Electronic Resources in Languages and Literature

By Denis LacroixFrench, Spanish & Latin American Studies

Librarian

Welcome to

Objective

• To provide an overview of library resources available in electronic format that support research in modern languages and literatures, including databases, e-journals and selected Internet resources.

Subject Librarians

• Consult the following subject librarians for in-depth research help in your respective language areas:

http://www.library.ualberta.ca/subjectlibrarians/hss/index.cfm

– Erika Banski : Slavic and Germanic studies– Wanda Quoika-Stanka : Italian studies– Denis Lacroix : French, Spanish, Latin American

Studies, and Film Studies

Session Outline• Where to find E-resources

– E-resources in the NEOS catalogue

– Periodical Databases

– Subject Guides

• Interdisciplinary databases

• Subject specific databases

• Newspapers & E-books

• Searching and finding tips

• RefWorks citation manager

• Contacting librarians: chat, E-reference

E-Resources in NEOS• Advanced Search in NEOS catalogue

– limit by Format: Electronic Resources• E.g. [Any Field] German$ literature• E.g. [Any Field] German$ and dictionar$

– or limit by Location = Reference, instead of searching by “dictionar$,” especially when searching for non-electronic resources

– limit by E-resource Type in Advanced Search• e.g.[Any Field] Latin America$

[E-resource Type] E-journal– find PDA resources

• E.g. [Any Field] German$[Any Field] expansion card$

• Browse Databases by type: e-books, e-journals– http://www.library.ualberta.ca/databases/

Periodical Databases

• Databases are subdivided by subject:– Subject tab Humanities and Social Sciences

Languages & Literatures

• Databases are searchable by name: – Click on the Databases tab

• Databases are searchable by type and content: – e.g. Full-text or Indexes and abstracts

• http://www.library.ualberta.ca/databases/

Finding the Appropriate Database

• Click on “More Info” under the link to the database in the library’s catalogue.

• Check Ulrich’s International Periodicals Directory to know where your favourite periodicals are indexed– E.g. Cuban Studies

• Search for title

• Click on “Document Access” tab

• Scroll down to “Abstracting & Indexing Services”

Interdisciplinary DatabasesGeneral Humanities: MLA, Humanities Abstracts*, Web of

Science*, IBZ*, American Humanities Index*, PCI full-text*, PAIS, Literature Resource Center.

Films: Film Indexes Online, Art Index*, Communication & Mass Media Complete*

Sociological Resources: Sociological Abstracts*

Women’s Studies: Women’s Studies International.

World-wide or Rare Resources (books & articles): Centre for Research Libraries (CRL), OCLC.

Theses: DAI, Index to Theses.* Limitable by Book Review

Linguistics and Translation

• Linguistics: LLBA, Archive of indigenous languages of Latin America, Base de données lexicographiques panfrancophones

• Translation: Termium, Le Grand Dictionnaire terminologique (GDT), Eurodicautom, Oxford Reference Online Premium

• Bibliography of Translations: Index Translationum

Subject Specific Databases

• French: Repère, Choix, DAVID, Termium, GDT

• Spanish & Latin American Studies: HAPI, HLAS, Latin Americanist Research Resources Project, Clase

• Italian: Italinemo

• German: Bibliographie der Deutschen Sprach – und Literaturwissenschaft, IBZ

• Slavic Studies: ABSEES, EBSEES, Russian National Bibliography, IBZ, Literature Resource Center

Newspapers

• Find Newspapers guide• Interdisciplinary: Factiva (see next slide for a sample search)

• French: Paper of Record, CBCA, CPI.Q, Biblio Branchée, Eureka/Newscan

• Spanish: Paper of Record, Info-Latinoamérica

• German: Newspapers

• Slavic Languages: Current News Sources

Select periodical from list organized by language, for example.

Click on News Pages tab to view most recent issues.

E-Books

• French: Project Gutenberg, ABU, ARTFL, La Bibliothèque virtuelle, Gallica, JulesFerry.com, E-texts

• Spanish: Project Gutenberg, Biblioteca virtual, E-texts

• Italian: Project Gutenberg, E-texts

• German: Project Gutenberg – DE, E-texts, Sophie

• Slavic Languages: Project Gutenberg

How to Search I

• Analyze your search topic(s):– e.g. the title of your paper is: Female characters in

Zola’s works

• Identify the key concepts i.e. keywords:– Zola, female characters

• Come up with as many synonyms for the key concepts as you can:– Zola; characters; protagonists; female characters; women

How to Search II• Combine the key concepts connecting them with

AND, OR, or NOT:– Zola and (female characters or female protagonists or

women)

• Be aware of the various database interfaces and their search feature differences. Use Help files.– Truncation -- Limiting features (dates, – Subject headings publication type, format…)– Boolean combination procedures– Thesauri

Input 1 concept/boxSearch Default Fields first, then limit results through other fields, if necessary

Limit results further by choosing the following

MLA

New LLBA search interface

Current LLBA search interface

Consult Thesaurus for Descriptors or Subjects

Give it a Try!

• Search one of the following databases in your subject area and use the next 4 slides as a guide.– IBZ (German Studies)– Repère (French Studies)– HAPI (Spanish or Latin American Studies)– ABSEES (Slavic and East European Studies)

• Use the search terms on the slides or search a topic of your choice.

IBZ

Advanced Search

Search by subject, title, or abstract for more inclusive results

Find & use a subject heading for a more precise, but limited search

Search button

Et & Ou are French Boolean operators

Repère

HAPI

Truncated term

ABSEES

Use “ ” for phrases.

Truncation = missing letters

How to Retrieve and Interpret Search Results I

• After you performed your search you will retrieve a number of results (hits)– if the number seems too high (e.g. 400 hits) you can limit

them by various elements, including language of the source, date, type of material, journal title, etc.

– if the number seems too low, you can expand by simplifying your search statement

• See previous MLA example

How to Retrieve and Interpret Search Results II

• Skim through the list of your hits.

• Select and mark the ones you find relevant.

• In many databases you can choose to either print, download or e-mail the selected items.

• Identify the type of material you have to find in the library: journal article, book, essay/chapter in a book, dissertation, book review…

How to Retrieve and Interpret Search Results III

How to Retrieve and Interpret Search Results IV

E-mail, Print, or download records here!

Dissertation Abstracts International

Find article using Get It!

New LLBA results list

Subjects

Give it a Try!

• Using your previous search in – IBZ (German Studies)

– Repère (French Studies)

– HAPI (Spanish or Latin American Studies), or

– ABSEES (Slavic and East European Studies)

• Choose a record from your search and interprete it.• Revise your search in light of the new subject headings you

discovered in your chosen record, thereby– expanding your results, or

– restricting them.

IBZ

Use Review tab to combine your searches

N.B. Subject headings and Classification terms

Repère

Full-text

Full journal information

HAPI

Add to send by e-mail.

ABSEES

N.B. Use Subject headings to expand or restrict your search.

How to find the literature I1. UA Library• Click on or the full-text link within a

database &/or

• consult the NEOS Libraries Catalogue.• Search for the source title of the item you want.

– if it is a book, search for the book Title.– if it is a journal article, search for the Periodical Title,

NOT for the article title.

• If the UA Library has the item, note availability, location and call number.

NEOS Periodical Record

How to Find the Literature II

http://www.library.ualberta.ca/getit/citation/index.cfm

How to find the literature III

2. NEOS Libraries other than U of A

• Note availability, location and call number.

• Have the item sent to the campus library of your choice by clicking on Request/Hold This Item OR

• go directly to the NEOS library to find the title.

How to find the literature IV

3. InterLibrary Loan• If the item is not in any of the NEOS Libraries

• If the item is a periodical located in a non-UofA NEOS library (e.g Edmonton Public Library)– request item through the free UA InterLibrary Loan

service online or in person.• expedited service: 4 working days (e.g. Calgary, Toronto)

• otherwise: minimum two weeks

Give it a Try!

• Using your previous search results in – IBZ (German Studies)– Repère (French Studies)– HAPI (Spanish or Latin American Studies), or– ABSEES (Slavic and East European Studies)

• Choose a record from your search.

• Find out how to access the document.

Organizing your Records through RefWorks

RefWorks is a web-based citation manager. Click on Citation Guides under Find on the

Library’s main Web page.– Click on RefWorks

RefWorks for New UsersRefWorks Tutorial

Exporting Files to RefWorks from MLA

Click on Bibliographic Manager when e-mailing or saving in MLA

Select Output Style, File Type, and Reference Location before Creating Bibliography

Place imported records into new folder

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Click on Bibliography

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RefWorks’ Bibliography

Ask Your Librarian

• This slide show is downloadable at:http://www.library.ualberta.ca/instruction/hss/index.cfm

• Contact Librarians through Chat reference, E-mail reference, telephone reference, or in-person at the reference desk: http://www.library.ualberta.ca/helpdesk/

• Make an appointment with me or another subject librarian for subject-specific and in-depth searching assistance.

All the best in your searches!