1. Library Workshop for ENGL 331 Vince Graziano English Librarian November 15, 2018

2. 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,
Times Digital Archive, from 1785

3. Electronic Books Collections with substantial humanities content:
Literature Online (LION)
Early English Books Online (EEBO) –
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 ( )
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

4. 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 ( )
American Periodicals ( )
Periodicals Archive Online ( )
Many other electronic journal collections

5. Search Operators AND Shelley AND Frankenstein OR feminism OR women
“ ” “science fiction”
* feminis*
( ) (feminis* OR women) AND Frankenstein

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Help is Available At the Ask Us Desk Library website
Literatures in English Subject Guide
Ask a Librarian
form
Chat with a Librarian
Ask Vince:
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Office hours: by appointment