ENGL 2375 @ NLC Library

Children's Literature with Dr. Caroline Davis

Assignment:  library quiz child lit 2375.doc 

HANDOUTS 

• Library Essentials -
• Using Online Databases -
• Developing a Search Strategy -
• Evaluating websites -  
• Children's Literature -  
• Citing Sources -  MSWord  PDF

Want books? Use:

ALAMO LIBRARY ONLINE CATALOG 

• The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
• The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales
• Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion
• Don't Bet on the Prince (SAC: PS648.F4 D66 1989 )

Want articles? Use:

ELECTRONIC DATABASES

• Databases by Subject - Literature
  • Biography Resource Center
  • Literature Criticism Online
  • MLA International Bibliography
  • Literary Reference Center (EBSCO)
  • Literature Resource Center(GALE)
  • JSTOR
  • Academic Search Complete
  • Academic Onefile

INTERNET SITES

• Literature Hotlinks   
• Digital Librarian: Children's Literature 
• de Grummond Children's Literature Collection 
• Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) - Univ of Wisconsin-Madison 

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(s):  Linda Plevak, Kristin Johnson