Resources+for+Literature


 * [[image:freehand-book.png width="126" height="107"]] || = Resources for American and World Literature =

= A Library Resource Pathfinder = ||


 * =**Finding Literary Criticism and Academic Journal Articles:** =

Your library subscribes to a number of databases that provide full-text access to literary criticism, peer-reviewed academic journal articles, and other scholarly content. To access these materials, search the databases listed below:


 * media type="custom" key="12515580" width="120" height="120" || ===**Using JSTOR** ===

Enter a keyword or phrase in the search box provided (for example, "Othello" or "Othello and race"). You will be redirected to the JSTOR database and a list of search results. If the list of results appears too broad or contains irrelevant articles, you may narrow these results even further by entering additional search terms and checking the box that reads "search within results." For example, searching within the results for "criticism" will narrow the results to literary criticism articles only. If you need to refine the search even more, use the Advanced Search feature to specify the desired author, title, format, date, journal, discipline, etc. ||


 * media type="custom" key="12516022" || ===**Using Questia **===

This database provides access to a variety of electronic books and articles published in journals, newspapers, magazines, and encyclopedias. Questia's "topic finder" allows users to browse through relevant subject areas, while basic and advanced search features allow searching by keyword, subject, author, publisher, contents, and publication year. To use Questia, click on the image shown and log in with your username and password. Enter search terms in the search box provided. For example, "Othello" or "Othello and gender." Your list of search results will be arranged by the following formats: books, journal articles, magazine articles, newspaper articles, and encyclopedia articles. ||


 * [[image:FEL_Logo_big.jpg width="182" height="142" link="http://www.flelibrary.org/"]] || ===**Using Florida Electronic Library** ===

Click on the logo shown to access Florida Electronic Library. Powered by Gale Cengage Learning, this database provides access to scholarly, peer reviewed, and popular sources. Enter your search terms in the search box provided or click on relevant categories to browse by topic. The "subject guide search" feature is particularly helpful if you are unsure of how to begin formulating search terms. ||


 * media type="custom" key="12516430" || ===**Using eLibrary Curriculum Edition** ===

Searches with eLibrary Curriculum Edition should be kept more general to maximize the number of search results. Once a search is performed (for example, "Othello"), the list of search results will be organized by format. A list of helpful suggestions for refining these search results even further will also appear, allowing the user to click on topics, subtopics, type of material, and date ranges. ||


 * [[image:db-lionschools-k12.gif width="153" height="109" link="http://literature.proquestlearning.com/home.do"]] || ===**Using Proquest Learning: Literature **===

For best results, search this database for the title of a literary work or the name of an author. Search results will be arranged by the following formats: reference, criticism, literary works, and multimedia. ||


 * =<span style="color: #2c4747; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Finding Books and E-Books: =

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Find printed materials and media in your library by searching [|Destiny], the library's online public access catalog. Find and access e-books by searching the library's e-book databases.


 * [[image:Destiny_logo.gif width="180" height="85" link="https://imgpendleton.follettdestiny.com/common/servlet/logout.do?site=0"]] || ===<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Using Destiny:** ===

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Click on the logo shown to search your library's online public access catalog for printed materials and media physically available in your library. The catalog may be searched by subject, keyword, author, title, or book series (if applicable). Each item's catalog record will contain a call number indicating the item's location on the shelf. ||


 * [[image:ebrary033-vert.gif width="144" height="134" link="http://site.ebrary.com/lib/pendleton/home.action"]] || ===<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Finding Books in Ebrary: ===

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This e-book database provides full-text access to books within key subject areas, language and literature. Conduct a simple search or an advanced search by keyword, author, publisher, title, subject, and more. No downloads are required. Open a book by clicking on the book's title or jacket. Navigate a book by clicking through pages, entering search terms, or finding areas of interest in the table of contents. Interactive tools allow the user to highlight passages, take notes, create in-text hyperlinks, save research, share materials of interest, and maintain a personalized bookshelf. ||


 * media type="custom" key="12517666" width="120" height="120" || ===<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Finding Books in Questia: ===

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">To use Questia, click on the image shown and log in with your username and password. Enter search terms in the search box provided. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Your list of search results will be arranged by the following formats: books, journal articles, magazine articles, newspaper articles, and encyclopedia articles. Click on the "books" category to narrow your results to e-books only. ||

=<span style="color: #2c4747; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Also try searching the Manatee County Public Library Databases:** =


 * <span style="color: #171515; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Infotrac LitFinder] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">(full text periodical and newspaper titles in literature)
 * <span style="color: #171515; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|EBSCOHost Student Research Center] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">(reference, biography, and primary source documents)
 * <span style="color: #171515; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Literary Reference Center Plus] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> (full text criticism of major literary works)

=<span style="color: #2c4747; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Search Tips: =

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**1.** **Use characters, themes, motifs, literary techniques, and other categories to refine your search.** If you have chosen a more specific topic or have been assigned a writing prompt, pull out key words and phrases to guide your search for information.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**2. Use words such as AND, OR , and NOT to narrow or expand your search:**


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">When using the word AND, you will only receive search results containing both of your search terms. For example: **Othello AND race**. This will eliminate all search results containing the phrase "Othello" but not "race."


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">When using the word OR, your search results will may contain either of your search terms. For example, a search for **Wuthering Heights AND romance OR realism** will retrieve search results containing the phrase "Wuthering Heights" and either one of the two terms "romance" and "realism".


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">When using the word **NOT**, your search results will contain only one search term while excluding another. For example, the search for **"The Awakening" NOT "Edna Pontellier"** will retrieve articles containing the word "The Awakening" while eliminating results that also include the phrase "Edna Pontellier."

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<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">** 3. Remember that different information needs call for different types of information sources: **

<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">During your search process, you are likely to retrieve many different types of materials, including books and articles from academic journals, newspapers, magazines, and encyclopedias.Be sure to ask your instructor which types of sources are acceptable for your paper or assignment.




 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Books and scholarly journals** are likely to contain the **most thorough coverage** of a topic. Books and journals undergo a long publication process that may include peer review.


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Scholarly journals** tend to be very **specialized** and are great sources of **current research** in a given field.


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Encyclopedia articles** are great for getting **topic overviews** and **general information****,**but contain only brief coverage.


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Magazine and newspaper articles** are written for a **general audience**, undergo a relatively short publication process, and tend to be the **most current** sources available. These sources are most useful for assignments centered around current events and topics in the news.