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ENGL 1302 @ NLC Library

HANDOUTS

• Library Essentials -
• Literary Criticism -
• Citing Sources -
• Using Online Databases -
• Evaluating Websites -

Scholarly vs. Popular Articles

CRAAP  Test

ACTIVITY - Use it or Lose it?

1. Shakespeare and the Cultural Dream in Catalonia
2. Something of Great Constancy: The Art of "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
3. The Power of Imagination in Macbeth, Hamlet, and Midsummer Night's Dream

Want books? Use:

ALAMO LIBRARY ONLINE CATALOG 

• The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama
• Western Drama Through the Ages: A Student Reference Guide
• Critical Survey of Drama
• William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (Bloom's Criticism)

Want articles? Use:

ELECTRONIC DATABASES

   Databases by Subject - Literature

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

INTERNET SITES

• NLC Library Hotlinks - Literature
• Internet Public Library - Literary Criticism

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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Call: (210) 486-5388

Email: nlc-reference@alamo.edu

Library Instructors: Sarah Garrett, Kristin Johnson