Finding Critical Articles About a Novel
Search the information about the (author and title)
Title : One Day of Life
Author : Manlio Argueta
Search for topics and themes found in the novel
Guadalupe Guardado
Women and family
Salvadoran Civil War
Human rights
Organizacion Democratica Nacionalista
Rebellion
Reference Resources
To look up an event or term for quick general information
Full text Article Databases
Article by Subject Area
Using Google Books and Scholar
- Scholar (Use "Scholar Preferences" - Library Links - type "CSUN" - Check off all the boxes - Save Preferences - Then use the FIND IT AT CSUN link.
- Books (Use "Find in a library" to search holdings at CSUN).
Search Hints
KEYWORDS ONLY – no sentences
KEYWORDS that are NOUNS (people, place, things) are very helpful.
AND (less results and NARROWS our search)
OR (more results and Broadens our search)
chican* = results will be chicano or chicana , chicanas , chicanos
immigra* = immigration , immigrant
“mexico revolution” = glue search terms together
MLA Style
- MLA handbook for writers of research papers (print version)
- MLA Style - Quick Guide by Eric Garcia
- Sample MLA-Style Annotated Bibliography (PDF) by Dr. Karin Durán
- MLA Style Guide (PDF) by Eric Garcia
- MLA - Frequently Asked Questions
- EasyBib MLA style bibliography composer