Creative Writing Programs: Search: HamCAT

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Usually general encyclopedias, like Encyclopedia Britannica, come up first.  But then, you'll usually see a variety of more scholarly and subject-specific encyclopedias that provide different contexts for your topic.

For example, a search for new media limited to Reference Entries includes these results:

• Encyclopedia of Gender in Media
• Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications
• The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia

Articles in special encyclopedias that are especially valuable when starting a research project include:

• history
• overview
• major theories 
• major scholars
• bibliography of selected/recommended items.

Excerpts from the entry New Media, by Kathleen M. Endres in the Encyclopedia of Gender in Media [SAGE Knowledge database [online]:

• "New media is a fluid term. Today, it means the convergence of traditional media, including film, music, audio, and video, with the interactive power of the computer, cell phone, and other computer- and Internet-enabled gadgets. Tomorrow, the definition may shift as new technologies emerge and others fall from favor."
• The new media model of self-directed labor (self-employment, said to represent the future of work) has ramifications for women who work in the industry, but few scholars have examined the situation from a gender perspective.
• "Women have been excluded from the design and development of the computer hardware and software that make new media possible. Moreover, women have not been involved in the design and development of key new media Websites, specifically Myspace, Facebook, YouTube, and Wikipedia."

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As part of the Hamline community, your HamCAT searches will deliver items from the following libraries: 

• Bush Library:  Borrow and Renew
• MnPALS Partner Libraries

To search for books in the Hamline and MnPALS libraries, use HamCAT.  

To have items from the MnPALS partner libraries delivered to Hamline for you, either use the "request" feature in HamCAT. You cannot borrow items from other MnPALS libraries in person. Your credentials will not be accepted onsite.  Please use the delivery system and speak to a librarian about your needs. 

Deliveries between MnPALS Partner Libraries happen daily, on Mondays through Fridays when classes are in session. Questions about using materials? Contact the Central Service Desk (CSD) at 651-523-2373. 

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Off-campus Access: If you're off-campus when you click on the database, you'll need to login with your Hamline username and password.  More information.