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The Firm:A Library Resource Guide
Dr. Jun WangLibrarian & Coordinator of Bibliographic
Instruction and Information Literacy
“Grisham has an ear for dialogue and is a skillful craftsman. Like a composer, he brings all his themes together at the crucial moment for a gripping, and logical, finale.”
-----Frank J. Prial (Contemporary Literary Criticism)
A Tour of the Library Resources
* Reference Collection;
* Online Catalog;
* Periodical Indexes;
* Internet Sources.
Reference Collection• Contemporary Literary Criticism:
– Cumulative Title Index (located at the end of the set)
• > The Firm (Grisham) 84:190-97, 199.
– Cumulative Author Index(located in the last volume)
• > Grisham, John 1955- . CLC 84 DAM POP See also AAYA 14, CA 138, CANR 47, 69
Abbreviations (List to be found at the beginning of Author Index) :
– CLC: Contemporary Literary Criticism
– CA: Contemporary Authors
– CANR: Contemporary Authors-New Revision Series
Reference Collection
• Contemporary Authors:– Provides the following information: personal, home
& business addresses, writings, adaptations, work in progress, sidelights, and biographical/critical sources.
– Cumulative Index (blue, softbound index located at the end of the set):
• Grisham, John 1955- . CANR 47 Volume 47
Contemporary Authors New Revision Series
Do you know....• Grisham was “born February 8, 1955, in Jonesboro, AR,
son of a construction worker and a homemaker...”
• “Each time the family took up residence in a new town, Grisham would immediately go to the public library to get a library card.”
• “Grisham enjoyed greater success in high school athletics than he did in English composition--a subject in which he earned a D grade.”
• He was a ‘lawyer in private practice in Southaven, MS, 1981-90. Served in Mississippi House of Representatives, 1984-90.”
• Contemporary Authors (47:151-54)
Online Catalog Sample Searches
Subject: Grisham, John Capital Punishment
Title: Firm
Author: Grisham, John
Keyword: Grisham criticism
Online Catalog Search TipsAuthor Search:
Last name, first name;
Title Search:May omit leading articles or type the first few words in the title;
Subject Search:Avoid using a long phrase/sentence;
Keyword Search:Used when the subject is too narrow;Use important words;
Online Catalog: Commands“B”-- Back to previous
page;
“R”--Restart;
“Page down” (Next Screen) -- Go to the next page;
“Page up” (Prev. Screen) --Go back to the previous screen.
Limit Search Search by subject or title or author; When the preliminary search result is
displayed, press Return or Enter key and select LIMIT from the menu;
You may type any underlined letter from the limit search options to limit your search;
The options include Date (limit by year), Type of Materials, Language, and Location.
Limit to Audiovisual Material Select Limit Search from the pull-down menu under
Find; Select Type of Materials by typing T which is underlined; Make a selection of the type of audiovisual material you
want from the list; Press Return or Enter key to okay the selection; Items displayed afterwards are audiovisual materials.
Search Items from a Specific Location
Select Limit Search from the pull-down menu under Find;
Select Locations by typing L which is underlined; Make a selection from the location list; Press Return or Enter key to okay the selection; Items displayed afterwards are items from that location.
Search for Reserved Items Select Reserve Room from the Find menu; Search by either a course number or the
instructor’s name; Enter course name and number or, best
yet, instructor’s last name and first name
and press Return or Enter; Select an appropriate item by pressing
the line number to find the call number and bibliographic information.
Databases Available @ Goleman
• InfoTrac Searchbank Databases:– Expanded Academic ASAP (1980-);– Health Reference Center--Academic
(1995-);– Business Index ASAP (1996- );– SIRS Researcher(R) (1988- );– Gen’l Reference Ctr (Magazine
Index).
• NewsBank NewsFile.
General Trend• Web-based;
• Increasingly popular:– Frequent updates;– Full-text articles;– E-mail delivery;– Down-load capability;– Cross references/links;– Accessible from a remote, networked computer.
Research Strategies!
* Develop your research question;
* Identify important keywords;
* List keywords and their synonyms;
* Use Boolean search operators to nest the search terms together.
Online Searching Strategy Form
Thesis Statement:____________________________________
___________________________________________________
List Main concepts from the thesis statement:Concept A Concept B Concept C____________ ______________ ____________
Identify synonyms for each concept:
____________ ______________ ____________ or or or ____________ and ______________ and ____________ or or or____________ ______________ ____________
Expanded Academic Index• Indexes more than 2,000 scholarly, trade, and
general-interest publications;• Has more than 3,676,630 articles, including over
1,000 full-text titles;• Integrates core titles in every major academic
discipline;• Includes publications with national news coverage
and commentary;• Coverage: past 3 years (backfiles for certain
publications extends as far back as 1980;• Updated daily.
Search Tips• Subject Search:
– Type a brief subject search term;
– Select a subdivision term by clicking on Narrow;
– Click on View text to read the full-text article on screen;
– Asterisk at the end of a citation indicates that Delta has a hard copy of the periodical;
• Keyword Search:– Use important words;
– May use * as a truncation key;
– May use “and” to combine search terms to narrow the search and “or” between words to broaden your search.
Using the Internet As a Research Tool
Web Site Addresses (URL) & Tell-Tale Suffix
• To get to a particular Web site, you will need a Web site address or Uniform Resource Locator (URL) which begins with “http://”;
• Tell-tale suffixes:– edu (educational institution)
– gov (governmental agencies)
– com (commercial companies)
– org (organizations)
– mil (military)
– us (United States) -uk (United Kingdom)
Connect to a Library Catalog
• Many college and university libraries have made their library online catalogs available for the public to use;
• Use your common sense to go directly to an academic Web site;
• Use keywords to find the Web site of a college/university.
World Wide Web Search
• Directly connect to a site (When you know
the URL or Web address):http://www.bdd.com/bin/show_story.cgi?story_id=477
http://the-tech.mit.edu/v113/n64/pelican.64a.html
• Subject search:– Conduct a subject search using the subject
directory in Yahoo or LookSmart
• Keyword search:– Grisham, John
– Grisham and Pelican Brief (look for reviews or summary, please).
Your Turn to Search & ExploreYour Turn to Search & Explore
Good Luck!