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English 1213
Enright (Poetry)
Sarah Brick Archer
Assistant Professor of
Library Services
Ofc.: Rm# 308B, ext.: #3267
email: archersa@nsuok.edu
Why should I do research?
Research can lead to information; information can lead to knowledge,
and knowledge is powerful. All of the informational resources available
originated from someone being curious about something, exploring it,
and sharing the findings.
How is the NSU Library organized?
Maps
Library of
Congress
Hours
The
John
Vaughan Library Physical Overview CLIP tutorial provides
introductory material to the library's collections and services. The Research
Strategies CLIP tutorial provides an overview to the research
process. Use the CLIP tutorials to reinforce topics that are covered in
class.
How can I find Biographical/Critical Information about my
Poet?
There are several reference books available that provide a brief
biographical overview to a poet. Examples of sources are listed
below.
American Authors, 1600-1900: A Biographical Dictionary
Ref. PS 21.K8
British Authors Before 1800 Ref. PR 105.K9
British Authors of the Nineteenth Century Ref.
PR 451.K8 1936
*Dictionary of Literary Biography Ref. PN 451.D32
MagillOnLiterature
Twentieth Century Authors Ref. PN 771.K86
Additional reference books that contain biographies are
available by
using the Biography
and Genealogy Master Index (Ready Ref. CT 214.B57). Full-length
biographies on poets can be found by using the Library Catalog
or NetLibrary and
doing a subject search on the poet's last name.
Journals may also contain biographical articles. These would be
accessible by using Academic
Search Premier, The
Humanities Index,
or M.L.A.
Bibliography (described in greater detail below). Look for a
subheading biography.
How do I become familiar with the Poet's Works?
The biographical sources listed above will list what the poet
published. For a collection of poems by a poet, do an author search on
the Library Catalog or NetLibrary.
CLIP
Tutorial
on E Books If there are no collections by a specific poet, use Columbia
Granger's Index to Poetry (Ref. PN 1022.H39) to locate specific
poems
by a poet found in anthologies. Use the Library Catalog to
locate the anthologies by title or compiler.
How do I find Criticism on a Specific Poem?
For a quick overview to the poem, use Masterplots II: Poetry
Series Ref. PN 1110.5.M37 1992
*American and British Poetry v 1-2
Ref. PS 303.A44 1984
*Guide to American Poetry Explication: Colonial and
Nineteenth-Century Ref. PS 201.R66 1989
*Guide to American Poetry Explication: Modern and Contemporary
Ref. PS 221.L46 1989
*Guide to British Poetry v.1-4
Ref. PR 311.M34 1991
The Poems of Emily Dickinson: An Annotated Guide to
Commentary
in English, 1978-1989 Ref. PS 1541.D83 1993
*=Denotes the explicators that I would try first.
Consult the Literary Criticism Index Ref. PN 523.W44
1994.
Also, Magill's Bibliography of Literary Criticism (Ref. PN
523.M25) includes criticism on all types of literature.
How do I Locate the Current Critical Response to my Poet's
Works?
General criticisms can be located in books or journal articles. For
contemporary (active from 1960 to the present) poets, try Contemporary
Literary Criticism (Ref. PN 771.C59). For poets writing between
1900-1960, use Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism (Ref. PN
771.G27). For full-length criticisms in books,
do a subject search on the poet’s last name in the Library Catalog
or NetLibrary (example
atwood, margaret–criticism and interpretation).
For journal articles, try the indexes
available through the library's home page. For remote access, you will
be prompted for your NT password and userid. Examples include the
following:
Academic
Search Premier
The
Humanities Index
M.L.A.
Bibliography
CLIP
Tutorial on E Journals
How do I acquire materials not available at the John Vaughan
Library (NSU)?
Interlibrary
Loan
is available for obtaining books and copies of articles from other
libraries. Allow approximately two weeks for interlibrary loan
materials.
How do I Locate Internet Sources?
Try The English Server or the
library’s English
Resources Web Page.
For a generic search engine, try Google.
Also use the Literary Criticism page.
Where can I Locate an M.L.A. Style Manual?
The CLIP
Tutorial on Citations provides a good overview to citing resources.
The M.L.A. Handbook for Writers of Research Papers is located
on the first floor at the call number, Ready Ref. LB 2369.G53 1999. Try
the Modern Language Association Web
page. For
additional help
in citing sources, try KnightCite
Bibliography Machine.
How do I find these Library Resources through the Web?
Many of the resources listed above are available throug the John Vaughan Library Home Page.
Through the use of EZProxy software, these resources may be used from
any location. From off-campus, use your NT password and userid. |
