English+Content+Area+Research

= = ** Citing Sources **
 * Resources to help you define & refine your topic: **
 * ===Books (Specialized, scholarly resources) in Reference at Ursuline Library:===
 * Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama
 * The Guide to Supernatural Fiction
 * Encyclopedia of Feminist Literature
 * Encyclopedia of Utopian Literature
 * Shakespeare: a Bibliographical Guide
 * ===Online resources of interest (does it pass the @CRAP test?):===
 * African American Literature Book Club (AALBC)
 * ALA's Newbery Medal Home Page (provides links to other book award sites)
 * Bartleby.com (Great books online - free)
 * Center for the Book (Library of Congress)
 * Gale's Literary Index (a master index to major literary indexes published by Gale - here are the ones we own at Ursuline)
 * Outline of American Literature (free ebook from the State Department's America.gov website)
 * Nobel Prize in Literature
 * Weblinks (online resources compiled by Ursuline librarians)
 * ===**Tracking down sources ("How do I get my hands on this book/article?"):**===
 * Journal Finder - Found a reference to an article from a journal, magazine, or newspaper? Use //Journal Finder// to see if Ursuline Library has full-text access online or in print. Type in the title of the **journal** (NOT the title, author, or subject of the article) to determine access/holdings.
 * Ursuline Library Catalog - Search for books and media. Our catalog is linked directly to the OhioLINK catalog, so you can use the OhioLINK button to search 90+ libraries in Ohio.
 * Noodle Tools - choose //NoodleTools Express// in the lower left corner of the page to access the free citation generator
 * MLA Style Guide (OWL at Purdue) - Humanities, The Arts

** Understanding scholarly research: ** ›› these brief videos require Adobe Flash Player
 * ===Peer review in 5 minutes===
 * ===Introduction to literature reviews===
 * ===What is a Database?===

** Recommended databases for research topics in English: **
 * ===Academic Search Complete===
 * includes many scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study (EBSCOHost)
 * ===American & English Literature===
 * collection of poetry, drama, and prose from Libraries Connect Ohio
 * ===Humanities International Complete===
 * comprehensive humanities content (EBSCOHost)
 * ===Literary Reference Center===
 * searches many major reference works, books, and literary journals, as well as original content; includes plot summaries, book reviews, literary criticism & interpretation, author biographies, and the full text of thousands of classic poems, short stories, and novels (from EBSCO)
 * ===MLA International Bibliography===
 * indexes books and articles on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics (EBSCOHost)
 * ===Oxford English Dictionary===
 * historical dictionary of the English language

** Research resources for high school students: **
 * ====Ohio Web Library Resources====
 * all residents of the State of Ohio have access to these databases; some students may be able to connect to additional subscription databases through their schools and/or local public libraries