ENGL 2328 @ NLC Library 

 HANDOUTS

    Library Essentials (MS Word) (PDF)

    Literary Criticism Research (MS Word) (PDF)

Want to cite in MLA format?

     NLC Citation Guide

     5 Tips for Avoiding Plagiarism - from Wichita State University Library System 

ACTIVITIES

A.  Website evaluation review - What do YOU think? - Use it or Lose it?

• Online Literature
• The Ambrose Bierce Project

B. Start your research today!  (PDF)

Want books? Use:

ALAMO LIBRARY ONLINE CATALOG 

• The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature PS21 .E537 2004  vol. 1-4   REFERENCE - In library use only
• Encyclopedia of American Literature  PS21 .E533 2008 vol. 1-4   REFERENCE - In library use only

Want articles? Use:

ELECTRONIC DATABASES

Databases by Subject - Literature 

• Literature Resource Center (GALE)
• Literary Reference Center (EBSCO) 
• Literature Criticism Online
• JSTOR
• MLA International Bibliography

Databases by Subject - Biography

• Biography Resource Center

Off-campus Access -- Proxy Login

INTERNET SITES

     Hotlinks - Helful free selected websites in all subjects

             Literature -  See links to Mark Twain and Zora Neal Hurston under "Authors"

 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

NEED HELP? Contact Us!

Call: (210) 486-5388

Email: nlc-reference@alamo.edu

Library Instructor:  Linda Plevak