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ENGL/IASC 2P70LIBRARY WORKSHOP
Justine Cotton, English Liaison Librarian
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SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION
What kind of information?
Where is the best place to
search?
What keywords
should I use?Can I just use SuperSearch?
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WHERE TO SEARCH:
Question about SuperSearch
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SUPERSEARCH
SuperSearch
a large portion of
library databases
Library book/ebook
collection
Brock Special Collections
What’s missing?
some databasesforliterature (MLA Bibliography)
Specialized tools (e.g. Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory)
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#1 TIP – BEGIN WITH BOOKS
Broad overview of topics
Discover the language/keywords of a topic
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SUBJECT HEADINGS – WHY?
Use these links to find more books on
a topic
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SUBJECT HEADINGS
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BEYOND BOOKS
Try SuperSearch
•It includes Gender Studies Database
•It includes ERIC (Education)
•Plus a variety of other multidisciplinary databases
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#2 TIP – USE SUPERSEARCHEFFECTIVELY
Use the advanced search
Tailor your search (*, or, and)
Beware placing limits too soon
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SUPERSEARCH
Use the sidebar to *refine*
Links to library catalogue
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MORE REFINEMENTSDate range
Resource type
Subject, “show more”
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A MANAGEABLE RESULT
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OTHER HELPFUL TOOLS
Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory
*defines literary theories & gives information on key theorists
*provides further readings
MLA International Bibliography
*not in SuperSearch, but a key tool for literature research