Library ResourcesJennifer Thiessen, Education Librarian

EDUC 4P05

The assignment “…become familiar with the entire landscape

of an individual author, poet or illustrator…” select an author/illustrator/poet

The assignment, cont’d…

“…develop a graphic way of representing what it is you want to communicate about that person…” Find stuff by them and about them

books

articles

websites

…and more!

Use the Library catalogue

To choose author/illustrator/poet To find primary sources i.e. to find books by

Beatrix Potter To find information about your

author/illustrator/poet Keyword

beatrix potter children’s authors, children’s literature, etc.

Subject Use to find info about author (only works for well-

known authors) Potter, Beatrix

Tips… Use RACER to request books that we don’t

have Takes about a week to get your request in

Use Public library catalogues

Use the Library Databases To find articles about author/illustrator/poet

Under Research Tools, click on Databases, then English Language and Literature

Project Muse Children’s Literature, Lion and the Unicorn, Children’s

Literature Association Quarterly, etc. Use for criticism

Literature Online (LION) Short biographies, some bibliographies

MLA International Bibliography Search with keywords or by author

Other resources… Oxford Encyclopedia

of Children’s Literature (online) Entries on individual

authors

Dictionary of Literary Biography (Reference PS 21 D53) look up your author/ illustrator in the most recent volume by last name or use the online Literary Index.

Essential Guide to Children’s Books and Their Creators E-book: use search to

find entries

Create your bibliography APA guidelines Writing Essays/Citing Sources (Brock Library) APA Formatting and Style Guide (OWL at

Purdue)

RefWorks Creates your bibliography for you Create an account:

http://library.brocku.ca/spotlight/refworks.htm Quick Start Guide RefWorks tutorials

For more…

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