Using Cook Librarys Online Resources for ENGL 300
Using Cook Librarys Online Resources for ENGL 300Part 1: The
Reference PaperRick DavisLiaison Librarian for English
Goal of Todays SessionReview how to use Cook Librarys online
resources to answer Reference Paper questions. You will be using
these online resources in addition to the print resources that Dr.
Hahn will describe to you.
In our second library session we will discuss how to use the
research databases to find scholarly sources appropriate for your
Research Paper. Online Resources for Reference PaperCook Library
& USMAI Combined CatalogsCook Library Journal ListLiterature
Resource Ctr/Dictionary of Literary BiographyOxford Dictionary of
National BiographyWorldCatOxford English DictionaryMLA
International Bibliography (EBSCO)Historical Abstracts (EBSCO)Cook
Library Subject Gateway: English
Cook Library Subject Gateway: English
Contact me to arrange an Individual Research
ConsultationInterlibrary Loan ServicesCreate a free ILLiad account
to receive PDFs of articles from journals not owned/subscribed to
by Cook, or to receive books not owned by Cook or other USMAI
libraries
Journal article PDFs are usually provided within 5 business
days; books can take 10-14 days
More info at: http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/ill.cfmAcademic
Libraries Use LC ClassificationPublic libraries and school
libraries use the Dewey Decimal System to classify and shelve
materialsAcademic libraries use Library of Congress
Classification
Dewey call number:Juv Fic .C7132hu
LC call number:PS3603.O557 H936 2008Image source:
www.suzannecollinsbooks.com
Elements of an LC Call Number
LC call number:PS3603.O557 H936 2008
PS3603 American literatureIndividual authors2001- (Last name
beginning with C)
.O557 Collins, Suzanne
H936 Hunger Games
2008 Year of EditionImage source: www.suzannecollinsbooks.comLC
Classification Shelf OrderLC Classification, like Dewey, is a
decimal system. For example, the following is the correct shelf
order:
PR1221.B6
PR1221.B77
PR1221.B8
PR1221.C26
PR1221.C8PR1221: English literatureCollections of English
literaturePoetryBy period19th centuryGeneral collectionsPR1221:
English literatureCollections of English literaturePoetryBy
period19th centuryGeneral collections9LC Classification Shelf
OrderAdding a zero to bring numbers to the same number of decimal
places will help:
PR1221.B6
PR1221.B60PR1221.B77
PR1221.B77PR1221.B8
PR1221.B80PR1221.C26
PR1221.C26PR1221.C8
PR1221.C80Boynton, ed. Buckley, ed. Buckley, ed. Campbell
Canning.B6 Boynton, ed..B77 Buckley, ed..B8 Buckley, ed. The
Pre-Raphaelites. (other campus Cutter no.).C26 Campbell.C8 -
Canning10Library of Congress Classification
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress_ClassificationFinding
Print Materials in Cook Library 5th floor: Books and bound journals
classified with call numbers beginning A through MJuvenile
materials (shelved under Dewey Decimal call numbers)Archives and
Special CollectionsFinding Print Materials in Cook Library 4th
floor: Books and bound journals classified with call numbers
beginning N through ZP: Language & LiteraturePN: Literature
(General)PR: English literaturePR3291-PR3785: English
literature17th and 18th centuriesPS: American literature
Finding Print Materials in Cook Library 3rd floor: Reference
materials (dictionaries, encyclopedias, chronologies, handbooks,
geographical dictionaries, atlases, etc.)Non-circulating
materialsfor in-library use onlyAn increasing number of reference
works are now only available as e-bookscheck the library
catalog!
Finding Print Materials in Cook Library 2nd floor: Periodicals
RoomSingle, unbound recent issues of print journals, shelved
alphabetically by titleIssues older than approximately 1 year are
bound into volumes, assigned call numbers, then shelved by subject
on 4th and 5th floors
Recent single issues of these and other literature journals
available on 2nd Floor
2nd Floor: Microfilm and Microfiche(Ref Paper Questions 3c and
8b)Question 3c: Two series of facsimile editions available on
microfiche: Library of English Literature and Library of American
CivilizationQuestion 8b: London Times available on microfilm
(1785-present)Ask at Periodicals Desk for help finding
microfilm/microfiche and using the equipment
Searching USMAI Combined Catalog:A Facsimile Edition of Authors
Main Work (Question 3c)
Facsimile Editions Also Available in Print (Book) Format in 4th
Floor Stacks (Ref Paper Question 13a)Search the Cook Library
Catalog for these series:
Foundations of the Novel64 titles shelved on 4th floor under
PN6014.F6
Flowering of the Novel109 titles shelved on 4th floor, primarily
in PR-PS ranges
Romantic Context: Poetry117 titles shelved on 4th floor,
primarily in PR range
Another Option - Digitized Facsimiles of Early Editions:
http://www.hathitrust.org/home
Two online resources for basic background info on your author
Ref Paper Question 1aLiterature Resource Center
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Both linked from the English Subject Gateway pageLook under
section titled Other Databases and Electronic Resources
Searching USMAI Combined Catalog:A Scholarly Biography of Your
Author (Question 2b)
Searching USMAI Combined Catalog:Recent Book of Criticism on
Author or Main Work (Question 4b)
WorldCatWorldCat is the largest library catalog in the world,
listing the holdings for more than 72,000 libraries in 170
countries worldwide
Its a good source to find out if anything on a given topic has
ever been published
Titles not owned by any USMAI libraries can be requested via
Interlibrary Loan
Link to WorldCat from the Cook Library Catalogs page:
Note: Use the WorldCat link, not WorldCat TUWorldCatSearch using
authorized form of authors name
Use the Library of Congress Subject Heading Subdivisions handout
to search by the proper termQuestion 3a Bibliography =
SubjectQuestion 3d Concordances = SubjectQuestion 3e -
Correspondence = Subject
However, note that a primary or secondary bibliography or a
checklist may be the best source for some answers under Questions
3
WorldCatRep Paper Q2 Two most recent books of literary criticism
or monographs on author or main work
[Author name] = SubjectandCriticism and interpretation =
SubjectLimit type to: BooksRank by: Date
WorldCat Sample Search:A bibliography on William Blake
Remember to enter names in inverted form: last name, first
nameWorldCat Sample Search:A bibliography on William Blake results
page
This icon means Cook owns a copyLook here to see how many
libraries own the bookOxford English Dictionary(Ref Paper Question
13a)Also linked from the English Subject Gateway page (or click
here)
Use to check how a words meaning and usage has changed over
timeOxford English Dictionary
Enter word in Quick Search box and click GoOxford English
Dictionary
Scroll down to read definitions on this pageClick here for
historical timeline, timeline of quotations, etc.MLA International
BibliographyIndexes the contents of more than 4,400 scholarly
journals and books from more than 1,000 publishersten times the
total content of all four JSTOR Arts & Sciences databases!
Coverage goes back to the early 20th century, with over 2.1
million records provided
MLAIB is the authoritative record of scholarship in literature,
folklore, modern languages and linguisticsany scholarly research
project in literature should involve a thorough search of this
database
Access it via the English Subject Gateway page or the Cook
Research Databases page
Do NOT use the Linked Full Text limiter in your searches, since
this will drastically reduce your results!
Cook Library Reference Titles for Selecting an Historical Event
in Your Works Year of Publication(Ref Paper Question 8a)Black,
Jeremy, and Roy Porter, eds. The Penguin Dictionary of
Eighteenth-Century History. London: Penguin, 1996. (See chronology
appendix at back of book.)Location: Reference 3rd floor D286 .D53
1996
Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History. New York: Touchstone,
2005.Location: Reference 3rd floor D11 .G78 2005
Mellersh, H.E.L. Chronology of World History. 4 vols. Santa
Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1999. (See especially vol. 2: The Expanding
World, 1492-1775 and vol. 3: The Changing World, 1776-1900, both by
Neville Williams.)Location: Reference 3rd floor D11 .M39 1999
Once you have selected an event, search in Historical Abstracts
database for a scholarly article or book about that event (see
following slides)Historical AbstractsUse this database to find
scholarly historical articles or books on a great national event in
the year or decade of your authors major work
Access it via the Cook Research Databases pageHistorical
Abstracts:Sample Search
Further optional search limitersLocating book reviews of
scholarly books using Humanities Abstracts and Historical
Abstracts(Ref Paper Question 4d)Withers, Charles W. J. Placing the
Enlightenment: Thinking Geographically About the Age of Reason.
Chicago: U of Chicago P, 2007. Print.Sample book that I want to
find reviews for:Locating book reviews of scholarly books using
Humanities Abstracts and Historical Abstracts
Click here to choose multiple EBSCO databases and search them
simultaneously
Check the boxes next to both Historical Abstracts and Humanities
Abstracts, then click OK
Enter a portion of the title in quotation marks (to search as a
phrase), then...Step 1:
Scroll down page to add Document Type (DT) limiters for each
database (note that Historical Abstracts uses the DT Book Review,
while Humanities Abstracts uses the DT Review article. ). Then
click Search.Step 2Step 3Step 4Note: You must be on the Advanced
Search page to see the DT limiters for both databases
9 reviews found. Note that results page will show how many
records were retrieved from each database you searched.
