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A Tale Of Five StudentsA Charles Dickens Collection

Charles Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and one of the mostpopular novelists of the Victorian era. His creation of vivid, memorable characters such as

Ebenezer Scrooge, Fagin, and David Copperfield has endeared him to countless readers andcontributed to his writings' timelessness and success. Since their initial publishing, not one of hisworks have been taken out of print, giving clear evidence to their popularity in well over 150 years

of existence.

Dickens used his literature to address various societal flaws, from the imbalance of the socialclasses to children's rights, an issue which is possibly most noticeable in his depiction of OliverTwist and Pip from Great Expectations, among other works and themes. He publicly spoke outabout these issues many times during his lifetime, using his overwhelming popularity to exact achange for the better. His epitaph read: “He was a sympathiser with the poor, the suffering, and

the oppressed; and by his death, one of England's greatest writers is lost to the world.”

A Charles Dickens Collection was created with a mind to gather the writings of Charles Dickens,provide sources to aid in education, and encourage new readers to access and enjoy the wit,

wisdom, and entertainment found within his works.

This collection seeks to provide information to individuals with an interest in the author and hisaccomplishments, as well as the adapted works they have inspired. The sources have been

chosen by the group members, based upon their relevance to the overall mission. The collection

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does not attempt to be a comprehensive anthology of Charles Dickens' works, but one that seekssimply to pay tribute to the author's extensive achievements and influence in the literary, political,

social, and historical realms.

Please explore this wiki, and we hope that you will come to appreciate his works as much as wehave.

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Contents

Contents

Collection Information

Group CompactCollection PolicyThe CollectionSearch Tools

Reference Tools

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General Reference ToolsClaire Wallnutt's Reference Tool ReviewEmer Gallagher's Reference Tool Review

Marjolijn Verbrugge's Reference Tool ReviewRaven Cooke's Reference Tool Review

Shannon Nickel's Reference Tool Review

Reflections On the Project:

Reflection Page

Extras

Charles Dickens Events

Bibliography

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Collection Policy

Collection Policy

Overall Collection ObjectivesThe Charles Dickens Special Collection (CDSC) is a third level academic library collection, primarily puttogether for the purpose of aiding third level students of humanities in their studies of Charles Dickens, butaccessible to all who want to educate themselves about Dickens' life and works. The collection seeks toprovide users with a comprehensive overview of Dickens' life, works, and ideologies. A diverse range ofmaterials have been carefully selected to meet these objectives, including print, electronic, and digitalresources. We follow the official library policy with regards to copyright.

Funding for the CollectionThe collection has no outside funding, and draws from the library funds for the schools of English andHistory. Cost is therefore kept to a minimum and the collection has been created to fit the curriculums ofthe aforementioned schools in order to minimize the drains on their budgets.

User ProfileThe CDSC is part of the university library and open to all library patrons and library visitors, regardless ofage, race, gender, culture, or ethnicity.

Collection AccessAccess to the collection is reliant on access to the University library; this includes student passes andvisitor passes.

Collection FormatIncludes, but are not limited to:print sources - Dickens' novels, biographies, dictionaries, reference books.electronic sources - journals, articles.digital sources - DVDs of TV/Film adaptations.

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Collection Materials Selection PolicyWhen selecting new materials for the collection the following criteria (in no particular order) will be takeninto consideration:

relevancy to the overall objectives of the collection policypricecost of maintenance of the resourcescope/quality of contentreputation of the author/editor/publisherFormatusability/accessibility

Collection Weeding PolicyOne of the objectives of the collection is to keep it current, and reflect user needs. A bi-annual review ofresources provided will take place, whereby resources will be reviewed and weeded, being removed fromthe collection if they meet any of the following criteria:

out-of-dateworn due to overuseduplication of copieslack of demand – resources that have little to no borrowing history

We aim to respond to changing user needs accordingly, and additional weeding will be undertaken to meetthose needs when necessary.

Donations/Gifts PolicyCDSC welcomes donations, but reserves the right to refuse any donations/gifts as seen fit. We will acceptany monetary donations that are made in good faith. We will accept donations thatare exempt from the following:

dog-eareddefaced in any waymissing or torn coversmissing pagesout-of-dateinappropriate/unsuitable content within the context of the overall collection

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Search Tools

Search Tools

Our group wanted to find material on Charles Dickens that would complement the collection in JamesJoyce's library. We noticed that the library lacked relevant numbers of his novels and we wanted to offer

the student body, as well as others, access to his work. We wanted to provide an environment for studentsto read his works not just for study but for fun. We found that there was a larger number of resources onDickens then we had anticipated and narrowing down our selection was difficult. We used the following

resources to find the material we needed;

For Our Print CollectionEbay provided us with cheap secondhand printed material ranging from, novels, speeches, andcritical analysis.Bloomsbury Auctions offered us material on Dickens for our rare and special collections.Internet Public Library offered ideas for books we wanted in our collection.isbndb.com/- http://isbndb.com/ is an online database for books and explained where we couldbuy our materials.iBookDBAmazonWe inquired at UCD library about the methods they use to order in their stock.

For Our Online CollectionProquest gave us access to critical articles written about his work, which we hope to incorporate intoour online collection.JStor introduced us to the online collection Dickens Quarterly which along with material fromProquest will be incorporated into our online collection.LISAALAIMDb provided a list of Dickens novels that had been re-adapted into film and televised

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Reference Tools - General

Reference Tools - General Information

Criteria for Choosing Reference Tools:

When compiling our reference tools for The Charles Dicken's Collection we took into considerationthe evaluation criteria, as set out in Reference and Information Services in the 21st Century(Cassell & Hiremath, 2009, p. 341), as detailed below:

ScopeQuality of contentAccuracy of ContentCurrencyAuthority of author and/or publisherEase of use including usability, searching capabilities, and response time (for electronic resources)Arrangement of materialAppropriateness to the audience/meeting of user needsFormatCost

Reference Tools Chosen for A Charles Dickens Collection

Bibliography(Reviewed by Emer Gallagher)

Bentley, N., Burgis, N., & Slater, M, (1988). The Dickens Index. USA: Oxford University Press.

Character Handbook

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(Reviewed by Claire Wallnutt)

Hawes, D. (2001). Who's Who in Dickens. Routledge: London.

Dictionaries(Reviewed by Marjolijn Verbrugge)

Dickens Jr., C. (1888). Dickens's Dictionary of London 1888: An Unconventional Handbook. Old House:London.

Online Database:(Reviewed by Shannon Nickel)

IMDB

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Charles Dickens EventsEvents Listings

*A Christmas Carol, Book club English and Literature Society UCD, 29th November 2012, 6.30 meetingroom 3. Access the site from:

http://www.ucd.ie/els/book-club.html

*Great Expectations, 2012 movie adaption directed by Mike Newell, starring Ralph Fiennes and HelenaBonham Carter released in Ireland 30th November 2012.

*Scrooge (1951), film screening the 2nd of December 2012, 3pm at the Queens Film Theatre, Belfast.Access the site from: www.queensfilmtheatre.com

*A Christmas Carol, theatrical performance by Oceans of Notion Theatre Group. Performing on the 6th ofDecember 2012 in Cork City Library.

*Christmas Carol, a storytime 11th of December 2012, 3.15 to 4pm in Banbridge Library County Down.

*A Christmas Carol, a reading by Leon Litvack with mulled wine and mince pies 13th December 2012, 7 to9pm in the Linen Hall Library, Belfast.

*A Christmas Carol, playful live adaption performing from the 8th of December to the 22nd 2012 at TheArk, Temple Bar Street, Dublin. Access the site from: http://www.visitdublin.com/event

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Bibliography

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Bibliography

Cassell, K.A. and Hiremath, U. 2009. Reference and Information Services in the 21st Century; anintroduction. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.

Gregory, V. 2011. Collection development and management for 21st century library collections : AnIntroduction. New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers.

Pope, N. (1990). The Dickens Index/Dramatic Dickens/The Dickens Aesthetic. Victorian Studies. Vol. 34(1), 109. Retrieved October 20, 2012, from:

http://content.ebscohost.com/pdf25_26/pdf/1990/VCS/01Sep90/6877287.pdf?T=P&P=AN&K=6877287&S=R&D=a9h&EbscoContent=dGJyMNHX8kSep7U4zOX0OLCmr0qep7BSsqy4SbWWxWXS&ContentCustomer=dGJyMPGrtlGurrBRuePfgeyx44Dt6fI

Shinn, M. (2004, January 31). Stage Frights. Th Guardian. Retrieved November 11, 2012. From:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2004/jan/31/theatre.classics

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