Library Researchfor

French Studies 3731F

Christy SichJohn Tyndall

D.B. Weldon Library

October 23, 2008

Everything you ever wanted to know about the library…

Learning Outcomes

• Organize your research with a nifty web tool called RefWorks

• Locate the French Studies library guide• Search the online research engines effectively• Request library materials beyond the library

RefWorks

Login or create an account

RefWorks

Refworks (2 min)

•Sign up for a RefWorks account

•When you receive an email – SAVE this message as it has the group code login information.

Note: Advanced Workshops on RefWorks are held Wednesdays in October from 10:30-12:00

Defining Your Topic (class discussion)

Creating Identity through Writing in Assia Djebar’s “L’Amour, la fantasia”

Defining Your Topic (class discussion)

Creating Identity through Writing in Assia

Djebar’s “L’Amour, la fantasia”

Defining Your Topic

Identity writing Djebar Fantasia

self construct* L’Amour, la fantasia

other discourse

inscribe

narrative

Creating Identity through Writing in Assia

Djebar’s “L’Amour, la fantasia”

Search Terms

OR

AND

Reference Tools

Literature Criticism Online

Literature Criticism Online

Literature Criticism Online

Literature Criticism Online

Wow! 135 pages…off to a

good start

Literature Criticism Online

Major Works

Critical Reception

Criticism

Principal Works

Your Turn! (4 min)•Navigate to Literature Criticism Online•Look up the author you are interested in•If your author is there, note how many

“Principal Works” are listed

•If you do NOT find your author listed,you can try looking him/her up in the other listed resources…

Locating key BibliographiesLocating a key bibliography will help you get started.

You can find bibliographies in the library catalogue, as well as some databases.

The Mighty MLA

• Contains over 1.7 million records that pertain specifically to language and literature.

• Includes publications not available on the Web.

• Professional indexing staff and scholars

• Materials covered come from reputable publishers in over one hundred countries.

• Indexers use controlled vocabulary as subject headings

• MLA Help for users: Mondays through Fridays, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at bibliography@mla.org or 646 576-5053.

Why is searching the MLA International Bibliography better than searching Google?

Source: Modern Language Association. “About the Database." 2005. September 16, 2008 <http://www.mla.org/publications/bibliography/howtouse_mlabiblio/about_the_database#why>.

But contact Christy first!

(that’s what they pay her for).

Access MLA (live) If you’re not on

campus, login here first

Access MLA (live)

Access MLA (live)

Searching MLA (live)

And change to Keywords

Searching MLA (live)

Searching MLA (live)

This articlelooks good,

but how do I get the fulltext?

Accessing Articles (live)

Or, you could search the library

catalogue by JOURNAL TITLE

Sending citations to RefWorks (live)

Your Turn (8 min)

• Create a search chart using keywords from your topic

• Try a keyword search in MLA

• Depending on your results, try adding or removing keywords from the search

• Are there any appropriate DESCRIPTOR terms that you should jot down?

• Send one or two citations to RefWorks

Western’s Library Catalogue

Western’s Library Catalogue

Western’s Library Catalogue

Western’s collection is really great,

but what if I find a book in MLA that Western doesn’t have?

Accessing External Collections

• The library will track down material for you that we don’t have in our own collection

• The service is called Interlibrary loans Service & RACER

Accessing External Collections

Other Research Databases

• Repère – en français

• Érudit – en français

• Arts & Humanities Citation Index

• Humanities Abstracts

• Google Scholar

• Library Catalogue

Adding More KeywordsIdentity writing Djebar Fantasia

self construct* L’Amour, la fantasia

other discourse

identité inscribe

moi narrative

ego écrit*

autre narratif

récit

Repère Search Results

Érudit Search Results

Great Scholars are Comprehensive

Looks like I’llhave to schedule

in a trip to the library for these excellent print

indexes…

Your Turn!

• Any Questions?

• Use the rest of class time to locate articles for your assignment