An overview of library resources and locating articles in library databases.

1. LITR 4321:
Jane Austen
Library Session

2. Session
Objectives
• Library Resources
• Search Strategies
• Articles in Databases
• Library Guide
• OneSearch

3. Why use a
library when I
have Google?

4. Library Resources

16. Characteristics of
a Scholarly Article:
Audience -
Researchers, Academic Faculty, Students
Author(s) -
An expert in the field or on the topic; the author's
name is always noted
Language -
Technical or elevated language
Organization -
Very structured; often include an abstract,
literature review, etc.
Length -
Usually rather lengthy, 10-30 pages
References -
Always contain cited sources and a bibliography
or Works Cited page

17. • A process for establishing
authority of scholarly
research
• Experts in the field/discipline review the
original ideas to certify the accuracy,
validity, and value of the results

20. Search
Strategies

22. morality in Jane Austen novels
Concept 2 Concept 1

23. Concept 1
Concept 2

24. morality
Jane Austen

25. morality
Jane Austen
AND
Jane
Austen
morality

26. morality
Jane Austen
Jane Austen
OR
AND
AND femininity
Jane Austen
femininity
Jane Austen
morality
AND AND

27. Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
NOT
Jane
Austen
Pride and
Prejudice

28. OR
OR
OR
morality
Jane Austen
morals
morality
Jane Austen
consent
ethics
Add synonyms
Add additional
terms

29. Boolean
Operators AND
O
R
• Join different
concepts
• Helps to narrow,
with FEWER search
results
• Join similar concepts
or synonyms
• Helps broaden, with
MORE search results

30. Wildcards (*) broaden
moral* retrieves:
moral
morals
morality
Jane Austen
moral*
But does NOT include:
ethics
integrity
virtue

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