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Understand the Research Process
Begin your research with an understanding of the process Or, look to the menu on the left hand side of this wiki page.
Make sure you read and understand your assignment since your teacher has specific requirements for the assignment. Also, know the due date and start now!
Gain an Overview with Reference Sources
Reference sources give you an overview of your topic. They help you identify key words that will aid you in searching the online catalog and various electronic databases. Also, reference sources often give suggestions for further reading, which can include books, articles or websites.
Additionally, check the bibliographies for further information. Remember to use
cross references, indexes, and tables of contents to help you locate information.
All of the reference sources listed below can be found either in the Garver Room (silent study room) or online.
REF 809.3 B96NO The novel 100 : a ranking of the greatest novels of all time REF 810.9 AM3 SUPPL. 4 American writers : a collection of literary biographies REF 810.9 H25O 1995 The Oxford companion to American literature REF 810.3 Ox21 V.4 The Oxford encyclopedia of American literature REF 810.3 B43 Benét's reader's encyclopedia of American literature REF 810.3 C14 The Cambridge handbook of American literature REF 813.08 C762 Contemporary American women fiction writers : an A-to-Z guide REF 803 M95B The Bedford glossary of critical and literary terms Ebook The concise Oxford dictionary of literary terms
Delve Deeper via Library Catalog Search
After getting an overview with reference sources, it is time to start searching the online catalog for books or other materials that focus more specifically on the topic you have chosen. You may try with the following keywords, or subject headings. The computer will look for the keywords or subject headings in the bibliographic record, which contains an item's title, author, subject, and table of contents or item summary.
- American fiction -- 20th century -- Dictionaries.
- American literature -- African American authors.
- Black Female friendship
- City and town life -- Ohio -- Fiction.
- Fiction -- History and criticism.
- Morrison, Toni -- Criticism and interpretation.
- Morrison, Toni -- Study and teaching.
- Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- Race relations in literature.
- Women and literature -- United States -- History
Hint: Subjects can be found at the bottom of an item's record. Simply click on the subject
to execute the search.
See a few samples of books available at OWH Library
Black on white : Black writers on what it means to be white
Afro-American women writers, 1746-1933 : an anthology and critical guide
Start your own search to find more
NOBLE Online Catalog or ask a librarian for help!!
Get Materials from Other Libraries
You may also acquire items from other Library Catalogs when needed. If you have questions on how to use it, please contact one our instructional librarians at the Help Desk for this service.
Find Articles in Electronic Databases
| African American Studies Center | A comprehensive collection that focuses on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture. Includes biographies, subject entries, primary sources, multimedia, etc. Learn more |
| American History Online | American History Online is an easy to use resource center that includes background information on all American History from the Colonial Era to the present. Includes biographies, events and topics, primary sources, timelines, images and video, etc. |
| Daily Life Online | Daily Life is a database of full text books in the Daily Life through History series. To browse a list of all available books, click on the title list. Books that might be useful to you: Daily Life in the United States, 1920-1939: Decades of Promise and Pain |
| Biography Resource Center | Almost a million biographies including full text of the complete Marquis Who's Who(R). It has the full content of Contemporary Authors. Source citation is at the end of each article. |
| Cambridge Companion to Toni Morrison | The Cambridge Companion to Toni Morrison Introduction: “All necks are on the line”; Toni Morrison’s fiction; Toni Morrison’s criticism and editing; Essays; Further Reading; Supplementary Material. |
| JSTOR | The JSTOR Archive holds the complete digitized back runs of core scholarly journals, starting with the very first issues, some dating as far back as the 1600s. New titles and disciplines are being added regularly. |
| The Literary Encyclopedia | The Literary Encyclopedia is an expanding global literary reference work written by over 1800 specialists from universities around the world, and currently provides more than 4800 authoritative profiles of authors, works and literary and historical topics and grows by over 60 articles per month. We also list more than 21,000 works by date, country and genre. |
| Literary Reference Center | Literary Reference Center is a comprehensive literary reference database, which includes a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day. It is a completely full-text database that combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, and hundreds of literary journals. It also contains detailed information on the most studied authors and their works. |
| Literature Online (LION) | A databases containing 350,000 works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, 168 full-text literature journals, and other key criticism and reference resources. |
| Opposing Viewpoints Resources Center | This database is the premier full-text resource covering today’s hottest social issues. It brings together all the information that’s needed to fully understand an issue: pro and con viewpoint articles, reference articles that provide context, full-text magazines, academic journals, and newspapers,primary source documents, government and organizational statistics, multimedia, including images and podcasts, links to hand-selected web sites, and more! Learn more |
| Project Muse | Project MUSE provides full-text, user-friendly online access to over 300 high quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from 60 scholarly publishers. |
View Selected Internet Resources
Below you will find links to sites that are recommended by Ms. Pei.
Toni Morrison The Nobel Prize in Literature 1993
Toni Morrison Biography from Biography.com
Living Legends from Library of Congress
Oprah's Books from Oprah.com
Sula Literature from eNotes.com
IPL's Literary Criticism Site from Internet Public Library
Learn Citation and Avoid Plagiarism
For this assignment, you will be required to use the MLA Citation Style. For help with this, see the Citing Sources page in the wiki, pick up an MLA Style sheet from the reference desk, or ask a librarian for further help!
Remember, you not only have to cite direct quotes, but also text that you paraphrase. Anything you write that is not an original thought must be properly cited!
Your Instructional Librarian
Or, email me at spei@andover.edu to ask a question or set up a meeting. You can also call me at x4228 or simply stop by!
