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ANGLAIS 101Finding Research Articles
for English Literature
© University of Alberta Library
Getting started with research Books vs. periodical articles Searching databases
– e.g. MLA International Bibliography
Finding periodical articles in the Library
Search your topic – we’re here to help
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Today’s topics
Books
Books are a good place to start if the person is well known (Margaret Atwood or Shakespeare)
The bibliographies within books on your topic provide references to other books and articles.
(NEOS Libraries) Catalogue.
For works or critiques about the author, search the author as a subject
Find books about both an author and a specific topic
Type an author’s name and a topical term, joining these with and
shakespeare and women
mary shelley and science fiction
mary shelley and (science or medicine)
Call number of book
Library and location
Periodical Articles
Periodical articles are a good starting point if:
• An author’s reputation is recent or local
• You are looking for something very specific (e.g. the symbolism of flowers in Hamlet)
Periodical Databases
What is a periodical?
Periodical: • Published on an ongoing, regular basis• Also known as journals• Magazines, journals, newspapers Formats : • electronic, • paper• microformat
Periodicals may be scholarly or of general interest.
Select carefully.
Locating paper periodicals
Current Issues• Shelved separately in north-west
corner of library• Organized alphabetically by title
Older Issues• Located in general collection, bound
and interfiled with books by call number
Citation
The written reference to a periodical article
The information you need to:
• find the article
• include in a list of sources used (e.g. bibliography)
Keep your citations!
Citation example
Characterization in Mansfield Park: Tom Bertram and Coleman’s the Heir at Law.
By: Giotta, Peter C.; Review of English Studies,
Nov 98, Vol. 49 Issue 196, p466, 6p
Periodical title
Article title
Finding Periodicals in the Library
When all you have is a citation:
Search the NEOS Libraries Catalogue
•Search by “Periodical title”
Search the Catalogue for the periodical title
Review of English Studies
Does the Library have Vol. 49 (November 1998)?
Is Review of English Studies
available at the U of A?
Rutherford has Vol. 49
Databases
• Use to find articles on a given topic• May be subject specific (MLA
Bibliography) or have broad coverage (Academic Search Premier)
• May include citations, or full text, or a mix• Many different databases (500+)
Databases are organized in different ways• adapt search techniques
• HELP information is always available
MLA Bibliography
citations and links to full textfocus is literature and languageinternational and very scholarly
Enter via the
English Language and Literature Web page.
Path to Databases for Research in English
Literature
Subject Link
English Link
English Language and Literature
Searching MLA
Searching MLA
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Go to folder
If there is no Get It! button, do a
Periodical Title search
MLA Citation Style
ModernLanguageAssociation
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th edition. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 2003.
Call number: LB 2369 G52 (Reference & General Collection)
MLA Citation Style
Online Dictionaries
Tips to Remember
search the (NEOS Libraries) Catalogue to find books
search databases to find articles use the English Language and Literature
Web page to remember useful databases and find more specialized research guides.
if you have a citation, search the Catalogue to see if the library owns the periodical
Reference Services
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from any computer, anywhere!
Telephone us.
http://www.library.ualberta.ca/askus_fr/
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