VIC323 : Theories of the Sign

Research Guides and Subject Guides can help you to identify relevant article-databases for your topic

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Examples:

Humanities Abstracts  --Ebsco

MLA (Modern Language Association)  --Proquest*

Francis --Proquest*

LLBA (Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts) --Proquest*

*Proquest resources can be simultaneously or individually

Search Tips:

Sample Topic: film and semiotics

• use synonyms and variant endings of keywords
  --film or motion pictures
  

• use truncation or wildcard symbols
  --semiotic* and film*

•  use DEscriptors or Subjects
  

You can use Ulrich's Periodical Directory Online to verify whether a journal is peer-reviewed/refereed (the epitome of a scholarly publication)

For more info:

Examples of Evaluation Criteria:

CRAAP Test - click on Evaluate Information (by Meriam Library - California State University, Chico)

Evaluate this article:

"The King in Lear" A Semiotic for Communal Adaptation." The American Journal of Semiotics 3.2 (1984):56-76

• Is the article scholarly?
• Is the article CRAAP?
• Is it available in print or electronic format at UTL?