Anglais 101: Research in the Library and Online

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Anglais 101 Research in the Library and Online

• Kim Frail, Katrine Mallan, Diane Delongchamp
• Fall 2006

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Outline

• Getting started with research
• Books vs. periodicals
• Searching databases
• MLA International Bibliography
• Accessing periodical articles online/in print
• Become familiar with the English Language and
  Literature research guide
• Locate MLA International Bibliography
• Locate MLA Style Guides
• Locate online dictionaries and encyclopedia
• Recap

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Objectives

• Understand what information is available from the
  library catalogue and from databases
• Understand how to access articles online and in
  print
• Locate and become familiar with the English
  Language and Literature resource guide
• Understand how to search for and retrieve
  articles from MLA International Bibliography

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Books

• Books are a good place to start if the person is
  well known (Margaret Atwood or Shakespeare)
• The bibliographies within books on your topic
  provide references to other books and articles.

(NEOS Libraries) Catalogue
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For works or critiques about the author, search
the author as a subject
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Find books about both an author and a specific
topic

• Type an authors name and a topical term, joining
  these with and
• shakespeare and women
• henry james and aesthetics
• mary shelley and (science or medicine)

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Periodical Articles

• Periodical articles are a good starting
  point if
• An authors reputation is recent or local
• You are looking for something very specific
• (e.g. The Sophoclean view of fate as represented
  in Oedipus Rex)

Search databases to find periodicals on a
specific topic
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What is a periodical?

• Periodical
• Published on an ongoing, regular basis
• Also known as journals
• Magazines, journals, newspapers

• Formats
• electronic,
• paper
• microformat

Periodicals may be scholarly or of general
interest. Select carefully.
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Locating print periodicals (BSJ)

• Most located in general collection, bound and
  interfiled with books by call number
• Current Issues
• Some shelved separately in north-west corner of
  library
• Organized alphabetically by title

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Citation

• The written reference to a periodical article
• The information you need to
• find the article
• include in a list of sources used
• (e.g. bibliography)

Keep your citations!
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Citation example
Article title
Periodical title
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Finding Periodicals in the Library

• When all you have is a citation
• Search the NEOS Libraries Catalogue
• Search by Periodical title

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Search the Catalogue for the periodical title
Victorian Literature and Culture Does the
Library have Vol. 24 (1996)?
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VLC is available from 1999-present online. Scroll
down to see the print holdings.
Vol 24, 1996 is available at The Rutherford
(Humanities Social Sciences) Library .
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Part 2 - Databases

• Identify articles for your research in databases
• DBs may be subject specific (MLA International
  Bibliography) or have broad coverage (Academic
  Search Premier)
• May include citations, or full text, or a mix
• There are hundreds of databases (600)
• Databases are organized in different ways, so
• You should adapt your search techniques to each
  database
• HELP information is always available

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Part 2 - Databases

• Identify articles for your research in databases
• DBs may be subject specific (MLA International
  Bibliography) or have broad coverage (Academic
  Search Premier)
• May include citations, or full text, or a mix
• There are hundreds of databases (600)
• Databases are organized in different ways, so
• You should adapt your search techniques to each
  database
• HELP information is always available

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MLA International Bibliography

• Modern Language Association
• The primary source for research articles in
  literature and language
• Citations to journal articles, books, and
  chapters in books
• Links to full-text articles
• International in scope very scholarly
• 1963 present

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Finding MLA from the library home page
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Finding MLA from the library home page
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English Language Literature Subject Guide
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MLA search tips
Truncation symbol symbol, symbols, symbolism, symbolist, symbolists,
Wildcard ? wom?n woman or women
Phrase searching     female gothic novel  Female gothic novel
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MLA toolsNames as Subjects

• the best way to search for articles about an
  author
• Sometimes more than one author may share the same
  name

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View the complete reference
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Complete reference
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Add records to your folder
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Print, email or save your results
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Access the full-text article
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Help and additional search tips are available
from the database  help  menu
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English Language Literature Subject Guide
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Locate online dictionaries and encyclopedia
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MLA Citation Style

• The standard  style  in English literature for
  citing (acknowledging) the articles and books
  used to write your paper
• Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of
  Research Papers. 6th edition. New York The
  Modern Language Association of America, 2003.
• Call number LB 2369 G52 (Reference General
  Collection)
• Learn it, love it.
• More help with MLA citation is available from La
  Central

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Locate MLA Style Guides
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Recap

• search the (NEOS Libraries) Catalogue to find
  books and periodical titles
• search databases to find articles
• esp. MLA International Bibliography for articles
  in English Literature
• use the English Language and Literature subject
  guide to remember useful databases and find more
  specialized research guides, online dictionaries
  and encyclopedias
• MLA Style Sheet is the official way to cite
  articles and books used in your papers

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Recap Catalogue vs. Databases

• Library Catalogue
• Search for books by title, author or subject
• Search for periodical titles by title or subject
• Access the title and call number of the book or
  periodical

• Databases
• Search for articles about a topic
• Access the citation or the full text of articles

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Rememberresearch help is available!
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• Thank you for your attention.
• Happy Searching!