This document provides instructions for using various library research tools and databases to search for information on Virginia Woolf's novel "To the Lighthouse" and psychology, including: - Searching the CLIO catalog and retrieving a book on the topic. - Searching LION Literature Online and ProQuest and comparing the number of results between general and more focused searches. - Searching Find Articles and comparing searches across general and specific databases. - Searching Google Scholar and Google and modifying searches through limits and domains to refine results. - Additional resources mentioned include literature criticism databases, other library catalogs, research guides, style guides, and citation management tools.

1. Library Research First Year English: Legacy of the Mediterranean Professor Massimilla Thursday, March 31, 2010 Librarian Jenna Freedman

2. http://www.barnard.edu/library This is the portal to all knowledge. Or, if you insist, Library Web http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb

3. we can help you http://www.barnard.edu/library/reference Visit the reference desk IM BarnardReference: AOL, Google, Yahoo Call 212.854.3953 E-mail [email_address]

4. CLIO - books, e-books, serials (not articles), media materials, microforms, etc. Search for a KNOWN item Modernism and the Specter of Psychologism. Jay, Martin, 1944- . Modernism/modernity , Volume 3, Number 2, April 1996, pp. 93-111 Book or journal title ( not the article or chapter title) Send to phone

5. search for an unknown item Keyword Words that appear in any part of the record (author, title, publisher, etc.) Fun with search results: Sorting Quick limits Subject Subject headings list Subdivisions More fun with search results: Downloading options Views: basic & full

6. Boolean logic , operators Controlled Vocabulary, descriptors, subject headings Limits Proximity, near, with, phrase Truncation, wild cards advanced search concepts

7. databases - primarily articles, but also e-books, dissertations, statistics and other materials Explore: Help Truncation/wildcard symbols Phrase searching, near, with Advanced search and Boolean options Controlled vocabulary Different types of searches (e.g. citations, full text, keywords) Limits

8. LION (Literature Online) Do a quick search for <&quot;to the lighthouse&quot; and psycho*>. How many criticism results did you get? Do a Criticism & Reference search (left navigation bar) for <&quot;to the lighthouse&quot; and psycho*>. How many criticism results did you get? Which result set seemed more useful? Can you find any ways to get more satisfying results? Bonus question: click Modify Search, and see if you can use the Author/Subject list to find more focused results. What term(s) did you choose?

9. ProQuest Search &quot;Citation and abstract&quot; <&quot;to the lighthouse&quot; and psycho*>. How many results did you get? How many of them were scholarly? Search &quot;Citation and document text&quot; for <&quot;to the lighthouse&quot; and psycho*>. How many results did you get? Identify a Suggested Topic (above the results set) and click on it. Are the scholarly results (from the Suggested Topic) more or less useful than the results you retrieved in your previous searches? Bonus question: Using More Search Options, determine how to remove reviews from search results.

10. Find Articles Do a General/Multidisciplinary search for <&quot;to the lighthouse&quot; and psycho?>. How many results? Name one of the Topics listed on the right menu. How do they look? Do a Literature search for <&quot;to the lighthouse&quot; and psycho?>. How many results? Click the eLink arrow to see if it will lead you to the full text of the first result. Did it? If not, which is the first that does? Bonus question: Use the Custom Search to select your own databases. Under Subject (on the left), select Literature. Under subcategories, choose English. From which six databases can you select?

11. Google/ Google Scholar Do a search in Google Scholar for for < &quot;to the lighthouse&quot; psychology >. How many results did you get? Which result (on the first page of results) has been cited the most often? Click on Advanced Scholar Search. Limit to articles published from 2000-2009. How many results did you get? Do a search in Google for < &quot;to the lighthouse&quot; psychology >. How many results did you get? Click on Advanced Search. Search within .uk domain. How many results did you get? Search within barnard.edu domain. How many results did you get? Bonus question: go back to Scholar and keep modifying search terms and limits until you get fewer than 500 results.

12. etc. Literature Criticism Online Other library catalogs (JTS, Law, TC, and other institutions) Research guide for this class Evaluating resources: authority, scope, and audience. Wikipedia Style Guides Endnote & RefWorks