<p><b>A:</b> Sir, you've been using the Online Catalogue for quite a while; 

                is there anything I can help you find?</p>

              <p><b>B:</b> Boy, I've got to write a paper about Hollywood in the 30s 

                and 40s, and I'm really struggling. There are hundreds of books, 

                and I just don't know where to begin. </p>

              <p><b>A:</b> Your topic sounds pretty big. Why don't you narrow it down 

                to something like . . . uh . . . the history of the studios during 

                that time? </p>

              <p><b>B:</b> You know, I was thinking about doing that, but more than 30 

                books came up when I typed in &quot;movie studios.&quot;</p>

              <p><b>A:</b> You could cut that down even further by listing the specific 

                years you want. Try adding &quot;1930s&quot; or &quot;1940s&quot; 

                or maybe &quot;Golden Age.&quot; </p>

              <p><b>B:</b> &quot;Golden Age&quot; is a good idea. Let me type that in 

                . . . . Hey, look, just 6 books came up that time. That's a lot 

                better.</p>

              <p><b>A:</b> Oh . . . another thing you might consider . . . have you tried 

                looking for any magazine or newspaper articles? </p>

              <p><b>B:</b> No, I've only been searching for books.</p>

              <p><b>A:</b> Well, you can look up magazine articles in the &quot;Reader's 

                Guide to Periodical Literature.&quot; And we do subscribe to &quot;The 

                Los Angeles Times.&quot; You might go through their index to see 

                if there's anything you want.</p>

              <p><b>B:</b> Okay. I think I'll get started with these books and 

                then I'll go over the magazines.</p>

              <p><b>A:</b> If you need any help, I'll be over at the Reference 

                Desk. </p>

              <p><b>B:</b> Great, thank you. <br>

              </p>

              <p><br>

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