Library Workshop for ENGL 331 Vince Graziano English Librarian November 15, 2018
Workshop Outline Finding background/biographical information Literature Resource Center Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB) Finding books Library Catalogue (CLUES) Finding articles MLA International Bibliography Finding primary sources (literary and non-literary works) Literature Online (LION) Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) British Periodicals,1681-1920 Times Digital Archive, from 1785
Electronic Books Collections with substantial humanities content: Literature Online (LION) Early English Books Online (EEBO) – 1473-1700 Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO) Early Canadiana Online (until c. 1925) Oxford Scholarship Online (recent) Cambridge University Press e-books (1995-2007) Project MUSE Ebooks (university presses) Cambridge Companions Complete Collection (ongoing) SpringerLink (2010-) ACLS Humanities E-books Canadian Publishers Collection EBSCO E-books Many other electronic books
Electronic Journals Collections with substantial humanities content: Project MUSE (Recent issues) JSTOR (Older issues) Oxford Journals (recent and archive) Literature Online (LION) Literature Resource Center Taylor & Francis (Routledge) Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) British Periodicals I and II (1681-1920) American Periodicals (1741-1940) Periodicals Archive Online (1802-2000) Many other electronic journal collections
Search Operators AND Shelley AND Frankenstein OR feminism OR women “ ” “science fiction” * feminis* ( ) (feminis* OR women) AND Frankenstein
Subject Searching Thesaurus Subject Headings in CLUES List of terms used in a database Subject Headings in CLUES Created by the Library of Congress Subjects include: People Characters Titles of literary works Topical subject headings
To Find the Full Text Use the feature Search CLUES Perform a Journal Title search Check other Montreal libraries Use your BCI card Request an Interlibrary Loan (COLOMBO) Online form Allow 1 to 2 weeks for delivery of books Allow 2 to 4 days for delivery of articles by email
RefWorks RefWorks is a Web-based tool that: Facilitates organization of references Is accessible from any Internet connection Simplifies the process of preparing bibliographies Access RefWorks through the Log into menu on the Library website Help Tutorials on Library website
Help is Available At the Ask Us Desk Library website Literatures in English Subject Guide Ask a Librarian E-mail form Chat with a Librarian Ask Vince: 514-848-2424, ext. 7689 vince.graziano@concordia.ca Office hours: by appointment