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| Montgomery College Libraries > Pat Semple, Librarian > EN208: Women In Literature, Prof. Howard | |
1. Books | 2. Encyclopedias | 3. Articles in Databases | 4. Websites | 5. 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):
- "kate chopin" AND (criticism OR literature)
- "judy chicago"
- women AND (fiction OR literature OR writers) AND south
Browse the Shelves: Here are some call numbers to use when browsing the shelves in the circulating and reference collections:
PS 261-267 American Literature of the South PS 1294 .C63 Chopin, Kate, 1981-1904 F 366-380 History -- Louisiana & New Orleans
Request Book From Another Campus: Go into MC Library Catalog and use the REQUEST ITEM button (pictured at right). 
Renew Books Online: Go into MC Library Catalog and use the MY ACCOUNT button (pictured at right). 
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
AskUsNow!: For 24/7 help, IM an academic librarian at a college or university library by using Maryland's AskUsNow! service. 
- American Writers
- (REF PS 129 .A55 Suppl.) Rockville
- A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American South
- (REF PS261 .C555 2004) Rockville
- The Companion to Southern Literature
- (REF PS261 .C55 2002) Rockville
- Encyclopedia of Southern Literature
- (REF PS 261 .S515 1997) Lengthy entries on "The Awakening" and "Kate Chopin." Rockville
- The Kate Chopin Companion
- (REF PS1294 .C63 B6 1988) Rockville
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- In addition to the Encyclopedia Britannica, includes links to Web pages and selected articles.
- Gale Virtual Reference
- Enter a simple expression in the search box: "new orleans"
- Credo Reference: Literature Encyclopedias
- Enter a simple expression in the search box: "kate chopin"
Start Here: Here are a few good places to start your search for articles:
- Literature Resource Center start here!
- The best place to begin research on literary genres, works, authors.
- Project Muse
- A collection of scholarly journal articles in the humanities.
- Sage Journals Online
- Scholarly journals from Sage Publications; somewhat clunky interface.
- Academic OneFile
- Our largest database; covers many topics.
- Academic Search Premier
- Covers all subject areas.
- Expanded Academic ASAP
- Covers all subject areas.
- GenderWatch
- Does have some articles on Chopin, but best used when researching issues related to feminism.
Search Expressions: Here are some sample searches using keywords and Boolean operators:
- women AND literature AND south
- "kate chopin" AND "the awakening"
- "kate chopin" AND criticism
- "new orleans" AND history
- "judy chicago"
Sorting Results and Printing: Results can be sorted by date or relevance. To print, use the button within the database.
Limit Domains in Google: To limit your Google search to reputable Web sites, enter the domain you are interested in searching in front of your search terms:
- site:edu or site:gov
or site:org
- site:edu women writers
- site:gov "kate chopin"
- site:edu "gertrude stein"
Google Scholar: Go to scholar.google.com and set "Scholar Preferences" to "Montgomery College." If you have borrowing privileges at another institution that is also registered with Google Scholar, enter the name of that school as well. Enter your search expression or search terms. If there is an article from a scholarly journal that is available on the web or if there is a scholarly article that is in our collection it will be flagged in the results list -- look for "Full Text @ My MC Library" (we have the article online) or "Resources @ My Library" (we currently receive the journal online, but probably not this particular article). 
Recommended Sites
- Find Articles
- This database has a fairly rich source of free articles in the field of literature; search by putting author's name in quotes ("kate chopin") and select "free articles only." (Find Articles)
Here is a six-page MS Word document on formatting MLA citations: MLA: Works Cited Page
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