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Languages and Literature
Harry Potter Literary Circle
Prepared by Sarah Brick Archer
Assistant Professor of Library Services
Resource Coordinator for the Departments of Fine Arts, Languages
& Literature, and Communication & Art
Office: L308B, Ext. #3267
General Library Information
Maps
John
Vaughan Library Physical Overview CLIP Tutorial
Hours
Library
of Congress
Classification system.
The Research
Strategies CLIP tutorial can provide an overview to getting started
in researching a topic.
Cycle of Information
The cycle of information is an interesting one.
Research
starts
with an idea. Someone becomes curious about something and wants
to
explore it. Literature reviews are conducted, empirical evidence
is
gathered. The researcher may wish to cross disciplinary lines and
take a literary theory and apply it to another field. The
researcher
writes an article. If the article adds to the body of knowledge
or
presents a new concept, a journal in that discipline might be
interested
in publishing it. Article submissions go through a reviewing process in
which multiple reviewers will read and comment on the article.
This
is an example of a refereed journal article. If it passes the review
process,
the article is published in the journal. Indexers read journal
articles
and assign subject headings to the articles and place the citation in
indexes
(such as MLA Bibliography). Researchers comb indexes to
find
articles, and the whole cycle starts over. This is a cycle that
occurs
right here at NSU. Our faculty and students are publishing.
You
can become a part of the process, too. Exciting, isn't it?
The Flow of
Information (from the UCLA College Library and NWACC) depicts how
information about an
event can be represented in different types of resources. Understanding
how
information is disseminated helps to know where to look and the
attributes of each format.
General Concepts
When approaching a database, look for help screens for complete
information on how to search it effectively. Check for scope
notes that identify the contents of the database. Check for
advanced search screens and see different ways that the search can be
limited. For instance, what dates and types of materials are
included in the database? Can it be searched by full text and subject?
Can
the search be limited by date, language or full text? Each database
uses controlled subject headings that can be accessed through the
online Thesaurus. For instance, in ERIC, writing centers are
called writing laboratories.
Author Biographies
Ref.
PN 451.S6
Something About the
Author (volume109)
Ref. PN 451.C59 Contemporary
Authors New Revision Series (volume 128)
Ref. PN 451.C58 Contemporary
Authors (volume 173)
Use the Library
Catalog
to find full-length biographies and criticisms of authors. WorldCat
is a wonderful
database which lists all published resources (Not specific journal
articles, but books, facsimile editions, AV, dissertations, etc.)
Interlibrary
Loan
is available for books and journal
articles not available at NSU. Use the databases listed in the
next section to find biographical articles about authors.
Criticisms on Specific Works
Ref. PN 1009.A1C5139 Children's
Literature Review (volumes 66 & 80)
Ref. PN 771.C59
Contemporary Literary Criticism (volume 137)
Harry
Potter: A Magical Prescription for just about Anyone
Want to find an article like this one?
The following databases are useful for research on authors and specific
works. Search by the author's last name and an important word from the
title of the work. You can also include a particular
aspect.
Note: In EbscoHost the * is a truncation symbol which will look
for religion, religious, religions, etc.
Humanities Full Text
MLA
Bibliography
How do I locate information not available at NSU?
Interlibrary
loan
is available free of charge in which books and copies of articles can
be borrowed from other libraries. Allow approximately two weeks
for interlibrary loan requests to be received.
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