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Finding Books (literature,
criticism, etc.)
Search Illinet
Online, the library's catalog.
Sample searches Using Guided
Keywords
- For works by an author or critic,
do an Author Words search on the person's name, e.g., e.
e. cummings or Emily Dickinson.
- For works about authors, critics,
or literature, do a Subject Words search. For example...
Willa Cather
Dorothy Allison
This is a collection of electronic books on
major world authors; contents include biography, criticism, and some
historical context.(This database is available on campus only.)
Reference Books
Use these reference sources to find out who your
author is, what he or she wrote, and what critics think in general.
Search Gale
Literary Index, to find out which reference book to look in.
To find criticism in these reference books,
look at the author index in the last volume. Look up the name of
the poet you are intersested in, and the index will tell you in
which series and on what page (e.g, Poetry Criticism, Contemporary
Literary Criticism, etc.) the criticism of that poet appears. SEE
HANDOUT FROM CLASS.
Search MagillOnAuthors
to find an introduction and basic bibliography about an author.
Finding Articles (criticism)
Scholarly Resources
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Academic
Search Elite ~ In this database
you will find articles in major professional and scholarly journals.
- MLA
International Bibliography ~ The major index in literary studies.
(If asked for your patron ID, enter your social
security number, e.g. 123456789.)
(To access this resource from off campus, go
to Articles
and Databases, and choose MLA from the list of databases. For
information about off campus access, look at Accessing
Library Resources from off campus.)
How do I find out if the Elmhurst College Library
has the journal I need?
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Using the Web: Resources
and Evaluation
Literary Web Sites
Evaluating Web Sites
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This page was created 8/27/03 and was last
modified 8/27/03
Susan
Swords Steffen
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