MLA Guide to Undergraduate Research in Literature

AvElizabeth Brookbank,H. Faye Christenberry

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

A guide to help students use research sources in literature and filmWhat makes a good research topic in a literature class? What does your professor mean by "peer-reviewed" sources? What should you do if you can't find enough material? This approachable guide walks students through the process of research in literary studies, providing them with tools for responding successfully to course assignments.Written by two experienced librarians, the guide introduces the resources available through college and university libraries and explains how to access the ones a student needs. It focuses on research in literature, identifying relevant databases and research guides and explaining different types of sources and the role each plays in researching and writing about a literary text. But it also contains helpful information for any student researcher, describing strategies for searching the web to find the most useful material and offering guidance on organizing research and documenting sources with MLA style.Extensively updated and revised, the second edition emphasizes digital resources that can be accessed remotely, offers critical thinking strategies for evaluating sources, and includes more information on writing about audiovisual as well as written works.This book contains an introduction and the chapters "Starting the Research Process," "Searching Your Library Discovery System or Catalog," "Searching Subject-Specific Databases," "Searching the Internet," "Finding Reviews," "Using Contextual Primary Sources," "Finding Background Information," "Managing Sources and Creating Your Bibliography," and "Guides to Research in Literature Written in English" as well as a bibliography of sources for studying literature in English and a glossary of terms.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-11-07
Mått:152 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt:272 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:MLA Guides
Antal sidor:160
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Modern Language Association of America
ISBN:9781603296298

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Mer om författaren

Elizabeth Brookbank is associate professor and instruction librarian at Western Oregon University.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction1. Starting the Research ProcessUnderstanding Your Research Paper AssignmentDeveloping a TopicDeveloping a Search StrategyThe Research Process: Five Top Tips for Doing Better Research2. Searching Your Library Discovery System or CatalogIs This like Google? Your Library's Discovery SystemThe Library's Special Language: Library of Congress Subject HeadingsMoving beyond the BasicsUsing Materials from Other LibrariesChoosing the Right Library Sources for Your Assignment3. Searching Subject-Specific DatabasesHow to Select the Right DatabaseSubject-Specific DatabasesAdvanced Searching in the MLA International BibliographyInterdisciplinary Databases4. Searching the InternetFinding Scholarship on the InternetAccessing Scholarship OnlineSearching Smarter: Search Engine Advanced ToolsEvaluating Internet SourcesEvaluating Library Sources5. Finding Reviews6. Using Contextual Primary SourcesWhat Is a Primary Source?Periodicals as Primary SourcesAudiovisual Media as a Primary SourceUsing Primary Sources in Literary ResearchFinding Primary Sources Using a Library Database or CatalogFinding Primary Sources Using the Internet7. Finding Background InformationLibrary Sources for Biographical and Historical InformationInternet Sources for Biographical and Historical InformationFinding a Definition or the Source of a Quotation8. Managing Sources and Creating Your BibliographyCreating In-Text Citations and a Works-CitedListOrganizing Your Research9. Guides to Research in Literature Written in EnglishHarner's Literary Research GuideSeries on Literary Research from Scarecrow PressAppendix: A Selected Bibliography of Research Sources for Literature and Literary Studies in EnglishGlossaryIndex