1. Library Research Workshop for English Graduate Students
Friday, September 28, 2018
Vince Graziano
English Librarian

2. Workshop Outline Finding background/biographical info Finding books
Finding journal articles
Finding primary sources
Literary works & non-literary works
Information on journals & submission guidelines
Spectrum
Concordia Research Repository

3. Finding background/biographical info
Literature Resource Center
Contemporary Authors (short biographies)
Dictionary of Literary Biography (longer biographies)
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism

4. Finding journal articles
MLA International Bibliography (MLAIB):
References to articles in 4,400 journals from 1926 onward
Both Literature Online and EBSCO platforms until December 31, 2018
EBSCO version contains 1,000 full text journals
ABELL:
British equivalent to MLAIB
From 1920 onward
Literature Criticism Online:
Full text or selections of full text of essays and articles re-published in the following reference works: Shakespearean Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Drama Criticism, Short Story Criticism, and Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800

5. Finding primary sources: Literary Works & Non-Literary Works
Literature Criticism Online
Literature Online, 600s-1925 (LION)
Early English Books Online, (EEBO)
Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO)
Early Canadiana Online E-books (ECO)
Early Canadiana Online Periodicals (ECO)
British Periodicals I and II,
American Periodicals,

6. Information on journals & submission guidelines
MLA Directory of Periodicals
Provides detailed information on over 6,000 journals and book series that cover literature, literary theory, dramatic arts, folklore, language, linguistics, pedagogy, rhetoric and composition, and the history of printing and publishing.
Ulrich’s International Periodicals Directory
Bibliographic database providing detailed, comprehensive, and authoritative information for more than 250,000 serials from 80,000 publishers and corporate authors in over 200 countries around the world.

7. Spectrum Concordia Research Repository
Concordia University's open access research repository
Provides access to and preserves research created at Concordia
Includes:
All theses and dissertations written at Concordia
Selected Concordia faculty papers and journal articles

8. Search Operators AND shakespeare AND theatre OR drama OR plays
NOT literature NOT drama
“ ” “troilus and cressida”
* feminis*
( ) (masculin* OR men) AND shakespeare

9. Subject Searching Thesaurus Subject Headings in CLUES
List of terms used in a database
Subject Headings in CLUES
Created by the Library of Congress
Subjects include:
People
Characters
Titles of literary works
Topical subject headings

10. To Find the Full Text Use the feature Search CLUES
Perform a Journal Title search
Check other Montreal libraries
Use your BCI card
Request an Interlibrary Loan (COLOMBO)
Online form
Allow 1 to 2 weeks for delivery of books
Allow 2 to 4 days for delivery of articles by

11. RefWorks RefWorks is a Web-based tool that:
Facilitates organization of references
Is accessible from any Internet connection
Simplifies the process of preparing bibliographies
Access RefWorks through the Log into menu on the Library website
Help
Tutorials on Library website

12. Help is Available At the Reference Desk Library website
Literatures in English Subject Guide
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Chat with a Librarian
Ask Vince:
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Office hours: by appointment