MLA Guide to Undergraduate Research in Literature 2/e

Elizabeth Brookbank is associate professor and instruction librarian at Western Oregon University.

Introduction 1. Starting the Research Process Understanding Your Research Paper Assignment Developing a Topic Developing a Search Strategy The Research Process: Five Top Tips for Doing Better Research 2. Searching Your Library Discovery System or Catalog Is This like Google? Your Library's Discovery System The Library's Special Language: Library of Congress Subject Headings Moving beyond the Basics Using Materials from Other Libraries Choosing the Right Library Sources for Your Assignment 3. Searching Subject-Specific Databases How to Select the Right Database Subject-Specific Databases Advanced Searching in the MLA International Bibliography Interdisciplinary Databases 4. Searching the Internet Finding Scholarship on the Internet Accessing Scholarship Online Searching Smarter: Search Engine Advanced Tools Evaluating Internet Sources Evaluating Library Sources 5. Finding Reviews 6. Using Contextual Primary Sources What Is a Primary Source? Periodicals as Primary Sources Audiovisual Media as a Primary Source Using Primary Sources in Literary Research Finding Primary Sources Using a Library Database or Catalog Finding Primary Sources Using the Internet 7. Finding Background Information Library Sources for Biographical and Historical Information Internet Sources for Biographical and Historical Information Finding a Definition or the Source of a Quotation 8. Managing Sources and Creating Your Bibliography Creating In-Text Citations and a Works-CitedList Organizing Your Research 9. Guides to Research in Literature Written in English Harner's Literary Research Guide Series on Literary Research from Scarecrow Press Appendix: A Selected Bibliography of Research Sources for Literature and Literary Studies in English Glossary Index