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Enhancing Research Skills for ENGL.320: A Library Orientation Workshop

Join us for a comprehensive workshop designed for ENGL.320 students led by Vince Graziano, the English Librarian. This session will cover essential resources for your research, including finding background and biographical information, utilizing Oxford Reference, Literature Resource Center, and LION for Shakespeare audio plays. Learn how to navigate library catalogs, access electronic journals like JSTOR and Project MUSE, and leverage tools like RefWorks for bibliography preparation. Enhance your academic journey with expert insights and resources!

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Enhancing Research Skills for ENGL.320: A Library Orientation Workshop

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  1. Library Orientation for ENGL 320 October 3, 2013 Vince Graziano English Librarian vince.graziano@concordia.ca

  2. Workshop Outline • Finding background/biographical info • Oxford Reference • Literature Resource Center (LRC) • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography • Finding books, videos and audio • CLUES, Library Catalogue • Theatre in Video • Literature Online (LION): Shakespeare Audio Plays • Finding articles • MLA International Bibliography (MLAIB) • ABELL: Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature • World Shakespeare Bibliography Online

  3. Video and Audio • Theatre in Video: Streaming video • Filmed stage productions • 37 BBC Television Shakespeare plays • Documentaries • Includes critical guides to Shakespeare • LION: Streaming audio • Complete Contents Multimedia Shakespeare Audio Plays • 38 plays

  4. Electronic Journals • Collections with substantial humanities content: • Project MUSE (Recent issues) • JSTOR (Older issues) • Oxford Journals (recent and archive) • Literature Online (LION) • Literature Resource Center • Taylor & Francis (Routledge) • Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) • Many other electronic journal collections

  5. Search Operators • AND shakespeareAND theatre • OR drama OR plays • NOT literature NOT drama • “ ” “troilus and cressida” • * feminis* • ( ) (masculin* or men) and shakespeare

  6. Subject Searching • Thesaurus • List of terms used in adatabase • Subject Headings in CLUES • Created by the Library of Congress • Subjects include: • People • Characters • Titles of literary works • Topical subject headings

  7. To Find the Full Text • Use the feature • Search CLUES • Perform a Journal Title search • Check other Montreal libraries • Use your CREPUQ card • Request an Interlibrary Loan (COLOMBO) • Online form • Allow 2 to 3 weeks for delivery of books • Allow 4 days for delivery of photocopies of articles

  8. Article Delivery Service • Articles from print or microform periodicals can be scanned and sent to you as a PDF attachment via e-mail • Delivery Time • 2 working days • Online form: • Under Quick Links on Library website • At the bottom of a CLUES page • Login with MyConcordiaNetname

  9. RefWorks is a Web-based tool that: • Facilitates organization of references • Is accessible from any Internet connection • Simplifies the process of preparing bibliographies • Access RefWorks through the Quick Links menu on the Library website • Help • Tutorials on Library website

  10. Help is Available • At the Reference Desk • Library website • Literatures in English Research Guide • Ask a Librarian • E-mail form • Chat with a Librarian • Ask Vince: • 514-848-2424, ext. 7689 • vince.graziano@concordia.ca • Office hours: by appointment

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