More Colby Library Guides
Background Research / Where to Start
Book Catalogs
CBBcat - for readily available books
our holdings are limited, but worth exploring. You might find, e.g., The Pacific Muse: Exotic Femininity and the Colonial Pacific
WorldCat - search catalogs of libraries worldwide
Directions on signing up for ILL
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Online Resources
- Credo Reference
- MLA International Bibliography
- Historical Abstracts
- Gender Studies
- Environment Complete
- Environmental Impact
- and more in the Subject list of Databases for Environmental Studies
- Gallica
- ARTFL-FRANTEXT
- ECCO (Eighteenth Century Collections Online)
- NCCO (Nineteenth Century Collections Online)
- Guide to French Literature, , 1992-1994, 2 v.
- New Oxford Companion to French Literature, edited by Peter France, 1995, PQ41 .N48 1995, also online
Subject Heading Searches
Suggested Subjects to search
Environment & Eco-criticism
Environment -- Agriculture -- Chemicals
Colonialism
Racism in French History: 20th Century
Imperialism -- History -- 19th century
France -- Colonies -- Administration
France -- Colonies -- Race Relations
Postcolonialism -- French-speaking countries
Tahiti (French Polynesia: island) -- Colonization
Romanticism -- French Polynesia
Indigenous Women -- Islands of the Pacific -- Public Opinion
Think Strategically About Your Research
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Paul Gauguin, Montagnes Tahitiennes |
French 397/493G: Seminar: Francophone Ecocriticism & Postcolonial Theory in Dialogue
Karen Gillum kjgillum@colby.edu |
Think Strategically about Your Research
- Looking up background information first can save you time later - use Credo Reference or other encyclopedias or handbooks.
- Use terminology and facts learned from the background information to search for articles in MLA International Bibliography and other databases at left
- Search for books in any of Colby's catalogs, expanding your search with subject linking
- Investigate the notes and bibliographies of every good source you find for leads to more
- Think about what sorts of publications the information you need might be published in.
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*Biographical? Try Credo, Larousse or monographic biographies. *Contemporary public opinions? Search, e.g., ARTFL, NCCO, Gallica, historical books. *Literary analyses of an author? Search in MLA International Bibliography and library catalogues. |
When to Cite
Citations -
show the research path someone took to develop an idea, and they provide leads for other researchers
You need to cite -
when you directly quote someone else, when you refer to another person's ideas or when you outline someone else's argument or line of reasoning. You also need to give credit when you use an image, audio, or video clip (if permitted by copyright provisions).
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Use the citation style recommended by your instructor. Brief description of one commonly used style, with links to further examples, appear below. See also the Libraries' comprehensive guide, All About Citations.
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MLA
Use MLA style to create citations in the Humanities
EXAMPLE of MLA Style on a Works Cited page for a journal article retrieved from a database:
Goodheart, Eugene. "Orwell and the Bad Writing Controversy." CLIO: A Journal of Literature, History, and the Philosophy of History, vol. 28, no. 4, 1999, pp. 439-43. ProQuest Literature Online, http://literature.proquest.com/pageImage.do?ftnum=46697542&fmt=page&area=abell&journalid=08842043&articleid=R01518721&pubdate=1999&queryid=2954634888204.
thus the formula is:
Author. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, volume #, issue #, year, page #s. Name of Database. [doi or url.] Date of access [day month year].
IN-TEXT: put source information in parentheses just after a quotation or paraphrase.
Is plain speech really an "antidote to dishonesty and brutality in politics" (Goodheart 439)?
