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Literature

A guide on general resources for literature.

Reference Librarian

EMAIL:
library@reynolds.edu

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Downtown: 804.523.5211
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Goochland: 804.523.5419

Library databases & tutorials

Using Gale’s Literature Resource Center – Advanced Search from Cengage Learning on YouTube. (Note: The Gale Literature Resource Center looks a little different in this video, but the search method is the same.)

Search Tips for the MLA International Bibliography on EBSCO from MLA International Bibliography on Vimeo.

If you select the EBSCOhost Choose Databases menu, you have the option to search several databases at the same time including: Academic Search Complete, Humanities International Complete, MasterFILE Premier and MLA International Bibliography with Full Text.

EBSCOhost Advanced Searching – Tutorial from EBSCO Tutorials on YouTube.

JSTOR isn't Google: How to use search to find articles and ebooks on JSTOR from JSTOR on YouTube.

To find articles that critique a specific author's works or to find articles on an author's life:

  1. Go to the JSTOR Advanced Search screen.
  2. Type the author's first and last name in the 1st search box.
  3. From the Item Type menu, checkmark articles.
  4. From the Narrow by Discipline and/or Journal menu, checkmark Language & Literature.

To find articles that critique a specific work:

  1. Go to the JSTOR Advanced Search screen.
  2. Type the author's first and last name in the 1st search box.
  3. Type the title of the work in the 2nd search box.
  4. From the Item Type menu, checkmark articles.
  5. From the Narrow by Discipline and/or Journal menu, checkmark Language & Literature.

Project Muse Database Tutorial from Dora Owens on YouTube.