Find Literary Criticism from the Library
Catalog and Online Databases
Dr. Jun Wang
Professor of Library & Information Studies
Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy
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Library
Student
Student Learning Outcome
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Be able to locate Delta College Library’s homepage and
log on to the library Catalog and subscription online
Databases on and off the campus
Understand the functions of the library catalog and
online databases
Be able to conduct a Boolean keyword search in the
catalog and such online databases as Literary Resource
Center, Jstore and PowerSearch
Be able to find peer-reviewed, academic research articles
Be able to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in
MLA style
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Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materials
Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu
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Click on the title to display the item info
E-book which can be read online
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Click here to see more info., including the subject headings
Location of the book and specific address for the book in the library
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Click on the
link to read
the e-book
online
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ClickClick
here to
conduct
a database
search
to find
research
articles.
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to conduct
a catalog
search
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find books and
AV materials
Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu
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Before conducting the
search, review your
research topic and
keywords.
Conduct an Advanced
Search in the database,
using appropriate
Boolean logic operators
(AND to narrow down
your search; OR to
broaden you search;
NOT to exclude part of
the information).
Select All content types
and All Electronic
Sources before clicking
on the Search botton.
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May add another keyword to further narrow down your search.
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Edit the Citation from the Citation Tool
To be tweaked as the following
Works Cited
Wilson, Daniel. “The Monster Caliban.” Shakespearean Criticism. Ed.
March W. Scott. Vol. 8. Detroit: Gale Research, 1989. Literature
Resource Center. Web. 30 Jan. 2013.
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Conduct a Subject Search
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Click on Subject Guide Search.
Type in the author’s name (last name first, first name). You may select the author
from the predicted list from the database.
Limit your search results to documents with full text and peer-reviewed
publications.
Click on the search button.
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Click on
Subdivisions
to open up the
subtopics
under the
main subject
of
Shakespeare.
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Conduct a Keyword Search
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Identify keywords or phrase for the keyword search
Use one or more Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to
thread your keywords together if needed
Limit your search to full-text articles before clicking on the
search button
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Edit the Citation from the Citation Tool
If It Is Incorrect
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Find Journal Articles in JStore
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Use quotation marks around a phrase or a full name to find relevant articles
Use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) if needed to conduct an effective keyword search
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Click on the
title to open
the full-text
article
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Publication Information
for Your Citation
Click to
move to
the next
page
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"Something Rich and Strange": Caliban's Theatrical
Metamorphoses
Virginia Mason Vaughan
Shakespeare Quarterly , Vol. 36, No. 4 (Winter, 1985), pp. 390-405
Published by: Folger Shakespeare Library in association with
George Washington University
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2870303
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How to Cite the Source in MLA?
Works Cited
Vaughan, Virginia Mason. “`Something Rich and Strange’:
Caliban’s Theatrical Metamorphoses.” Shakespeare
Quarterly 36.4 (Winter, 1985): 390-405. JSTORE.
Web. 30 Jan. 2013.
2012.
MLA Citation Guide
http://www.deltacollege.edu/dept/library/IC/mla.html
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Library
Student
Gauging Your Learning Outcome
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How to log on to the library Catalog and subscription
online Databases on and off the campus?
What do you expect to find in the Catalog and online
databases?
How to find books on literary criticism in the library?
How to conduct a Boolean keyword search in Literature
Resource Center, Jstore and PowerSearch?
How to find peer-reviewed, academic research articles?
How to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in MLA
Style?
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