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English 355:Library Resources for Writing about Literature
Professor: Marty Sayles
Librarian Speaking today is: Marcia Henry
English Literature Librarian specialist is:Kimberly Embleton . Kimberly offers several research guides so check out her homepage at http://library.csun.edu/kembleton/
The following links to library resources are geared toward Professor Sayles' Eng. 355 class.
Locating Periodicals
To locate periodicals in the Oviatt Library and/or access available online journals both on- and off-campus, you have several choices:
- While searching a database, click on the link to full text (HTML or PDF) or check library holdings;
- While searching a database, click the Find Text button
to display a menu with links to either full text or the location within the Library for the print version of the periodical;
- Search the periodical title in the Library Catalog; and also
- Search the periodical title in the CSUN List of Electronic Periodicals.
If the Library does not have a journal, you can request an Interlibrary Loan for the article(s) that you need. However, you must allow about two weeks for this!
Periodical Indexes/Databases
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Periodicals (magazines, newspapers, trade publications, and scholarly journals) are excellent sources of current and/or specific information for research projects.
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It's a good idea to formulate a search strategy before using a periodical database.
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The following databases use Boolean Logic (AND, OR, NOT) and truncation/wildcards symbols (*, ?, etc.) for combining keywords and phrases to locate articles on specific topics.
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For a complete list of available databases, see Databases A-Z.
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FYI, you can also connect to the Library's databases and full-text periodicals from off campus
The Literature Resource Center integrates biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every time period and literary discipline from numerous Gale directories. It covers more than 90,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists and other writers. New and updated material is added quarterly.
Note: You may also find these databases to be helpful in working to complete your research assignment.
MLA Bibliography indexes literature, linguistic sources 1963-
1963 to present.
Provides over one million citations for items from journals and series published worldwide.
Indexes books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies.
Contains in each record a bibliographic citation for a journal article, book, or other item including information about the libraries that own the library resources. Now includes the MLA Directory of Periodicals, which provides full information on more than 4,000 journals and series in the MLA International Bibliography Master List of Periodicals.
Academic Search Elite (EBSCOHost)
Provides full text for nearly 1,850 periodicals, including more than 1,250 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to the full text, indexing and abstracts are provided for all 3,237 periodicals in the collection. This database offers information in nearly every area of academic study, including communication studies. Allows limiting search results to peer-reviewed scholarly journals.
From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access over 9,000 scholarly journals, and general interest news magazines and newspapers - over half contain full text and images. Browse subjects using the Subject Guide or search keywords using the Advanced Search. Coverage is from 1980 to the present. Allows limiting search results to ("refereed") scholarly journals.
MetaSearch allows you to: Determine which Library databases are recommended for Literature and other subjects; link to librarians' guides to doing research in particular subject areas; search one to ten Library databases using a common interface; simultaneously search across different databases for interdisciplinary topics and/or resources in various formats (e.g., journals, books, newspapers, etc.); search for electronic journals by title; and create a personalized list of your favorite databases and e-journals.
Citing Your Sources
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