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Deutschland stellt sich vor: Deutsches
Theater und
die Unmöglichkeit der Revolution
(Senior Seminar)
German 490/430
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MLA International Bibliography
How to Find:
Books | Book
Chapters | Journal
Articles | Citing Sources
Remember, searching on terms in German will
give you different results than if you search on the same terms
in English! This is true for all of the search tools discussed
on this page.
FINDING BOOKS
Using Catalogs to locate books:
1.) Ariadne
- Kalamazoo College Library Catalog
- Search by Keyword
- Find and Use Subject Headings
- Browse the shelves by Call
Number
2.)
MeLCat Group of Libraries in Michigan
- Search by Keyword
- Find and Use Subject Headings
- About MeLCat
3.)
WestCat - Western Michigan's catalog
Other Places to Find Books:
| 2.) Print
Bibliographies |
- Use print bibliographies in the Reference
Collection
- Check Works Cited Lists
in journal articles and books
|
German Research Guide
on Finding Books
See also: Library
of Congress Classification...
Using Subject Headings and Descriptors
- Search by Keyword (use
Boolean
Logic) and look for Subject Headings in individual records.
- Find and Use Descriptors
(Subject Headings)
- Use words from the Subject Headings
in a Keyword search
- Some catalogs and databases let you click on the Subject Heading itself
Examples of Subject Headings:
What's in the Reference Collection
Background Sources
- Encyclopedia of German literature,
Ref. PT91 .E53 2000 v.1-2
- The Oxford companion to German literature,
Ref. PT41 .G3 1997
- German Writers In The Age Of Goethe, 1789-1832,
Ref. PS221 .D45 v.90
- German Writers In The Age Of Goethe : Sturm Und Drang
To Classicism, Ref. PS221 .D45
v.94
- Nineteenth-Century German Writers, 1841-1900, Ref.
PS221 .D45 v.129
- Lexikon Deutschsprachiger Schriftstellerinnen, 1800-1945, Ref.
PT167 .B75 1986
- Goethe-Handbuch : in vier Bänden, Ref.
PT2051 .G58 1996
- Goethe-Lexikon, Ref. PT2048 .W55
1998
Bibliographies
- Contemporary authors of the German-speaking countries
of Europe : a selective bibliography
Ref. Z2233
.K79 1988
- Deutsches Schrifttum der Gegenwart <ab 1945>
Ref. Z2233.3 .G54
- Wilhelminisches Zeitalter
Ref. Z2233 .G63
Don't forget to use bibliographies
contained in reference books, annotated bibliographies, circulating
books, and journal articles!
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Book Chapters
To find chapters in books, do a keyword search on your
topic, whether your topic is an idea, a period of history,
or a person. A keyword search will search multiple fields
of the record for a book, such as title, author, contents,
etc.
Example: goethe
Example: french revolution
In Ariadne, you can use a keyword search to find your topic
specifically in the contents note field, where chapter titles
are listed. To search the note field, your search would look
like this:
Example: n:french revolution
If your topic is within the field of literature, you can
also find book chapters in the MLA Bibliography (an index
to the fields of language and literature).
MLA
International Bibliography <
about
>
Produced by the Modern Language Association.
Critical works on literature and languages.
Covers publications from 1925 to the present.
In the MLA Bibliography, you can limit your search to book
chapters by choosing "book chapter " in the Publication
Type option. You may also search for sources
that are in German by limiting by Language.
Essay
and General Literature Index <
about
>
Cites essays contained in anthologies and collections published
in the United States, Great Britain and Canada.
Coverage spans the humanities and social sciences, including
literary works, art history, drama, and film.
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FINDING JOURNAL
ARTICLES
See How to
Find Journal Articles and Indexes
and databases in German
German
Journals available in our Library (print format)
To find journal articles in scholarly journals, you will
need to look in two places: journal indexes and full text
databases of scholarly journals.
Look for citations and articles:
- Gather citations
with Indexes (MLA Bibliography)
and Databases
- Search by Keyword (use
Boolean
Logic)
- Find and Use Subject Headings
(also called
Descriptors)
- Limit by Language
and/or Year
- Limit by Publication
Type
to
find articles only
- Search for articles in Indexes
and full text databases
- Find citations with
Bibliographies
in books and articles
Do you have access to a journal?
1.) Ariadne
(print)
- Title search on Title of
the Journal to locate print journal
3.)
WestCat - Western Michigan's catalog
4.) Interlibrary
Loan
- Order item through Interlibrary
Loan
- Use *only* when the journal is not available through
Ariadne or Electronic Journals.
All Indexes and databases
listed alphabetically
Off-Campus Access
to Licensed Resources
Is a particular journal covered in a specific Index?
Ulrich's
Periodicals Directory Online <
about
>
Which
journals are in which FirstSearch databases
Journal Indexes:
MLA
International Bibliography <
about
>
Critical works on literature and languages.
Covers publications from 1923 to the present.
Arts & Humanities
Citation Index < about > (from
Web of Knowledge)
Provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information and cited
references found in nearly 1,150 of the world's leading arts & humanities
journals. Cited reference searching.
Coverage: 2003 - Present
Social
Sciences
Citation Index < about >
Provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic
information, author abstracts, and cited references found in
over 1,950 scholarly social sciences
journals covering more than 50 disciplines. Cited
reference searching.
Coverage: 2003 - Present
Arts
& Humanities Search <
about
> (FirstSearch)
Humanities
Abstracts <
about
>
Essay
and General Literature Index <
about
>
Periodical
Abstracts < about > General
and academic journals
America:
History and Life <
about
>
History of the United States and Canada from prehistory to
present.
Historical
Abstracts <
about
>
History of the world from 1450 to present (excluding United
States and Canada).
Full Text Databases, only scholarly journals:
JSTOR < about >
Some of the literature titles in JSTOR:
New
German Critique (1973-2004)
MLN (1962-2002)
Modern Language Notes (1886-1961)
Project
MUSE < about >
Some of the literature titles in Project MUSE:
Comparative
Literature Studies (2000- )
Journal of Modern Literature (1998-)
MLN (1993-
)
MLQ: Modern
Language Quarterly (1999- )
Full Text Databases, mix of scholarly and popular sources:
ProQuest
Research Library <
about
> To search
*only*
scholarly sources, check the box that says
"Show articles from peer reviewed publications only."
Academic
OneFile < about >
Expanded
Academic ASAP <
about
>
General Reference Center Gold <
about
>
LEXIS-NEXIS
Academic Universe <
about
>
Wilson
Select Full Text <
about
>
Types of Periodicals
Scholarly Journals (The German Quarterly)
- Authors are scholars or researchers in their fields.
- Authors cite their sources in footnotes, endnotes, and
bibliographies.
- Individual issues have little or no advertising.
- Articles must go through a peer-review process.
- Articles usually report original scholarly research.
- Most illustrations are charts, figures, or graphs.
- Authors use the specialized language or jargon of the
discipline.
Popular Magazines (Atlantic Monthly)
- Authors are freelance writers or magazine staff members.
- Authors may mention sources, but rarely cite them in
notes or bibliographies.
- Individual issues contain many advertisements.
- There is no peer review process. Articles are reviewed
by editors or publishers.
- Illustrations are numerous and colorful.
- Articles are meant to inform and entertain an educated
audience.
- Language is written for the general adult audience (no
specialized jargon).
Is it Scholarly? Look it up in Ulrich's Online!
Ulrich's
Periodicals Directory Online <
about
>
Look for section called "Document Type"
Document Type MUST say "Academic/Scholarly Publication"
to be considered scholarly!
Recap:
Does It Exist?
| 2.) Print
Bibliographies |
- Use print bibliographies in the Reference
Collection
- Check Works Cited Lists
in journal articles and books
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Is It Available to Me?
| 1.) Look for citations
and articles |
- Gather citations
with online and print Indexes
- Find citations
in books and articles with Bibliographies
- Search for articles in online journals with the
Electronic
Journal Finder
- Don't forget to use bibliographies
contained in reference books, annotated bibliographies,
circulating books, and journal articles!
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When evaluating sources (all types of sources!)
pay attention to:
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CITING YOUR SOURCES in the
MLA style
ALWAYS check the style manual!! DO NOT rely on other
guides!
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA handbook for writers of research
papers.
6th ed., New York : Modern Language Association of America,
2003.
(Ref. LB2369 .G53 2003 )
For Help, See: How
to Cite Sources
See also Citing
Sources for help in citing print and electronic resources
in various bibliographic styles (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.)
Examples:
Book citation:
| Reader, Avid, and Perma Bound.
A Comprehensve History of |
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Books and Bookmaking in Kalamazoo.
Kalamazoo: City Press, 1933. |
Journal Citation:
| Hornet, Kay. "Kalamazoo's Inspirational
College Mascots." Jivin' in the Hive 26.3 |
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(1999) : 21-35. |
Chapter in a Book:
| Seashore, Shelly. "Bathing
Cap Use in Kalamazoo, Michigan." Sand, Soil,
and Toil:
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Beaches in the
American Midwest. Ed. Ivana Suntann and Misty C.
Weed.
Chicago: Flaming Dune Publications, 1998. 234-267. |
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