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Literary Reference Center
In Literary Reference Center, you will find a full-text database that combines information from over 1,000 books and
monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and other unique sources.
It contains detailed information on the most studied authors and their works.
When should I use Literary Reference Center? When you have to:
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Gather background information on a literary figure
Compile a critical analysis about an author or a particular poem, short story, play, etc.
Target a specific date range for literary figures, movements, and historical events
How do I find Literary Reference Center?
Start in the Search & Find: Articles or Search & Find: Reference section of the Virtual Library (from the Library tab in
Campus Connect), or use the A-Z List of library resources. Literary Reference Center is accessible from any Internetconnected computer either on or off campus from the Library tab in Campus Connect. When you click the link to Literary
Reference Center, the following screen should appear:
What do I do next?
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Enter search term(s)
Click the Search button
Click on one of the article titles to view the document
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To view a certain type of document, click on any of
the links at the top of your result list: Biographies,
Literary Criticism, Plot Summaries, Reviews,
Interviews, Reference Books, Full Text Classics,
Periodicals, Poems, Short Stories, and Images.
[Available options vary according to search.] Click
All Results to return to the original list.
SEARCH TIPS
If you find too many articles:
¾ Use at least two or three search terms
¾ Be specific
¾ Limit your search to "full-text"
¾ Use other limiters to narrow your search
¾ Use subject terms listed under Narrow Results By
Subject located on the left-hand portion of the
screen; click on a subject to view articles.
If you find too few articles:
¾ Use fewer and more general search terms
¾ Expand your search using the following boxes
located at the bottom of the search page:
ƒ Also search for related words, that is, a
search for "industry" will also search for
industries, industrial, and industrious
ƒ Also search within the full text of the
articles will search for terms in all areas of
a document
ƒ Automatically "And" search terms will
place an "and" between multiple words to
search for all words (instead of search for
the exact phrase you type)
ƒ Searching for articles By Subject can also
help you find MORE information, as well as
focus your search
Types of searches:
¾ Basic - keyword search only in default fields
¾ Advanced - allows complex Boolean searches in up
to 3 search boxes
¾ Visual Search - keyword search only, returns an
image map of search results which you can use to
focus your search
Search History
¾ Displays previously searched articles (for the current
session)
¾ Click the Add to Search check box for the lines of
search you want to use, make a selection in the
Combine searches with drop down list box, and
then click the Add button. You will be returned to the
search screen with the lines of search added to the
Find field. Click Search. A Result List is displayed.
¾ Click the RSS alert icon to display and then copy
the Syndication Feed URL into your newsreader.
¾ Click a linked View Results (xx) item. The search is
automatically run and a Result List is displayed.
¾ Click a Revise Search link. You will be returned to
the search screen with the terms added to the Find
field and any limiters/expanders marked. Click
Search. A Result List is displayed.
¾ Click an X to remove a search from the Search
History list.
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To clear your search history, either click Clear
Search History, or end your session.
Folders (top portion of screen)
¾ Allows you to save articles (by clicking Add next to
articles citations) which can later be viewed, printed
or emailed as a group
Click "Help" (top right portion of screen) for more tips and
more detailed explanations.
ADVANCED SEARCH
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Keyword (default) - searches for terms in one of the
areas listed in the drop-down menu (default search
in default fields)
Publications - title search for publications, also
allows you to browse through a list of titles
Glossary - search or browse a glossary of literary
terms
Browse Authors - browse an alphabetical list of
authors
Browse Most Studied Authors - browse an
alphabetical list of authors who are most frequently
studied (and for whom there is more information)
Encyclopedia - search Merriam-Webster's
Encyclopedia of Literature
Dictionary - search the American Heritage
Dictionary
LIMITING SEARCHES
You can use these limiters before you search the first time
with Advanced Search, or refine your search afterwards by
clicking on the Refine Search link to make the necessary
adjustment(s) to your search, and click Search again.
¾ Document Type: Biography, Book Review,
Obituary, etc.
¾ Full Text: Check to force results to show only
documents where full text is available
¾ Publication: search for articles from only one
publication
¾ Published Date: set a date range for search results
¾ Number of Pages: limit to articles with a length
either equal to, lesser than, or greater than the
number of pages you choose (to weed out the ¼
page articles or the 50-page monsters)
¾ Cover Story: article was the main story in a given
issue of a periodical
¾ Images Available: search for articles with images
¾ Literary Author: limit by name, gender, cultural
identity, national identity, or lifetime
¾ Literary Work: limit by title, character, publication,
date, locale, or genre
¾ Bibliography: results will include only articles with
bibliographies
¾ References Available: shows who has cited the
articles you find, and how often
VIEWING RESULTS
FORMATS for Viewing and Printing
HTML Full Text View
When the HTML full text view is displayed, you can also
return to the citation, or any PDF or linked text by clicking
on the available icons. The text is displayed formatted
and ready for printing.
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From either the citation or full text views, you can
refine your search, return to the Result List, save
to the folder, and print, email, or save the article.
Where a Find More Like This link appears, you
can click the link to perform a search for articles
with similar subject headings. A new Result List
will display.
PDF Full Text View
When the PDF view is displayed, the article opens in
Adobe Acrobat Reader. To print the article, use the
print capability available from the Reader. You can
also return to the citation, any full text, or linked text by
clicking on the available icons. From the PDF view, you
can also refine your search, return to the Result List, or
email the article.
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If the article includes a citation and/or HTML Full Text,
they will print from the browser window, but you will still
need to open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader, and
use the Reader's print capability.
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As illustrated here (right), the PDF version (a scan of
actual print journals or documents) is not always the
most readable scan, in which case an HTML version
may be a better choice, if available.
Printing Your Results with Citing Help
To print an article (HTML): [For PDF, see above]
1. From the article, click Print. The Print Manager
displays.
Emailing Your Results with Citing Help
To email an article:
1. From the article, click Email. The Email Manager displays.
2. Accept the defaults (or not, to choose citation
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format) and click Print. The article is displayed in your
browser window. Click the Print icon on the browser
toolbar.
To return to the article or citation, click Back.
Citation Format – If you would like to print your citations in
a specific format, select one from the drop-down list (the 2
typically used at Ivy Tech are in bold):
o AMA – American Medical Association
o APA – American Psychological
Association
o Chicago/Turabian Author – Date
o Chicago/Turabian Humanities
o MLA – Modern Language Association
2. Enter the Email Address. To send to more than one email
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address, use a semicolon between each e-mail address.
(For example, name1@address.com;
name2@address2.com).
Check the defaults (PDFs are sent as attachments) and
select your citation format. [You will be given the same
Citation Options as for Printing.]
To send the email, click Send; otherwise, click Back. A
message appears when your email has been sent.
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