Course: ENGL 1302
Professor: Norma Cruz Gonzales
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Course: ENGL 1302 Professor: Norma Cruz Gonzales |
PART 1 - DEFINE TOPIC - locate
biographical and critical material...
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| Ref PN50 .L574 |
Literature
and Its Times |
| Ref PN451.D53 | Dictionary of Literary Biography (DLB), 200+ vol. |
| Ref PS129.C66 |
Contemporary
Authors (CA), 100+ vol. |
| Ref PS147 .O94 | Oxford
Companion to Women's Writing in the U.S. |
| Ref PN86.L53 | Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800 (LC) |
| Ref PN610.C53 | Classical & Medieval Literature Criticism (CMLC) |
| Ref
PN761.N56 |
Nineteenth
Century Literature Criticism (NCLC) |
| Ref
PN771.C59 |
Contemporary
Literary Criticism (CLC) |
| Ref
PN771.G27 |
Twentieth
Century Literary Criticism (TCLC) |
| Ref PN1601.D59 | Drama Criticism (DC) |
| Ref PN1625 .C74 | Critical Survey of Drama |
| Ref PN1701.D73 | Drama for Students |
| Ref PN3321.S5 | Short Story Criticism (SSC) |
| Ref PN3326 .M27 | Masterplots II: Short Story Series |
| Ref PN3373 .S56 | Short Stories for Students |
| Ref PQ7081.A1H573 | Hispanic Literature Criticism (HLC) |
| Ref PS153.N5B556 | Black Literature Criticism (BLC) |
| Lib home > Articles & Ref > Lit | Literature Resource Center (contains some of the same info) |
| Ref
PN1010.P6 |
Poetry Criticism (PC) |
| Ref
PN1021 .M94 |
Longman
Dictionary & Handbook of Poetry |
| Ref PN1101.P64 |
Poetry for Students |
| Ref
PN1110.5 .M37 |
Masterplots
2: Poetry Series, 6 vol. |
| Ref
PR502.C85 |
Critical
Survey of Poetry |
| Ref
PR603 .C6 |
Contemporary
Poets |
| Ref
PS151 .C67 |
Contemporary
Women Poets |
| Ref
BF531 .E55 |
Encyclopedia
of Human Emotions |
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BJ63 .E54 |
Ethics |
| Ref
HM886 .E53 |
Encyclopedia
of violence, peace & conflict |
| Ref
HQ9 .E52 |
Encyclopedia
of Marriage and the Family |
| Ref
HQ534 .E53 |
Encyclopedia
of Family Life |
| Ref
HQ772 .C436 |
Child
development |
| Ref
HV6017 .E52 |
Encyclopedia
of crime & justice |
PART 2 - DEVISE STRATEGY
Before going online,
create a flexible search plan! What other keywords might be used to
describe
the genre of your author and/or the theme of your literary work? List
broader, narrower, and/or related keywords:
PART 3 - SEARCH SOURCES
Sources
listed below (A-C) are linked from the SAC Library @
http://www.alamo.edu/sac/library/
A. Looking for BOOKS & MEDIA? >
http://library.alamo.edu/
| Ex. Keyword search | roethke
and criticism | silko and
interpret* | sophocles and oedipus rex parent* and children | famil* and (conflict* or argument*) |
| Ex. Subject heading search | roethke,
theodore | american poetry -- 20th century -- history and
criticism greek drama (tragedy) -- history and criticism | school children | antigone grandparents | sexual harassment | oedipus rex | relationships |
B. Looking for periodical ARTICLES or Reference? > http://www.alamo.edu/sac/library/links/databs.htm
| Subject Area~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Database Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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| Literary Criticism and Literature | Literature Online, Literature Resource Center, MLA Bibliography |
| Alphabetical List of Databases... | Academic Search Complete (general topics) JSTOR, Project Muse (full-text/image for art, humanities, social sciences) Opposing Viewpoints, Psychology & Behavioral Sciences (social issues) |
1. The SAC Library pays a subscription to these
databases via the Web. Off-campus
access requires your SSN and PIN (mmyy of birth.)
2. If
the full-text of the article isn't available online,
see: SAC Library
> Journals
by Title - just type in the periodical title to see if SAC Library
owns a paper copy or if another database offers full-text.
C. Looking for FREE World Wide Web sources? >
Web Guides
> Literature
Links or World
Literature
For EVALUATING Web sites and
other sources: http://www.alamo.edu/sac/library/faculty/dearmond/distance/evaluate.htm
For CITING online sources:
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html (library databases
are a "Subscription Service")