LITR 4321:
Jane Austen
Library Session
Session
Objectives
• Library Resources
• Search Strategies
• Articles in Databases
• Library Guide
• OneSearch
Why use a
library when I
have Google?
Library Resources
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
• 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
Search
Strategies
morality in Jane Austen novels
Concept 2 Concept 1
Concept 1
Concept 2
morality
Jane Austen
morality
Jane Austen
AND
Jane
Austen
morality
morality
Jane Austen
Jane Austen
OR
AND
AND femininity
Jane Austen
femininity
Jane Austen
morality
AND AND
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
NOT
Jane
Austen
Pride and
Prejudice
OR
OR
OR
morality
Jane Austen
morals
morality
Jane Austen
consent
ethics
Add synonyms
Add additional
terms
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
Wildcards (*) broaden
moral* retrieves:
moral
morals
morality
Jane Austen
moral*
But does NOT include:
ethics
integrity
virtue
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LITR 4321-Jane Austen.pptx