Tracking Down Literary Criticism

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Tracking Down Literary Criticism

• Eng 111
• Shelley.roseman_at_uconn.edu

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Sample Topic Haiku and Nature
Source
What youll find

• HOMER
• InfoTrac
• JStor
• MLA
• Gale LiteraryDatabase
• Internet

Book Titles
Articles/Book Reviews
Scholarly Articles Only
Scholarly Articles Chapters
Biographies/Criticism/Bibliographies
academic, personal, and organizational websites
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HOMER SEARCH
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Homer Search
Link Is available
Other UConn libraries besides UConn Stamford own
this title
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Homer Search

• Titles Available in Other UConn Libraries
• To walk in seasons an introduction to haiku. An
  anthology (with study guide) of Japanese haiku in
  English versions.
• The bamboo broom an introduction to Japanese
  haiku, by Harold Gould Henderson.

Intercampus Express
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Searching Homer

• Begin with KeywordRelevance
• Try other searches Search Keyword Boolean
  using AND
• Limit to Stamford
• Expand search to all UConn Libraries

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Brainstorming Activity

• Do background readingBritannica Online
• Search various keywords
• Haiku
• Japanese and poetry
• Japanese and nature

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What About Articles?
INFOTRAC SEARCH Subject Search Haiku
Narrowed Down Analysis
Abstract vs. Text vs. Citation
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Next Steps

• Finding Full Text for Citations and Abstracts
• Check the link
• Check Stamford Journal Stacks for subscriptions
  listed Chicago Review

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Evaluating Websites
Who is the source?
The Art of Haiku Poetry http//www.lsi.usp.br/usp/
rod/poet/haiku.html vs. Asian
Topics http//www.columbia.edu/itc/eacp/asiasite/t
opics/?topicHaikusubtopicIntro
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Web Evaluation
http//www.lsi.usp
http//www.columbia.edu/
Who is the sponsor?
Rodrigo who?
Columbia University
President Emeritus, Asia Society
Graphic artist
Author?
Relevant links?
Commercial or organizational links
Academic links/bibliography
Target Audience
General public
Students and teachers
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HELP
Shelley.roseman_at_uconn.edu 203 251-8522