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Researching the Harlem Renaissance

Researching the Harlem Renaissance. Literary Experience with Dr. Ellen Bonds Library Workshop by Kristyna Carroll July 13, 2011. Librarians: Here to Help!. Subject librarians work with every academic department Available by phone, email, instant messaging, appointment, or just stop by

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Researching the Harlem Renaissance

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  1. Researching the Harlem Renaissance Literary Experience with Dr. Ellen Bonds Library Workshop by Kristyna Carroll July 13, 2011

  2. Librarians: Here to Help! • Subject librarians work with every academic department • Available by phone, email, instant messaging, appointment, or just stop by • We answer all kinds of questions • How to I pick a topic? • Where do I find scholarly articles? • Why can’t I access this article from home? • How do I write a bibliography?

  3. Webpages created by subject librarians to guide you to the BEST resources for a particular subject, course, or research project. • Good starting point • Research is difficult – we don’t expect you to know where to go every time you get a new project. • Helpful tips & pointers • The Guides will probably look different when you begin your Fall classes. There is a guide to this course. Easily return to this Power Point slide Review all the resources we cover today Get in touch with Kristyna Library Website: The Guides Tab

  4. Researching the Harlem Renaissance: Workshop Overview • Getting Started: Encyclopedias and Dictionaries • Dictionary of Literary Biography • Finding Books: The Search Tab • Reviews of Authors and Their Works • Historical New York Times Database • Finding Articles • Databases • The Search Tab

  5. Getting Started: Encyclopedias and Dictionaries • Brief explanations of terms, people, events, or ideas related to a specific subject • Browse a subject-specific encyclopedia or dictionary for topic ideas • Get background information • In most subject areas, available online and searchable

  6. Getting Started: Encyclopedias and Dictionaries • Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance / Cary D. Wintz, Paul Finkelman, editors. New York: Routledge, 2004. • Ref. NX512.3 .A35 E53 2004 • Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance / Aberjhani and Sandra L. West; foreword by Clement Alexander Price. New York: Facts on File, 2003. • Ref. PS153 .N5 H245 2003 • The Harlem Renaissance: a Gale critical companion / foreword by Trudier Harris-Lopez. Detroit: Gale, 2003. • Ref PS153 .N4 H37 1984 • The Harlem Renaissance: a historical dictionary for the era / edited by Bruce Kellner. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1984. • (3rd floor) NX511 .N4 H37 1984 • The Encyclopedia of the Harlem Literary Renaissance / Lois Brown. New York: Facts on File, 2006. • Ref. PS153 .N5 B675 2006

  7. For this session, take a look at the Dictionary of Literary Biography Online Full text of literary works: Literature Online E-Reference: Online Resources

  8. Finding Books: The Search Tab • Books are an important resource for research in most subject areas • Scholarly research is often published in books • Tip: You don’t always have to read the entire book • Check the Table of Contents and Index for sections/pages applicable to your project • Books can give you a broader view of a topic • Articles are very specific

  9. Keywords: Harlem Renaissance Author’s Name Author search for works by that author Author’s Name + criticism Title of work + criticism Finding Books: The Search Tab

  10. Literary Reviews • Literary works can be reviewed in newspapers, literary magazines, and academic journals • Reviews can range from brief critiques to lengthy analyses • Historical New York Times • Literature Resource Center – includes critical analysis • Literature Online – includes criticism and reference works • Books and Movies Reviews Guide – for more resources

  11. Finding Articles • Scholarly or peer-reviewed articles are research articles that have been reviewed by other experts in the field • Databases are searchable indexes • Fields  RECORDS • Usually cannot be searched using same techniques as with Google • Academic One File • Humanities Full Text • Black Drama

  12. The Articles & More tabs searches the library’s entire full text online holdings – that’s a lot of material! This search is very broad and is best used when you are just familiarizing yourself with or exploring a topic. To learn how to use the FindIt button to access full text, watch this video. Finding Articles: The Search Tab

  13. Thank you! Kristyna Carroll Social Sciences Librarian kristyna.carroll@villanova.edu 610-519-5391 Your questions are always welcomed!

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