Kristen L. Young, MLIS, AHIP Denison University Thursday October 18, 2012.

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Kristen L. Young, MLIS, AHIP Denison University Thursday October 18, 2012

Assignment Students need to choose one of the authors Montagu Trollope Darwin Dickens Twain D. H. Lawrence Kerouac Naipaul Prepare a bibliography of critical sources on that author that relate to their travel writing Using Academic Search Complete and the CONSORT Catalog, demonstrate to the students how to go about creating such a bibliography.

The Library

Steps to research Define your topic or question Create a search strategy What type of information is needed? Scholarly journal articles, books, magazines, newspapers, websites What keywords/headings will you need in databases? Search the literature & collect sources Evaluate the information Cite the sources

Creating a search strategy List main topics and alternate terms Initial: Mark Twain, travel, writing Related: Samuel Langhorne Clemens, tourism, explore, vacation, literature, diary. Gender, age, year of publication, language

Selecting your terms Travel* Travel Travels Traveled Traveling

Connector Words Connect words with AND… Connect words with OR… …to find articles that include both words …to find articles that include either or both of the words TravelWriting Travel AND writing Writing OR Diary WritingDiary

Bibliography Annotated Critical Bibliographic information Explain the qualifications of the author Scope/purpose of work Any biases? Intended audience, reading level Why it is useful to your topic (evaluation) DESCRIBE a work How the work relates to other works on the specific topic Evaluate the usefulness of a work for a specific audience/situation (others exploring the topic) EVALUATE a work

Citations MLA Style Chicago Book: Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. Scholarly Database: Junge, Wolfgang, and Nathan Nelson. “Nature's Rotary Electromotors.” Science 29 Apr. 2005: Science Online. Web. 5 Mar Book: Yow, Valerie Raleigh. Recording Oral History: A Guide for the Humanities and Social Sciences. Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira Press, Scholarly Database: Frank, Alison. "The Petroleum War of 1910: Standard Oil, Austria, and the Limits of the Multinational Corporation." American Historical Review 114, no.1 (Feb. 2009): doi: /ahr

MLA Style (sample) Works Cited "Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental Defense Fund. Environmental Defense Fund, 8 May Web. 24 May Clinton, Bill. Interview by Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change.” New York Times. New York Times, May Web. 25 May Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." New York Times. New York Times, 22 May Web. 25 May Ebert, Roger. "An Inconvenient Truth." Rev. of An Inconvenient Truth, dir. Davis Guggenheim. rogerebert.com. Sun-Times News Group, 2 June Web. 24 May 2009.

Citation guide!

The Consort Catalog

Bibliographic record

Getting to Academic Search Complete

Academic Search Complete

Libraryland: a real session - class Live Students = active participants - groups Questions Website – why Journal/database Boolean operators Personal experiences Road blocks Personal opinion Most helpful

Libraryland: a real session - extras Handout LibGuide Informative information tutorials – Jing Additional instruction sessions Office hours