English 102 Project – “Appearance vs. Reality”
Library Process
http://losalamos.unm.edu/library/
Finding Books
Perform Keyword searches in LIBROS to find resources about your topic.
Literature examples:
“appearance versus reality”
appearance and reality and literature
appearance and reality and “medieval literature”
appearance and reality and emerson
appearance and reality and hawthorne
appearance and reality and melville
appearance and reality and shakespeare
appearance and reality and hardy
appearance and reality and “wizard of oz”
appearance and reality and “mayor of casterbridge”
Controversial subject examples:
“appearance versus reality”
appearance and reality and politics
appearance and reality and (religion or philosophy)
appearance and reality and mysticism
appearance and reality and education
You might also find good sources by performing Subject searches in LIBROS to find
relevant resources
Examples:
appearance philosophy in literature
reality in literature
Finding Online Full-Text Articles
Academic Search Complete
Expanded Academic ASAP
Literature Resource Center
Literature Criticism Online
Literature examples:
“appearance versus reality”
appearance and reality and literature
appearance and reality and “medieval literature”
appearance and reality and emerson
appearance and reality and hawthorne
appearance and reality and melville
appearance and reality and shakespeare
appearance and reality and hardy
appearance and reality and “wizard of oz”
appearance and reality and “mayor of casterbridge”
Controversial subject examples:
“appearance versus reality”
appearance and reality and politics
appearance and reality and (religion or philosophy)
appearance and reality and mysticism
appearance and reality and education
You are welcome to print out articles you find useful. You should already be familiar
with some of these databases. Please see a librarian if you need assistance.
Finding Reference Sources
Use LIBROS to find printed reference sources (See above). Reference books in
LIBROS will be designated by the “Book” icon, and by “Los Alamos Ref” under
“Location” in the list of results.
Use the reference databases listed below to find online reference sources. Perform the
same keyword searches that you would use to find books or periodical articles.
Literary Reference Center
Gale Virtual Reference Library
General Reference Center Gold
Credo Reference
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
Web Resources
Search in Google, Yahoo, or other search engines you are familiar with on your topic.
Perform searches similar to those used in LIBROS and the periodical index databases.
Other examples:
appearance vs reality
appearance vs reality in…
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