Junior Term Paper

Mrs. BernetJanuary-February 2013

Outline: Class I

• Introduction to project and library schedule• Introduction to LibGuides and Project Page• Literary Criticism • What is it? Why use it? How to find it?• Additional Secondary Sources• Ex. Dickens and Poor Law of 1834

• Review: Evaluating Information Found Online• C.A.R.P.

The Junior Term Paper

Library Schedule

• Day 1: ½ block library instruction: Literary Criticism Resources

• Day 2: Full block library instruction: Citing Criticism Resources

• Day 3: Full block- Research and work day

• Day 4: Full block- Research and work day

• Day 5: Optional, full block- research and work day

* Mrs. Bernet is always available for individual consultations and library

research support.

Outline of Class II

Citing Sources

• Using MLA Manual• NoodleTools: Works

Cited and Note Cards• Citing reprinted sources• Hands on activity

Welcome to LibGuides!

New Library Website

www.libguides.harpethhall.org/home

• Access to library catalog, database guide, project pages, citing sources tolls, and so much more!• Contact information for

Mrs. Bernet.

New Project Page

• Direct access to subscription databases for literary criticism• List of resources by

author and available print resources in library• Direct access to eBooks

and eResources

Let’s have a look at the new site

Literary Criticism

What is it?

“Consideration or analysis of a text”

• Language, Structure, Biography, History, etc…

Sources of literary criticism?

Where can you find literary criticism?

In the library

LibGuide Project Page

Online

Literary Reference Encyclopedias

Books of Collected Criticism

Gale Literary Criticism Series

• Use authors death date to determine series or look up author in the index of the LAST volume of CLC, TCLC, or Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism (based on death date)

Which Volume?1. Go to Literature Resource Center in TEL

2. Click on Gale Literary Index3. Do an author search to find volumes which contain information about your author.