MagillOnLiterature Plus

A Ready Reference Instructional Guide

Presentation by:

Rebecca Heard

WHAT IS IT?

MagillOnLiterature Plus is a literary database.

In it You’ll Find:

• Critical analyses of individual works of literature and essays

• Biographical Records

• Plot Summaries

• A Glossary of Literary Terms

• Information on the most studied authors and their

principle works.

WHY USE IT?

It’s an excellent research tool for students of any age.

Use it to:

• Gain information about a story, play, or novel.

• Understand the historical background of the work.

• Identify themes that might be found in the novel

or play.

• Review the critical analysis of the author’s work.

WHAT’S INSIDE?

MagillOnLiterature Plus is delivered by EBSCOhost and edited by Salem Press - both world renowned for their award winning literary reference.

Inside you’ll find works from:

• Masterplots

• Masterplots II

• Cyclopedia of World Authors

• Cyclopedia of Literary Characters

• Magill's Literary Annual 1977-2012

• Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and

Fantasy Literature

• Magill Book Reviews

• Critical Surveys

• Masterplots II :Juvenile and Young

Adult Biographies

• Masterplots II : Juvenile and Young

Adult Fiction

WHERE IS IT FOUND?

MagillOnLiterature Plus can be accessed by

any patron of a library who subscribes to it.

HOW TO SEARCH…

• Locate the MagillOnLiterature Plus through your

library’s online database listings.

• Select It.

• Begin Your Basic or Advanced Search.

THE BASIC SEARCH…

Click in this box and type your search terms.

Click on the Search box. Enter your search terms. (Notice the Search Options and Limit Your Results sections. Use them to narrow your search even more

i.e. by full text articles, publication years, literary genre & etc.).

BASIC SEARCH RESULTS…

• Review the results

listing and select the

article you wish to

explore.

• If needed, further

refine your search by

Subject Matter, Full

Text, Images Available,

and Publication.

View the article by

clicking in either of

these places.

THE ADVANCED SEARCH…

• Fill in one or

more boxes on

the search

screen with your

keywords (i.e.

title of work,

author, etc.).

• You can search

one field or

multiple fields.

Insert

Keywords

here

Use to limit your

search to a

particular field

(optional)

Click here

for search

help

THE ADVANCE SEARCH RESULTS…

• Review the results listing and select the article you wish to explore.

View the article by

clicking in either of

these places.

THE ADVANCE SEARCH RESULTS (CONT’D)…

Note your

options to View

Full Text, Print,

Save, Cite, and

etc.

YOUR SEARCH – THE FINAL RESULTS...

The Article contains:

• Biographical Info.

• Publication Date

• Type of Work

• Locale

• Novel Synopsis

• Themes and Meanings

• Critical Context Analysis

• Bibliography

ADDITIONAL FEATURES…

Search the Menu Bar for

other additional features of

MagillOnLiterature Plus.

You’ll find:

• A Literary Glossary

• Publication listings

• Indexes search and browsing

capabilities

Search the Menu Bar

CITATION

EBSCOhost. (2014). MagillOnLiterature Plus. Retrieved from:

http://web.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.dom.edu/ehost/search/basic

?sid=72e4d00a-251c-4158-83d1-

113499d54ace%40sessionmgr4003&vid=28&hid=4209

I hope that you have enjoyed viewing this presentation

on MagillOnLiterature Plus.

If you have any questions about this database, please

feel free to contact our Ask A Librarian service and we

will be more than happy to assist you.

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