Library Research:An Adventure! Eng. 1100

Hindishe Lee 3/19/14(With assistance from Vivian Moskowitz & Elinor Grumet)

• Reference materials

• YULIS catalog for books

• Databases for journal articles

Selected reference books:

World PoetsREF PN 1021 .W67 2000

Oxford Encyclopedia of American LiteratureREF PS 21 .E 537 2004

American Women WritersREF PS 147 .A42 2000

Oxford Encyclop. Of Am. Lit.

Vol.1p.181

Dictionary of Literary Themes & Motifs

REF PN 43 .D48 19882 vols.See: “Travel” (v.2)

For literary themes:

Things to Think About Before You Start….What can you say about the background: childhood, family life and education ofElizabeth Bishop?From the age of five she was raised by various relatives and traveled throughout her life.*Do you think these factors influenced her work? How?Can you compare her experiences and work with that of another poet?

What is “The Right Stuff”?

What is “The Right Stuff”?

What is “The Right Stuff”?

Scholarly & Peer Reviewed Sources

How to know if an article is peer reviewed (or refereed)?

Go to Serials Directory in the Library Database list.Enter the title of the periodical.

What’s the problem with Google?Why Not Wikipedia?

GOOGLE & Internet:“Risky business”.Difficult to know if information is reliable.Anyone can set up a website!

WIKIPEDIA: Anyone can change the information.

GoogleScholar has scholarly material.

Access throughYU Databases to get Full Text!

Books : YULIS catalog

40 results Basic Search

Advanced Search

Limit your search

Books

Limiters

55 results

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Databases:Journal Articles

YU LIBRARIES HOME PAGE:

yu.edu/libraries

YUFind is a metasearch engine - It searches many (but not all) - databases for journal articles simultaneously.

YUFind

6,616 Results

70 results

Some Databases for Journal Articles in Literature

*JSTOR

*Project Muse Literature Online Literature Resource Center

*GoogleScholar MLA

*- covers other subjects as well

Databases for journal articles

JSTOR*

217 Results45 Results

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Citation Tools

Organizes referencesComposes bibliography – like

magic!

Bibliographic Citation (MLA style):

White, Heather Cass. "Elizabeth Bishop's Calling.“ Twentieth Century Literature 48.2 (2002): 117-49. . JSTOR <http://www.jstor.org/stable/3176014>.

Extra Tip!

The bibliography of an articleor bookcan provide further leadson your quest!

ILL – Interlibrary Loans Never fear!

If you can’t find it in the YU library, fill out an Interlibrary Loan request. We will try to get it for you from anotherlibrary!

Never be Afraid to Ask!

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Poet writing with Quillhttp://theothershmead.blogspot.com/2011/07/poets-corner-ubi-sunt.html

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Sailing Shiphttp://www.hnsa.org/ships/niagara.htm

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Stack of bookshttp://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2012/09/10/160768675/when-a-popular-list-of-100-best-ever-teen-books-is-the-whitest-ever

Scholarly journals (Science, etc.)http://www.udel.edu/research/presenting/reviews.html

Scholarly & Peer Reviewed Sources:From: Yeshiva University LibGuide Finding Sources by YU Reference Librarian Linda Miles - Last Updated Jan 14, 2014 http://libguides.yu.edu/Sources/Scholarly

Primary, Secondary Sources…From: Hesburgh Libraries – University of Notre Dame - http://library.nd.edu/instruction/potofgold/informationcycle/?page=11

Scholarly & Peer Reviewed Sources:From: Yeshiva University LibGuide Finding Sources by YU Reference Librarian Linda Miles - Last Updated Jan 14, 2014 http://libguides.yu.edu/Sources/Scholarly

Primary, Secondary Sources…From: Hesburgh Libraries – University of Notre Dame - http://library.nd.edu/instruction/potofgold/informationcycle/?page=11

The Library – An Adventure Your research visit to the library will usually Entail a 3 – pronged process :

1) YULIS catalog for Books.

2) Reference Section 3) Databases for

journal articles

• YULIS catalog for Books.• Reference Section. • Databases for journal articles.

The Library – An AdventureYour research visit to the library will usually entail a 3 – pronged process :

6,616 Results!You can Refine Resultsby:

• Full Text• Peer Reviewed• Specific source types (e.g.: books)• Date6,616 Results

Where to begin? Reference books can give you a brief biographical background and summary of a writer’s style and work. The Reference section is located in the North Wing Library. (Ground floor)These books may provide you with ideas and questions you may wish to explore.

The books listed below are a few examples of literary reference texts that might be helpful.