1. Electronic Resources in Languages and Literature By Denis Lacroix French, Spanish & Latin American Studies Librarian Welcome to

2. Objective To provide an overview of library resources available in electronic format that support research in modern languages and literatures, including databases, e-journals and selected Internet resources.

3. Subject Librarians Consult the following subject librarians for in-depth research help in your respective language areas: http://www.library.ualberta.ca/subjectlibrarians/hss/index.cfm – Erika Banski : Slavic and Germanic studies – Wanda Quoika-Stanka : Italian studies – Denis Lacroix : French, Spanish, Latin American Studies, and Film Studies

4. Session Outline Where to find E-resources –E-resources in the NEOS catalogue –Periodical Databases –Subject Guides Interdisciplinary databases Subject specific databases Newspapers & E-books Searching and finding tips RefWorks citation manager Contacting librarians: chat, E-reference

5. E-Resources in NEOS Advanced Search in NEOS catalogue – limit by Format: Electronic Resources E.g. [Any Field] German$ literature E.g. [Any Field] German$ and dictionar$ –or limit by Location = Reference, instead of searching by “dictionar$,” especially when searching for non-electronic resources – limit by E-resource Type in Advanced Search e.g.[Any Field] Latin America$ [E-resource Type] E-journal – find PDA resources E.g. [Any Field] German$ [Any Field] expansion card$ Browse Databases by type: e-books, e-journals – http://www.library.ualberta.ca/databases/ http://www.library.ualberta.ca/databases/

6. Periodical Databases Databases are subdivided by subject: – Subject tab Humanities and Social Sciences Languages & Literatures Databases are searchable by name: –Click on the Databases tab Databases are searchable by type and content: –e.g. Full-text or Indexes and abstracts http://www.library.ualberta.ca/databases/

7. Finding the Appropriate Database Click on “More Info” under the link to the database in the library’s catalogue. Check Ulrich’s International Periodicals Directory to know where your favourite periodicals are indexed –E.g. Cuban Studies Search for title Click on “Document Access” tab Scroll down to “Abstracting & Indexing Services”

8. Interdisciplinary Databases  General Humanities: MLA, Humanities Abstracts*, Web of Science*, IBZ*, American Humanities Index*, PCI full-text*, PAIS, Literature Resource Center.  Films: Film Indexes Online, Art Index*, Communication & Mass Media Complete*  Sociological Resources: Sociological Abstracts*  Women’s Studies: Women’s Studies International.  World-wide or Rare Resources (books & articles): Centre for Research Libraries (CRL), OCLC.  Theses: DAI, Index to Theses. * Limitable by Book Review

9. Linguistics and Translation Linguistics: LLBA, Archive of indigenous languages of Latin America, Base de données lexicographiques panfrancophonesLLBAArchive of indigenous languages of Latin AmericaBase de données lexicographiques panfrancophones Translation: Termium, Le Grand Dictionnaire terminologique (GDT), Eurodicautom, Oxford Reference Online PremiumTermiumLe Grand Dictionnaire terminologiqueEurodicautomOxford Reference Online Premium Bibliography of Translations: Index TranslationumIndex Translationum

10. Subject Specific Databases French: Repère, Choix, DAVID, Termium, GDT Spanish & Latin American Studies: HAPI, HLAS, Latin Americanist Research Resources Project, Clase Italian: Italinemo German: Bibliographie der Deutschen Sprach – und Literaturwissenschaft, IBZ Slavic Studies: ABSEES, EBSEES, Russian National Bibliography, IBZ, Literature Resource Center

11. Newspapers Find Newspapers guideNewspapers guide Interdisciplinary: Factiva (see next slide for a sample search) French: Paper of Record, CBCA, CPI.Q, Biblio Branchée, Eureka/Newscan Spanish: Paper of Record, Info-Latinoamérica German: NewspapersNewspapers Slavic Languages: Current News SourcesCurrent News Sources

12. Select periodical from list organized by language, for example. Click on News Pages tab to view most recent issues.

13. E-Books French: Project Gutenberg, ABU, ARTFL, La Bibliothèque virtuelle, Gallica, JulesFerry.com, E-textsProject GutenbergABUARTFLLa Bibliothèque virtuelleGallicaJulesFerry.comE-texts Spanish: Project Gutenberg, Biblioteca virtual, E-textsProject GutenbergBiblioteca virtualE-texts Italian: Project Gutenberg, E-textsProject GutenbergE-texts German: Project Gutenberg – DE, E-texts, SophieProject Gutenberg – DEE-textsSophie Slavic Languages: Project GutenbergProject Gutenberg

14. How to Search I Analyze your search topic(s): –e.g. the title of your paper is: Female characters in Zola’s works Identify the key concepts i.e. keywords: –Zola, female characters Come up with as many synonyms for the key concepts as you can: –Zola; characters; protagonists; female characters; women

15. How to Search II Combine the key concepts connecting them with AND, OR, or NOT: –Zola and (female characters or female protagonists or women) Be aware of the various database interfaces and their search feature differences. Use Help files. –Truncation-- Limiting features (dates, –Subject headings publication type, format…) –Boolean combination procedures –Thesauri

16. Input 1 concept/box Search Default Fields first, then limit results through other fields, if necessary Limit results further by choosing the following MLA

17. New LLBA search interface Current LLBA search interfaceLLBA Consult Thesaurus for Descriptors or Subjects

18. Give it a Try! Search one of the following databases in your subject area and use the next 4 slides as a guide. – IBZ (German Studies) – Repère (French Studies) – HAPI (Spanish or Latin American Studies) – ABSEES (Slavic and East European Studies) Use the search terms on the slides or search a topic of your choice.

19. IBZ

20. Advanced Search Search by subject, title, or abstract for more inclusive results Find & use a subject heading for a more precise, but limited search Search button Et & Ou are French Boolean operators Repère

21. HAPI Truncated term

22. ABSEES Use “ ” for phrases. Truncation = missing letters

23. How to Retrieve and Interpret Search Results I After you performed your search you will retrieve a number of results (hits) –if the number seems too high (e.g. 400 hits) you can limit them by various elements, including language of the source, date, type of material, journal title, etc. –if the number seems too low, you can expand by simplifying your search statement See previous MLA exampleMLA example

24. How to Retrieve and Interpret Search Results II Skim through the list of your hits. Select and mark the ones you find relevant. In many databases you can choose to either print, download or e-mail the selected items. Identify the type of material you have to find in the library: journal article, book, essay/chapter in a book, dissertation, book review…

25. How to Retrieve and Interpret Search Results III

26. How to Retrieve and Interpret Search Results IV

27. E-mail, Print, or download records here! Dissertation Abstracts International

28. Find article using Get It! New LLBA results list Subjects

29. Give it a Try! Using your previous search in –IBZ (German Studies) –Repère (French Studies) –HAPI (Spanish or Latin American Studies), or –ABSEES (Slavic and East European Studies) Choose a record from your search and interprete it. Revise your search in light of the new subject headings you discovered in your chosen record, thereby –expanding your results, or –restricting them.

30. IBZ Use Review tab to combine your searches N.B. Subject headings and Classification terms

31. Repère Full-text Full journal information

32. HAPI Add to send by e-mail.

33. ABSEES N.B. Use Subject headings to expand or restrict your search.

34. How to find the literature I 1. UA Library Click on or the full-text link within a database &/or consult the NEOS Libraries Catalogue.NEOS Libraries Catalogue Search for the source title of the item you want. –if it is a book, search for the book Title. –if it is a journal article, search for the Periodical Title, NOT for the article title. If the UA Library has the item, note availability, location and call number.

35. NEOS Periodical Record

36. How to Find the Literature II http://www.library.ualberta.ca/getit/citation/index.cfm

37. How to find the literature III 2. NEOS Libraries other than U of A Note availability, location and call number. Have the item sent to the campus library of your choice by clicking on Request/Hold This Item OR go directly to the NEOS library to find the title.

38. How to find the literature IV 3. InterLibrary Loan If the item is not in any of the NEOS LibrariesNEOS Libraries If the item is a periodical located in a non-UofA NEOS library (e.g Edmonton Public Library) –request item through the free UA InterLibrary Loan service online or in person.online expedited service: 4 working days (e.g. Calgary, Toronto) otherwise: minimum two weeks

39. Give it a Try! Using your previous search results in –IBZ (German Studies) –Repère (French Studies) –HAPI (Spanish or Latin American Studies), or –ABSEES (Slavic and East European Studies) Choose a record from your search. Find out how to access the document.

40. Organizing your Records through RefWorks  RefWorks is a web-based citation manager.  Click on Citation Guides under Find on the Library’s main Web page.Citation Guides –Click on RefWorksRefWorks  RefWorks for New Users RefWorks for New Users  RefWorks Tutorial RefWorks Tutorial

41. Exporting Files to RefWorks from MLA Click on Bibliographic Manager when e-mailing or saving in MLA

42. Select Output Style, File Type, and Reference Location before Creating Bibliography Place imported records into new folder 1 3 Click on Bibliography 2

43. RefWorks’ Bibliography

44. Ask Your Librarian This slide show is downloadable at: http://www.library.ualberta.ca/instruction/hss/index.cfm http://www.library.ualberta.ca/instruction/hss/index.cfm Contact Librarians through Chat reference, E-mail reference, telephone reference, or in-person at the reference desk: http://www.library.ualberta.ca/helpdesk/http://www.library.ualberta.ca/helpdesk/ Make an appointment with me or another subject librarian for subject-specific and in-depth searching assistance. All the best in your searches!