Anglais 111113: Research in the Library and Online Diane Delongchamp, Magda Grzeszczuk, and Odette D

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Anglais 111/113 Research in the Library and
Online Diane Delongchamp, Magda Grzeszczuk, and
Odette DionneFall 2009
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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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Boolean Operators

• Use to combine search terms in the NEOS
  libraries catalogue or databases
• Group exercise

AND, OR
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Books (NEOS Libraries) Catalogue

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

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For works or critiques about the author, search
the author as a subject
Example sophocles
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Search author name as subject
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Find books about a specific work

• Example
• sophocles AND antigone

HINT Use subject field
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Search author name and title of specific work
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Find books about a specific work and a specific
topic (Pt. 1)

• Example
• oedipus AND
• rex OR king OR tyrannus
• HINT Click on  Other Search Options , then
   Advanced Search , use subject fields

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Find books about a specific work and a specific
topic
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Find books about a specific work and a specific
topic
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Find books about a specific work and a specific
topic (Pt. 2)

• Example
• oedipus AND
• rex OR king OR tyrannus AND
• fate OR proph OR knowledge

HINT For topic terms, use  Any Field 
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Find books about a specific work and a specific
topic
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Find books about a specific work and a specific
topic
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View complete record
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Periodical Articles - Databases

• 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 symbolism of flowers in Hamlet)
• 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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Part 2 - Databases

• Identify articles for your research in databases
• DBs may be subject specific (MLA International
  Bibliography) or have broad coverage (Academic
  Search Complete)
• 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
• 1926 present

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Finding MLA from the library home page
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English Language Literature Subject Guide
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Search tips
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Databases Select MLA
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MLA International Bibliography
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Search author name as subject

• The best way to search for articles about an
  author

Example wilde, oscar (Limit to English)
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Search author name as subject
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combine with primary subject work
Example wilde, oscar importance AND earnest
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combine with primary subject work
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add topic terms
Example wilde, oscar importance AND
earnest comed OR humour
HINT For topic terms, use default field Select
a field (optional)
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add topic terms
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View complete record
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View complete record periodical article
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GetIt! Menu
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View complete record article in a book
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Add records to folder
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Folder View
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Saving, Printing or Emailing Records
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Saving Records
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Saving Records
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More databases!

• See English Language Literature subject page
• The Cambridge History of English and American
  Literature
• Literature online
• Literary Reference Centre
• Literature Resource Centre
• Critical essays about the authors works
• JSTOR (Esp. Oedipus Rex)

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Finding Periodicals in the Library

• When all you have is a citation
• (the full text is NOT available online)
• Search the NEOS Libraries Catalogue
• Search by Periodical title

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Citation example
Article title
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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Finding periodicals in the library
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VLC is available from 1991- 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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Locating paper periodicals

• Located in Rutherford North or South, interfiled
  with books by call number
• Help is available at the Rutherford Service Desk

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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. 7th edition. New York The
  Modern Language Association of America, 2009
• Call number LB 2369 G52 (Reference, 3 copies)
• Learn it, love it.
• More help with MLA citation is available from La
  Centrale

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MLA Example with URL

• Case, Sue-Ellen. The Masked Activist Greek
  Strategies for the Streets. Theatre Research
  International 32.2 (2007) 119-29. MLA
  International Bibliography. Web. 16 Sept. 2009.
  lthttp//www.library.ualberta.ca/databases/database
  info/index.cfm?ID265gt.

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Locate MLA Style Guides
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Recap

• Use the English Language and Literature subject
  guide
• to remember useful databases
• to find more specialized research guides, online
  dictionaries and encyclopedias.
• MLA Citation Style is the official way to cite
  articles and books used in your papers
• Use boolean operators or truncation symbols to
  limit (AND) or expand (OR) your search

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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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Copy of todays presentation BSJ website
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• Thank you for your
• attention.
• Happy Searching!