Post on 14-Dec-2015
RESEARCHING THE HARLEM RENAISSANCEAfrican American Literature with Dr. Ellen Bonds
Info Session by Judy Olsen(Based on K. Carrol’s original PowerPoint and Web course guide)
LIBRARIANS: HERE TO HELP!
Subject librarians work with every academic department
Available by phone, email, instant messaging, appointment or just stop by
We answer all kinds of questions How to I pick a topic? Where do I find scholarly articles? Why can’t I access this article from home? How do I write a bibliography?
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•Easily return to this Power Point slide
•Review all the resources we cover today
•Get in touch with Judy
Web pages created by subject librarians to guide you to the BEST resources for a particular subject, course, or research project.
Good starting point Research is difficult – we don’t
expect you to know where to go every time you get a new project.
Helpful tips & pointers
RESEARCHING THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE: WORKSHOP OVERVIEW
Getting Started: Encyclopedias and Dictionaries African American Studies Center Dictionary of Literary Biography Online
Finding Books: The Search Tab Authors and Their Works & Context
Historical New York Times Database Finding Articles
Databases The Search Tab
GETTING STARTED: ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES
Explanations of terms, people, events or ideas related to a specific subject
Browse a subject-specific encyclopedia or dictionary for topic ideas
Get background information In most subject areas, available online and
searchable
GETTING STARTED: ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND
DICTIONARIES Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance / Cary D. Wintz,
Paul Finkelman, editors. New York: Routledge, 2004. Ref. NX512.3 .A35 E53 2004
Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance / Aberjhani and Sandra L. West; foreword by Clement Alexander Price. New York: Facts on File, 2003. Ref. PS153 .N5 H245 2003
The Harlem Renaissance: a Gale critical companion / foreword by Trudier Harris-Lopez. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Ref PS153 .N4 H37 1984
The Harlem Renaissance: a historical dictionary for the era / edited by Bruce Kellner. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1984. (3rd floor) NX511 .N4 H37 1984
The Encyclopedia of the Harlem Literary Renaissance / Lois Brown. New York: Facts on File, 2006. Ref. PS153 .N5 B675 2006
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For this session, take a look at the
Dictionary of Literary Biography Online
Full text of literary works:
Literature Online
FINDING BOOKS: THE SEARCH TAB
Books are an important resource for research in most subject areas Scholarly research is often published in books
Tip: You don’t always have to read the entire book Check the Table of Contents and Index for
sections/pages applicable to your project Books can give you a broader view of a topic
Articles are very specific
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Keywords:
Harlem Renaissance
Author’s Name
Author search for works by that author
Author’s Name + criticism
Title of work + criticism
LITERARY REVIEWS AND CONTEXT
Literary works can be reviewed in newspapers, magazines, and academic journals
Reviews can range from brief critiques to lengthy analyses
Historical New York Times – context and reviews Readers’ Guide Retrospective – covers the era Literature Resource Center – includes critical
analysis Literature Online – includes criticism and
reference works Books and Movies Reviews Guide – for more
resources
FINDING ARTICLES
Scholarly or peer-reviewed articles are research articles that have been reviewed by other experts in the field
Databases are searchable indexes Fields RECORDS Usually cannot be searched using same techniques
as with Google Humanities Full Text Literature Online MLA International Bibliography Ethnic Newswatch – scholarly and non-
scholarly Library catalog
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The Articles & More tabs searches the library’s entire full text online holdings – that’s a lot of material!
This search is very broad and is best used when you are just familiarizing yourself with or exploring a topic.
To learn how to use the FindIt button to access full text, watch this video.
THANK YOU!
Judy OlsenEnglish and Theatre Librarianjudith.olsen@villanova.edu610-519-5183
Kristyna Carroll
Social Sciences Librarian
kristyna.carroll@villanova.edu
610-519-5391
Your questions are always welcome!