ENGL 1302 @ NLC Library 

 

NLC Library Pre-test

 

HANDOUTS

• Library Essentials (MS Word) (PDF)
• Using Online Databases (MS Word) (PDF)
• Literary Criticism - (MS Word)  (PDF)
• Citation Guide

 

ACTIVITIES

• Start your research today! (MS Word) (PDF)
• Alternate Start Your Research

 

Want books? Use:

ALAMO LIBRARY ONLINE CATALOG 

• A Dictionary of Literary and Thematic Terms 
• The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature 

 

Evaluating Websites (MS Word) ( PDF)

• CRAAP Test
• Michigan State University Library Website Eval
• Purdue University Library Website Eval Chart

 

RELATIVELY PAINLESS HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT 

 

Use it or Lose it?  (MS Word) (PDF)-Bring this with you to Session II!

 

 

SESSION II 

 

ACTIVITY: Website evaluation review  --  What do YOU think?

http://www.online-literature.com/bierce/

 

Criticism, Overview, or Review ? 

1. To Kill A Mockingbird in Novels for Students 

2. To Kill A Mockingbird in The Writer

3. The Strange Career of Atticus Finch in Southern Cultures

 

INTERNET SITES

     Hotlinks - Helpful free resources in all subjects 

•   Literature 

 

 SCHOLARLY vs POPULAR ARTICLES

• Types of Periodicals

 

Off-campus Access -- Proxy Login

 

Want articles? Use:

ELECTRONIC DATABASES

• Academic OneFile
• Academic Search Complete

 

Databases by Subject - History

• History Resource Center United States
• History Resource Center World

 

Databases by Subject - Literature

 

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
• Borrow it from another library 

 

Why Cite?

• You Quote It, You Note It - an interactive tutorial explaining what plagiarism is and how to cite sources

 

Citing sources in MLA format:

• NLC Citation Guide 
• MLA Formatting and Syle Guide from The OWL at Purdue
• Duke University Libraries  

 

 

NEED HELP? Contact Us!

Call: (210) 486-5388

Email: nlc-reference@alamo.edu

 

Instructors:  Linda Plevak, Kay Garsnett, Kristin Johnson, Julie Nichols