ENG 9002: Methods & Materials II

Bibliography and Textual Studies

~ Methods & Materials II ~

Melanie Mills

26 October 2010

ENG 9002~ Fall 2010 ~

~ Methods & Materials I

Last week…

~ Introduction to Western Libraries and The D.B. Weldon Library

~ Research Methods, A Primer

~ Research Materials, Foundations

ENG 9002: Bibliography and Textual Studies (Fall 2010) Melanie Mills, The D.B. Weldon Library

~ Methods & Materials II Agenda

This week…

~ Critically Analyzing Information

~ Advanced Research Methods

~ Specialized Research Materials (Reference, Secondary and Primary sources)

~ Q & A (Research Assignment)


~ One Stop Access www.lib.uwo.ca


http://www.lib.uwo.ca/


~ Plugins https://www.lib.uwo.ca/plugins


To improve your off-campus quality of life(well, your research life anyway)!

~ LibX

~ Search OED Online

~ EZ Proxy URL Generator

https://www.lib.uwo.ca/plugins

http://www.lib.uwo.ca/plugins/libx

http://dictionary.oed.com/services/browser-button.html

https://www.lib.uwo.ca/offcampus/ezform.html

~ RefWorks http://refworks.scholarsportal.info/


To help you keep your research organized!

~ bibliographic management software

~ access via WL’ homepage (www.lib.uwo.ca)

~ flash tutorial, for those who wish to explore…

(http://refworks.scholarsportal.info/tutorial/)

~ a (very brief) demo…

http://refworks.scholarsportal.info/


http://refworks.scholarsportal.info/tutorial/

~ Critically Analyzing Information


~ Initial Appraisal ~ Author, Date of Publication, Edition or Revision,

Publisher, Title of Journal

~ Content Analysis ~ Intended Audience, Objective Reasoning,

Coverage, Writing Style, Evaluative Reviews.

Olin Library Reference Research & Learning Services. “Critically Analyzing Information Sources.” Library Research Guide. 15 October 2010. Cornell University Library. 25 October 2010. <http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill26.html>.

http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill26.html

~ Specialized Research Materials


~ Reference Materials

e.g. Bibliographies (annotated, descriptive, enumerative), Catalogues, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Indexes, etc.

available in both print and online; select resources available in both formats

indexed in the Shared Library Catalogue

http://alpha.lib.uwo.ca/



~ Locating Reference Materials

~ Shared Library Catalogue

Field Searching e.g. KEYWORD: t: bibliography and “Paradise

Lost”

Browsing LCSH e.g. SUBJECT: Milton, John

~ Oxford Reference Online

~ Reference Universe (via Databases by Title)


http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/GLOBAL.html

http://refuniv.odyssi.com/cgi-bin/[email protected]

http://refuniv.odyssi.com/cgi-bin/[email protected]

~ Reference Materials – Critical Analysis


~ Initial Appraisal Exercise (15 mins).

Working in pairs...

1) identify any and all location(s) where you could access this resource at Western;

2) identify the type of reference source;

3) conduct an initial assessment of the resource; and

4) share your assessment with the class.



Select Language & Literature Sources:

~ Oxford English Dictionary (OED)

~ Cambridge Guide to Literature in English

~ Key Concepts in Literary Theory

~ Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism

~ Gale’s Literature Criticism series

Select General Reference Sources:

~ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB)

~ Oxford Reference Online Premium

~ Reference Universe



~ Secondary Sources

“Any published or unpublished work that is one step removed from the original source, usually describing, summarizing, analyzing, evaluating, derived from, or based on primary source materials, for example, a review, critical analysis, second-person account, or biographical or historical study.”

Reitz, Joan M. “Primary Source.” ODLIS: Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science.

17 November 2007. Libraries Unlimited. 21 September 2008. <http://lu.com/odlis/>.

http://lu.com/odlis/



~ Locating Secondary Source Materials

~ Browsing

bibliographies or works cited lists reviewing sources (BIP, TLS, BIC, NYTBR, etc.) recently published theses and dissertations reviews published subject-specific journals



~ Locating Secondary Source Materials


Field Searching e.g. KEYWORD: s: Atwood and s:criticicsm

~ Print and/or Online Indexes

print periodical indexes, subject-specific or multidisciplinary research databases; content aggregators; etc.




~ Searching Secondary Sources


~ Secondary Sources – Critical Analysis


~ Content Analysis Exercise (15 mins).

1) identify the location(s) where you could access this resource at Western;

2) identify the type of secondary source;

3) conduct an initial content analysis of the resource; and

4) share your assessment with the class.



Locating Secondary Sources in Language and Literature:

~ MLA International Bibliography

~ JSTOR

~ Project MUSE

~ CPI.Q

Locating Secondary Sources Across the Disciplines:

~ ScholarsPortal Search

~ Academic Search Complete

~ Google Scholar

~ Dissertations & Theses (ProQuest)



~ Primary Sources

“[…] include[s] original manuscripts, periodical articles reporting original research or thought, diaries, memoirs, letters, journals, photographs, drawings, posters, film footage, sheet music, songs, interviews, government documents, public records, eyewitness accounts, newspapers clippings, etc.”

Reitz, Joan M. “Primary Source.” ODLIS: Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science.

17 November 2007. Libraries Unlimited. 21 September 2008. <http://lu.com/odlis/>.

http://lu.com/odlis/



~ Locating Primary Source Materials


many, but not all, primary sources (print, digital, microform) are indexed here

best for ‘known item’ searching (i.e. title, author, date of publication, etc).

~ Primary Source Research Guides (Browse by Program > Social Science > History)


http://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/history/



~ Searching Primary Sources




Locating Primary Source Material, Language & Literature:

~ Early English Books Online (EEBO), 1475 - 1700

~ English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC), 1473 – 1800

~ Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO)

~ Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1824 - 1900

Locating Primary Source Material, across the disciplines:

~ Archive of Americana, 1639 - 1922

~ Archive Explorer

~ Empire Online

~ Defining Gender, 1450 - 1910

~ Methods & Materials II

Research & Resources Assignment…

~ Q & A


~ See you next week!

Melanie Mills

Assistant Librarian, English & Philosophy

The D.B. Weldon Library

[email protected]

~ Office Hours:

Wednesdays (2 - 4 PM)

University College, Room 171


mailto:[email protected]

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