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Sophomore Seminar: Border Knowledge
IAST 290
How to Find
Books |
Book Chapters | Journal Articles |
Web Sites |
Citing Sources
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Finding Books
Using Catalogs to Find Books:
1.) Ariadne
- Search by Keyword
- Find and Use Subject Headings
- Browse the shelves by Call Number
3.) WestCat -
Western Michiganv University's catalog
Examples of Subject Headings in Ariadne:
See also: Library of Congress Classification...
Western Michigan's Waldo Library - Hours and How
to get to Western
Book Chapters
To find chapters in books, search in the four places listed
above for finding books.
To find chapters within 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: Markandaya
Example: god of small things
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:deep rivers
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 1923 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 English 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.
Finding Journal Articles: Using Indexes
See the English
Research Guide: Using Indexes and Databases to help
select an Index.
MLA International Bibliography < about >
Critical works on literature and languages.
There
are no abstracts.
Coverage: 1926 - Present.
Humanities
Abstracts < about >
Humanities Abstracts is a bibliographic database that covers English language
periodicals in the diverse subject areas of the humanities.
Coverage: Indexing - 1984 - present; Abstracting - 1994 - present.
Arts & Humanities
Citation Index < about > (from
Web of Knowledge)
Bibliographic information and cited
references found in nearly 1,150 of the world's leading arts & humanities
journals. Cited reference searching.
Coverage: 1993 - Present
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. Indexing: 1985 to present.
History, Psychology, and Social Sciences
Historical
Abstracts < about >
History of the world from 1450 to present (excluding United
States and Canada).
PsycINFO < about > Psychology
Social
Sciences Abstracts < about >
Is a particular journal covered in a specific Index?
Ulrich's
Periodicals Directory Online < about >
Do you have access to a journal?
1.) Ariadne (print)
- Title search on Title
of the Journal to locate print journal
2.) Online Journals at K
- Title search on Title
of the Journal to locate article
in a Full Text Database
3.) WestCat -
Western Michigan University's catalog
Types of Periodicals
Scholarly Journals (World Literature Today)
- 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!
Full Text Databases
JSTOR < about >
Full text database of scholarly journals in many disciplines.
Project
Muse < about >
Project MUSE offers the full text of Johns Hopkins University
Press scholarly journals.
Proquest < about >
Fulltext database with scholarly and popular sources. You can select
to search only peer-reviewed journals.
Full Text Databases that include a mix of Scholarly
and Popular sources:
Academic
OneFile < about >
Expanded
Academic ASAP < about >
General
Reference Center Gold < about >
OmniFile < about >
Websites
To find Web sites, use search engines and web indexes. See Finding
Web Sites and Web
Indexes and Directories. See also Finding
Web Sites on English .
WorldCat < about >
WorldCat contains bibliographic citations for high-quality
Web sites on a variety of subjects. When you search
for Web sites in World Cat, remember to check the box for "Internet
Resources" in the section called "Limit type
to". Sites that emphasizes quality,
authoritativeness, and durability are selected, according
to World Cat's collection development policy.
Recommended Web Sites:
Voice of the Shuttle: Literature in English
http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2748
created by Alan
Liu of the University of California, Santa Barbara, English
Department.
Sites that provide guidance on evaluating Websites:
Citing Your Sources
in MLA Style:
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.)
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
6th ed., New York : Modern Language Association of America,
2003.
Reference, LB2369 .G53 2003.
ALWAYS check the style manual!! DO NOT rely on other
guides!
in the Chicago Style:
Examples of Citations in the Chicago Style:
Book citation:
| Smith-Rosenberg, Carroll. Disorderly
Conduct: Visions of Gender in Victorian America. |
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New York: A.A. Knopf, 1985. |
Journal Citation:
| Edwards, Justin D. "Henry James's
'Alien' New York: Gender and Race in the |
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American Scene." American Studies
International 36, no. 1 (1998): 66-80. |
Chapter in a Book:
| Schlereth, Thomas J. "Country Stores,
County Fairs, and Mail-Order Catalogues: |
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Consumption in Rural America." In Consuming Visions: Accumulation and Display |
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of Goods in America, 1880-1920 edited by Simon J. Bronner, 251-300. |
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New York: Norton, 1989. |
Chicago
Manual of Style
15th ed. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2003.
Reference, Z253 .U69 2003.
Chicago
Style
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.
See the The
Chicago Manual of Style FAQ web site for citing electronic
resources in the Chicago Style.
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.)
ALWAYS check the style manual!! DO NOT rely on other
guides!
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