Searching and Information Resources for English Literature Research
1. Searching & Information Sources for English Literature Research EN4271 Research Workshop 1 September 2008 Presenter: Maggie Yin, Information Services, Central Library
15. Database in Action #1: Literature Online Covers more than 300,000 works of English and American poetry, prose and drama. The database also includes biographies, bibliographies; articles, monographs and dissertations from the Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature; literary criticism and reference sources. For a guide on Literature Online, check out: http://lion.chadwyck.com/marketing/students/stud_contents.jsp
16. Database in Action #1: Literature Online Search Literature Online using this search statement: (kingship or monarchial power) AND Shakespeare
42. Interpreting References: Journal Article authors article title Ashcroft, Bill. 2007. Critical Utopias. Textual Practice 21 (3). 411- 431. year journal title volume (issue) pages see powerpoint notes
43. Interpreting References: Book Chapter author book chapter title Cheah, Pheng. 2008. Universal areas: Asian studies in a world of motion . In Revathi Krishnaswamy & John C. Hawley (ed.), The postcolonial and the global , 54-68. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. year publisher book title pages editors see powerpoint notes
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45. Flow Process in EndNote Search and save References (eg. Literature Online) Microsoft Word “ Cite While You Write” Impor t Export Other citation styles MLA citation style
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47. Collecting References/Citations Method 1 : Export citations via import filters (eg. MLA International Bibliography, LINC) Method 2 : Export citations directly to EndNote (eg. Literature Online, Project Muse) Method 3 : Manually enter a Reference (eg. PERIND)
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49. Need Help? [email_address] (for general queries) Information desk (Central Library Level 5) Walk in [email_address] (for queries on English Language & Literature) Email 6516-2028 Phone
Editor's Notes
Note: When you start research, you need to do a literature review. Stress importance on being systematic thorough and patient in your research.
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If the library subscribes to the electronic version of a journal, you will see the hyperlinks “View the electronic version (full-text) via…” Our full text subscriptions are usually for the current 5 years or slightly more. Click on the hyperlinked CL Current Journals to check which issues are shelved at Current Journals.
How can you tell if the source is more authoritative than another? Look out for the author's name and credentials (degrees, achievements, designations, etc.), the sources used by the author, and presence/absence of peer review (where one’s work is checked by equals (peers) to ensure it meets specific criteria before it is published).
Check with your lecturer or tutor for the citation style that you should be using. Whether you use LSA, MLA or another citation style, the key point is consistency!
In LINC, search the journal title. The citation style used for this slide is based on the Linguistic Society of America’s Language Style Sheet.
In LINC, search the book title. The citation style used for this slide is based on the Linguistic Society of America’s Language Style Sheet.
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