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1 Introduction to Literature: Library Resources Frederic Murray M.L.I.S. Instructional Services Librarian frederic.murray@swosu.edu

2 Wikipedia Wiki: A Web application that allows users to add content to a collaborative hypertext Web resource (coauthoring), as in an Internet forum, and permits others to edit that content (open editing).

3 Wikipedia Jimmy Wales January 15, 2001 No Original Research NPOV (Neutral point of view) No owners, multiple anonymous authors Anyone with Internet access can create or edit an entry…Anyone

4 Wikipedia Contributors: male, English speaking, denizens of the Internet. Problem is not that it disregards the facts, but that it elevates them above all else. Most of the content is discussion/history of edits & not the entries themselves. Rosenzweig, Roy. “Can History Be Open Source? Wikipedia and the Future of the Past.” The Journal of American History 93.1 (2006): 117-146.

5 Wikipedia Participation maps popular, not academic concerns It is a working community…but is it a good historical resource? Lack of Critical Analysis Problematic as a sole source of information Like all encyclopedias…ok to start, terrible place to stop. Benefits are to its active participants, not its readers.

6 Goals Highlight Background Resources Explore Three Literary Research Databases

7 Background Resources One volume literary encyclopedia. Brief entries describing authors, books, characters, genres. R 803 B435 1996

8 Background Resources Discusses and defines various literary terms. Provides a solid foundation for understanding terms common in the discussion of literature. R 803 H731h6

9 Background Resources Bibliography of Literary Criticism 1stFloor Reference R 016.8 M272m Reference Guide to World Literature 1 st Floor Reference R 809 R259 Dictionary of World Literature: Criticisms, Forms, and Technique 1 st Floor Reference R 803 Sh6da

10 Goals Look at Useful Print Resources Explore Three Literary Research Databases

11 Literary Databases Lion: Literature Online Complete Literary Resource Center JSTOR

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13 LION: Literature Online Complete This database contains a full library of up-to- date, fully searchable criticism and reference resources.

14 Literary Reference Center LRC is a completely full-text database that combines information from over 1,000 books, major literary encyclopedias, reference works, and hundreds of literary journals.

15 JSTOR JSTOR is a full-text scholarly journal archive. Searching is possible within each title and across the whole database.

16 Goals Look at Useful Print Resources Explore Three Literary Research Databases

17 Thank You ! Frederic Murray M.L.I.S. frederic.murray@swosu.edu 580 774 7113


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