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Literary Research. Lisa Sloniowski, English Literature Librarian. Libraries are Obsolete. Discuss. Libraries > Format. Babylonian tablets…. Papyrus scrolls…. Libraries > Format. Books… . Ebooks, Ejournals, etc. Library Values: . Knowledge (for its own sake) Sharing Common Space.
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Literary Research Lisa Sloniowski, English Literature Librarian
Libraries > Format Babylonian tablets… Papyrus scrolls…
Libraries > Format Books… Ebooks, Ejournals, etc
Library Values: • Knowledge (for its own sake) • Sharing • Common Space
“Doing research on the Web is like using a library assembled piecemeal by pack rats and vandalized nightly." -- Roger Ebert “Doing research on the Web is like asking people randomly on the street.” – Roy Tennant People
Where’s the Literary Stuff? • PN -- General Literature • PR -- English Literature • PS -- American Literature (incl. Canadian) (but remember that locations vary)
Issues in the Organization of Literary Material • The rise of critical theory & interdisciplinary approaches • The problem of literature itself • The emergence of “aboutness”
Search Tools • Books, Films, Encyclopedias: • Library Catalogue • Journal Articles, Performance Reviews: • Periodical Indexes: • MLA Bibliography, • International Index to the Performing Arts • Factiva
How? • Search Tools: Catalogues and Periodical Indexes • Subject Guides • EN1001 Course-Related Library Guide
Awesome Researchers Know: 1)that the quality of their paper depends on the quality of their sources and how to connect them 2)how to evaluate their search strategies and results -number of results -revise with correct keywords, descriptors -lateral thinking 3)to give themselves enough time to do the job properly 4)to use shortcuts where possible --subject headings --skimming the bibliography --encyclopedias
An updated notion of genius would have to center around one's mastery of information and its dissemination.” ~Kenny Goldsmith