Literary Criticism Research Paper Spring 2008

Objectives Students will be able to: Locate Media Center Online Resources & web page for this assignment. Access secondary materials using Gale Literary Index. Print out personal list of resources from Gale Research. Browse materials for likely sources. Locate and replace all book sources. Locate full-texts of critical materials via the Student Resource Center Gold and ProQuest Learning: Literature.

Resources for this Assignment Books Online Index Databases Online Research Tools Media Center Handouts

Books Background or Supplementary Reading Combination Reference Sources Critical Sources Single-Volume critical sources

Background Reading Why use background reading? It is often easier to read even though chapters may be long. It might present an overall sense of different critical opinions. To get historical or psychological insight on an author or times.

Background Sources from Gale Dictionary of Literary Biography (DLB) Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography (CDALB) Concise Dictionary of British Literary Biography (CDBLB) American Writers British Writers Beacham’s

Reference Background Sources Best accessed using Gale Literary Index. The “Its Times” series will have different call number ranges. Call numbers begin with REF 800… Literature and Its Times World Literature and Its Times Latin American literature African literature British & Irish literature Spanish & Portuguese literature

Combination Sources Why use combination sources? Present an overview of the author’s works and link the novel’s events to events in history. Present plot overviews, character sketches, and important themes in the work. Each chapter presents a critical overview and 2 or 3 particularly accessible articles of criticism. Each critical article is a different source.

Combination Sources Shelved in Reference Requires Gale Literary Index Drama for StudentsNonfiction Classics for Students This set is only available as an e- book Novels for Students

Critical Sources from Gale Provide excerpts and full texts of literary criticism. Represent a variety of opinions over time. Consult multiple volumes. Chapters contain many entries; each is considered a source. Requires use of Gale Literary Index to find pertinent volumes. Entries are dense and may require background reading for fuller comprehension. Some entries are duplicated in online sources, but most will require note-taking and photocopying.

Critical Sources from Gale Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC) Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism (NCLC) Twentieth Century Literary Criticism (TCLC) Black Literature Criticism Hispanic Literature Criticism

Single-Volume Works Housed on Reserve Carts Most are anthologies of critical essays. May be entirely on one literary work, the body of an author’s works, or a genre. Each chapter or entry by a different author constitutes a different source.

Online Sources Gale Literary Index – will provide access only to relevant Gale titles.Gale Literary Index Student Resource Center Gold – will provide full texts of background and critical essays.Student Resource Center Gold ProQuest Learning Literature – will provide full texts of background and critical essays. Username = password = bigchalkProQuest Learning Literature bigchalk

What’s Next… Quick Walking Tour of Reference Section Print out personal list of relevant Gale titles Browse for either print or online sources Re-shelve Reference & place single- volume titles on Reserve Cart