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Karen Gillum
Humanities Research Librarian
Email me about appointments, questions, problems:
kjgillum@colby.edu
Conduct more targeted searches in individual databases for newspaper, magazine & journal articles:
Guides to more resources for information on the authors listed. Notice that they include bibliographies. |
Another source for brief biographies of authors is the Literary Encyclopedia:
Subject searches make it easier to find books in the catalogs. Some examples of subject headings in CBBcat:
The Baroque Library Hall in The Clementium. Source: Wikicommons
The Clementinum is mentioned in "The Secret Miracle" by Jorge Luis Borges. The main character has a dream of the library of Clementinum where the librarians look for God in the books of the library.
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An author...
- Creates a written work
- People read it - They discuss it, some in writing - Reviews - Scholarly analyses - Biographers record, assess, contextualize |
Think Strategically about Your Research
Why use Reference sources?
To look for...
definitions, historical context, biographical information
How can you identify a scholarly journal article?
Look for...
an abstract, in-text citations, a bibliography. Scholarly Journals report original research in a specific discipline and typically contain peer reviewed articles
In general, the purpose of annotations is to inform a researcher consulting the bibliography on aspects of the cited title, such as
Sample Annotated Bibliography (MLA) Diana Hacker
How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography Cornell U. Library
Be sure to follow the directions of your own assignment!
Tips for Using MLA International Bibliography
1. Take advantage of folders and the ability to export citations in MLA format.
2. Set search limits before you begin searching so that ALL your results are from scholarly, peer-reviewed journals or books.
3. Use the "Names as Subjects" function to isolate a set of articles about the author you are working on; then refine your search by adding Subject Terms.
4. NEVER GIVE UP! Almost every article will be available to you either online, on mcrofilm, in print, or through Interlibrary Loan.
Record for a Book in CBBcat
How To : Requesting Books Through CBBcat
Click where the arrow points to request. Fill in only the numerals of the barcode on the back of your Colby ID.