ENGL 2332 @ NLC Library 

World Literature I - McCabe

HANDOUTS

• Library Essentials -
• Developing a Search Strategy -  
• Literary Criticism -
• Citing Sources - Word  PDF 
• Using Online Databases -
• Evaluating Websites -

ACTIVITIES

• How low can you go? 

Want books? Use:

ALAMO LIBRARY ONLINE CATALOG 

• Bedford Anthology of World Literature, Book 1
• Bedford Anthology of World Literature, Book 2
• Bedford Anthology of World Literature, Book 3 
• St Martin's Handbook
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers

Want articles? Use:

ELECTRONIC DATABASES

Databases by Subject - Literature  

• MLA International Bibliography
• JSTOR
• Academic Search Complete
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
• Literary Reference Center (EBSCO) 
• Literature Resource Center(GALE)  
• Literature Criticism Online

INTERNET SITES

     Hotlinks: links to helpful pre-selected Internet resources

• Literature 
• Citing Sources
• MLA

SEARCH STRATEGIES

• Boolean - AND, OR, NOT
• Field searching - Subject, Author, Title
• Quotation marks for exact phrase
• Truncation - root + variants (*) 
• Database Limiters: date, publication type, type, peer-reviewed, etc.

OPTIONS FOR FULL-TEXT - Where is the actual article???

•  PDF or HTML in database
• A to Z Online Journal Locator
• IDB & ILL

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