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Library Research for First Year English: Women and Culture Spring 2014 Professor Amanda Springs Librarian Jenna Freedman
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Library research instruction for First Year English class (Reinventing Literary History: Women & Culture) at Barnard College. Professor Amanda Springs, Librarian Jenna Freedman.
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Library Research for First Year English: Women and Culture
Spring 2014
Professor Amanda SpringsLibrarian Jenna Freedman
library.barnard.edu
portal to all knowledge.
resources specifically for YOUhttp://library.barnard.edu/find-books/guides/ENGL/ENGLX1201011
library.barnard.edu/contact
library.barnard.edu/personal-librarians
• IM BarnardReference: AOL, Google, Yahoo
• Text 386.227.6273 (386.BARNARD)
we can help you
research
the conversation among scholars
recontextualize & reframe
•Literary/critical•Historical•Theoretical
CLIO - articles
•articles•e-books•dissertations•statistics •other materials
CLIO - catalog
•books, e-books, serials, media materials, microforms, etc.• Truncation &
• Send to phone
•Literary: add the word < criticism > to your author/title, e.g., < "wuthering heights" criticism >•Historical: indicate dates or era and add a secondary interest to narrow the field <england AND (19th OR nineteenth) AND wom*n >•Theoretical: < psych* > or < horney* theor* >
Zotero
•Manages citations•Screen captures•Pdfs•Metadata•Generates bibliographies, most citation styles•Word processing plug-in•Sync •Groups
Literary, critical, or close reading •Include name of text or author in search•Add terms to explore an aspect of the text that interests you•E.g., characters, themes, places, etc.
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Image from ManageWP blog post by Tom Ewer
Historical •Include words or phrases important to historical context
– date-specific (19th or nineteenth century)
– Geographical (england)– Topical term (wom*)
•Do not include text title or author
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Theoretical •Include words or phrases related to your theorist or lens
– Select discipline specific databases (e.g., gender studies, philosophy, psychology, etc.)
– Use theorist's name or philosophy in search term in interdisciplinary database
– Consider reference sources•You may or may not include text title or author
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Cover from editor's webpage.
read
stacks
Use CLIO (catalog) to find the call number for a book that interests you and find it in the stacks•A-M 3rd floor•N-Z 2nd floor
lab
Conduct articles searches, using Find Articles, or one of the individual databases recommended on the guide.
reviewWhat did you find? Is it worth using?•Relevance •Authority•Time•Scope •Audience
Help me review, revise & rehearse...
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