Tragic Flaw Project

April 2009

TRAGIC FLAW PROJECT

(Researching the famous and infamous using print and internet resources)

Print Resources:

Specialized Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Popular Culture

Current Biography Yearbook

Use cumulative indexes

American Decades

Use OPAC to find other books.

Use keyword or subject searching. Possible terms:

popular culture, the sixties, rock ‘n’ roll, rock music, television and movies, scandal etc.

Or

Specific names (last name, first name)

Ex. Cobain, Kurt

Databases from the Library Web Site - http://www.socsd.org/tzh/library/

ProQuest to find magazine or newspaper articles about the person

Go to library website: http://www.socsd.org/tzh/library/:

Click on Databases under research and choose ProQuest

Be sure to click the full text box.

To use from Home:

Go through the library Website and the password is welcome

For political persons you may find information in the ABC-CLIO database.

To use from home: tzhs is the login

tzhs is the password

If you use google or another search engine, be sure to evaluate the source you are using.

Is there a bias? Is it a fan club? What makes the person who created this web site an authority on that individual? Remember RADCAB –

Relevancy, Accuracy, Detail, Currency, Authority, Bias

Go to the Wiki at the top of the library homepage for links – we will be adding more links.