Fall 2010 — Prof. Churchill
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Questions? Contact Susanna Boylston (704-894-2494).
- Office hours:
- Monday 1:00-3:00 pm
- Tuesday, 3:00-5:00 pm
- Wednesday, 1:00-2:00 pm
Location: Consultation Room (directly behind the reference desk)
- Also available by appointment.
Research Guides | Little Magazines | Popular Magazines | Biographical Information| Cultural, Historical, Literary, & Social Background
- Research Guides
- Literary Research and the American Modernist Era: Strategies and Sources. Robert N. Matouzzi and Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2008.
LC Reference REF PS228. M63 M38 2008
- Literary Research and the American Realism and Naturalism Period: Strategies and Sources. Linda L. Stein and Peter J. Lehu. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2009.
LC Reference REF PS217.R4 S74 2009
- Literary Research and British Modernism: Strategies and Sources. Alison M. Lewis. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2010.
LC Reference REF PR478 .M6 L45 2010
- Literary Research Guide: An Annotated Listing of Reference Sources in English Literary Studies. 5th ed. James L. Harner. New York: Modern Language Association, 2008.
Reference R 016.8 H289L5
- Little Magazines
- Twentieth-Century Popular Magazines
- Biographical information
- American National Biography. Ed. John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes. 24 vols. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999-2002.
Reference R 920.073 A512
- Biography Reference Bank. H.W. Wilson, 2003- .
- The Harlem Renaissance and Beyond: Literary Biographies of 100 Black Women Writers, 1900-1945. Lorraine Elena Roses and Ruth Elizabeth Randolph. Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1990.
Reference R 928.1 R816h
- Literature Resource Center
Contains full-text biographies, critical essays, journal articles, and excerpts of criticism and reviews about over 130,000 literary authors and their works; covers dramatists, essayists, novelists, poets, and other writers from all time periods.
Note: Includes
- American Writers. Ed. Leonard Unger. New York: Scribner, 1974- .
The library also has copies of the print volumes from 1974-2008; they are shelved in Reference at call number R 810.9 A512.
- British Writers. Ed. Ian Scott-Kilvert. New York: Scribner, 1979- .
The library also has copies of the print volumes from 1979-2008; they are shelved in Reference at call number R 820.9 B8621.
- Contemporary Authors. Detroit, MI: Gale: 1962- .
- Dictionary of Literary Biography. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1978- .
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Ed. H.C.G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2004.
Reference R 920 N2111
- Cultural, Historical, Literary, & Social Background
- An Annotated Critical Bibliography of Modernism. Alistair Davies. Totowa, NJ: Barnes & Noble, 1982.
Reference R 016.8 D261a
- The Black New Yorkers: The Schomburg Illustrated Chronology. Howard Dodson et al. New York: Wiley, 2000.
Reference R 974.7 D647b
- Dictionary of American History. Ed. Stanley I. Kutler. 10 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2003.
Reference R 973 D554 2003
- Dictionary of Art. Ed Jane. Turner 34 vols. New York: Grove’s Dictionaries, 1996.
Reference R 703 D554
- Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History. Ed. Colin Palmer. 6 vols. Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference, 2006.
- Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History. Ed. Ed. Mary Kupiec Cayton and Peter Williams. 3 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2001.
Reference R 973.04 E564
- Encyclopedia of American Social History. Ed. Mary Kupiec Cayton et al. 3 vols. New York: Scribner's, 1993.
Reference R 301.097 E56
- Encyclopedia of American Social Movements. Ed. Immanuel Ness. 3 vols. New York: Sharpe Reference, 2004.
Reference R 303.484 E56
- Encyclopedia of Literary Modernism. Ed. Paul Poplawski. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2003.
- Encyclopedia of New York City. Ed. Kenneth T. Jackson. New Haven, CT: Yale Univ. Press, 1995.
Reference R 974.71 E56
- Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance. Ed. Cary D. Wintz and Paul Finkelman. 2 vols. New York: Routledge, 2004.
Reference R 700.89 E56
- Encyclopedia of the United States in the Twentieth Century. Ed. Stanley I. Kutler. 4 vols. New York: Scribner's, 1996.
Reference R 973.03 E562
- The Harlem Renaissance: An Annotated Bibliography and Commentary. Margaret Perry. New York: Garland, 1982.
Reference R 016.81 P464h
- The Harlem Renaissance: A Historical Dictionary for the Era. Ed. Bruce Kellner. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1984.
Reference R 700.89 H284
Little Magazines | Popular Magazines | Newspapers
Be sure to consult some of the biographical reference sources too, especially Literature Resource Center, which contains excerpts of criticism and useful bibliographies.
Books | Articles
- Books
- Library Catalog
Includes information about books, government documents, and journals, magazines, and newspapers in the Library.
- To locate appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings, start with a keyword search and then browse records.
- To locate works about a person, do a subject search for the person's name (last name first).
- To locate bibliographies on a person or topic, do a keyword search and add the following: su bibliography.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use a dollar sign $
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?.
- WorldCat
Indexes books, periodicals, and other materials held by libraries around the world. Search WorldCat to identify additional books on your topic and then order the books on interlibrary loan.
Note: It can be helpful to identify relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Library Catalogue first; you can then do a subject search in WorldCat to find additional items with these subject headings.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: insert a "w" between the words in a phrase (for example, "cold w war")
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- ebrary
A collection of over 45,000 e-books published by over 220 academic, trade, and professional publishers; covers all subject areas. Also includes tools that allow you to create your own virtual bookshelf, bookmark pages, and add and save notes and highlights.
Note: To read ebrary books, you need the ebrary Reader. This plugin is on all library and ITS computers, but if you are using your own computer, you can download it from the ebrary home page.
- Articles
Core Resources | Other Resources
- Core Resources
- Annual Bibliography of English Language & Literature (ABELL)
Indexes journal articles and books published from 1920 to present; also includes citations to book reviews. Covers all literatures in English as well as the English language, bibliography, textual studies, and the history of publishing.
ABELL is a particularly good source of information about books published in the U.K. Many of these works do not appear in the MLAIB.
- MLA International Bibliography
(1926 to present). Indexes journal articles, books, and doctoral dissertations in the fields of English, American, European, Asian, African, and Latin American linguistics, modern languages and literatures, film studies, and folklore.
For more information, see the MLAIB Search Planner.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- Other Resources
- Academic Search Premier
(1975 to present) Indexes popular and scholarly articles in a broad range of subject areas; also includes citations to book reviews and citations to articles in several national newspapers.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- America: History & Life and Historical Abstracts
(Time period covered: 1450 to present [world history]; prehistory to present [U.S. and Canadian history]. Publication coverage: 1954 to present). Indexes journal articles, book chapters, doctoral dissertations, and book reviews. (Each database can also be searched separately.)
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1970-2000.
Reference R 016.65 I611a
Covers all aspects of printing and publishing, including periodical publishing.
- Art Abstracts
(1929 to present). Indexes over 370 periodicals, including journals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. Subjects covered include art history, archaeology, architecture, decorative art, film, folk art, graphic art, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, museology, photography, and sculpture.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?
- ARTbibliographies Modern
(c. 1960s to present) Indexes articles, essays, exhibition catalogs, books, and doctoral dissertations on topics related to modern and contemporary art from the late nineteenth century to the present. Covers traditional media such as paintings and sculpture as well as photography, artists' books, ceramics, body art, electronic art, ethnic arts, fashion, performance art, and video art. International in scope.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use a question mark ?
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Business Abstracts
(July 1913 to present) Indexes articles from over 600 business periodicals, including scholarly journals, trade journals, and popular magazines. Also contains citations to product reviews, corporate profiles, and interviews as well as the Industrial Arts Index (1913-1957).
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?
- Contemporary Women's Issues
(1992 to present) Indexes popular articles, scholarly articles, books, newsletters, and reports on all aspects of women's studies, including gender, sociology, education, political science, and health.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: automatic
- Phrase searching: automatic.
- Essay & General Literature Index
(1900 to present) Indexes chapters and essays in edited collections.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?
- Humanities Abstracts
(1907 to present). Indexes articles in over 500 English-language journals in the fields of archaeology, art, classics, communication, film, folklore, history, languages and literatures, music, philosophy, religion, and theatre. Also includes citations for book, theatre, and film reviews as well as interviews, obituaries, and some original creative works. Includes the full text of selected articles from 1995 to the present.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?
- JSTOR
Includes pdf copies of scholarly articles from over 1,500 journals; also includes book reviews. Note:JSTOR does not contain articles from the most recent 3-5 years.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use a plus sign +
- Phrase searching: automatic
- OmniFile Full Text Mega
(1982 to present) Indexes articles from over 3,000 scholarly and popular periodicals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences; also includes the full text of selected articles from over 1,650 of these periodicals.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?
- Periodicals Index Online
(c. 1665-1995) Indexes journal and magazine articles as well as book reviews in a broad array of humanities, social sciences, and science subjects.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: automatic
- Project Muse
Contains full-text articles from over 400 journals published by university and scholarly presses.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Web of Knowledge
(c. 1900 to present) A multidisciplinary resource that provides citations to articles in thousands of journals in the social sciences, humanities, and sciences.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotations marks " "
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- Women Studies Abstracts
Reference Index Area R 050 W872
(1972 to present) Indexes popular articles, scholarly articles, and books on all aspects of women's studies, including history, education, gender, literature, religion, and art.
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