3. Selected reference books:
World Poets
REF PN 1021 .W67 2000
Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature
REF PS 21 .E 537 2004
American Women Writers
REF PS 147 .A42 2000
6. For literary themes:
Dictionary of Literary
Themes & Motifs
REF PN 43 .D48 1988
2 vols.
See: “Travel” (v.2)
7. Things to Think
About Before
You Start….
What can you say about the
background: childhood, family life
and education of
Elizabeth Bishop?
From the age of five she was raised
by various relatives and traveled
throughout her life.*
Do you think these factors
influenced her work? How?
Can you compare her experiences
and work with that of another poet?
8.
9.
10. What is “The Right Stuff”?
What is “The Right Stuff”?
What is
“The Right Stuff”?
16. GOOGLE & Internet:
“Risky business”.
Difficult to know if
information is reliable.
Anyone can set up a website!
WIKIPEDIA: Anyone can change
the information.
33. Some Databases for Journal Articles
in Literature
*JSTOR
*Project Muse
Literature Online
Literature Resource Center
*GoogleScholar
MLA
*- covers other subjects as well
45. Extra Tip!
The bibliography of an article
or book
can provide further leads
on your quest!
46. ILL – Interlibrary Loans
Never fear!
If you can’t find it
in the YU library, fill out an
Interlibrary Loan request. We will
try to get it for you from another
library!
52. Puzzled Bird image
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=questioning+images&qpvt=
questioning+images&FORM=IGRE#view=detail&id=A5D23A916E72929655BB12C92
A77701579944677&selectedIndex=392
Grad. Cap image
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FTScETDCyzoyM%3A&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.123rf.
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vector.jpg&w=1200&h=882&ei=oCwFU-ORK-Ll0wH494GoCg&zoom=
1&ved=0CNkCEIQcMFU&iact=rc&dur=16492&page=6&start=78&ndsp=17
Poet writing with Quill
http://theothershmead.blogspot.com/2011/07/poets-corner-ubi-sunt.html
Earthrise
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1249.html
53. Sailing Ship
http://www.hnsa.org/ships/niagara.htm
Boy Lookout on ship
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Lookout.jpg
Superman image
http://getgraphic.org/blog/index.php/2013/06/08/superman-turns-75/
Stack of books
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2012/09/10/160768675/when-a-popular-list-of-
100-best-ever-teen-books-is-the-whitest-ever
Scholarly journals (Science, etc.)
http://www.udel.edu/research/presenting/reviews.html
Scholarly & Peer Reviewed Sources:
From: Yeshiva University LibGuide Finding Sources by YU Reference Librarian
54. Scholarly & Peer Reviewed Sources:
From: Yeshiva University LibGuide Finding Sources by YU Reference Librarian
Linda Miles - Last Updated Jan 14, 2014
http://libguides.yu.edu/Sources/Scholarly
Primary, Secondary Sources…
From: Hesburgh Libraries – University of Notre Dame -
http://library.nd.edu/instruction/potofgold/informationcycle/?page=11
55. Your research visit to the library will usually
Entail a 3 – pronged process :
1) YULIS catalog for
Books.
2) Reference Section
3) Databases for
journal articles
56. Your research visit to the library will usually
entail a 3 – pronged
process :
• YULIS catalog for Books.
• Reference Section.
• Databases for journal
articles.
57. 6,616 Results!
You can
Refine Results
by:
• Full Text
• Peer Reviewed
• Specific source
types (e.g.:
books)
• Date
58. Where to begin?
Reference books can give you a brief
biographical background and summary of a
writer’s style and work. The Reference
section is located in the North Wing Library.
(Ground floor)
These books may provide you with ideas and
questions you may wish to explore.
The books listed below are a few examples of
literary reference texts that might be helpful.
From: Yeshiva University LibGuide Finding Sources by YU Reference Librarian Linda Miles - Last Updated Jan 14, 2014 http://libguides.yu.edu/Sources/Scholarly