1. Introduction to Literature: Library Resources Frederic Murray M.L.I.S. Instructional Services Librarian frederic.murray@swosu.edu

2. Wikipedia Wiki: A Web application that allows users to add content to a collaborative hypertext Web resource (coauthoring), as in an Internet forum, and permits others to edit that content (open editing).

3. Wikipedia Jimmy Wales January 15, 2001 No Original Research NPOV (Neutral point of view) No owners, multiple anonymous authors Anyone with Internet access can create or edit an entry…Anyone

4. Wikipedia Contributors: male, English speaking, denizens of the Internet. Problem is not that it disregards the facts, but that it elevates them above all else. Most of the content is discussion/history of edits & not the entries themselves. Rosenzweig, Roy. “Can History Be Open Source? Wikipedia and the Future of the Past.” The Journal of American History 93.1 (2006): 117-146.

5. Wikipedia Participation maps popular, not academic concerns It is a working community…but is it a good historical resource? Lack of Critical Analysis Problematic as a sole source of information Like all encyclopedias…ok to start, terrible place to stop. Benefits are to its active participants, not its readers.

6. Goals Highlight Background Resources Explore Three Literary Research Databases

7. Background Resources One volume literary encyclopedia. Brief entries describing authors, books, characters, genres. R 803 B435 1996

8. Background Resources Discusses and defines various literary terms. Provides a solid foundation for understanding terms common in the discussion of literature. R 803 H731h6

9. Background Resources Bibliography of Literary Criticism 1stFloor Reference R 016.8 M272m Reference Guide to World Literature 1 st Floor Reference R 809 R259 Dictionary of World Literature: Criticisms, Forms, and Technique 1 st Floor Reference R 803 Sh6da

10. Goals Look at Useful Print Resources Explore Three Literary Research Databases

11. Literary Databases Lion: Literature Online Complete Literary Resource Center JSTOR

13. LION: Literature Online Complete This database contains a full library of up-to- date, fully searchable criticism and reference resources.

14. Literary Reference Center LRC is a completely full-text database that combines information from over 1,000 books, major literary encyclopedias, reference works, and hundreds of literary journals.

15. JSTOR JSTOR is a full-text scholarly journal archive. Searching is possible within each title and across the whole database.

16. Goals Look at Useful Print Resources Explore Three Literary Research Databases

17. Thank You ! Frederic Murray M.L.I.S. frederic.murray@swosu.edu 580 774 7113