EN115: Myth

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EN115 Myth Film

• 2/22/2006
• Sara Prahl, Librarian

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Today

• Useful Resources
• Tips and Tricks
• Evaluation Selection
• Citation
• Reflection

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Reference

• Where Library catalog advanced search
• What Encyclopedias, dictionaries, concordances
• Why Concisely presented supporting information

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Books

• Where Colbys library catalog, ME InfoNet,
  Nexpress
• What Books, journals, DVDs, microfilm
• Why Books can provide well-researched, in-depth
  discussions of particular aspects of a topic or
  general overviews of a topic.

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Searching

• Keyword Searching
• A giant, generalized word search

• Subject Searching
• A focused concept search
• Greek Literature History and Criticism

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Journal Articles

• Where MLA International Bibliography
• What Journal articles, chapters from books,
  dissertations
• Why MLA will direct you to some of the very best
  scholarship in literature. This is not a
  full-text database--you will need to be
  persistent to find your info!

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Journal Articles

• Other article databases
• Academic Search Premier
• Humanities Index International
• Literature Online

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Journal Articles

• Where JSTOR, Project Muse
• What Archived, full-text, lifetime runs of
  journals
• Why JSTOR and Project Muse archive some of the
  most influential journals in a variety of fields
  and provide full-text access to articles
  published since the inception of each journal.

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Websites

• Where Infomine, Literature Online
• What Fully annotated websites selected for
  researchers at colleges and universities
• Why Infomine offers organized access to
  selected, academically valuable websites.

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Evaluation Selection
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Citation

• Where Duke Universitys Citing Sources, Easybib,
  EndNote
• What Citation tools to help you create flawless
  MLA citations
• Why Bibliographies provide a contextualization
  for your work.

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Additional Tools

• Blogger Keep a research log, publish your
  papers, share your research with other people
• eSnips Store and organize articles, drafts of
  your papers, images, etc. online work
  collaboratively with friends access your files
  from any computer

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Reflection

• What was the most useful thing you learned today?
• What remains unclear?
• What advice would you give future IT298
  researchers?

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Keep in Touch!

• Sara Prahl
• slprahl_at_colby.edu
• x5147