Lit Crit

1. ENGL/IASC 2P70
LIBRARY WORKSHOP
Justine Cotton, English Liaison
Librarian
jcotton@brocku.ca

2. SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION
What kind of
information?
Where is the
best place to
search?
What
keywords
should I use?
Can I just use
SuperSearch?

3. WHERE TO SEARCH:
Question about SuperSearch

4. SUPERSEARCH
SuperSearch
a large
portion of
library
databases
Library
book/ebook
collection
Brock Special
Collections
What’s missing?
some databasesfor
literature (MLA
Bibliography)
Specialized tools (e.g.
Johns Hopkins Guide
to Literary Theory)

5. #1 TIP – BEGIN WITH BOOKS
Broad overview of topics
Discover the
language/keywords of a
topic

6. SUBJECT HEADINGS – WHY?
Use these links to
find more books on
a topic

7. SUBJECT HEADINGS

8. BEYOND BOOKS
Try SuperSearch
•It includes Gender Studies Database
•It includes ERIC (Education)
•Plus a variety of other multidisciplinary databases

9. #2 TIP – USE SUPERSEARCH
EFFECTIVELY
Use the advanced
search
Tailor your search
(*, or, and)
Beware placing
limits too soon

10. SUPERSEARCH
Use the sidebar to
*refine*
Links to library catalogue

11. MORE REFINEMENTS
Date range
Resource type
Subject, “show
more”

12. A MANAGEABLE RESULT

13. OTHER HELPFUL TOOLS
Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory
*defines literary theories & gives information on key theorists
*provides further readings
MLA International Bibliography
*not in SuperSearch, but a key tool for literature research