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Introduction to Research Methods in Literary Studies
Introduction to Library Resources and Research Methods in Literary StudiesFrench 2601Winter 2014Jeff LilburnTodays class Types of references needed for your recherche bibilographique Library Resources How to find the references you need for your assignment Research Strategies How to make the best use of library resources & search tips!Types of ReferencesA Scholarly Monograph (un livre critique gnrale)- e.g.: a book about the novels of Annie Ernaux.
A First Edition (la premire dition du livre choisi)- e.g.: the first published edition of Albert Camus novel La Peste.
Three Scholarly Journal Articles or Book Chapters or Books (articles ou chapitres de livres ou livres critiques) that discuss a specific subject associated with your book - an article about the depiction of artists in Amlie Nothombs Robert des noms propres published in the journal French Studies; - a chapter about Marcel Prousts narrative technique in the book, The Cambridge Companion to Proust. Library resourcesTo search for books:- MtA Library Catalogue, Other Library Catalogues, WorldCat
To search for articles (and books, book chapters):- Library Databases and Print Indexessuch as: MLA Database, French XX
To search for information about an author or book (such as the date of a first edition)- Reference bookssuch as: Dictionnaire des crivains de langues franaise; Dictionnaire littraire des femmes de langues franaise
How to Find Books
How to Find BooksMount Allison Library Catalogue
Also:Certain library databases and print indexes (MLA, French XX)Other university library catalogues, WorldCatOther books (scan the bibliographies of books youve already found)Browsing library shelves
Finding Books
Finding Books
Finding Books
Finding Books
Library of Congress Subject HeadingsFinding Books
Finding ArticlesFinding ArticlesYou cannot search for article in the Library CatalogueFinding ArticlesTo search for articles: Use library databases & print indexesThese databases and print sources serve as indexes to articles published in scholarly journals (and, in some cases, to books and book chapters)
Finding ArticlesExamples of library databases for French literary studies:MLA International Bibliography (aka, the MLA Database), Repre, Eruditalso: JSTOR, Project Muse, CBCA, and more
Examples of print indexes:French XX, Bibliographie d'histoire littraire franaiseFinding Articles
Finding Articles
Finding Articles
Search Tip:
Truncation Symbol* in most other library databases$ in the Library Catalogue
Example: ameri* will find:
america, american, americans, americana, americain, americaine, americaines, etc.
Finding Articles
Sort by relevance? Relevance according to who?Finding Articles
Finding Articles
Finding Articles
Finding Articles
Finding Articles
Finding Articles
MtA Libraries Journal FinderFinding Articles
Finding Articles
Finding Articles: Quick RECAPTo find out if an article is available at our library once you have a citation:
Use the Library Catalogue and/or Journal Finder to search for the title of the journal (not title of the article).
Sample citation for a journal article:Oscherwitz, Danya. Once Upon a Time that Never Was: Jean-Pierre Jeunets Le Fabuleux Destin dAmelie Poulain. The French Review 84.1 (2011): 504-15. Finding Articles: Quick recapTo find out if an article is available at our library once you have a citation:
Use the Library Catalogue and/or Journal Finder to search for the title of the journal (not title of the article).
Sample citation for a journal article:Oscherwitz, Danya. Once Upon a Time that Never Was: Jean-Pierre Jeunets Le Fabuleux Destin dAmelie Poulain. The French Review 84.1 (2011): 504-15. To Find out if the Library has a Particular Journal
To Find out if the Library has a Particular Journal
To Find out if the Library has a Particular Journal
To Find out if the Library has a Particular Journal
To Find out if the Library has a Particular Journal
Search StrategiesSearching for French-language books and articles Use French search terms (keywords) Limit your search to French-language material Search databases with French-language content (such as Erudit, Repre, etc.)Print IndexesServe the same purpose as online databases: an index to published literature in a particular field of study (eg. French-language literature)
Usually appear annually one volume represents one (and only one) years worth of publications (i.e. volumes are not cumulative)
To search for articles published in the last five years, you would have to consult five volumesPrint IndexesOrganized alphabetically by author: to find articles about Michel Tremblay, look up TremblayUnder the authors name will appear a list of articles, books or book chapters about that authors works.Check the list to see if any are about your novel and about the specific subject(s) youve been assigned.Print IndexesEach entry (reference) will have an entry number (numro de lentre).These numbers identify each item within the index and are used for cross-references. Your assignment asks you to provide the entry number for references you find in print indexes.
Keyword SelectionA search for canadian plays will retrieve different results than a search for theatre and canada.
Canadian plays = 77 items theatre and Canada = 239 items
Keyword SelectionSample essay topic:
Discuss the depiction of the poor in the works of American playwrights.
What are the relevant keywords?
Keyword SelectionSample essay topic:
Discuss the depiction of the poor in the works of American playwrights.
What are the relevant keywords?
Keyword SelectionHoweverA search in the Library Catalogue for poor and american and playwrights yields ZERO results.
Keyword SelectionHoweverA search in the Library Catalogue for poor and american and playwrights yields ZERO results.
Try using: synonyms, related words, variant spellings, French words, etc.
In other words: try to account for the various ways different authors may express the same or similar ideas, topics, concepts, etc.
Keyword SelectionOriginal search:poor and american and playwrights = 0 items
Search using synonyms and related words:(poor or poverty or class) and (america$ or united states) and (play$ or drama or theatre or theater) = 45 items
Keyword SelectionSample topic (similar to the ones on your recherche bibliographique):
Hubert Aquin, Prochain pisode (analyse temporelle)
What are the relevant keywords?
Keyword SelectionSample topic (similar to the ones on your recherche bibliographique):
Hubert Aquin, Prochain pisode (analyse temporelle)
What are the relevant keywords?
Keyword SelectionSample topic (similar to the ones on your recherche bibliographique):
Hubert Aquin, Prochain pisode (analyse temporelle)
MLA search: aquin AND prochain episode AND temporelle = 1
Keyword SelectionSample topic (similar to the ones on your recherche bibliographique):
Hubert Aquin, Prochain pisode (analyse temporelle)
MLA search: aquin AND prochain episode AND temporelle = 1aquin AND prochain episode AND (temporelle OR temps OR time) = 4
Questions? Research Help Desk Hours:Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm & 6:30 pm - 10:00 pmFriday: 10:30 am - 4:30 pmSunday: 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
My Office: R.P. Bell Library M-11 (Reference Office, main floor)My email address: [email protected]
What is a scholarly source?Usually written by experts in the field (look for: credentials, author affiliations)Usually peer-reviewed (critically assessed by other scholars and experts in the field prior to publication)Engages and builds on previous research on the same subject (see next bullet)Always cites all sources quoted or referenced in the book or paper (articles and books aimed at a non-academic audience dont normally do this)
What is a scholarly source?Generally published in a peer-reviewed journal (articles) or by a university press or publisher specializing in scholarly works (e.g.: Oxford University Press)Makes a contribution to the field (presents an original argument or interpretation)
What is Peer Review?
Scrutinizing Science: Peer Review. Understanding Science. University of California Museum of Paleontology. 4 October 2011 . 64
Most Common Scholarly Secondary sources in Literary Studies?
Books, such as a single-author book about the works of Amlie Nothomb.Book chapters, such as essays published as chapters in edited collections (e.g. The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of Paris)Journal articles, such as articles published in scholarly, peer-reviewed journals.