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| Montgomery College Libraries > Pat Semple, Librarian > EN200 Special Topics: Caribbean Literature, Prof. Dickison | |
1. Books | 2. Encyclopedias | 3. Articles in Databases | 4. MLA Works Cited
MC Library Catalog: Change the search engine setting to "Keyword Boolean" and create a search expression that consists of keywords (tend to be nouns), the Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT), and punctuation (parenthesis used with OR, quotations marks for phrases):
- caribbean AND literature
- caribbean AND music
- carnival
Request Book From Another Campus: Go into MC Library Catalog and use the REQUEST ITEM button at the top of the page. 
Renew Books Online: Go into MC Library Catalog and use the MY ACCOUNT button at the top of the page. 
Help: Speak to the reference librarian on duty or call the reference desk:
- Germantown: 240-567-7853
- Rockville: 240-567-7130
- Takoma Park Silver Spring: 240-567-1536
Online:
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- In addition to the Encyclopedia Britannica, includes links to Web pages and selected articles.
- xreferplus: Literature
- Enter a simple expression in the search box: "nation language" caribbean
Start Here: Here are a few good places to start your search for articles on a topic related to the study of Caribbean Literature:
- Literature Resource Center start here!
- The best place to begin research on literary genres, works, authors.
- Project Muse
- A collection of scholarly journals articles in the humanities.
- Academic Search Premier
- Full text articles from 4,600 scholarly publications, indexing and abstracts for 3,500 peer-reviewed publications. Covers all subject areas.
- Expanded Academic ASAP
- Indexes over 3,500 titles; 2,000+ are full text. Covers all subject areas.
Search Expressions: Here are some sample searches using keywords and Boolean operators:
- "derek walcott"
- "v. s. naipual"
- caribbean AND carnival
- caribbean AND music
- "nation language" AND (literature OR poetry)
- rhys AND criticism
- brathwaite AND criticism
Sorting Results and Printing: Results can be sorted by date or relevance. To print, use the button within the database.
Here is a six-page MS Word document on formatting MLA citations: MLA: Works Cited Page
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