reinventing literary history: the americas
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Library research class for Amanda Springs's class at Barnard College, librarian Jenna FreedmanTRANSCRIPT
Library Research for First Year English:
The AmericasSpring 2014
Professor Amanda SpringsLibrarian Jenna Freedman
library.barnard.edu
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resources specifically for YOUhttp://library.barnard.edu/find-books/guides/ENGL/ENGLX1201001
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• Text 386.227.6273 (386.BARNARD)
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research
the conversation among scholars
recontextualize & reframe
•Literary/critical•Historical•Theoretical
articles
• articles• e-books• dissertations• statistics • other materials
catalog
• books, e-books, serials,
media materials,
microforms, etc.• Truncation &
• Send to phone
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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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
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