter, R 2010, The handbook of online and social media research: tools and techniques for market researchers, Wiley, New York.






Familiarise yourself with the databases available through Griffith University's databases and find the answers to the questions below.

• Stephen Stockwell writes about politics and the media, particularly in Australia. What database would you use to find his first academic article about Brisbane in a national journal? What year? Provide a full citation.

Stockwell, S 2007, 'Alternative media in Brisbane: 1965-1985', Queensland Review, vol 14. no. 1, pp. 75-88.

• What is the latest medical thinking about internet addiction? What database did you use? Full citation.

Kang, I, Park, C & Shin, M 2013, 'Internet addiction as a manageable resource: a focus on social network services', Online Information Review, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 28-41, viewed August 9 2013, via ABI/INFORM Global.

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